Naoki Kita (violin), McQueen Tokita Fukayama (17-string koto) Improvisation Live

Naoki Kita and McQueen Tokita Fukayama perform improvisation live. The wide-ranging timbres of the violin and the deep resonance of the 17-string koto resonate with each other, creating a thrilling and rich sonic dialogue that can only be created in the moment and in the place. The venue is Yoyogi: Matsumoto Gengaku. Please enjoy the special sound in the space surrounded by stringed instruments.

Date & Time: March 7, 2026 (Sat.) Doors open at 18:00 / Concert begins at 18:30
*The main entrance will be locked at 18:30. Please be careful not to arrive late.
Performed by: Naoki Kita (violin)
　　　McQueen Tokita Fukayama (17-string koto)
Content: Improvisation
Venue: Matsumoto Gengaku (Yoyogi)
　　　http://matsumotogengakki.com
　　　5-28-10 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
　　　Room 804, Dolmi 2nd Gyoen
Fee: 4,000 yen (with free drink) by reservation only
Reservation:
Email violin@nkita.net
Website Reservation Form
bit.ly/4tVGo2q

PROFILE
Naoki Kita (violin)
After graduating from Kunitachi College of Music, Kita went to England to study composition and arrangement. He then studied tango violin in Argentina under tango violinist Fernando Suarez Paz. In 2011, he started the Naoki Kita Quartet. In 2011, he started Naoki Kita Quartet, creating his own unique world by fusing tango, where he comes from, with various types of music. He has also collaborated with dancers and traditional Asian musicians, and has performed in Europe.

McQueen-Tokita Fukayama/Miyama McQueen-Tokita (17-string koto)
McQueen-Tokita is an Australian-born koto player who performs improvised, contemporary, and original music in a variety of venues around the world. He is a member of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Art Orchestra, and the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, He has performed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Art Orchestra, the Thin Edge New Music Collective, the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra, and others. She studied under Satsuki Odamura and Kazue Sawai, and received her M.A. from Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Music.