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Midori Gotō is a violinist holding citizenship of both Japan and the United States, born in Osaka on 25 October 1971. She studied at the Juilliard School and New York University under Dorothy DeLay, and began her career in 1982. She is employed at the University of Southern California and the Manhattan School of Music, and records for Sony Classical.
Gotō is a member and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She speaks Japanese and lives in Los Angeles.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Japan
- Active from
- 1971
Discography
- Encore!1992
- The Essential Midori2008
- The Art Of Midori2016
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 18
- Total plays
- 94
Midori Gotō is a renowned Japanese violinist born on October 25, 1971, in Osaka, Japan. She began playing the violin at the age of three and quickly displayed exceptional talent. At the age of seven, she won first prize at the Munich International Music Competition, marking the start of an extraordinary career. Midori went on to study with renowned violin masters such as Dorothy DeLay and Jascha Heifetz. She captivated international audiences with her expressive interpretations and virtuosic pl
Key facts
- Also known as
- Midori (formerly styled as Mi Dori)
- Born
- Midori Goto , ( 1971-10-25 ) October 25, 1971 (age 54) , Hirakata, Osaka , Japan
- Genres
- Classical
- Occupation
- Musician
- Instrument
- 1731 Guarneri "ex-Huberman" violin
- Years active
- 1982–present
- Website
- midori-violin.com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Osaka
- Occupation
- violinist
- Educated at
- New York University
- Employer
- Manhattan School of Music
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Student of
- Dorothy DeLay
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- violin
- Official website
- www.gotomidori.com
- Image
- MidoriInstructingStudent 2013rehearsal.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1971-10-25
- name in kana
- ごとう みどり
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- Commons category
- Midori (violinist)
- name in native language
- 五嶋 みどり
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Encyclopedic overview
Midori Goto (五嶋 みどり, Gotō Midori; born October 25, 1971), who performs under the mononym Midori, is a Japanese-born American violinist. She made her debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 11 as a surprise guest soloist at the New Year's Eve Gala in 1982. In 1986 her performance at the Tanglewood Music Festival with Leonard Bernstein conducting his own composition made the front-page headlines in The New York Times. Midori became a celebrated child prodigy, and one of the world's preeminent violinists as an adult.
Midori has been honored as an educator and for her community engagement endeavors. When she was 21, she established her foundation Midori and Friends to bring music education to young people in underserved communities in New York City and Japan, which has evolved into four distinct organizations with worldwide impact. In 2007, Midori was appointed as a UN Messenger of Peace. In 2018, she joined the violin faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music. She is also on the faculty of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music serving as Distinguished Professor and Judge Widney Professor of Music. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012.
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