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Performance: Koto

Japanese Traditional Music
Saturday, 2/24/2024
2:00 - 2:30
Western Addition General Floor Area
Western Addition

1550 Scott Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
United States

415-355-5727

Listen to the soothing sound of the koto 琴 or the Japanese zither. Koto player extraordinaire and instructor Kazuma Ishikawa 石川歌寿万 will be performing both traditional and contemporary Japanese pieces, joined by Haruka Shimizu 清水遥. She is the director of Ishikawa Kazuma Kai, and has been teaching and performing koto in the Bay Area, throughout California and Japan. Her mission is to epitomize the Japanese spirit and culture through Japanese music here in the Bay Area and United States. 

Performance

Events featuring theater, music, art and dance.

Japanese Interest

Connect to engaging discussions and performances related to the Japanese community and culture.

This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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