Violinist and UN Messenger of Peace Midori is known for her global humanitarian work: At the end of 2024, Midori‘s foundation work took her to Nepal, where she was guest with her organization ICEP (International Community Engagement Program) with three young musicians. 2025 begins for......
Violinist Midori and pianist Mao Fujita will perform in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on November 13th and 14th to support the Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disaster Relief Project. On January 1, 2024, the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa was struck by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake, causing widespread devastation......
Following a busy August of concerto and recital appearances at the Tanglewood, Aspen and Edinburgh festivals and the Hollywood Bowl, Midori embarked on her 2024/2025 season, highlights of which include: • A week at the Krzyzowa Chamber Music Festival in Poland, helping to celebrate its......
Violinist Midori will be performing with the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Andris Nelsons on October 18, 19 and 20, this time with Sergei Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Midori will also take this program with the orchestra to Seoul (23 October), Nagoya (8......
Midori’s performs violin concerti by Bartók and Prokofiev at the Aspen (Colorado) and Tanglewood (Massachusetts) festivals respectively and the Dvořák concerto at the Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles). At the Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland, her recital with pianist Özgür Aydin features works by Mozart, Fauré......
Violinist Midori oversaw from June 22 to July 25 the Ravinia Steans Music Institute’s Program for Piano & Strings in her first season as artistic director. Midori oversaw the distinguished program for piano and string players that focuses on interpretation and small group collaboration through......
In December 2023, Midori was joined by violinist Ellinor D’Melon, violist Hiroki Kasai and cellist Alejandro Gomez-Pareja for a week of activities at schools, hospitals, vocational centers and cultural centers in Laos through her International Community Engagement Program (ICEP). In a follow-up to the Laos......
Midori performs on May 24 and 25 at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and in Antwerp with Dvorak’s Violin Concerto conducted by Elim Chan. The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra will be playing. At the beginning of May she was in the USA as part of her Orchestra Residencies......
Midori begins the new year with two performances of Detlef Glanert’s Violin Concerto No. 2 An die Unsterbliche Geliebte: in January with the NDR Radiophilharmonie and Andrew Manze and in February with the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, which co-commissioned the work. You can listen to......
Here you can watch Midori’s recent concert in Germany: Bernstein’s Serenade for violin, strings, harp and percussion with the WDR Symphony Orchestra and Constantinos Carydis recorded on September 22 at Cologne Philharmonie is now available on YouTube and on the WDR Symphony Orchestra’s website. ......
On October 25, Midori will perform Schumann’s Violin Concerto in D minor and Dvořák’s Romance for Violin and Orchestra with the Festival Strings Lucerne under Daniel Dodds at the KKL Luzern. The violinist shares an intense partnership with the Festival Strings Lucerne musicians, and prior......
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Violinist Midori will perform Bernstein’s Serenade for violin, strings, harp and percussion in Cologne – the concert on Friday, 22 September together with the WDR Sinfonieorchester conducted by Constantinos Carydis will be broadcast live on YouTube as well as on the website of the WDR......
Premieres, new productions, awards and special concert programs – below you will find an overview of what our artists will be featuring on international concert stages in the coming months....
Violinist Midori releases Beethoven’s Sonatas for Piano and Violin together with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet on Warner. The ten sonatas for piano and violin, written between 1797 and 1812, are among the most significant works in the history of chamber music. The recording is available now......
This week Midori performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major with the NDR Radiophilharmonie under Andrew Manze in Hannover and Wolfsburg, making her debut in Hannover. Please find more information about the concerts as well as tickets here. Thursday, 3 February 2022 – Hanover Friday,......
For her lifetime achievement, Midori was awarded the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in May 2021. In March 2022, Midori will tour Europe with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the orchestra with which she performed the world premiere of Detlev Glanert’s Violin Concerto No. 2 “To......
On 5 and 6 November, Midori will perform the world premiere of Detlev Glanert’s Violin Concerto No. 2, “To the Immortal Beloved“ with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The 6 November concert from Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall will be livestreamed. Tickets and more information can......
“Perhaps no other artist of our time has had a more profound impact on the development of string musicians and audiences throughout the world. Her supreme musicianship, inspirational commitment to excellence, and tireless advocacy for her chosen art form make this a must-see experience for......
Midori will once again teach a group of young people in Weimar at this year’s master classes. From 23-31 July, the courses will take place for the 61st time in Weimar at the Hochschule Für Musik FRANZ LISZT and will include individual lessons, orchestra studio......
After the concert had to be postponed several times, the concert with Midori and the Festival Strings Lucerne can now take place on 1 July 2021 at the KKL in Lucerne....
Following the Swiss Federal Council’s decision to allow large-scale events in enclosed spaces again, the KKL Luzern, the Festival Strings Lucerne and violinist Midori are sending out a sign of life for the entire industry by playing a concert on July 1 in front of......
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Midori will be a guest of the Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae for three concerts. In Tarragona, Lleida and Barcelona, she will perform Brahms Violin Concerto in D major with the orchestra under Tomàs Grau. All three concerts will take place in front of an audience.......
“With an international presence for over 35 years, violinist Midori combines graceful precision and expression for performances building connections between art and the human experience.” —David M. Rubenstein, Kennedy Center Chairman The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. last night, January......
On January 7, 2021, at 11:06 a.m., Midori’s CD of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Festival Strings Lucerne, recorded in spring 2020, will be presented as part of Radio SRF 2 Kultur’s “CH-Musik” format. The program can be heard live online....
“Dear Friends, We are at the end of an incredibly challenging year. In 2020 there have been so many tragic losses – of lives, of the stuff of life. Through the pandemic’s ravages, so many careers, businesses and institutions have been threatened or badly......
Have a look into the recording of the Beethoven CD of Midori and the Festival Strings Lucerne: More Information regarding the CD here....
As one of the world’s preeminent soloists, the violinist Midori has been performing on premier stages around the globe for over 35 years. Warner Classics will release a recording of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and his two Romances for Violin and Orchestra by Midori and the......
The cover of the October issue of “The Strad” features violinist Midori. In a conversation with Toby Deller, she talks about performing contemporary music, recordings of Beethoven’s works and dedicating herself to social causes. More about the latest issue of “The Strad” can be found......
On September 25, violinist Midori and Omer Meir Wellber will present a joint program of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in two concerts at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, one at 5 p.m. and one at 9 p.m. (CET).......
Midori will celebrate the centenary of the legendary American violinist Isaac Stern, one of the most prominent artists of the 20th century, on July 23, 2020 at 02:00 Central European Summer Time (20:00, Estern Standard Time) at the 2020 Tanglewood Virtual Gala....
Midori and many other artists are honoring Isaac Stern for his 100th birthday on July 21 with a live event as part of “Live with Carnegie Hall,” an online series featuring some of the world’s best artists, behind-the-scenes stories, excerpts from past performances, and live......
Dear Friends, In this time of great uncertainty and continuing unnerving news, I write to you from New York, where I have been sheltering-in-place for close to a month....
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Jan Vogler announced a 24-hour music video livestream marathon: Music Never Sleeps NYC. Headlined by New York-based artists, Music Never Sleeps NYC will feature 24 hours of original content produced by New York-based artists of all generations beginning on Friday, March 27, 2020 at 23:00......
“I believe that by working together, we can achieve great goals.” Thank you #Midori, we couldn’t have said it better ourselves! Let’s keep #ShapingOurFuture together, go to https://t.co/ONlN9fklQn to have YOUR say.#UN75 pic.twitter.com/r6MKaJkCCV — JoinUN75 (@JoinUN75) March 13, 2020...
On Sunday, 1 May 2020, Midori will play a violin concerto and two romances by Beethoven and will thus be the focus of this concert under the baton of Daniel Dodds of the Lucerne Concert Series of the Festival Strings Lucerne titled “Beethoven zelebriert”. This......
In honour of the 80th birthday of Christoph Eschenbach’s, Music Director of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, a grand celebration takes place. On February 25 at the Konzerthaus Berlin many renowned artists congratulate the conductor by presenting outstanding works. One of the congratulators is Midori, she will......
For 15 years now – one could almost call it a tradition –, Midori ends her year with MUSIC SHARING’s International Community Engagement Program (ICEP). During Christmas celebrations at the end of December, the violinist and UN messenger of peace forms and joins a string......
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from March to May 2020 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
The Brahms Society Schleswig-Holstein announced on Thursday, November 21, 2019 in Heide, that it will award Midori the Brahms Prize 2020. The award ceremony will take place on 3 May 2020 in St. Bartholomew’s Church in Wesselburen. Excerpt from Brahms Society’s statement: The Brahms Society......
Violinist and UN messenger of peace Midori has been appointed to the Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Violin Studies at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. “We are pleased to recognize this outstanding artist and dedicated teacher in this way,” said Curtis president and......
From 2 to 8 November, Midori will present a program consisting only of works by living female composers. Together with pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute she will perform at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., in Le Poisson Rouge in New York and in London’s Kings......
On 13 September 2019, violinist Midori and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet perform their first duo recital in Europe – at the Stadthalle Germering, near Munich. The program draws on the music of Schumann, Fauré, Debussy and Enescu. The concert in Germering will be followed by a......
After a summer with master classes and performances at festivals and summer schools at Interlochen Center for the Arts (Michigan, USA), Domaine Forget International Festival (Québec, Canada), Ravinia’s Summer Conservatory at Ravinia Steans Music Institute (Illinois, USA), Krzyżowa Music, Aspen Music Festival (Colorado, USA) and at......
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from December 2019 to February 2020 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
Also in this year, Midori will be back at the Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar to teach at the Weimar Master Classes. From Saturday, 20 July on, international students will have the opportunity to receive lessons from Midori. In addition to individual and group......
Midori has been named as one of the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Great Immigrants for 2019. Every Fourth of July, the Corporation salutes 38 naturalised citizens who strengthen the United States’ economy, culture and communities. The Corporation’s founder, Andrew Carnegie, was himself a naturalised......
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from September to November 2019 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from June until August 2019 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de. ...
On 19 and 20 March, Midori will be guest at the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra. Under the baton of Julia Jones, she will perform Brahms’ Violin Concerto. Overview over the concert: 19, 20 March, 20.00 – Dortmund, Konzerthaus Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra, Julia Jones Brahms: Violin Concerto......
From 10 March, violinist Midori will go on a tour together with the Munich Chamber Orchestra and its concert master Daniel Giglberger. They will be guest in Erlangen and Regensburg in Bavaria / Germany as well as in Olten in Switzerland and in Budapest, and......
On Friday, 22 February, Midori will be guest at the Komischen Oper Berlin. Togehter with the Orchestra of the Komischen Oper Berlin, conducted by Hermann Bäumer, she will perform Schumann’s Violinkonzert. The concert in detail: 22 February, 20h – Berlin, Komische Oper Orchestra of the......
On 14 February, Midori attends the 42nd annual Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the U.N. During the Governing Council’s opening ceremony, Pope Francis addresses heads-of-state, government ministers, and policy and development leaders. Midori performs for an audience of dignitaries including.....
Violinist and UN Messenger of Peace Midori travels with MUSIC SHARING’s International Community Engagement Program (ICEP) through Vietnam. As every year in the second half of December, ICEP as a non-political foundation brings Western classical music into regions in Asia with limited exposure to it.......
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from March until May 2019 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
From 22 to 27 November, Midori and pianist Özgür Aydin will play duo concerts in Eindhoven, Backnang, Steinfurt, Kempten and Ljuljana. The tour will feature works by Bach, Franck, Schubert and Respighi: 22. November Eindhoven, Muziekgebouw Bach: Sonata in G major for violin and basso......
From 15 to 18 November, Midori will bring her Orchestra Residencies Program (ORP) to Slovakia to work with the Slovak Youth Orchestra and the Orchestra of a Music School for Children in Bratislava. During this time, she will not only teach the young musicians in......
On Saturday, 22 September 2018, Midori will be guest at the Nürnberger Symphoniker. Together with the orchestra’s new music directpr Kahchun Wong, she will perform the Violin Concerto by Johannes Brahms. Overview on the concert: 22 September, 20.00 – Nürnberg, Meistersingerhalle Nürnberger Symphoniker, Kahchung Wong......
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from December 2018 until February 2019 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
With the beginning of the fall semester on 4 September 2018, Midori will officially join the Violin Faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She joins a storied violin lineage and robust community engagement program at Curtis. During the 2017–18 academic year, Midori......
On 25 August 2018, Midori will perform a movement of Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade after Plato’s Symposium at the Bernstein Centenary Celebration at Tanglewood together with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Christoph Eschenbach. Already as a 14 year old she had performed this work with the......
On 11 August, Midori will perform Sibelius’ Violin Concert at the Pärnu Music Festival. Paavo Järvi will be conducting the Estonian Festival Orchestra. The concert at a glance: 11 August, 20.00 Parnü, Concert Hall Pärnu Music Festival Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi Sibelius: Violin......
On 13 and 14 July, Midori will be guest at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. Together with the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra and Christoph Eschenbach, she will perform Schumann’s Violin Concerto in Hamburg and Kiel. Overview on the concerts: 13 July, 20.00 Hamburg, St. Michaelis Schleswig-Holstein Festival......
At the beginning of July, Midori and pianist Özgür Aydin will be playing recitals in Germany and Warsaw: At the Kultursommer Nordhessen, in Detmold, at the Brandenburgische Sommerkonzerten and at Morningside Music Bridge, they will perform works by Mozart, Franck, Schubert and Respighi. Overview on the......
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from September until November 2018 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
On the occasion of her concert with the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin on 13 May 2018 in the Berlin Philharmonie, UN Messenger of Peace and violinist Midori visited a home for female refugees and their children in Berlin (“Nachbarschaftsheims Schöneberg e.V.”). Together with the members of......
On 13 May 2018, Midori plays with the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, with Constantinos Carydis conducting. In celebration of Bernstein’s anniversary they perform his Serenade after Plato’s Symposion, which Midori already played at her debut at Tanglewood as a 14 year old under the baton of......
On 25 and 26 March 2018, Midori and Omer Meir Wellber, Principal Guest Conductor of the Semperoper Dresden, will play concerts with the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden: 25 and 26 March, 20.00 – Dresden, Semperoper Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Ramérez: “Misa Criolla” Bernstein: Serenade after Plato’s Symposion......
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from June until August 2018 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
The DVD “Midori Plays Bach”, released by Accentus in October 2017, was included in the German Record Critics’ Award’s (“Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik”) „Quarterly Critics’ Choice 1/2018“ (“Bestenliste”) in the category of “Concert & Documentary serious music”. An ex...
In the second week of January, violinist Midori together with pianist Jonathan Biss and cellist Antoine Lederlin will be on a trio tour through Ansbach, Stuttgart, Munich, Halle and London. They will play works by Beethoven, Schumann and Dvořák. Overview 10 January, 19.30h Ansbach,......
As every year in December, violinist and UN messanger of Peace Midori is currently travelling with Music Sharing’s International Coummunity Engagement Program (ICEP). This year she and the quartet consisting of herself and young musicians are visiting rural and otherwise underserved areas in India, followed......
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from March until May 2018 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
As every year in December, violinist and UN messanger of Peace Midori will be travelling with Music Sharing’s International Coummunity Engagement Program (ICEP). This year she and the quartet consisting of herself and young musicians will visit rural and otherwise underserved areas in India, followed......
On 10 and 12 November, Midori will present Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in the U.N. city Bonn together with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn under its new general music director Dirk Kaftan. On 12 November, the concert will be accompanied by a talk about the political and......
In beginning November, Midori will be again in Germany, Austria and Poland for duo concerts with Ieva Jokubaviciute. They will play works by Hindemith, Brahms, Schubert und Enescu in Wiesbaden, Egestorf, Vienna and Wroclaw. Overview: 2 November – 19:30, Wiesbaden, Salonfestival 3 November –......
In October, Midori’s recording of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin will be release on DVD and Blu-ray by the label Accentus. The pieces were recorded at Castle Köthen, the place where Bach wrote them. The DVD/Blu-ray will contain interviews with Midori as well.......
Find here the list of new CD, DVD and book releases of PR² classic artists in 2017 as an overview....
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from December 2017 until February 2018 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from September until November 2017 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
Internationally renowned soloist joins a storied violin lineage and robust community engagement program at Curtis Philadelphia – June 27, 2017 – The Curtis Institute of Music welcomes celebrated violinist Midori to the faculty beginning in the 2018–19 school year. “We are thrilled to welcome Midori......
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from July until September 2017 at a glance. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
Midori & Friends celebrated its 25th anniversary with a Dinner and Concert on Monday May 15th at Lincoln Center in New York City. The evening included performances by Emanuel Ax, Heather Headley and Midori. For further information....
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from April until June 2017. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
Violinist Midori will play Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in Pittsburgh on 3 and 5 February. Manfred Honeck, Music will conduct. Click here for more information....
Midori’s recording of Eötvös’ Violin Concerto DoReMi – written for and dedicated to Midori and released on Alpha Records, together with Eötvös’ Cello Concerto Grosso and Speaking Drums – was announced as one of the three finalists of ICMA’s Audio and Video Awards 2017 Contemporary......
The February 2017 issue of STRINGS Magazine features a two-page review by Arts and Culture journalist Cristina Schreil of Midori’s recent performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Louis Langrée....
Find here the concert dates of our PR and management artists from April until June 2017. You will find information about our artists on each artist page on our website. Please contact us for more details: office[at]pr2classic.de....
MUSIC SHARING, founded by UN Messenger of Peace, violinist Midori, travels to Nepal for six-city outreach tour. Midori will lead 20 performances in 11 days, visiting hospitals, United Nations facilities and schools on a cultural exchange mission. Throughout the second half of December, the nonprofit......
Midori is currently touring through Germany with her Bach solo program. On 4 August she will perform in Schloss Schleißheim and on 6 and 7 August in the dome of Brandenburg. She will play Bach solo sonatas and partitas, which she has recorded on CD,......
From 10 – 18 March 2016 violinist Midori is touring together with duo partner Özgür Aydin through Germany. Concerts in Vienna and London are also planned. Exceptional will be the program on 16 March in Vienna with works by contemporary composers, such as Xenakis, Hartke......
On 5 February 2016 a wide choice of Midori’s wordwide awarded recordings with Sony Classical will be released. In addition to recordings with famous orchestras and conductors such as: Dvořák: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra a Minor: New York Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta Tchaikovsky: Concerto for......
Violinist Midori and conductor Omer Meir Wellber will go on tour together with Filarmonico del Teatro La Fenice from 8 until 11 January 2016. They will perform in Venice, Baden-Baden, Dortmund and Eindhoven. Dates and programmes are the following: 8 January Venedig, Teatro La......
Midori‘s long-awaited new CD will be available on the Onyx Classics label on 30 October 2015, for which she recorded Bach‘s sonatas and partitas for violin solo BWV 1001-1006 in the WDR studios Cologne. The music is already available on iTunes and Spotify. It was......
Midori is this year’s winner of the prestigious APAP Award of Merit for Achievement in Performing Arts, which is given each year by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters. The prize is awarded “to an individual whose genius, energy and excellence have defined or redefined......
On 30 November Midori will play to the benefit of Lufthansa’s Help Alliance und “Wir helfen”, together with the Gürzenich Orchester Köln. The program includes Tchaikovsky’s violon concerto, directed by Michael Sanderling. http://www.guerzenich-orchester.de/konzert/benefizkonzert/130/...
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......
This month, our artists will be performing at several international festivals: Midori: 22./23. August, Luzern, Franziskanerkirche (Lucerne Festival) Bach: Sechs Sonaten und Partiten für Violine solo 25. August, Luzern, KKL Konzertsaal (Lucerne Festival) Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniele Gatti Mendelssohn: Violinkonzert 27. August, Luzern, KKL Konz...
