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Violinist and composer Mari Kimura presents an hour-long international program featuring works written for violin and her MUGIC® motion sensor. The program includes compositions by Dai Fujikura (Japan), Páll Pálsson (Iceland) and Ileana Perez Velazquez (Cuba). Kimura will give the world premiere of a game-based new work submitted! by Nolan Miranda (USA), a CCRMA alum currently pursuing his PhD at UC Irvine. She also revised Variants by Jean-Claude Risset (France), originally composed in 1993 for her, to incorporate interactive elements using the MUGIC sensor. The program includes Kimura's recent works: the premiere of the violin version of Sasakawa (originally composed for clarinet trio with MUGICs) and SOMAXMOBILE, which utilizes IRCAM's SOMAX technology.
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CCRMA Stage, The Knoll
FREE and Open to All
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Violinist/Composer Mari Kimura, hailed by The New York Times as a "virtuoso playing at the edge," captivates audiences with performances that seamlessly blend virtuosity and innovation. A master of subharmonics—a revolutionary technique producing pitches an octave below the violin's lowest string—she expands the instrument's sonic possibilities in breathtaking ways.
Kimura has premiered major works by John Adams, Luciano Berio, Tania León, and Salvatore Sciarrino, performing with orchestras including the Hamburg Symphony and Tokyo Symphony. Her performances have graced prestigious festivals from the Bartók Festival in Hungary to Lincoln Center. As an improviser, she collaborates with Henry Kaiser, Elliott Sharp, and Jim O'Rourke; Strings Magazine calls her work "simply stunning... a rare level of excitement and grandeur." Her latest album, MUGETSU (2024), showcases improvisations Elliott Sharp describes as displaying "a sense of inevitability."
Her performances now feature MUGIC®, her pioneering wearable motion sensor that transforms gesture into sound. Recipient of the 2025 SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award, nominated for Entrepreneur Leader of the Year with certification from the U.S. House of Representatives, and honored by Carnegie Corporation as "Immigrant: Pride of America," Kimura continues pushing boundaries worldwide. More at mugicmotion.com.
Cost: FREE