Yumi Kurosawa
An award-winning Koto star from a young age, Yumi Kurosawa is one of today’s most exciting soloists on Japan’s national instrument. Born and raised in Japan, she started studying the Koto when she was three under her parents Kazuo & Chikako Kurosawa. She started studying 21 strings Koto under Nanae Yoshimura when she was 15 years old. Ms. Kurosawa received first prize at the National Japanese Koto Competition in 1989 and 1992, and a scholarship from The Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan in 1998. She toured U.S., Canada, Malaysia and Russia. Her extensive performances in Japan have included appearances at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and on NHK Broadcast TV programs. —Maverick Concerts website
The Cavani String Quartet (left); Yumi Kurosawa (right).