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Midori performs a new work by Thierry Escaich

October 24, 2026 in /by

Midori and pianist Özgür Aydin perform Thierry Escaich’s The Reveries of the Solitary Walker this week at Germany’s Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern and London’s Wigmore Hall. Commissioned by Midori and dedicated to her, The Reveries of the Solitary Walker premiered in August at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Germany. In her own program notes for the Wigmore Hall performance Midori reflects on the new work: “As performers, we inherit music that has been handed down to us. Commissioning new works is a way to expand upon that inheritance. Perhaps this is one of the reasons I find commissioning so meaningful: the possibility that something which begins so privately—with a composer imagining, a performer learning, […]

MIDORI PREMIERES A SECOND WORK COMPOSED FOR HER BY DETLEV GLANERT

October 4, 2026 in /by

On 24 and 25 September 2026, Midori appeared with violinist Renaud Capuçon, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and conductor Semyon Bychkov in the world premiere of Detlev Glanert’s Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra. It is the second work that Glanert has composed for Midori. The first was his Violin Concerto No. 2 “To the Immortal Beloved,” which Midori premiered in 2021 and has since performed in the UK, Germany, Turkey and Japan. The movements of the new work are titled Oracle, Sphinx, and Chimera. The two solo parts are intricately intertwined in a work the composer describes as a kind of “surrealist concerto grosso”. “It contains everything a violinist’s heart […]

新譜リリースのお知らせ

September 2, 2026 in , /by

2026年9月1日 五嶋みどりの新譜『Spring Cadenzas』が8月28日、Orchid Classicsよりリリースされました。 『Spring Cadenzas』は、五嶋みどりが、コロナ禍の2020年秋、孤立を余儀なくされていた学生たちを励まし、楽器練習の意欲を持ち続けてほしいと考え、自身が主宰するOrchestra Residencies Program（ORP／オープ）を通じてアメリカの作曲家デレク・バーメル（1967～）に委嘱した作品です。 Spring Cadenzasは 自然と、17世紀の俳人・松尾芭蕉の句　からインスピレーションを受けて作曲された作品です。 Spring Cadenzas i.      fields, mountains ii.     wake, butterfly iii.    unknown spring ヴァイオリン：五嶋みどり 共演：A Far Cry（室内オーケストラ） Project STEP（String Training Education Program）の若手演奏家 指揮：Earl Lee

Midori’s latest album is released on Orchid Classics

August 26, 2026 in /by

August 28th marks the release of Midori’s recording of Spring Cadenzas by American composer Derek Bermel. Her fellow artists are the Grammy-nominated chamber orchestra A Far Cry and young musicians from Boston’s Project STEP (String Training Education Program) conducted by Earl Lee. Spring Cadenzas was commissioned by Midori in the autumn of 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, through her Orchestra Residencies Program. Midori wanted to inspire students and keep them motivated to practice their instruments while isolated at home. The composer had to take into consideration online latency as the idea was to create an opportunity for students to make music together remotely in real time. Initially, Bermel wrote separate […]

Midori makes her PENTATONE debut in works by Robert and Clara Schumann

March 30, 2026 in /by

PENTATONE has released an album featuring Midori, pianist Özgür Aydin and Festival Strings Lucerne under Daniel Dodds in performances of Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto and works for violin and piano by Robert and Clara Schumann.   “Midori plays with artistic maturity and undiminished instrumental mastery. This is a compelling statement of the concerto, with firm support from conductor and orchestra. Midori’s imaginative programme of late Schumann also includes pieces that are more familiar in other incarnations…. She makes a strong case for the violin versions, playing with charm, mellifluous tone and a long singing line. Listen to the combination of expressive warmth, control and character she brings to each of these lyrical […]

MIDORI GIBT IHR PENTATONE-DEBÜT MIT WERKEN VON ROBERT UND CLARA SCHUMANN

March 30, 2026 in /by

PENTATONE hat ein Album veröffentlicht, auf dem Midori, der Pianist Özgür Aydin und die Festival Strings Lucerne unter der Leitung von Daniel Dodds Robert Schumanns Violinkonzert sowie Werke für Violine und Klavier von Robert und Clara Schumann aufführen.   „Midori spielt mit künstlerischer Reife und unverminderter instrumentaler Meisterschaft. Dies ist eine überzeugende Interpretation des Konzerts, mit fester Unterstützung durch Dirigent und Orchester. Midoris einfallsreiches Programm mit Werken des späten Schumann umfasst auch Stücke, die in anderen Fassungen bekannter sind … Sie spricht sich nachdrücklich für die Violinfassungen aus, indem sie mit Charme, wohlklingendem Ton und einer langen, singenden Linie spielt. Lauschen Sie der Kombination aus ausdrucksvoller Wärme, Kontrolle und Charakter, […]

International Community Engagement Program 2025 – Cambodia

March 23, 2026 in /by

Music Sharing’s International Community Engagement Program (ICEP) took place in Cambodia over a period of 11 days in December 2025. The ICEP quartet, including violinists Midori and Haerim Oh, violist Andy Park and cellist Annette Jakovcic, reached over 1000 people in and around Phnom Penh and Siem Reap in partnership with 18 local organizations. The ICEP ensemble had rehearsed throughout the autumn months and reunited in Phnom Penh a few days prior to the ICEP itself. Their repertoire included selections from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals and Haydn’s “Lark” Quartet. The quartet visited schools, hospitals, institutions and rural homes engaging with and performing for students, teachers, […]

INTERNATIONALES GEMEINSCHAFTSENGAGEMENT-PROGRAMM 2025 – KAMBODSCHA

March 23, 2026 in , /by

Das International Community Engagement Program (ICEP) von Music Sharing fand im Dezember 2025 über einen Zeitraum von 11 Tagen in Kambodscha statt. Das ICEP-Quartett, bestehend aus den Violinistinnen Midori und Haerim Oh, dem Bratschisten Andy Park und der Cellistin Annette Jakovcic, erreichte in Zusammenarbeit mit 18 lokalen Organisationen über 1000 Menschen in und um Phnom Penh und Siem Reap. Das ICEP-Ensemble hatte während der Herbstmonate geprobt und traf sich einige Tage vor Beginn des ICEP in Phnom Penh wieder. Auf dem Programm standen Auszüge aus Beethovens 5. Sinfonie, Saint-Saëns’ „Karneval der Tiere“ und Haydns „Lark“-Quartett. Das Quartett besuchte Schulen, Krankenhäuser, Einrichtungen und ländliche Haushalte, wo es mit Schülern, Lehrern, Mitarbeitern, […]

新譜発売のお知らせ

January 19, 2026 in , /by

2026年1月19日 五嶋みどりによる新譜『ロベルト＆クララ・シューマン：ヴァイオリン作品集』は、2026年3月6日にPENTATONEより発売予定です。 現在、HMV、タワーレコード等のオンラインショップにて、予約受付中。 【収録情報】 ロベルト・シューマン： １．ヴァイオリン協奏曲 ニ短調 WoO.23 ２．民謡風の5つの小品 Op.102 ３．3つのロマンス Op.94 クララ・シューマン： ４．3つのロマンス Op.22 五嶋みどり（ヴァイオリン） オズガー・アイディン（ピアノ：2-4） ルツェルン・フェスティバル室内管弦楽団（1） ダニエル・ドッズ（リーダー：1） ベートーヴェンやシューベルトを継承し、ドイツ・ロマン派を代表する作曲家ロベルト・シューマン（1810–1856）は、交響曲から合唱曲に至るまで多彩な作品を遺しました。とりわけ、その内面的で詩情豊かな表現は高く評価されています。 本録音では、ロベルト・シューマンの音楽に刻まれた、人間の内奥に潜む葛藤や甘え、執着、優しさ、絶望、そしてその間にほとばしる一縷の光が交錯します。一方、妻クララ・シューマンの作品は、そうした感情の揺らぎを、優雅で簡潔な語り口と深い包容力をもって静かに受け止め、聴く者を慰めます。 これらの作品が時代背景を越え、誰もが抱える心の陰りをそっと許してくれる—そんな瞬間を共有できればと願っています。 五嶋みどり   【本件お問い合わせ】オフィスGOTO　03-3262-8728 (平日11:00～17:00)

Midori Records Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto

January 12, 2026 in /by

Midori will make her PENTATONE debut in a recording of Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto with Festival Strings Lucerne and Daniel Dodds as well as works for violin and piano by Robert and Clara Schumann with pianist Özgür Aydin. Midori said, “In preparing this album, I sought not only to honor the historical and musical context of these works, but also to share with listeners the deeply human aspects of Schumann’s late music: the intimacy, the struggle, and the moments of fragile hope. From Clara’s uncomplicated lyricism to Robert’s lyrical introspection and folk-inspired humor, alongside the profound emotional sweep, this repertoire offers a journey through both personal and musical longing.” The […]