2012 Signature Concert Series

April 4, 2012 | 7:30pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Maki Mori

Soprano

Maki Mori has performed at the Washington Opera as Gilda in Rigoletto and as Blumen Mädchen with Plácido Domingo in Parsifal, winning critical acclaim from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She is a recipient of S&R Foundation’s Washington Award.

Shigeto Yamagishi
 
April 5, 2012 | 7:30pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Char Prescott

Cello

Char Prescott has performed all over the United States and Canada, including several solo performances at the John F. Kennedy Center, with the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, the Reston Chamber Symphony, the Barry Studio Orchestra, and the West Potomac Sinfonietta.

Mohamed Shams
 
April 6, 2012 | 7:30pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Urban Tango Trio

Machiko Ozawa, Tango Violin
Octavio Brunetti, Piano
Pedro Giraudo, Bass

Formed by Machiko Ozawa, The Urban Tango Trio has dazzled audiences in New York, DC, South Carolina, Virginia, and Japan. The trio, made up of Latin-Grammy winner Machiko Ozawa on violin, Octavio Brunetti on piano, and composer/arranger Pedro Giraudo on bass, released their first album in 2011.

 
April 7, 2012 | 7:30pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Andy Akiho

Composer Percussionist

Andy Akiho and the Mivos Quartet team up in an exquisite and vibrant collaboration at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. As a percussionist, Andy Akiho has performed with numerous ensembles such as the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra. The Mivos Quartet is devoted to performing the works of contemporary composers, presenting new music to diverse audiences.

Ian Rosenbaum
Kenneth Salters
Mariel Roberts
Samuel Adams
Vicky Chow
 
April 8, 2012 | 7:30pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Soichi Muraji

Classic Guitar

Soichi Muraji made his North American debut performing at The Kennedy Center in 2006; that same year, he was chosen to play in New York City’s commemoration of 9/11. His sixth solo CD, “Reverie,” was released in 2008 on the JVC label in Japan.

 
Photo: Julien Mignot
April 10, 2012 | 7:30pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Sayaka Shoji

Violin

The youngest artist ever to take 1st Prize at the Paganini Competition, Sayaka Shoji performs with the world’s leading conductors and alongside world-class orchestras including the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Her debut CD with Deutsche Grammophon featured Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

 
Photo: Steffen Jänicke
April 12, 2012 | 7:30pm
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater
Yu Kosuge

Piano

As one of the most noted young pianists in the world, Yu Kosuge has worked with leading European orchestras including the NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. She has released nine CDs and records exclusively on the SONY label.