Masterclass and Recital at University of North Florida
Feb
3
7:30 PM19:30

Masterclass and Recital at University of North Florida

  • Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building (map)
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Tomoko and Luba Poliak will be visiting the String-Piano Sonata Class on Monday afternoon, then presenting a recital at 7:30pm. The recital program features music inspired by dance and song composed by Beethoven, Casarrubios, Piazzolla, Poulenc, and Schumann.

Free, no tickets required. More information here.

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Recital at Montclair State University
Jan
25
5:00 PM17:00

Recital at Montclair State University

  • Leshowitz Recital Hall, Chapin Hall (map)
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Tomoko will be performing a recital with her longstanding piano partner, Luba Poliak, at Montclair State University. The program features music inspired by dance and song composed by Beethoven, Casarrubios, Piazzolla, Poulenc, and Schumann. The musical selections should transport and delight listeners!

Free admission, no ticket required. Nearest visitor parking is Red Hawk Deck. More info here.

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Eric Whitacre in Conversation
Apr
25
7:30 PM19:30

Eric Whitacre in Conversation

Wide-ranging conversation hosted by Cali School director, Anthony Mazzocchi, about Eric Whitacre’s multifaceted creative journey and entrepreneurship with integrated performances conducted by the composer. Featured performers include Montclair State University Vocal Accord, the University Singers, Steven W. Ryan piano, Tomoko Fujita cello, and the Rose Quartet. Reservations recommended (click here).

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Richardson Chamber Players: A French Afternoon
Mar
24
3:00 PM15:00

Richardson Chamber Players: A French Afternoon

  • Richardson Auditiorium, Alexander Hall (map)
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Tomoko joins an ensemble of Princeton University performance faculty, distinguished guest artists and supremely talented students on a musical time-travel back to January 14, 1914 France when Maurice Ravel’s Trois poèmes de Mallarmé, a sequence of three art songs based on poems by Stéphane Mallarmé for soprano, two flutes, two clarinets, piano, and string quartet, received its world premiere. The ensemble recreates the program of that concert, featuring works by Ravel’s French contemporaries.

More information and tickets here.

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The Hartt School Ode to Joy Festival - WUNDERKINDER: A Celebration of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Musical Youth
Sep
16
7:30 PM19:30

The Hartt School Ode to Joy Festival - WUNDERKINDER: A Celebration of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Musical Youth

The Hartt School presents Ode to Joy, their annual festival presenting four concerts, a dazzling array of chamber music…and more than 50 performers (!) from all generations. The Lions Gate Trio, Hartt’s trio-in-residence, has invited Hartt faculty and guest artists to join them in presenting beloved chamber music by Mozart and Mendelssohn — both renowned masterpieces and forgotten gems.

Tomoko is thrilled to be teaming up with one of her former teachers, Darrett Adkins, in a performance of Mendelssohn’s Octet, alongside Katie Lansdale, Gary Capozziello, Anna Lim, Lily Holgate, Marka Gustavsson, and Ari Isaacman-Beck.

Free admission, no ticket required.

Livestream here.

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Afternoon Music: Building Bridges
Mar
12
3:00 PM15:00

Afternoon Music: Building Bridges

  • Beacon Unitarian Univeralist Congregation (map)
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Tomoko joins Eric Wyrick and Alisa Wyrick, violins, and Brett Deubner, viola, in a program that showcases lush and lyrical connections from European classical to American folk music.

Florence Price: Adagio vigoroso from Five Folksongs In Counterpoint (1951)
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E Minor Op. 44 No. 2
Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American”

More information and tickets here.
Tickets: $25 online, $30 at the door; students free

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Concert at Hofstra University
Mar
7
7:30 PM19:30

Concert at Hofstra University

Tomoko presents a concert with violinist Shannon Thomas and members of the New York Chamber Music Co-Op celebrating the music of women composers from the time of the women’s suffrage movement. The program will feature music by Ethel Smyth, Germaine Tailleferre, Nadia Boulanger, ad Florence Price.

Free admission, no ticket required.

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Benzaiten Trio at Austin Peay State University
Feb
28
7:30 PM19:30

Benzaiten Trio at Austin Peay State University

The Benzaiten Trio - Shannon Thomas, violin, Tomoko Fujita, cello, and Frank Huang, piano - perform at Austin Peay State University’s Mabry Concert Hall. Program features Beethoven’s Op. 11 trio, Arvo Pärt’s Mozart-Adagio, Germaine Tailleferre’s Piano Trio, and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49.

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Benzaiten Trio at Vanderbilt University
Feb
27
8:00 PM20:00

Benzaiten Trio at Vanderbilt University

  • Vanderbilt University, Blair School of Music (map)
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The Benzaiten Trio - Shannon Thomas, violin, Tomoko Fujita, cello, and Frank Huang, piano - perform at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music. Program features Beethoven’s Op. 11 trio, Arvo Pärt’s Mozart-Adagio, Germaine Tailleferre’s Piano Trio, and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49.

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Recital at Montclair State University
Feb
2
2:00 PM14:00

Recital at Montclair State University

A recital with pianist Luba Poliak featuring Beethoven’s 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Op. 66; Ethel Smyth’s Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Minor, Op. 5; and Brahms’ Sonata for Piano and Cello in F Major, Op. 99.

Admission is free, no tickets required.

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Soloist with the Montclair State University Wind Symphony
Dec
6
7:30 PM19:30

Soloist with the Montclair State University Wind Symphony

Tomoko will perform as soloist in David Maslanka's haunting work for cello and winds titled Remember Me with the Montclair State University Wind Symphony, conducted by Thomas McCauley. The program will also feature music by Franz Schubert, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Michael Tippet, and Jodie Blackshaw.

More information here.

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