On 22 November, in a collaborative project between Tokyo Denki University and the Adachi Lifelong Learning Centre, I gave a lecture entitled "Connecting Japanese tradition to the future - Noh voice ...
I was very happy to return to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Netherlands for the second time in six years. This time, instead of singing, I performed. To commemorate the 150th anniversary ...
On 29 August, I made a surprise appearance for a talk and performance at an event called INTO THE BRIGHT - KYOTO, a project of the Japan Tourism Agency to invite VIPs from overseas to Japan. It was my...
The day after the concert at the Embassy of Spain in Tokyo on the 24th, I flew to Brisbane, Australia Even though it's winter in Australia, the temperature is a pleasant 20 degrees. The venue is Q...
On 24 June, I had a concert with the wonderful Spanish cellist Aldo Mata at the Embassy of Spain in Tokyo. Aldo and I have been performing together in Spain and Japan since 2018 and he came to Japa...
On 13 May, I performed with cellist Aki Kitajima at the opening of an exhibition at the Musashino Art University Museum & Library. The large atrium space connecting the museum, designed by Yoshino...
On 12 April, I had a mini-concert and autograph session with Éric-Maria Couturier, the cellist of Ensemble Intercontemporain at the Tower Records Shibuya. We were happy to see so many people there!...
On 22 March, I had a concert at the Goethe-Institut Tokyo. I performed with Germany's leading clarinetist, Ib Hausmann, ECHO Rising Star selection Lea Hausmann (Violin), Samuel Shepherd (Violoncell...
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...
After the concert at the Goethe-Institut on 10 December, I went to Utsunomiya with Camilla. I and the flutist Camilla Hoitenga gave a lecture and concert at the Suga Tomomasa Memorial Hall of the U...