As a faculty member at th3 2017 Singapore Violin Festival, Midori conducted masterclasses and performed an all-Bach recital at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert Hall. Click here to read notes on these works that Midori prepared for this concert. Below, in full is the review that appeared in The Straits Times of Singapore. A TEACHER'S CRYSTAL CLEAR...
Midori & Friends held a Gala on May 15th to celebrate the organization’s 25th anniversary and to honor two founding Board members, Alan and Laraine Fischer. The setting for the Gala was the Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, where the evening’s festivities shone the...
The June 2017 issue of Strings Magazine features an interview with Midori about the International Community Engagement Program (ICEP). In December 2016, three young string players, violinist Jeremias Velazquez (Argentina), violist Wenhong Luo (China) and cellist Michael Katz (Israel) joined Midori for visits to and performances in schools, hospitals and other institutions in Nepal marking...
Midori & Friends will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a Dinner and Concert on Monday May 15th at Lincoln Center in New York City. The evening will include performances by Emanuel Ax, Heather Headley and Midori. For further information and to order tickets ...
Midori appeared on a panel at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. to discuss ways in which cultural diplomacy can help better address today’s most pressing global challenges. The event, which took place on May 8th 2017, was moderated by Dr. Kent E. Calder, Director...