As a freshman majoring in Asian studies and music at Augustana College, Jeff Wichmann was doubly entranced when he first saw the koto being played. The koto, a 6-foot long, horizontal stringed ...

When it comes to the traditional Japanese music of the koto, most South Florida concertgoers literally don’t know what they’ve been missing. Then again, neither do a lot of folks in Japan. “I would ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Here was a concert to eliminate perceptions of the koto being an inherently limited instrument. The models ranged from five strings to ...

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 ...

When Leo Konno was first introduced to the koto, he was struggling to communicate with his fourth-grade classmates at Yokohama International School. Konno is Japanese and American, but he spoke only ...

Masayo Ishigure Koto and Shamisen Recital Commemorating the 30th anniversary of her professional career in the U.S. “Sakura/The Moon over the Deserted Castle” A masterpiece representing Japan composed ...