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Duo Ueda Offermans concert at Rietberg Museum, Zurich, Swiss

On the 3 November 2021, Duo Ueda Offermans performs at Rietberg Museum in Zurich on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Japanese medieval narrations depicted in the arts’, with subtitling by musicologist Mr. Heinz-Dieter Reese. The program included:

  • Atsumori, Japanese traditional biwa music, solo
  • Dan-no-Ura, Japanese traditional biwa music, arranged for biwa, voice and flute
  • Yoshitsune, Japanese traditional biwa music, solo
  • Murasaki-no-Ue, from Tale of Genji, composed by Junko Ueda for biwa, voice and flute.

See more info at the Rietberg Museum, Zurich.

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Kujô-Shakujô CD

Biwa Vocab

New solo CD by Junko Ueda, featuring rare recordings of all nine parts of the Shomyo Buddhist chant ‘Kujô-Shakujô’. Nuevo CD de Junko Ueda, con grabaciones excepcionales de las nueve partes del canto budista shomyo ‘Kujô-Shakujô’. 上田純子の新しいソロCD。天台声明の「九條錫杖」の全9條を収録した貴重な録音。

Meditative Flowers CD

Meditative Flowers CD

Junko Ueda performing repertoire from the 1200 year-old Japanese traditional Shomyo Buddhist chant. Junko Ueda interpretando canciones budista tradicional japonés de Shomyo, un repertorio del siglo VIII. 上田純子の新しいソロCD。1200年の歴史を持つ天台声明の中から4曲を収録。

Satsuma-Biwa CD Satsuma-Biwa CD CD 薩摩琵琶

Satsuma-Biwa CD

solo CD by Junko Ueda performing traditional biwa music as well as a modern-style composition by Toru Takemitsu. CD solo de Junko Ueda interpretando música biwa tradicional así como una composición moderno de Toru Takemitsu. 上田純子のソロCD。薩摩琵琶古典弾き語りと武満徹の作品。

Japon: L'épopée des Heike CD

Japon: L'épopée des Heike CD

Junko Ueda with traditional satsuma-biwa repertoire from the Hieke Monogatari, recorded at Hiei-zan Temple, Japan. Junko Ueda interpretando canciones budista tradicional japonés de Shomyo, un repertorio del siglo VIII. 上田純子によるソロCD。平家物語の中から3曲を収録。比叡山延暦寺にて録音。