Eri Nosaka 25-string koto Recital~Tsunagu~ ©Masanori Yoshie
Eri Nosaka 25-string koto Recital~Tsunagu~#2 ©Masanori Yoshie
Eri Nosaka 25-string koto Recital~Tsunagu~#3 ©Masanori Yoshie
Eri Nosaka gave the 25-string Koto recital “Tsunagu” in order to pass on/join the dots between the DNA she inherited from her late grandmother Souju Nosaka I and her late mother Souju Nosaka II, as well as to bridge the sounds of the 25-string Koto created by her mother, with whom she has previously performed. In addition to the self-composed “Akatonbo for solo 25-string Koto,” Nosaka performed “Koto-uta Snow falls: For 25-string Koto and poem” by Jouji Yuasa, “25-string Koto music KOGA” by Akira Ifukube, and the commissioned premiere of “The Dream Bird” by Youichi Sugiyama.
Eri Nosaka
Nosaka was introduced to the Koto at an early age by her grandmother, Souju Nosaka I. She studied abroad at Berklee College of Music and The New England Conservatory of Music in the United States. Among other subjects she studied folk music and composition for 25-string Koto. In 1997 she changed her name to Eri Nosaka. She has released two solo CDs, as well as the self-produced and self-composed CD “ZUMICK MUSIC.” Nosaka is currently on the board of The Japan Sankyoku Association and the Ikuta School Association. As well as her professional activities as Eri Nosaka, she also composes and performs under her real name, Mizuyo Komiya. She is head of the Ikuta-style koto school Matsunomi-kai.
Hakuju Hall, Shibuya City, Tokyo
