 | | Violinist Midori Goto |
Violinist Midori Goto, who rose to fame as a young prodigy almost 30 years ago, will discuss her career and her community engagement initiatives in a special public program, "A Conversation with Midori", set for Sunday, January 30, at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum's Tateuchi Democracy Forum in Little Tokyo. The program will include a question-and-answer component. This program is part of JapanOC, organized by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, which includes a series of programs that highlight the diversity of Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture. Begun in October of 2010, the series runs through April of 2011 and includes a performance by Midori on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 8 p.m., at Samueli Theater, Orange County Performing Arts Center, part of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. "A Conversation with Midori" is also part of the JapanOC series. Born in Osaka, Japan, Midori began studying the violin under the direction of her mother, Setsu Goto, which led to her groundbreaking debut at age 11 with the New York Philharmonic at their New Year's Eve concert at the invitation of conductor Zubin Mehta. Midori currently holds the Jascha Heifetz Chair at USC's Thornton School of Music and is a Messenger of Peace for the United Nations. For this program, Tim Page, a professor at the USC Thornton School of Music, will interview Midori. Presented by the Japanese American National Museum and Philharmonic Society, this question and answer event is free, but RSVPs are requested. Seating is limited. To make reservations, please call the Philharmonic Society box office at (949) 553-2422. more
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