Yumi Kurosawa Trio
Koto, Violin & Percussion
Photo by Gail Hadani. Hi-res version available here.
Yumi Kurosawa - koto
Naho Parrini - violin
Yousif Sheronick - percussion
Yumi Kurosawa was born and raised in a traditional Japanese music environment, taking up the Koto from a young age and rising fast to the upper echelons of her craft. Ever since she was a teenager, however, she constantly surrounded herself with contemporary music by Western music composers, integrating their melodies and phrasings into her solo Koto. As her career expanded she carried these interests into ensembles featuring Western musical instruments, especially strings.
For this trio Yumi is joined by violinist Naho Parrini and percussionist Yousif Sheronick. The program features exhilarating new compositions from Yumi alongside striking reinterpretations of favorites from her oeuvre, highlighting the shared affinity between these seemingly disparate instruments. The trio setting allows Yumi to expand her solo compositions into dynamic and multi-faceted performances that encompass a wide range of expression and dimension.
Photo by Gail Hadani. Hi-res version available here.
"this is chamber music of a very high order"
James Manheim, All Music
Photo by Gail Hadani. Hi-res version available here.
“The refined jazzy elegance of Yumi Kurosawa’s Metamorphosis is certainly a pleasure beholden…A master instrumentalist, Yumi Kurosawa uses her koto to pull us in, play on our emotions, and leave us to reflect with greater awareness of both the subtlety and uniqueness of each fleeting moment.”
Joe Ross, Roots Music Report
Photo by Gail Hadani. Hi-res download available here.
Photo by Gail Hadani. Hi-res download available here.
Percussionist Yusef Sheronick by Sari Goodfriend. Hi-res download available here.
Violinist Naho Parrini by Gian Andrea di Stefano. Hi-res photo available here.
Artist Bios:
Yumi Kurosawa Long Bio (DOC)
Yumi Kurosawa Short Bio (DOC)
Naho Parrini (DOC)
Yousif Sheronick (PDF)
Technical Rider:
Watch Yumi Kurosawa on Great Performances from PBS:
Watch Oneday Monday Live Evans Hall at Cummings Arts Center, Connecticut College:
Watch Between Worlds Live Evans Hall at Cummings Arts Center, Connecticut College:
Watch Zealla Live Evans Hall at Cummings Arts Center, Connecticut College:
Watch Journey by Yumi Kurosawa Trio Live from Joe’s Pub, March 30th 2023:
Watch Departure by Yumi Kurosawa Trio Live from Joe’s Pub, March 30th 2023:
Watch Oneday Monday by Yumi Kurosawa Trio Live from Joe’s Pub, March 30th 2023.
Commissioned by Chamber Music America’s Artistic Projects Program funded through the generosity of the Howard Gilman Foundation:
Watch Mandala by Yumi Kurosawa Trio Live from Joe’s Pub, March 30th 2023:
Commissioned by the Freer Gallery of Art