The KOTO Vol.3 “Exploring the instrument from different angles”
The KOTO Vol.3 “Exploring the instrument from different angles”
The KOTO Vol.3 “Exploring the instrument from different angles”
This is the third in a series of five concerts organized by Satomi Fukami, Chieko Fukunaga, and Nanae Yoshimura. The program introduces various aspects of the koto, following in the footsteps of composers who have fostered a new world of koto. As one of the activities to preserve the works, online distribution will also be conducted as part of the “Koto of today” archive production, in the hope that the excellent works created for the “Koto of today” will be listened to and played by many people for a long time.
Program
Miki Minoru: “Ode to forest” (1983)
Hirose Ryohei: “Mugen Kinuta”（1986）
Nishimura Akira: “VOISES PHANTASMA FLAME Concert for 20-stringed KOTO and strings”（1988）
Aso Kaito: “Opinion”（2019/Japanese Premiere）
Ikebe Shinichiro: “SAKU-SAKU-FU, for Solo Koto & Koto Ensemble”（1986）
Mukai Wataru: “Phoenix”（2022/Commissioned Work, World Premiere）
The KOTO Executive Committee
The three members, Satomi Fukami, Chieko Fukunaga, and Nanae Yoshimura, have planned a series of five concerts in the hope that the different fields of koto music, each with its own specialties and musical goals, will allow them to create a concert series with a broader perspective when considering the past and future of the koto. The koto will be introduced from various aspects through colorful works that have been created over the past 80 years.
Executive Office
The Koto
2-3-18, Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051 c/o Tokyo Concerts, Inc.
Tel：+81-(0)3-3200-9755
Fax：+81-(0)3-3200-9882
E-mail：sho@tokyo-concerts.co.jp
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall, Taito City, Tokyo
