It is a concert to commemorate the Kensokai 100th anniversary was founded by Kin’o Yonekawa (1883-1969), he is a grandfather of the 2nd Toshiko Yonekawa.
The concert has the purpose for which get recognized in the performer and the audience that SANKYOKU is the one world-class as an intangible cultural heritage of Japan by the ensemble of the high level musicians.
[Music list]
“Matsu-no-Kotobuki”
Fumisei Yonekawa, Fuminori Saotome and Sochokai, Chikatoyo Tsujimoto and Kensokai ,Shakuhachi:Yosuke Kawase , Shinzan Yamamoto
“Shin-Aoyagi”
Koto: Toshiko Yonekawa, Sangen: Seikin Tomiyama (living national treasure), Koji KikuHara, Shakuhachi: Taizan Kawamura, Hozan Nomura
“Sho-Chiku-Bai”
Ikuta-ryu: Fumiko Yonekawa (living national treasure), Seikin Tomiyama (living national treasure), Yasuko Nakajima, Soujyu Nosaka, Koji KikuHara, Hirokazu Fujii, Yuriko Makise, Kazuko Nakajima, Eika Fukuda, Fumisei Yonekawa
Yamada-ryu: Shoin Yamase (living national treasure), Namino Torii, Hiroko Nakanoshima, Chiyoga Fujii
Shakuhachi: Junsuke Kawase, Shoji Aoki
“Shin-Musume-Dojoji”
Tachikata: Kazutaro Nakamura
Jikata: ToshikoYonekawa and others
Fue: Yoshio Nakagawa Tsuzumi: Chiho Tosha
The 2nd Toshiko Yonekawa
Studied in The 1st Toshiko Yonekawa (Person of Cultural Merit and Living national treasure). Graduated from the NHK (Japanese national broadcasting corporation) School for Young Professionals. Received the new face award of Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts in 1995 / the Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Festival Prizes in 1996 / Japanese Traditional Culture Promotion Award in 1998 / Exxon Mobil Music Award in 2004 / the Ministry of Education in the Art Encouragement Prizes in 2007 / Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2011 / Teimeikogo Memorial silk Science Award in 2013 / Japan Art Academy Prize in 2015. The 5th Iemoto of Kensokai. The specially appointed professor of Kurashiki Sakuyo University.
Toshino Yoshida
Toshiko Yonekawa music office Co.Ltd
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National Theatre (Large Theatre)
(Chiyoda City, Tokyo)