In October, Midori visits Vienna where she plays Johannes Maria Staud’s “Oskar (Towards a  brighter Hue II)” together with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Cornelius Meister.

A few months ago she played the world premiere of the same piece at the Lucerne Festival – a co-commission by the Lucerne Festival, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, the Konzerthaus Wien and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Follow this link to watch an interview with Johannes Maria Staud about his composition.

On 30 October Midori plays Schumann’s Violin Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach in Washington.