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Duo YUMENO’s performance is featured at the Albany Symphony Orchestra’s YouTube channel. For this program, the duo performed one of its commission pieces, “Cavatina” from the Heike Quarto by the esteemed composer, Daron Hagen. Hope you’ll enjoy it! (6/29/20)
Duo YUMENO had its first online performance, “#GetusPPE Benefit concert” on Saturday, April 18th. The duo were overwhelmed by the audiences’ generosity for supporting our benefit concert. The duo donated all of proceeds for getusppe organization. Let’s continue to stay strong! (4/19/20)
Duo YUMENO – New Chamber Music with Japanese and western aesthetics – There is an article featuring Duo YUMENO on the Yomi Time paper which is published in the NYC area. (in Japanese) Photo credit by Daphne Youree and Japan Society Yomi Time paper
There is an article about Duo YUMENO 10th Anniversary Recital at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall which was held on Saturday, March 2, 2019. Duo YUMENO answered the curtain call with the composers and colleagues. (R to L: Reona Ito, guest speaker / Shoho Mutoh, guest performer, shamisen / Hikaru Tamaki, cello / Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto and shamisen / Daron Hagen, composer / Sayaka Ishiguro, composer /Marty Regan, composer) Photo credit by George Hirose 2019 NY Seikatsu Press, (Mar 23, 2019)
… this charming piece was a virtual encyclopedia of each instrument’s tonal possibilities and the ways they could combine, contrast, and accompany each other, realized with admirable feeling and energy by both players. – But Beautiful (composed by Takuma Ito, commissioned by Duo YUMENO) – Bargemusic rocks the new year with five premieres at Here and Now
… Lady Day and Tony Bennett, Lena Horne and Frank Sinatra…just about everybody sung Just Beautiful (as if anybody could make the lyrics and music more bittersweet and beautiful than they are on paper). But nobody ever played Just Beautiful like the Duo Yumeno at Barge Music last night. Without a single note of the original!… – But Beautiful (composed by Takuma Ito, commissioned by Duo YUMENO) – Barge Music’s Eight Course Banquet from ConcertoNet
Duo YUMENO’s performances at Here and Now Winter Festival are featured on New York Classical Review and ConcertoNet. Duo YUMENO performed its commission piece, “But Beautiful” (New York premiere) composed by Takuma Ito. (1/7/20)
…Medusa’s Lair, from Marty Regan, left the strongest impression, and not only for being a piece for solo shamisen, played with focussed drive by Yoko Reikano Kimura. … Kimura conveyed the precise intensity of the piece, which spiraled into a well of drama. – Medusa’s Lair for solo shamisen (composed by Marty Regan) – New works push off at Bargemusic’s Hera and Now Festival
Kimura’s performance of solo shamisen work, “Medusa’s Lair” – World Premiere – composed by Marty Regan is featured on New York Classical Review. (9/2/19)