Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Here was a concert to eliminate perceptions of the koto being an inherently limited instrument. The models ranged from five strings to ...

With a bow to Conductor Leopold Stokowski, a bow to the Philadelphia Orchestra, a bow to the audience in Manhattan’s Philharmonic Hall, stocky Kimio Eto adjusted his formal robes and settled before a ...

As a freshman majoring in Asian studies and music at Augustana College, Jeff Wichmann was doubly entranced when he first saw the koto being played. The koto, a 6-foot long, horizontal stringed ...

When it comes to the traditional Japanese music of the koto, most South Florida concertgoers literally don’t know what they’ve been missing. Then again, neither do a lot of folks in Japan. “I would ...

imageRobert Williams plays a wind synthesizer while Masayo Norikura plays the koto. The pair is performing a concert this weekend in Rancho Bernardo. Masayo Norikura and Robert Williams find ...

Satsuki Odamura is a master of the koto, performing traditional and new works for the Japanese zither, and today she joins Tamara-Anna Cislowska for an hour of conversation and a live duet. Satsuki ...

GEORGE TOWN: Music transcends boundaries and brings people of different backgrounds together. The Plumeria Koto Ensemble, composed of Malaysian and Japanese musicians, is a testament to this. The ...

Masayo Ishigure Koto and Shamisen Recital Commemorating the 30th anniversary of her professional career in the U.S. “Sakura/The Moon over the Deserted Castle” A masterpiece representing Japan composed ...

In February 2021, Ishigure Masayo was invited to give a performance on the koto at the Japanese Consulate in New York. The event was part of the monthly Friday Night Live series held at the ambassador ...