Midori is one of the most admired violinists of her generation. This violinist began her career in 1982 when she performed with the New York Philharmonic at the age of 11.
Music
MOZART
Sonata in E-flat Major, K. 304
SCHUMANN
Sonata No. 2 in D minor
BACH
Sonata in E minor, BWV 1023
SKALKOTTAS
Little Suite No. 2
BRAHMS
Sonata No. 3 in D minor
Midori is one of the most admired violinists of her generation. In addition to performing at the highest levels internationally, giving master classes and participating in prominent artistic residencies, she has made a sustained commitment to the violin repertoire of the future, commissioning new concerto and recital works over a period of many years.
Beyond her performing and recording career, Midori is recognized as a dedicated and gifted educator and an innovative community engagement activist throughout the US, Europe, Asia and the developing world. Among many honors she has received in recent years, she was named a Messenger of Peace by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and received the prestigious Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Midori recently added new recordings to her extensive discography: Bach's complete Solo Sonatas and Partitas; a recital of sonatas by Bloch, Janácek and Shostakovich with pianist Özgür Aydin; and Paul Hindemith's violin concerto (with the NDR Symphony Orchestra and conductor Christoph Eschenbach) in a Grammy-winning recording. In 2016, Sony Classical released The Art of Midori, a 10-CD set containing some of her most important recordings for the label. DoReMi, the violin concerto written for her by Peter Eötvös, was also released in 2016.
In 1992 Midori founded Midori & Friends, a non-profit organization in New York City that brings music education programs to underserved schoolchildren. Two other organizations, Music Sharing (based in Japan) and Partners in Performance (based in the U.S.) also bring music closer to the lives of people who may not otherwise be involved with the arts. Midori's commitment to community collaboration and outreach is further realized in her Orchestra Residencies Program, which involves week-long residencies with American youth orchestras.
Midori was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971 and began studying the violin with her mother, Setsu Goto, at an early age. In 1982, Zubin Mehta invited the11-year-old Midori to make her debut at the New York Philharmonic's traditional New Year's Eve concert, on which occasion she received a standing ovation and the impetus to begin a major career.
Midori serves as Distinguished Professor of Violin and holds the Jascha Heifetz Chair at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. She is also a Guest Professor at Japan's Soai University and at Shanghai Conservatory and an Honorary Professor at the Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music.
In 2021 Midori became a Kennedy Center honoree, along with Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and Dick Van Dyke.
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Music
MOZART
Sonata in E-flat Major, K. 304
SCHUMANN
Sonata No. 2 in D minor
BACH
Sonata in E minor, BWV 1023
SKALKOTTAS
Little Suite No. 2
BRAHMS
Sonata No. 3 in D minor
Midori is one of the most admired violinists of her generation. In addition to performing at the highest levels internationally, giving master classes and participating in prominent artistic residencies, she has made a sustained commitment to the violin repertoire of the future, commissioning new concerto and recital works over a period of many years.
Beyond her performing and recording career, Midori is recognized as a dedicated and gifted educator and an innovative community engagement activist throughout the US, Europe, Asia and the developing world. Among many honors she has received in recent years, she was named a Messenger of Peace by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and received the prestigious Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Midori recently added new recordings to her extensive discography: Bach's complete Solo Sonatas and Partitas; a recital of sonatas by Bloch, Janácek and Shostakovich with pianist Özgür Aydin; and Paul Hindemith's violin concerto (with the NDR Symphony Orchestra and conductor Christoph Eschenbach) in a Grammy-winning recording. In 2016, Sony Classical released The Art of Midori, a 10-CD set containing some of her most important recordings for the label. DoReMi, the violin concerto written for her by Peter Eötvös, was also released in 2016.
In 1992 Midori founded Midori & Friends, a non-profit organization in New York City that brings music education programs to underserved schoolchildren. Two other organizations, Music Sharing (based in Japan) and Partners in Performance (based in the U.S.) also bring music closer to the lives of people who may not otherwise be involved with the arts. Midori's commitment to community collaboration and outreach is further realized in her Orchestra Residencies Program, which involves week-long residencies with American youth orchestras.
Midori was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971 and began studying the violin with her mother, Setsu Goto, at an early age. In 1982, Zubin Mehta invited the11-year-old Midori to make her debut at the New York Philharmonic's traditional New Year's Eve concert, on which occasion she received a standing ovation and the impetus to begin a major career.
Midori serves as Distinguished Professor of Violin and holds the Jascha Heifetz Chair at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. She is also a Guest Professor at Japan's Soai University and at Shanghai Conservatory and an Honorary Professor at the Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music.
In 2021 Midori became a Kennedy Center honoree, along with Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and Dick Van Dyke.
Midori is one of the most admired violinists of her generation. This violinist began her career in 1982 when she performed with the New York Philharmonic at the age of 11.
Music
MOZART
Sonata in E-flat Major, K. 304
SCHUMANN
Sonata No. 2 in D minor
BACH
Sonata in E minor, BWV 1023
SKALKOTTAS
Little Suite No. 2
BRAHMS
Sonata No. 3 in D minor
Midori is one of the most admired violinists of her generation. In addition to performing at the highest levels internationally, giving master classes and participating in prominent artistic residencies, she has made a sustained commitment to the violin repertoire of the future, commissioning new concerto and recital works over a period of many years.
Beyond her performing and recording career, Midori is recognized as a dedicated and gifted educator and an innovative community engagement activist throughout the US, Europe, Asia and the developing world. Among many honors she has received in recent years, she was named a Messenger of Peace by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and received the prestigious Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Midori recently added new recordings to her extensive discography: Bach's complete Solo Sonatas and Partitas; a recital of sonatas by Bloch, Janácek and Shostakovich with pianist Özgür Aydin; and Paul Hindemith's violin concerto (with the NDR Symphony Orchestra and conductor Christoph Eschenbach) in a Grammy-winning recording. In 2016, Sony Classical released The Art of Midori, a 10-CD set containing some of her most important recordings for the label. DoReMi, the violin concerto written for her by Peter Eötvös, was also released in 2016.
In 1992 Midori founded Midori & Friends, a non-profit organization in New York City that brings music education programs to underserved schoolchildren. Two other organizations, Music Sharing (based in Japan) and Partners in Performance (based in the U.S.) also bring music closer to the lives of people who may not otherwise be involved with the arts. Midori's commitment to community collaboration and outreach is further realized in her Orchestra Residencies Program, which involves week-long residencies with American youth orchestras.
Midori was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971 and began studying the violin with her mother, Setsu Goto, at an early age. In 1982, Zubin Mehta invited the11-year-old Midori to make her debut at the New York Philharmonic's traditional New Year's Eve concert, on which occasion she received a standing ovation and the impetus to begin a major career.
Midori serves as Distinguished Professor of Violin and holds the Jascha Heifetz Chair at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. She is also a Guest Professor at Japan's Soai University and at Shanghai Conservatory and an Honorary Professor at the Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music.
In 2021 Midori became a Kennedy Center honoree, along with Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and Dick Van Dyke.
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Music
MOZART
Sonata in E-flat Major, K. 304
SCHUMANN
Sonata No. 2 in D minor
BACH
Sonata in E minor, BWV 1023
SKALKOTTAS
Little Suite No. 2
BRAHMS
Sonata No. 3 in D minor
Midori is one of the most admired violinists of her generation. In addition to performing at the highest levels internationally, giving master classes and participating in prominent artistic residencies, she has made a sustained commitment to the violin repertoire of the future, commissioning new concerto and recital works over a period of many years.
Beyond her performing and recording career, Midori is recognized as a dedicated and gifted educator and an innovative community engagement activist throughout the US, Europe, Asia and the developing world. Among many honors she has received in recent years, she was named a Messenger of Peace by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and received the prestigious Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Midori recently added new recordings to her extensive discography: Bach's complete Solo Sonatas and Partitas; a recital of sonatas by Bloch, Janácek and Shostakovich with pianist Özgür Aydin; and Paul Hindemith's violin concerto (with the NDR Symphony Orchestra and conductor Christoph Eschenbach) in a Grammy-winning recording. In 2016, Sony Classical released The Art of Midori, a 10-CD set containing some of her most important recordings for the label. DoReMi, the violin concerto written for her by Peter Eötvös, was also released in 2016.
In 1992 Midori founded Midori & Friends, a non-profit organization in New York City that brings music education programs to underserved schoolchildren. Two other organizations, Music Sharing (based in Japan) and Partners in Performance (based in the U.S.) also bring music closer to the lives of people who may not otherwise be involved with the arts. Midori's commitment to community collaboration and outreach is further realized in her Orchestra Residencies Program, which involves week-long residencies with American youth orchestras.
Midori was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971 and began studying the violin with her mother, Setsu Goto, at an early age. In 1982, Zubin Mehta invited the11-year-old Midori to make her debut at the New York Philharmonic's traditional New Year's Eve concert, on which occasion she received a standing ovation and the impetus to begin a major career.
Midori serves as Distinguished Professor of Violin and holds the Jascha Heifetz Chair at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. She is also a Guest Professor at Japan's Soai University and at Shanghai Conservatory and an Honorary Professor at the Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music.
In 2021 Midori became a Kennedy Center honoree, along with Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and Dick Van Dyke.
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