27 June 2013
On Thursday 27 June, Japanese violinist Sayaka Shoji joins the Philharmonia Orchestra at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall for a performance of Tchaikovsky’s iconic Violin Concerto. Described by The Sunday Times as displaying a ‘passionate, free, almost improvisatory virtuosity of the highest order’, Shoji is one of classical music’s most exciting talents and the Orchestra
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From 11 June-20 July 2013, the Stephen Friedman Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of the works of Jiro Takamatsu, a celebrated Japanese artist.
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Hauser and Wirth gallery is exhibiting the works of Takesada Matsutani in A Matrix until 27 July.
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Yuko Otsu will be hosting a poetry recital in Japanese of works by female poet, Noriko Ibaragi (1926-2006) read by Hiroko Oba.
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Tomoko Yoneda, a Japanese photographer from Akashi and now residing in London, has featured in many exhibitions all over the world from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to La Maison Européene de la Photographe in Paris.
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Pip Dickens, a former exhibitor at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, will be showcasing her pieces in the Screen exhibition at the Rugby Art Galley & Museum from 29 June-31 August 2013.
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The Ledbury Poetry Festival, the ‘biggest and best poetry festival in the UK,’ will take place this year from 5– 14 July. The festival features poets from all over the world and this year three poets have been invited from Japan to perform and give talks about their work. UK-based Japanese performance poet Kazuko Hohki
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Masashi Matsuie in conversation with Michael Emmerich at the London Review Bookshop on Friday 14 June at 7.00 p.m. The London Review Bookshop’s World Literature event in June will focus on Japan, with author Masashi Matsuie in conversation with literary translator Michael Emmerich. They’ll be discussing Japanese book design, the literary and publishing world in
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At All Saints Church, Church Gate, Fulham (by Putney Bridge). On Tuesday 11th June we will be celebrating the arrival of the first British ship to reach Japan exactly 400 years ago and discovering the two nations’ maritime traditions, while enjoying some of their rich and diverse culture. Join us for an evening of live
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Hibiki Ichikawa, an incredible Tsugaru Shamisen player who has performed twice at the Daiwa Foundation twice, will be joined by other Asian musicians for a one off performance on June 6 at 7pm. Pochagi is a celebration of East Asian music from Japan, Korea & China. The concert is presented by Yin Yang Collective, London’s East-West collaborative band
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