“Strings and Serpents,” which was presented at REDCAT Sunday evening, combines an intrepid Canadian and French jazz piano duo and an adventurous Japanese koto duo with everyday video animation and ...

Her fingers dance upon the strings, and like a river or wind, the sounds of the koto carry June Okida Kuramoto. The ancient Japanese instrument drew her in with its angelic voice when she was a little ...

There is a wealth of contemporary compositions for the koto. Since the war, various Japanese composers have expanded the repertoire of this ancient string instrument and provided new contexts for its ...

Chicago-born Curtis Patterson has lived in Japan since 1986, dedicating himself to the koto, a traditional Japanese instrument something like the harp. In addition to composing and performing music ...

With a bow to Conductor Leopold Stokowski, a bow to the Philadelphia Orchestra, a bow to the audience in Manhattan’s Philharmonic Hall, stocky Kimio Eto adjusted his formal robes and settled before a ...

Japanese koto virtuoso Michiyo Yagi was introduced to the Western free-improv and avant jazz community through John Zorn's New Japan series. Her first solo release, the beautiful Shizuku (Tzadik, 1999 ...

Scott Yoo meets with composer Augusta Read Thomas to get out of a creative rut. WATCH: 54:24 Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo” Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the ...