2024.3.2 Concert at Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris
I was on a European tour from late February to early March. The first stop was Paris.
On 2 March I performed a duo concert with Éric-Maria Couturier, cellist of the Ensemble Intercontemporain, at the Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris. With Éric-Maria, I released the CD “Yoru no Kotoba Works for Noh voice and Violoncello” (ALCD-131) in 2021. At that time, we recorded in real-time remote sessions in Tokyo and Paris during the pandemic, so this was our first real concert together.
Playing with him was a thrilling experience and very inspiring. 
©Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris – Fondation du Japon
Yoru no kotoba – Ryoko Aoki x Éric-Maria Couturier
2 March 2024 20:00
Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris
Zuriñe F Gerenabarrena (1965-) “Yoru” for Noh voice and Violoncello (2018)
Jamie Man (1987-) “Shi” for Noh performer and Violoncello (2017)
Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete (1978-) “Aldrete: kinamárabâfrena [ Rika Usami ]” for Viloncello (2022)
Annachiara Gedda (1986-) “MONONOKE” for Noh voice and Violoncello (2018)
Jānis Petraškevičs (1978-) “Moon” for Noh voice and Violoncello (2019)
Encore: From Yasutaki Inamori (1978-) “Maumonozukushi Ni-shu” for Noh voice and Violoncello (2021)
The hall was full and we were happy to hear so many bravos. Composers and musicians from Paris, and other friends from Japan and London came to listen.
With the composer, Frédéric Durieux.
With Hae-Sun Kang, violinist of the Ensemble Intercontemporain and the composer, Jean-Baptiste Barrière.
Composers, Zuriñe F Gerenabarrena from Spain, Jamie Man from Berlin and Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete from Sweden were also there. Thanks to the Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris, we had a wonderful opportunity.
