TENRINDAIKO

Tenrin Daiko continues to showcase the art of Wadaiko and perform their original interpretations for audiences all over the world. In 2015 they received a score of five stars, the highest appraisal at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, one of the world’s largest arts festivals. Tonight, in a genuine, up-close experience, you’ll understand why Tenrin Daiko have been such a smash hit from Scotland to Southeast Asia, from Stuttgart to Qatar.

SOPRANO Utako Kawaguchi

Utako graduated with top honors from Musashino Academia Musicae and its graduate department, and went on to win the gold prize at the Concorso di Lirica Italiana (Competition for Singers of Italian Opera) Siena division. She has starred in numerous operas, including “The Elixir of Love” as Adina, “La traviata” as Violetta, “Romeo and Juliet” as Juliet, and ”The Magic Flute” as Pamina.

Soprano: Nana Tokuyama

Nana graduated Kunitachi College of Music with top honors, and completed a Master’s course from the Department of Vocal Music of Tokyo University of the Arts. She is currently a member of the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre. In April 2019, she will be appearing in the Tokyo Nikikai Concertante Series’ production of Massenet’s opera “Herodiade” as a young Babylonian.

Tenor: Kazuma Kudo

Kazuma completed his undergraduate and Master’s studies at Tokyo University of the Arts, where he trained under Kazuho Ohara, Tomoya Sasaki, Taro Ichihara, and Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz. He was the first runner up in the vocalist category at the 84th Nihon Ongaku Konkuru (The Music Competition of Japan) vocalist category, and won the grand prize at the 53rd Nichii Concorso for best vocals and best song.

Tenor: Toshinari Horikoshi

Toshinari graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts’ Department
of Vocal Music, where he is currently finishing his Master’s course. He won the Outstanding Performance award at the 13th Koukousei no tame no Kakyoku Konkuru (Music Contest for High School Students), as well as winning 3rd place in the Tokyo division and runner up in the National division at the 66th Student Music Concourse of Japan.

SONG

Since graduating from The Royal Academy of Music in London, Song has been involved in regular commercial work including recordings at Abbey Road Studios, performing with Leona Lewis, Elton John and Belle and Sebastian.
Since her return to Japan in 2013, she has performed in over 20 countries performing electric violin in a high impact show which incorporates choreography to both public and private audiences. Her electric trio STORM has just released their 2nd album.