Seattle Symphony: Celebrate Asia 2015 “Revive”
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Celebrate Asia 2015
U.S. Premiere of Revive, Concerto for Koto and Shakuhachi, by Japanese Composer Yugo Kanno
Carolyn Kuan, Guest Conductor
Dozan Fujiwara, Shakuhachi Artist
Chiaki Endo, Koto Artist
Seattle Symphony
This is a live performance of Yugo Kanno’s Revive, which received its U.S. premiere during the Seattle Symphony’s Celebrate Asia concert on March 1, 2015 at Benaroya Hall. The piece, written in honor of the Tohoku tsunami disaster, was presented with the help and support from Yoshi and Naomi Minegishi as well as other members of Seattle’s Japanese community. It was co-commissioned by the Seattle Symphony and the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra.
About Celebrate Asia:
In partnership with numerous local community groups, the Seattle Symphony honors and celebrates the city’s Asian community each season during the annual Celebrate Asia concert. The concept originated when local Asian leaders from the region’s Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai a