20 November 2013
On 6th December, Japanese violinist Midori Komachi will give a recital at Tokyo Opera City Hall, with a programme including works by British and Japanese composers – Elgar, Britten, Holst, Delius and Hosokawa. The London-based violinist has performed the works of British composers to critical acclaim, receiving the Delius Society Award in January 2013.
Read on5 November 2013
The Noh Training Project UK is delighted to announce that it has established a brand new Noh Group in association with Royal Holloway (University of London) to give people interested in Noh the opportunity to practise in the UK’s only dedicated Noh theatre, and to meet like-minded people.
Read on26 September 2013
Mr Jun Murayama – one of the 2011 Daiwa Tohoku Scholars – is studying Western History at Chuo University and was working on a dissertation on Scottish nationalism (‘The Relationship between the Gaelic Renaissance of and Scottish Nationalism’) at the time of applying. He has just finished a year of study at Glasgow University. You can read his Daiwa Foundation Tohoku Scholarship (in collaboration with the British Council in Japan) report below.
Read on26 July 2013
Labelled as the biggest J-Pop culture event of the year, Hyper Japan certainly didn’t disappoint. Thousands of people of all ages, backgrounds and interests gathered for three days of action in what was an insight into current Japanese pop culture. Some, who felt an urge to really make an effort, came dressed in all kinds
Read on30 May 2013
At All Saints Church, Church Gate, Fulham (by Putney Bridge). On Tuesday 11th June we will be celebrating the arrival of the first British ship to reach Japan exactly 400 years ago and discovering the two nations’ maritime traditions, while enjoying some of their rich and diverse culture. Join us for an evening of live
Read on23 May 2013
Hibiki Ichikawa, an incredible Tsugaru Shamisen player who has performed twice at the Daiwa Foundation twice, will be joined by other Asian musicians for a one off performance on June 6 at 7pm. Pochagi is a celebration of East Asian music from Japan, Korea & China. The concert is presented by Yin Yang Collective, London’s East-West collaborative band
Read on3 May 2013
Join us in celebrating the arrival, 400 years ago to the day, of the first British ship to Japan with an evening of music and words drawn from the traditions of the two countries. The Daiwa Foundation’s own Director General, Jason James will take to the stage to sing, amongst an incredibly varied and distinguished
Read on18 February 2013
We gave Project Shizengaku a Daiwa Foundation Award in the September 2011 round of funding and the project members will present a series of events, including exhibitions and performances, in London over two weeks ( 24th Feb-9 March 2013 ). Project Shizengaku is a collaboration between the Music Department of Goldsmiths, University of London and Fine Arts Department of
Read on6 November 2012
『静けさの中から ― ピアニストの四季』
書評者: ヴァイオリニスト・植田リサ
春秋社発行, 368頁, 発行日：2012年6月;ISBN：978-4-393-93562-0
異なる楽器ではあるが、同じ音楽家・演奏家として心から共感する余り、私も訳者のあとがきに書かれているとおり、「膝を叩きながら」ページを次々とめくっていた。
Read on26 January 2012
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to be supporting Reflections on Debussy at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, curated by pianist Noriko Ogawa in order to celebrate Debussy’s 150th anniversary and his connections with Japan, January to June 2012.
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