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On an Endless Road: Itō Noe and the Women Composers of Her Time
Itō Noe Itō Noe (1895-1923) was a Japanese writer and feminist anarchist who was killed by Japanese state forces when she was just 28. A new song cycle by British composer Francesca Le Lohé celebrates the brief life of this brave and radical woman. The song cycle has been written for Japanese singer and biwa player Akiko Kubota who makes her UK debut on a tour from 5 to 9 March 2024 for International Women's Day with concerts in London (5/3/2024), Huddersfield (7/3/2024), Manchester (8/3/2024) and Leeds (9/3/2024).Kubota's programme, On an Endless Road: Itō Noe and the Women Composers of Her Time premiered in Tokyo in December 2023 and the UK tour is being presented by Hera, an intersectional feminist opera company, in association with Illuminate Women’s Music.Kubota plays the satsuma biwa, a Japanese stringed instrument originally played by samurai and traditionally used to accompany songs chronicling the achievements of warriors in battle. At the concert Kubota […]
2022-07-26 16:08:39
Charlotte White's Salon de Virtuosi, in New York City, announced the seven recipients of their 2022 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grants: Ismael Guerrero, cello Nikka Gershman-Pepper, flute Derek Louie, cello Daniel Rafimayeri, violin Miray Ito, violin Mariam and Amira Abouzahra, violin Evren Ozel, piano Supporting emerging international talents since 1995, Salon de Virtuosi (SDV) has […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2022-07-05 05:30:41
We're coming to you from the Consulate General of Japan in New York for a special “Summer Song from Japan" concert presented by Charlotte White's Salon De Virtuosi. This concert features violinist Miray Ito with pianist Lora Tchekoratova, and 2020 Salon De Virtuosi career grant winner Zac Zinger performing the shakuhachi with pianist Martha Kato. […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2022-05-03 23:30:57
NYTimes.com: A Sister and Brother Choose Repertoire by Feeling and Listening [Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason]
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano, and Sheku Kanneh-Mason, at Weill Recital Hall in 2019. The pair are returning for a duo recital on Wednesday at Carnegie Hall. Credit...Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times The New York Times By David Allen May 3, 2022 Are Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason those rarest of things: young superstars who might actually live up to their hype? It certainly appears that way. The pair are two of seven British brothers and sisters, all musicians, who shot to fame when Sheku, a cellist, won the BBC Young Musician Award in 2016. Sheku’s exposure, in particular, has been extravagant since his star turn in the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2018. But listen to more than the breathless reporting of their streaming numbers and you find musicians who, while still in […]
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