Midori Goto (五嶋 みどり; Gotö Midori) (born October 25, 1971 in Osaka) is a Japanese violinist. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ...

She is usually referred to simply as "Midori" (she dropped the surname in response to the dissolution of her parents' marriage). Midori means "green" in Japanese. She was first taught the violin by her mother, Setsu Goto, who discovered her daughter's innate musicality at the age of two, when she found her daughter humming a Bach theme she had rehearsed a few days earlier. Her brother, Ryu Goto, is also a violinist. He is currently a Houston Young Artist and makes concert performances in Japan, Houston, New York, England, and Eurasia. Places in which Bach resided throughout his life Johann Sebastian Bach (pronounced ) (21 March 1685 O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought... Houston redirects here. ... NY redirects here. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Eurasia African-Eurasian aspect of Earth Eurasia is a landmass covering about 54,000,000 km² compared with the Americas (approximately 42,000,000 km²), Africa (approximately 30,000,000 km²), Antarctica (approximately 13,000,000 km²) and Oceania (9,000,000 km²). Eurasia is composed of the traditional continents...

Midori gave her first public performance at the age of six, playing a piece from the 24 Caprices of Paganini. She and her mother moved to New York in 1982, and started violin studies under the tutelage of renowned pedagogue Dorothy DeLay at The Juilliard School. (For her audition piece, Midori elected to play the Bach Chaconne in its entirety.) In the very same year, Midori made her New York Philharmonic debut under the baton of Zubin Mehta, a conductor with whom she would record many concertos under the Sony Classical label. 1985 marks a milestone in Midori's early career as a soloist. Her performance at Tanglewood is now legendary — not only did she break the E-string on her violin twice (she had to borrow violins from the concertmaster and associate concertmaster), but also the conductor, Leonard Bernstein no less, knelt before her in awe and amazement. The next day the New York Times front page displayed "Girl, 14, Conquers Tanglewood with 3 Violins." Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (October 27, 1782 – May 27, 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dorothy DeLay (March 31, 1917 in Kansas – March 24, 2002 in New York) was a violin instructor at the Juilliard School. ... The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally but definitively identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically-trained alumni. ... Autograph of the Ciaccona The Partita in D minor for solo violin (BWV 1004) by Johann Sebastian Bach was written in the period 1717–1723 and is said to have been dedicated to the memory of Bachs first wife, Maria Barbara Bach. ... The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States. ... Zubin Mehta (born April 29, 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. ... Sony Classical is the successor to the Columbia and CBS Masterworks labels, assuming its new identity after the purchase of CBS Records by Sony Corporation. ... Leonard Bernstein (pronounced BERN-styne)[1] (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, and pianist. ...

When Midori was fifteen years old, she left Juilliard on her own accord. In 1992, she formed Midori & Friends, a non-profit organization that aims to share music with children who are less fortunate in city schools. In 2001, Midori received the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize, an award issued to outstanding musicians only once a year, if at all. With the award money, she started a foundation program called Partners in Performance. The following years have seen Midori inaugurate two more community-based projects called the University Residencies Program and the Orchestra Residencies Program. In 2001, Midori graduated from New York University`s Gallatin School summa cum laude where she studied Psychology. The Avery Fisher Prize is an award given to American musicians for outstanding achievement in classical music. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ...

Midori has been appointed the Jascha Heifetz Chair in Music at the faculty of the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Additionally, she teaches on the faculty at Manhattan School of Music. She is also working on a master's thesis on pain, in addition to busy performing schedules in major international concert venues year round. She lives in Santa Monica. Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz (February 2, 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a violinist. ... The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal[1]), located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999, is one of the premiere music schools on the West Coast. ... The Manhattan School of Music is one of Americas leading music conservatories located in New York City that offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition. ... Location of Santa Monica in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated November 30, 1886 Mayor Robert Holbrook City Council Bobby Shriver Ken Genser Kevin McKeown Herb Katz Pam OConnor Richard Bloom Area    - City 41. ...

Midori is also a board member of the American String Teachers Association. The American String Teachers Association with the National School Orchestra Association (or ASTA with NSOA) is a professional organization for music teachers. ...

Discography

CDs

• Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op.1
• Bartók: Concerto No.1 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. Posth., Bartók: Concerto No.2 for Violin and Orchestra
• Midori "Live At Carnegie Hall"
• Dvořák: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 53, Dvořák: Romance in F minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 11, Dvořák: Carnival Overture, Op 92
• Encore!
• Sibelius: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47, Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
• Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, Elgar: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, Op. 82
• Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 35, Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in A minor
• Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, KV. 364/320d, Mozart: Concerto in D Major, KV. Anh. 56 (315f)
• Poulenc: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Debussy: Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano, Saint-Saëns: Sonata No.1 in D minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 75
• Midori's 20th Anniversary CD
• Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64, Bruch: Concerto No.1 for Violin and Orchestra in G Minor, Op. 26

External links

• Midori's Official Homepage
• Midori's website on Sony Classical
• American String Teachers Association: National Executive Board