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NAOKO KIKUCHI(Koto player)
Born in Sendai Japan.
She learned since her little age by her grand mother and mother.
Since 1989 she took lessons by Tadao Sawai and Kazue Sawai.
When she was Sophia University student in Tokyo, she joined world tour
(Austria,Ukraine,Russia,Switzerland,Germany,France and middle and south America.)as member of Sawai Kazue Koto Ensemble. And she joined Recordings (d'c records)
She graduated from NHK (Japanese National Broadcasting Company) School for Perform of Traditional Japanese Instruments and took master licence as highest point.
She was selected cultural internship student by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and received prizes from several contest.
Her activity, playing new pieces, commissioning to composeres for koto, collabolate with other field of musicians and artists (dance, drama ), are very wide. And she plays classic koto music, classic chamber music, modern and comtemporary, improvization etc, she has a large repertoire.
2007, she got "Fellowship student under the Japanese Government Overseas Study Programme for Artists" and she has been Frankfurt, Germany to learned contemporary ensemble music by IEMA(International Ensemble Modern Academie) and expand her skill for modern music.
And now She lives in Frankfurt, Germany and regularly performs and teaches in a foothold in Tokyo(Japan) and Germany. |
| 1997 Dec.
| First recital |
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| 2003 Mar.-Apr. |
Duo recital with Shin Ichikawa (4 commissioned pieces and one is first premiere in Japan) |
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| 2004 Feb. |
"Whale tone Opera first act" (produced by Makoto Nomura) |
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| 2005 Mar. |
"Tradition and Future" On Site Labo Collaboration series vol.1 (at Tokyo Wonder Site under the Metropolitan Government.)
Apr. Kikuchi Naoko Koto Live "with Piano and Marimba"
Jul. Participated in "IEMA(International Ensemble Modern Academy) in Tokyo"
Jul. "17 CROSS 25" (17strings koto and 25strings koto Duo concert)
Dec. Second recital"Voice, Sound and Breath"
(commissioned Keiko Harada for new piece for Koto and Soprano.) |
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| 2006 Feb. |
Balkan tour - Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro - six places in total.(Each country Embassy sponsorship performance, Japan Foundation furtherance business.)
"Whale tone Opera all act"
http://www.whaletone.co.uk/
Dec. Performed in "The 4th Asian Performing Arts Festival" in Taipei
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| 2007 Oct. |
Become "Fellowship student under the Japanese Government Overseas Study Programme for Artists" and she has been Frankfurt, Germany and joined IEMA(International Ensemble Modern Academie).
http://www.internationale-em-akademie.de/deutsch/ |
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| 2008 Feb. |
2nd Balkan tour" - Serbia,Bosna and Hercegovina,Republika Hrvatska(Croatia)- Joined Guitar art Festival 9th (Belgrad),Winter Festival (Sarajevo) .(Each country Embassy sponsorship performance, Japan Foundation furtherance business.)
Feb-Mar. Composed and accompany for drama "Neige d'Ete" ( Summer snow) in Theatre de Meilmontant(Paris) (director : Daniel Mesguich and Satoshi Miyagi)
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| 2009. Aug. |
Played at "43rd Asiago music Festival" in Italy.
Asiago Festival 2009 |
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| 2009. Sep. |
attend to "Crosssound Festival 2009 -Refugium"(Alaska, USA) as a member of lllz+.
Crosssound Festival 2009 |
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| 2009. Oct. |
Invited from Japanese embassy in Yemen and Played at "Japanese week"(Sanaa,Yemen).
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