Duo YUMENO, Yoko Reikano Kimura on koto (Japanese zither-like instrument) and Hikaru Tamaki on cello, presents a versatile program of traditional Japanese, which has over one-thousand-year history, to contemporary music composed by living composers. The duo will present its dynamic repertoire that is inspired by Japanese classical literature and poetry, depicting beauty of nature, historic battles and universal human emotions.
FantAsia!, by INTERWOVEN, is a concert program and event celebrating the composition of Asian folklore-inspired works on the night of the Lunar New Year 2024. Taking place in Washington Heights, this project will include three original composition commissions, three world premiere performances, include a live discussion held at intermission with our commissioned composers, Stephanie Chou, Vicente Hansen Atría, and Michael Ippolito, and finish with a post-concert reception of Asian delicacies curated by a neighborhood Asian restaurant.
As the shamisen performer of INTERWOVEN, Yoko Reikano Kimura will give the world premiere performance of Michael Ippolito’s Shamisen Concerto (untitled). For more fun and detailed information, please visit here.
Yoko Reikano Kimura will be returning to the concert series at Queens Public Library. As one of the events celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month, Yoko will present her versatile repertoire celebrating spring. This will be the 30th concert of her “Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music -“. For more details about this concert, please visit here.
Come and experience a mesmerizing musical journey at The Woman’s Club of Englewood. Immerse yourself in the enchanting melodies and rhythms from Japan and beyond. This concert will transport you to the heart of Asian culture through an extraordinary fusion of traditional and contemporary music.
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Keiko Tokunaga, Vn, Ani Kalayjan, Vc, Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto and shamisen
Yoko Reikano Kimura (composition and live-performance) will join the Orphan Film Symposium for the Japanese paper film project led by Eric Faden.
Opera: Murasaki’s Moon (composed by Michi Wiancko / librettist, Devorah Brevoort / commissioned by OnSite Opera, MetLive Arts, and American Lyric Theater)
An opera for all ages, Murasaki’s Moon is a journey into the world of Lady Murasaki, the 11th century lady-in-waiting at the imperial court of Japan who changed the world of literature with her ground-breaking creation, The Tale of the Genji. Her extraordinary creation is attributed to be the first novel ever written.The opera, set to music that includes beautiful Japanese instrumentation, is an inspiring story that connects present-day audiences to Murasaki’s struggles, which are not unlike our own in the 21st Century. Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform koto for this production.
Duo YUMENO’s album on the Naxos label is released in May 24, 2024 worldwide. It features the complete Heike Quinto, a five-part suite composed by Daron Hagen for koto, violoncello and voice. The set of pieces is inspired by the medieval Japanese epic, The Tale of Heike, and focuses on the female characters who search for salvation and peace during the time of war.