23 years in the spotlight. Not bad for someone who still has her 40th birthday in her sights. Midori is one of the best known names in classical music and that’s why it was a natural to feature her new retrospective CD "The Essential Midori". Her website, www.gotomidori.com. is presented in three languages and is packed with info about her life and career. One of the facts i came across was that she recently received her Masters degree in Psychology. Along with Midori and Friends, started in 1992 in response to serious cutbacks in music education in New York City schools, she has a similar organization in Japan, Music Sharing, which concentrates on music education for young people with a special focus on both Western classical music and traditional Japanese music, including instrument instruction for the disabled. A remarkable musician who gives so much to our world.
Here’s a video of a teenage Midori and how she kept her cool in a tough performance situation. Remarkable.

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