Sunday, February 19, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.*
Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel at Park University, 8700 NW River Park Drive, Parkville, Missouri 64152
The master classes are free and open to the public with a reservation. Reservations can be made by emailing Advancement@park.edu. Please indicate whether you wish to attend the morning or afternoon session.
Midori is a visionary violinist, activist and educator who explores and builds connections between music and the human experience and breaks with traditional boundaries, which makes her one of the most outstanding violinists of our time. This season is the 40th anniversary of her professional debut, celebrating a remarkable career that began in 1982, when she debuted with the New York Philharmonic at age 11.
Currently celebrating its 20th Anniversary, the International Center for Music at Park University’s violin department has become world-renowned under the guidance of Master instructor Ben Sayevich. Friends since 1981, Professor Sayevich and Midori met in Aspen when she was just nine years old. Just a short time later, Midori’s world changed overnight when conductor Zubin Mehta invited her to perform with the NY Philharmonic in the orchestra’s annual New Year’s Eve concert. Midori is flying to Kansas City specifically to give masterclasses to Professor Sayevich’s students at Park University. The violin studio currently has seven students.
*note slight time change today
Photo by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Biography
Midori is a visionary artist, activist and educator who explores and builds connections between music and the human experience and breaks with traditional boundaries, which makes her one of the most outstanding violinists of our time. She will mark the 40th anniversary of her professional debut this season, celebrating a remarkable career that began in 1982, when she debuted with the New York Philharmonic at age 11.
In concert around the world, Midori transfixes audiences, bringing together graceful precision and intimate expression. Midori has performed with, among others, the London, Chicago, and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras; the Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics; the Mahler Chamber Orchestra; and Festival Strings Lucerne. She has collaborated with such outstanding musicians as Claudio Abbado, Emanuel Ax, Leonard Bernstein, Jonathan Biss, Constantinos Carydis, Christoph Eschenbach, Daniel Harding, Paavo Järvi, Mariss Jansons, Yo-Yo Ma, Susanna Mälkki, Joana Mallwitz, Antonello Manacorda, Zubin Mehta, Tarmo Peltokoski, Donald Runnicles, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Omer Meir Wellber.
Photo by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
