Composer Miya Masaoka has started playing the "Laser Koto," a futuristic version of the traditional Japanese stringed instrument, the Koto, that's been around since the 8th century. Masaoka outfitted ...

With many instrumental performances, the audience was able to get a glimpse of both Japanese and Balinese culture.

Chicago-born Curtis Patterson has lived in Japan since 1986, dedicating himself to the koto, a traditional Japanese instrument something like the harp. In addition to composing and performing music ...

NEYAGAWA, Osaka -- After tens of thousands of adjustments and eight years of hard work, a craftsman in west Japan has finally created a mechanical doll that plays the "koto" traditional string ...

With a bow to Conductor Leopold Stokowski, a bow to the Philadelphia Orchestra, a bow to the audience in Manhattan’s Philharmonic Hall, stocky Kimio Eto adjusted his formal robes and settled before a ...

In short: Takako Haggarty is a music teacher who works with children who are vision impaired and disabled. Playing the koto has helped students improve mobility skills and emotional regulation. What's ...

Improvisation is the hallmark of jazz. The potential for variations of style and instrumentation is limitless in this free-form musical idiom. So it came as no surprise when, for its current ...

GEORGE TOWN: Music transcends boundaries and brings people of different backgrounds together. The Plumeria Koto Ensemble, composed of Malaysian and Japanese musicians, is a testament to this. The ...

Koto master, Satsuki Odamura was sent to Australia more than 30 years ago, by prominent Koto figure of Japan to spread the traditional Japanese instrument in the county. She has pioneered awareness of ...