Yoko Maria
Yoko-Maria (ヨーコ・マリア, Tsukuda Yōko Maria) is a Japanese singer. She is known in Japan for her wide repertoire of Finnish Lieder, and is among the first artists to introduce
art songs, operatic arias
, as well as Japanese songs.
She studied at the
Tokyo Opera City. She gave her US debut concert to a full house at Carnegie Hall on December 15, 2010.[1]
She is a relative of Conductor Kent Nagano.
Apart from her classical repertoire of Lieder and operatic arias, Yoko Maria combines also film music and jazz in her own crossover style. She also writes her own lyrics for modern and crossover pieces. Her debut album "Ave Maria – Eternal Love"[2] is a compilation of classical and crossover pieces, and she recently appeared[3] on a house compilation of songs from Studio Ghibli. On May 21, 2018 Yoko Maria performed at Carnegie Hall with Dutch composer and pianist Gijs van Winkelhof.[4]
World Tour
- Paris March 13, 2015
- Sydney January 3, 2015
- New York May 21, 2018
- New York June 23, 2022
References
- ^ http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_17094.html?selecteddate=12152010 [dead link]
- ^ "フロレスタン[Florestan]－Yoko – Maria－". florestan.co.jp.
- ^ "Ghibli House Essential Piano Set – Final Release Info". September 18, 2010.
- ^ "Yoko Maria, Soprano". carnegiehall.org.
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