400 years of Japanese music: the koto and its friends - concert on 4 March and talk on 6 March

A renowned koto performer is visiting London as a Cultural Envoy from Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs and will be holding a concert and giving a talk in March. Toshiko YONEKAWA (koto 13-string zither) is from a family lineage of koto masters, she has performed in over 15 countries as a Japan Cultural Envoy

1) concert: Monday 4 March, 8pm, SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre  – FREE ENTRY
Toshiko Yonekawa (koto 13-string zither)

• from a family lineage of koto masters, she has performed in over 15 countries as a Japan Cultural Envoy

• plays pieces from the 17th century onwards

• and has composed new pieces, including one for koto and viola that will be heard at this concert

with Mari Kamegawa (shamisen 3-string lute), Clive Bell (shakuhachi bamboo flute), & Wenhan Jiang (viola)

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2) Wednesday 6 March, 8-9pm (SOAS room G52):
Yonekawa-san will offer an introduction to the koto: a mini-lecture-demonstration including a chance for a brief hands-on experience!

Entry for both events is free, but G52 on Wednesday only has space for 40 people; you can guarantee a place at either event by emailing  dh6@soas.ac.uk

SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG

 

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