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Mikiya Aisho Lute Teorbo Recital Minatomirai 2026
2026/01/04(su.) 14:00 Starting
Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, Small Hall （Kanagawa）
Official https://www.mikiyakaisho.com/event-details/minatomirai2026
The instruments used in the performance will be the lute and theorbo, ancient instruments that once graced the music of European courts and are now attracting worldwide attention. Compared to other instruments, the lute and theorbo have a limited number of players, and there are almost no precedents for full-scale solo recitals of these instruments in Japan. Mikiya Aisho, an internationally acclaimed lute player based in Frankfurt, Germany, the home of ancient music, will present a special, one-time-only musical experience.
In this performance, from the masterpieces of English composer John Dowland to the world premiere of a new work by up-and-coming Japanese contemporary music composer Wataru Mukai, you will experience how music lives on beyond the passage of several hundred years. In addition, the immortal masterpiece "Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello" by J.S. Bach, one of Germany's greatest composers, will be arranged for theorbo and performed. The richness of this piece, which seems to resonate to the very core of the body, and the beautiful low tones of the theorbo, which are full of color, will bring to light new Bach's charms.
〜The lute and theorbo will connect Japan and Europe.
In 2026, Yokohama and Frankfurt, Germany will celebrate the 15th anniversary of their partner city affiliation, and will hold a special recital to connect the cultures of the two cities through music. The recital will feature the world premiere of a new piece, "Flamingos by the Waterfront," by the up-and-coming Japanese composer, Wataru Mukai, and a theorbo arrangement of J.S. Bach's immortal masterpiece, "Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello," by the renowned German composer, J.S. Bach. We hope you will join us to experience the moment when the music of composers from different countries and eras resonate together in the international city of Yokohama through the ancient instruments of the lute and theorbo.
Program
The instruments used in the performance will be the lute and theorbo, ancient instruments that once graced the music of European courts and are now attracting worldwide attention. Compared to other instruments, the lute and theorbo have a limited number of players, and there are almost no precedents for full-scale solo recitals of these instruments in Japan. Mikiya Aisho, an internationally acclaimed lute player based in Frankfurt, Germany, the home of ancient music, will present a special, one-time-only musical experience.
In this performance, from the masterpieces of English composer John Dowland to the world premiere of a new work by up-and-coming Japanese contemporary music composer Wataru Mukai, you will experience how music lives on beyond the passage of several hundred years. In addition, the immortal masterpiece "Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello" by J.S. Bach, one of Germany's greatest composers, will be arranged for theorbo and performed. The richness of this piece, which seems to resonate to the very core of the body, and the beautiful low tones of the theorbo, which are full of color, will bring to light new Bach's charms.
〜The lute and theorbo will connect Japan and Europe.
In 2026, Yokohama and Frankfurt, Germany will celebrate the 15th anniversary of their partner city affiliation, and will hold a special recital to connect the cultures of the two cities through music. The recital will feature the world premiere of a new piece, "Flamingos by the Waterfront," by the up-and-coming Japanese composer, Wataru Mukai, and a theorbo arrangement of J.S. Bach's immortal masterpiece, "Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello," by the renowned German composer, J.S. Bach. We hope you will join us to experience the moment when the music of composers from different countries and eras resonate together in the international city of Yokohama through the ancient instruments of the lute and theorbo.
Performer
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Mikiya Aisho
Lute Teolvo.
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