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 ...

GEORGE TOWN: Music transcends boundaries and brings people of different backgrounds together. The Plumeria Koto Ensemble, composed of Malaysian and Japanese musicians, is a testament to this. The ...

“AKI & KUNIKO”, a guitar and koto duo from Japan, will be in Hanoi and HCM City from July 8-10. “AKI & KUNIKO”, a guitar and koto duo from Japan, will be in Hanoi and HCM City from July 8-10. Free ...

Koto player Michiyo Yagi is a national treasure like no other. Why she isn't the most famous musician in all of Japan blows my feeble mind. She's a Japanese woman playing the koto — the most Japanese ...

In short: Takako Haggarty is a music teacher who works with children who are vision impaired and disabled. Playing the koto has helped students improve mobility skills and emotional regulation. What's ...

The loss of natural ivory could threaten traditional Japanese instruments. Now some musicians are now teaming up with scientists to find a replacement Shoin Hagioka thumps the base of his koto, ...

KARACHI: Japanese Koto and Shamisen concert titled “Japanese Traditional Music and Improvisation” enthralled audience at a local hotel. Sindh Minister for Culture and Toursin, Sharmila Farooqui, was ...