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Duo YUMENO will bring a multicultural program including its commission work, “Heike Quinto” composed by Daron Hagen as well as traditional Japanese piece to Beiverwyck in Albany, NY.

Duo YUMENO will return to “Culture Bridge” concert series presented by Queens Public Library. The program will include duo’s commission work, Daron Hagen’s Cavatina and more.

Duo YUMENO will perform for the New Year’s celebration at Japan Society of Greater Fairfield County of Connecticut. The program will include music that represents the joyful spirit of Oshōgatsu (New Year’s in Japanese) as well as the winter season.

This event is for the members of Japan Society only. Please visit here for more details.

(Photo by Robert Essel)

On Saturday, January 31 at 2:00 pm, the Museum of Modern Art, New York will present Orphans at MoMA: At Play – Amateurs, Animators and Avant-Grades”as part of To Save and Project: The 22nd MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation. Numerous films curated by the NYU Orphan Film Symposium, which celebrates the diversity of amateur and experimental cinema, will be screened for the general public. The screening will include a 40-minute presentation of Japanese Paper Films with a brief introduction by Prof.Eric Faden (Bucknell University) who is the founder of the Japanese Paper Film Project, and will be accompanied by live performance of Duo YUMENO, an award-winning koto-cello duo.

(Photo by Valerio Greco / The 44th Pordenone Silent Film Festival)

New York’s music scene reflects the diverse and vibrant culture of the city. Yoko Reikano Kimura began “Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music –” series in the fall of 2015. As a Japanese instrumentalist, Kimura hopes to introduce the brilliance of traditional Japanese music, which is still being passed on to future generations after many centuries. Since the first concert, over 65 works from the classical repertoire have been introduced in the concert series. Please come and experience the sounds of Japanese Music. After the concert, matcha will be served by Souheki Mori, tea master and the owner of Setsugekka, which is the destination of matcha connoisseurs in New York.

For ticket reservation, please visit here.

This concert series is co-presented by Yoko Reikano Kimura and Setsugekka. Supported by Hogaku Journal.
(Photo by Amar Aly)

【Program】
Midare Rinzetsu composed by Yatsuhashi-kengyo
Kotobuki Kurabe composed by Yamase Taiga II
Shinsen-cho for solo sangen> composed by Kin’ichi Nakanoshima

Duo YUMENO will be featured at the Richard P. Garmany concert series at the Hartt School of Music. The program includes Daron Hagen’s Heike Quinto. This two-day residency program also includes chamber music coachings and seminars for aspiring composers.

(Photo by Kasia Idzkowska)

INTERWOVEN will celebrate luna new year with a diverse program. The details of the concert will be announced soon!

The performers:
Yoko Reikano Kimura, Koto/Voice
gamin, saenghwang/piri
Keiko Tokunaga, Violin
Emilie-Anne Gendron, Violin
Andy Lin, Viola/Erhu
Hikaru Tamaki, Cello

(Photo copyright: INTERWOVEN)

Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform at New Asia Chamber Music Society’s concert series presented by MOCA.
The program includes Horse Racing for Erfu and String Trio by Shen-Ching  Hsu, Orpheus in Meikai for Koto and String Quartet by Jay Rease and more.

(Photo by Robert Essel)

INTERWOVEN will bring its versatile repertoire at University of Wisconsin Madison’s recital. The program will include Heike Quinto composed by Daron Hagen (Duo YUMENO‘s commission work) and more.

The performers:
Yoko Reikano Kimura, Koto/Voice
Keiko Tokunaga, Violin
Dawn Wohn, Violin
Andrew Gonzalez, Viola
Hikaru Tamaki, Cello

(Photo copyright:INTERWOVEN)

INTERWOVEN will be featured at Coppia concert series in Wisconsin-Madison. The program will include Koto Concerto: Genji (composed by Daron Hagen) and more.

Performers:
Yoko Reikano Kimura, Koto/Voice
Keiko Tokunaga, Violin
Dawn Wohn, Violin
Andrew Gonzalez, Viola
Hikaru Tamaki, Cello

(Photo taken at Smithsonian Museum. ©︎INTERWOVEN)

Duo YUMENO will return to “Culture Bridge” concert series presented by Queens Public Library. The program will include duo’s commission work, Mayu Masuda’s “Moon Songs”, Daron Hagen’s “Heike Quinto” and more.

Celebrating Japanese Women in Music
Lady Murasaki, who is considered the world’s first novelist, is one of the many women who have played an integral part in Japanese culture. The duo will celebrate such pioneers as well as female composers who continue to shape the future of Japanese music.

(Photo by Robert Essel)

Ichi-go Ichi-e series is presented by Japan Society in New York. Join us for an intimate evening of traditional Japanese music with acclaimed koto and shamisen artist Yoko Reikano Kimura at Globus Washitsu—a serene Kyoto-style tatami room and ryokan.

This exclusive member-only event on March 26 showcases Yoko Reikano Kimura, a master performer whose artistry has been hailed as “superb” by The New York Times. Kimura has performed at prestigious venues worldwide, from Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to Japan’s historic Kabuki-za and National Theatre. A first-prize winner at the Kenjun Memorial National Koto Competition, she trained under disciples of legendary Yamada-school masters and continues to champion classical Japanese music through her concert series, Four Seasons in New York.

(Photo by Robert Essel)

Duo YUMENO will perform at Between the Bars event presented by New Asia Chamber Music Society focusing on Japanese shamisen and duo’s versatile repertoires.

New York’s music scene reflects the diverse and vibrant culture of the city. Yoko Reikano Kimura began “Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music –” series in the fall of 2015. As a Japanese instrumentalist, Kimura hopes to introduce the brilliance of traditional Japanese music, which is still being passed on to future generations after many centuries. Since the first concert, over 65 works from the classical repertoire have been introduced in the concert series. Please come and experience the sounds of Japanese Music. After the concert, matcha will be served by Souheki Mori, tea master and the owner of Setsugekka, which is the destination of matcha connoisseurs in New York.

For ticket reservation, please visit here.

This concert series is co-presented by Yoko Reikano Kimura and Setsugekka. Supported by Hogaku Journal.

【Program】
Enoshima no Kyoku composed by Yamada-kengyo
Sukeroku Yukari no Edozakura (Kato-bushi) and more

Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform Jakub Polacyzik’s “Stabat Mater” as shamisen performer. The details will be announced soon.

As traditional Japanese vocal performer, Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform Amane Sakaguchi’s new work at MATA Festival.

In the 1930s, several Japanese companies produced films made on paper (“kami firumu”) instead of celluloid. The Japanese Paper Film Project preserves the surviving movies and promotes scholarship about these films. From 1932 to 1938, two Japanese companies dominated the paper film market. Most well-known are REFCY, based in Tokyo, and Katei Toki (“Home Talkie”), based in Osaka. They produced animated and live action films, often in color. Moreover, many of the films contained synchronized sound tracks on 78 rpm vinyl. Given the short period of production, the varying paper quality, and WWII’s devastation, very few Japanese paper film prints survive. Now, almost ninety years later, the handful of surviving prints are beginning to deteriorate. Thus, this project is racing against time to preserve the films before they disappear entirely.

This special presentation, compiled specifically for the Dryden Theatre, will include a talk from Project Supervisor Eric Faden and be accompanied by music from Duo YUMENO, a koto and cello duo, for the silent films in the program.

(Photo by Valerio Greco)

デュオ夢乃リサイタル – Air （エアー）Vol. 3 (京都公演)

2026年のデュオ夢乃リサイタル（京都公演）は、京都上京区の興聖寺・涅槃堂にて開催です。2024年より開始したシリーズ「Air -　エアー」では、和洋問わず音楽の命である「うた」をテーマに、新旧の委嘱作品を織り交ぜたプログラムとなっています。

【プログラム】
森円花：青海波の舞　＊2026年委嘱初演
ダロン・ハーゲン：Appassionato (平家組曲）より　＊デュオ委嘱
光崎検校：秋風の曲
林光：土神ときつね　他

【チケットのお申し込み】
①上記チケットリンク（ライブポケット）
②デュオ夢乃コンサート事務局 （yokohikaruduo(at)hotmail.com)
*atを＠に変えてご送信ください。
*公演日、お客さまのお名前、券種、ご購入枚数を記入の上、お知らせください。

Duo YUMENO Recital in Tokyo
The duo will hold its annual Tokyo recital at Tokyo Concerts Lab. featuring this year’s commission work composed by Madoka Mori, one of the most prominent Japanese composers in her generation and versatile repertoire including both traditional and contemporary works..

デュオ夢乃リサイタル – Air （エアー）Vol. 3 (東京公演)

2026年のデュオ夢乃リサイタル（東京公演）は、トーキョーコンサーツ・ラボにて開催です。2024年より開始したシリーズ「Air -　エアー」では、和洋問わず音楽の命である「うた」をテーマに、新旧の委嘱作品を織り交ぜたプログラムとなっています。

【プログラム】
森円花：青海波の舞　＊2026年委嘱初演
ダロン・ハーゲン：Appassionato (平家組曲）より　＊デュオ委嘱
光崎検校：秋風の曲
林光：土神ときつね　他

【チケットのお申し込み】
①上記チケットリンク（ライブポケット）
②デュオ夢乃コンサート事務局 （yokohikaruduo(at)hotmail.com)
*atを＠に変えてご送信ください。
*公演日、お客さまのお名前、券種、ご購入枚数を記入の上、お知らせください。

Duo YUMENO Recital in Tokyo
The duo will hold its annual Tokyo recital at Tokyo Concerts Lab. featuring this year’s commission work composed by Madoka Mori, one of the most prominent Japanese composers in her generation and versatile repertoire including both traditional and contemporary works..

New York’s music scene reflects the diverse and vibrant culture of the city. Yoko Reikano Kimura began “Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music –” series in the fall of 2015. As a Japanese instrumentalist, Kimura hopes to introduce the brilliance of traditional Japanese music, which is still being passed on to future generations after many centuries. Since the first concert, over 65 works from the classical repertoire have been introduced in the concert series. Please come and experience the sounds of Japanese Music. After the concert, matcha will be served by Souheki Mori, tea master and the owner of Setsugekka, which is the destination of matcha connoisseurs in New York.
This concert series is co-presented by Yoko Reikano Kimura and Setsugekka. Supported by Hogaku Journal.

Summer program will be announced soon!