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On March 1, Yoko Reikano Kimura’s interview was featured on Yomiuri Shimbun’s Shiga edition. (Yomiuri Shimbun is one of the biggest Japanese news papers published in Tokyo.) Kimura talked about Heike Quinto (composed by Daron Hagen) new album, her concert series, Four Seasons in NY and her passion for koto concerto. (March 10, 2024)
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Yoko was featured at “The Tale of Genji: A Koto Concert” presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art. Yoko performed one of her signature repertoires, “Koto Concerto: Genji” composed by brilliant American composer, Daron Hagen with string members of INTERWOVEN and New Asia Chamber Music Society. Along with the concerto, Yoko sang a classical song: “Kumiuta: Akashi” composed by Kitajima-kengyo. (October 16, 2023)Photo courtesy of Musical Instruments Department.
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Duo YUMENO will give the World Premiere performance of Aviary: Concerto for Koto, Cello and Orchestra composed by a prominent American composer, Daron Hagen in 2024 – 2026. More information about this work, and joining to the consortium, visit this site. About Duo YUMENO, please visit the duo’s website and here. (July, 2023)
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Duo YUMENO is happy to announce the renewal of our website! You can see all contents in both English and Japanese. The photo on the top page was taken by an award-winning photographer, Kasia Idzkowska. Please visit Duo YUMENO’s new website. (May 12, 2023)
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Yoko Reikano Kimura gave the Europe premiere performance of Aleksandra Vrebalove’s “Four Ethereal Pieces” and James Nyoraku Schlefer’s “Concertante” with Symphony Orchestra of Academy of the Arts Novi Sad. This special event was presented by Academy of the Arts and Kyo-Shin-An Arts. (April 15, 2023)
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The IROHA is a monthly digital magazine that features Japanese leaders who are active in the field of global affairs, media, business, culture, food, design, art, music, film, fashion and architecture in North America. → Yoko’s interview: Consensus Through Music
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Yoko Reikano Kimura is featured on The Iroha. The IROHA is a monthly digital magazine that features Japanese leaders who are active in the field of global affairs, media, business, culture, food, design, art, music, film, fashion and architecture in North America. Please enjoy Yoko’s interview here.
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Kimura’s extensive interview is featured on the latest column, Atarashii Hogaku (New direction for Japanese instrument) published by Japan’s NPO, Onbunso. (in Japanese)
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…Miura’s Three Poems was written expressly for Duo Yumeno … who premiered the work. This was spare, delicate, focused playing, each gesture full of surprise and drama. The music was graceful and exacting, the musicians careful with space and matching intonation to perfection, the better to pull the most scintillating sensations out of Miura’s microtonal passages. The composition and playing were impressive for how the dry timbres of the instruments, and Kimura’s traditional-style singing, expanded into an evocative and aptly dreamy atmosphere. – Three Poems from Kanginshu (composed by Hiroya Miura, commissioned by Duo YUMENO 2022) – Here and Now Festival serves up five world premieres to raunch the fall Read More …