CALENDAR

Nov
20
Wed
2019
Japanese Music Concert @ The Stark Gallery, Texas A&M University, TX
Nov 20 all-day

Kimura will perform at Texas A&M University’s residency program with David Kansuke Wheeler, shakuhachi. This residency program will include lecture demonstrations about Japanese music history, especially Sankyoku-style (koto, shamisen, shakuhachi) music and Jiuta music.

Nov
23
Sat
2019
FOUR SEASONS IN NEW YORK
-Gems of Japanese Music – vol. 16 Autumn @ Center for Remembering and Sharing, White Room, NY
Nov 23 @ 4:00 pm

Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music – is a concert series  presented by Yoko Reikano Kimura and Center for Remembering and Sharing (CRS); supported by Mar Creation.

This will be the 16th concert celebrating new beginning of the 2019-2020 season, and feature three classical and contemporary pieces. Beautiful Japanese confectionary prepared by mochi Rin will be served after the performance. More details about this concert, please visit this website.

Dec
2
Mon
2019
Winter Puppet Parlor @ Here
Dec 2 @ 7:00 pm

Kimura will perform with puppeteer, Basil Twist on shamisen and koto at the annual Winter Puppet Parlor.

 

Dec
3
Tue
2019
Winter Puppet Parlor @ Here
Dec 3 @ 7:00 pm

Kimura will perform with puppeteer, Basil Twist on shamisen and koto at the annual Winter Puppet Parlor.

Jan
3
Fri
2020
Here and Now Winter Festival @ Bargemusic, Brooklyn
Jan 3 @ 7:00 pm

Duo YUMENO will perform Takuma Itoh’s “But Beautiful” (* NY Premiere / commissioned by the duo, 2018) at Here and Now Winter Festival presented by Bargemusic. For more information, please visit this website.

Jan
4
Sat
2020
Here and Now Winter Festival @ Bargemusic, Brooklyn
Jan 4 @ 6:00 pm

Duo YUMENO will perform Takuma Itoh’s “But Beautiful” (* NY Premiere / commissioned by the duo, 2018) at Here and Now Winter Festival presented by Bargemusic. For more information, please visit this website.

Jan
5
Sun
2020
Here and Now Winter Festival @ Bargemusic, Brooklyn
Jan 5 @ 4:00 pm

Duo YUMENO will perform Takuma Itoh’s “But Beautiful” (* NY Premiere / commissioned by the duo, 2018) at Here and Now Winter Festival presented by Bargemusic. For more information, please visit this website.

Jan
17
Fri
2020
New Year’s Celebration @ The residence of the Japanese Ambassador to the United States in Washington DC
Jan 17 @ 12:00 pm

Kimura will perform koto at the New Year Celebration party held by the residence of Japanese Ambassador in Washington DC. (Invitation only)

Jan
23
Thu
2020
Scott Johnson with Contemporaneous @ Roulette, Brooklyn
Jan 23 @ 8:00 pm

Kimura will perform Scott Johnson’s “Up and Back” on the shamisen. Performers: Scott Johnson (electric guitar), Ashly Bathgate (cello), Steve Gosling (piano), Contemporaneous, David Bloom (conductor). For more information, please visit Roulette website.

Jan
25
Sat
2020
FOUR SEASONS IN NEW YORK
– Gems of Japanese Music – vol. 17 Winter @ Center for Remembering and Sharing, White Room, NY
Jan 25 @ 4:00 pm

Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music – is a concert series  presented by Yoko Reikano Kimura and Center for Remembering and Sharing (CRS); supported by Mar Creation. Beautiful Japanese confectionary prepared by mochi Rin will be served after the performance. For more details about this concert series, please visit here.

Feb
9
Sun
2020
Winter Light – Duo YUMENO – @ Tenri Cultural Institute of NY, NY
Feb 9 @ 4:00 pm

The return of Duo YUMENO (Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto and shamisen and Hikaru Tamaki cello) with James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi and David Yang, viola. Duos, trios and quartets with KSA commissions by Debra Kaye and Salina Fisher.

Feb
16
Sun
2020
Duo YUMENO Recital @ Benderly-Kendall Opera House, Patagonia, AZ
Feb 16 @ 3:00 pm

The Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts will present Duo YUMENO Recital. The duo will present its cross-cultural program. For more information, please visit this website.

 

Feb
20
Thu
2020
Lou Harrison House – Music, Arts, Ecology – residency @ Lou Harrison House, CA
Feb 20 @ 7:00 pm

Duo YUMENO is honored to be part of the residency program at Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, CA. The diverse program will feature two works by Lou Harrison – Suite for Sangen for solo shamisen and Rhymes with Silver for solo cello – as well as the duo’s commissioned works. The concert will be followed by an informal Q&A session with the performers.

Feb
25
Tue
2020
The Emperor’s Birthday Celebration @ The residence of the Japanese Ambassador to the United States in Washington DC
Feb 25 all-day

Kimura will perform koto at the Emperor’s Birthday Celebration at The residence of the Japanese Ambassador to the United States in Washington DC. (Invitation only)

Mar
2
Mon
2020
Ensemble Leonarda – featuring Elizabeth Brown’s new work – @ The National Opera America Center, Marc A. Scorca Hall, NY
Mar 2 all-day

Kimura will perform at Ensemble Lenarda concert featuring Elizabeth Brown’s World Premiere piece as shamisen player.
Ensemble Leonarda (Susan Graham, flute | Nancy Kito, harpsichord | Sarah Stone, cello | Claire Smith Bermingham, violin), Elizabeth Brown (shakuhachi)

Mar
8
Sun
2020
Glories of the Japanese Music Heritage XV
– Women Who Made/Make Music – @ Miller Theater, Columbia University, NY
Mar 8 @ 4:00 pm

Kimura will perform shamisen including voice at the annual Japanese music concert presented by IMJS: Japanese Cultural Heritage Initiatives Columbia University. The program will be presented with the theme, Women Who Made/Make Music. More detailed information to follow.

Mar
26
Thu
2020
The Hartt School -University of Hartford, Duo YUMENO Residency @ The Hartt School - University of Hartford, CT
Mar 26 @ 8:00 pm

*This residency/concert has postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Duo YUMENO will perform new works composed by young composers as well as duo’s repertoires, “Misterioso” by Daron Hagen, solo works by Lou Harrison and more at the Hartt School, University of Hartford. This concert will be a part of the residency program.

Mar
29
Sun
2020
KAMMERRAKKU Anniversary Ⅱ @ Tenri Cultural Institute of NY, NY
Mar 29 @ 4:00 pm

*This concert has postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
The second of the KSA 10th Anniversary Septet Concerts celebrating a decade of new music. Two iconic ensembles from the courts of Europe and Japan meet in the ultimate blend of Japanese and Western music. Featuring World Premier septets by Yoko Sato and James Matheson. Kimura will perform with the Arianna String Quartet.

 

Apr
3
Fri
2020
KAMMERRAKU Anniversary @ The Touhill Performing Arts Center, MO
Apr 3 @ 8:00 pm

*This concert has postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Kimura will appear at KAMMERRAKU concert celebrating the Arianna String Quartet’s 20th season and Kyo-Shin-An Arts’ 10th anniversary. Together they are launching a new decade of music blending Japanese and Western traditions.

FEATURED PROGRAM:
James Nyoraku Schlefer – We Shall (Surely) Meet again (2017) a KSA Commission
Yoko Sato – Septet, Title TBD (2020) a KSA commission
Daniel Schnyder – String Quartet No. 4 “Great Places”
James Matheson – Septet, Title TBD (2020) a KSA commission

Apr
11
Sat
2020
FOUR SEASONS IN NEW YORK
– Gems of Japanese Music – vol. 18 Spring @ Center for Remembering and Sharing, White Room, NY
Apr 11 @ 4:00 pm

*Cancel
Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music – is a concert series  presented by Yoko Reikano Kimura and Center for Remembering and Sharing (CRS); supported by Mar Creation.

Kato-bushi – Sukeroku Yukari no Edo-zakura (by Sansho Kanai, Jisuke Sakurada)
Haru no Uta – Song of Spring – (by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima)
Six Variations on the theme of Sakura (by Bondai Fujii)

This will be the 18th concert featuring springlike classical and contemporary pieces. Beautiful Japanese confectionary prepared by mochi Rin will be served after the performance. For more details about this concert series, please visit here.

Apr
15
Wed
2020
Eastern Light: Music for Japanese Instruments @ Great Hall, Old Chapel, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Apr 15 @ 7:30 pm

*Cancel
Japanese Music concert with shakuhachi player, James Nyoraku Schlefer.
The program will feature both classical and contemporary pieces.

Apr
24
Fri
2020
Duo YUMENO Concert @ Japan House at the University of Illinois
Apr 24 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

*Cancel
The New York-based Duo YUMENO featuring koto / shamisen musician Yoko Reikano Kimura and cellist Hikaru Tamaki will present its singular fusion of sound which has been praised as “exquisite” and “compelling.” The concert will feature the duo’s latest commission pieces, as well as traditional Japanese music presented in Japan House’s serene and elegant tea room.

Duo YUMENO is inspired by tradition, but with a contemporary sensibility. Duo YUMENO’s repertoire includes a dynamic range of compositions, both traditional and contemporary, all of which explore the dialogue between classical Japanese and western music.

Apr
25
Sat
2020
Duo YUMENO Recital in Chicago @ Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church, IL
Apr 25 @ 2:00 pm


*Cancel
Duo YUMENO will present annual Chicago recital at the historic Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church in Chicago.

Apr
26
Sun
2020
Duo YUMENO Concert @ Barrington's White House, IL
Apr 26 @ 2:00 pm


*This concert has postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Duo YUMENO will perform their unique repertoires featuring “opera” theme. This concert will be presented by Barrington Chapter of Lyric Opera of Chicago.

May
28
Thu
2020
Koto Concerto: GENJI – Japan Premiere –
箏と弦楽四重奏の夕べ @ 大和田伝承ホール Densho Hall, Shibuya Cultural Center Owada, Tokyo
May 28 @ 7:00 pm

*This concert has postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

カンタービレこうじまち10周年記念コンサート:箏と弦楽四重奏の夕べ

ニューヨーク在住の箏奏者、木村伶香能と新日本フィルハーモニー交響楽団のメンバーによる弦楽四重奏との共演。アメリカの代表的なオペラ作曲家ダロン・ハーゲンによる箏コンチェルト『源氏』の日本初演。

プログラム:

アレクサンドル・ボロディン弦楽四重奏曲 第2番 二長調
ダロン・ハーゲン 箏コンチェルト:源氏 日本初演

出演者:

木村伶香能(箏)、田村 安紗美(ヴァイオリン)、竹中 勇人(ヴァイオリン)、脇屋 冴子(ヴィオラ)、飯島 哲蔵(チェロ)

*今回のコンサートの収益金はネフェルギャラリーを通じてエジプトミニヤの聖心会Samalout火傷治療施設およびBeniebet/Abukorkas教育施設に寄付させて頂きます。

Cantabile Koji-machi’s 10th Anniversary Special Concert. Kimura will give the Japan Premiere performance of Koto Concerto: GENJI composed by Daron Hagen with the members of New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. This concert will be presented by Cantabile Koji-machi.

Program
◆String Quartet / Aleksandr Borodin
String Quartet No.2 D major
◆Koto & String Quartet/ Daron Hagen KotoConcerto:Genji JapanPremiere

Performer
Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto), Asami Tamura (Vn), Hayato Takenaka (Vn), Sayako Wakiya (Va), Tetsuzo Iijima (Vc)

*Proceeds form the Koto and Quartet  special concert will be donated to The Society of the Scared Heart of Jesus ministry in Egypt through the kind offices of the Nefer Gallery. Our donation will go to care for burn victims and support educational facilities.

 

Jun
20
Sat
2020
Duo YUMENO Tokyo Recital – 2020 Japan Tour
デュオ夢乃 東京リサイタル @ 自由学園明日館講堂 Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan Hall, Tokyo
Jun 20 all-day

*コロナウイルスの影響により、2021年に延期とさせて頂きます。

デュオ夢乃2020年東京リサイタル:2019年に10周年を迎えたデュオ、この東京リサイタルでは新シリーズがスタートします。

Duo YUMENO will have annual recital in Tokyo. This will be new beginning of the new concert series! For more details to be followed.

 

Aug
29
Sat
2020
FOUR SEASONS IN NEW YORK
– Gems of Japanese Music – vol. 18 Summer @ Online concert
Aug 29 @ 8:00 pm

Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music – is a concert series  presented by Yoko Reikano Kimura and Center for Remembering and Sharing (CRS); supported by Mar Creation.

This will be the 18th concert of this series. For more details about this concert series, please visit here. Kimura will perform “Two Impressions of Early Summer” by Ki’nichi Nakanoshima, “Yugao – Evening Glory – ” by Kikuoka-kengyo and a contemporary piece with special guest, Hikaru Tamaki (cello). For this online concert, Kimura will perform both the main and the accompanyment parts.

Oct
7
Wed
2020
The Harrt School – University of Hartford – Online residency @ Online
Oct 7 @ 5:00 pm

Duo YUMENO will present new works composed by young composers and talk about their musical activities. This program is for the composition students at the Hartt School, and not open to the public.

Oct
28
Wed
2020
Hartt School – University of Hartford – Online residency @ Online
Oct 28 @ 5:00 pm

Duo YUMENO will present new works composed by young composers and talk about their musical activities. This program is for the composition students at the Hartt School, and not open to the public.

Nov
20
Fri
2020
Duo YUMENO: Live from the Ambassador’s Residence @ TBA
Nov 20 @ 5:00 pm


Live from the Ambassador’s Residence.

Duo YUMENO will be honored to be featured at the concert series presented by the Consulate General of Japan in New York, on Friday, November 20th. This concert will be live-streamed, and open to the public.