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Rio Yamase

Composer, Arranger, Violin, Hardanger Violin

Violin graduate major from Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo under the supervision of the renowned teachers the late Professor Toshiya Etoh and Mrs. Angela Etoh.
Studied Hardanger Violin under the late Hallvard Kvaale - a famous fiddle player in Norway.
Appeared on numerous major television broadcasts in Japan such as NHK’s Good Morning from Studio Park and Ittorokken, and in the culture sections of major newspapers such as the Asahi Shimbun column Tenseijingo and in Nikkei Shimbun. Introduced in Norwegian media as “The first Japanese professional Hardanger Violinist”.
Released the CD “Golden Aurora” on Victor Entertainment.
Composed and performed music for Studio Ghibli and its famous director Hayao Miyazaki on the short film Monmon the Water Spider, and played the Hardanger Fiddle on the full-length Studio Ghibli animation movie Tales from Earthsea.
For over 10 years she has been highly regarded for her work introducing Norwegian classical music in Japan, and also toured extensively in various parts of Scandinavia.
Appointed chairman of the Japan Hardanger Club (JHC ) in 2009 - an organization with the purpose of introducing Scandinavian Culture to Japan.
Started a scholarship in 2011 with the purpose to send 2 exchange students every year to the Hardanger region to study and learn about Norwegian music and culture.
Plays Hardanger Violin on the main theme for the upcoming (2013) film Aoki ga Hara, for which Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara is executive director and has written the original manuscript.
At the present time she continues a wide range of musical activities and lectures, including teaching Violin and Hardanger Violin at the Suwayama Music Academy.

 

Mari Nakamura

Piano

Piano graduate major from Tokyo University of the Arts(also graduated from the high school attached to the same university).
3rd Prize at the International 'Finale Ligure' Piano Competition in Italy (no 1st prize winner was elected)
1st prize in the Sakura-Pia Newcomers award
Diploma for excellent accompaniment at the 2004 International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen.
Piano Solo and accompaniment on the CD releases “Crystal Rose Garden”and “Violin of the land of the Northern lights”.
Performed at the “Rio Yamase Grieg Memorial Concert” hosted by the Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo.
Performed at the Grieg Memorial Concert tour “A gift from Scandinavia”
Has performed at several events hosted by the Norwegian Embassy and the Scandinavian tourist board, and continuous, extensive tours to promote Scandinavian music and culture in Japan.

 

Kristina Shizuka Yamase

Vocals, Hardanger Violin

Half Norwegian and Japanese.
Studied Hardanger Violin under the late Hallvard Kvaale and is now studying under Rio Yamase.
In addition to playing the Hardanger violin, she is singing in the traditional Norwegian folk songs style and performs Scandinavian nursery rhymes and lullabies.
Besides numerous concert appearances in Japan and Norway, she has also appeared in a number of national television broadcasts both in Norway and Japan.
She sang a solo on the 2007 CD “Violin of the land of the Northern lights” released in connection with the Grieg memorial year, and her performance on the Norwegian Fjord Cruise event hosted by the Scandinavian Tourist Board was very well received.
She is currently enrolled in the study program at the Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology at Waseda University.
Being fluent in English and Japanese she also works as a translator/interpreter and teaches Norwegian to JHC students.

 

Yuka Shiraishi

Yuka Shiraishi

Hardanger Violin, Violin

Graduated Kyoto City University of Arts, Faculty of Music.
Performed at University concerts as concert master, and also performed at the graduation concert.
Currently performs solo concerts, chamber music, back supports for famous artists, and visiting concerts at facilities mainly in western Japan area.
2nd prize at the Wakayama Music Contest, 3rd prize at Dobrin Petkov International Violin Competition, special tutor prize at Nagoya Ensemble Festival.
Studied Hardanger violin under Rio Yamase from 2011 and performs as a member of “Aurora Quintet” in several events by the Scandinavian Tourist Board and other Scandinavian related occasions.
Participated “Japan Hardanger Culture Exchange Festival 2012” held at Hardanger area in Norway.
Acknowledged at Osaka International Music Competition, Early Music Department.
Studied under Knut Hamre and Frank Rolland, one of the best Hardanger violin players in Norway, in Hardanger area as a student of “Rio Yamase Hardanger Violin Scholarship” in April 2013, and was broadcasted on Norwegian newspaper and TV (NRK).

 

Momoka Wakamiya

Momoka Wakamiya

Hardanger Violin, Violin

Graduated Toho Gakuen School of Music after Toho Gakuen Music High School.
Acknowledged at the 59th Student Music Concours of Japan and Yamanotenooka Music Competition 2011 in violin.
Acknowledged at the 14th Osaka International Music Competition.
Studied violin under Shizuko Ishii, piano under Kennichi Nakagawa, Hardanger violin under Rio Yamase.
Performed in concerts and events such as: concert held by a Japanese life insurance company Nissay Life Plaza Shinagawa, Tourism EXPO Japan, lobby concert at Tokyu Harvest Club VIALA Hakone Hisui.
Lately, performs the Norwegian folk instrument Hardanger violin actively.
Participated in several events such as: Nordic Festival 2015, Scandinavian Family DAYS, SADI Scandinavian Christmas Meeting, Sound of Forest held by Tokyo Bureau of Environment, and introduces its charm.
Studied in Hardanger for Master Class International 2016 under Frank Rolland who is a well-known Hardanger violin player in Norway.
In December 2016, performed a commemorative concert in the Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo held by the Japan Hardanger Club, Momoka Wakamiya Gala Concert.

 

Aurora Quintet

Scandinavian Music Group

Aurora Quintet is a group established with the purpose to focus their musical vitality and energy on cultural exchange activities between Scandinavia and Japan. The group has a repertoire spanning a range of historical periods and musical styles ranging from the folk and popular songs of Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway, to the popular songs of Japan, and their own originals as well. They intrduce the trip, the life and the culture of Scandinavia, and also incorporate various folk dances in their program. Let's listen to the Scandinavian folk instrument "Hardanger violin", and the "Aurora sound" created by piano and song of Japanese and Scandinavian musicians.

Official Homepage: http://hardanger-club.or.jp/aurora.html

 

Rion Music

3 Hardanger Violins

This trio was established by Rio Yamase and consists of 3 Hardanger violin players playing Northern Lights and the Midnight Sun melodies. They started their activities in 2008 and have performed numerous events for the Scandinavian Tourist Board, the Royal Norwegian Embassy, the Royal Embassy of Denmark, and the Royal Embassy of Sweden. In 2010 they performed at the “World Dance Festival” and received the Cultural Exchange award for their performance.
The sound of the Hardanger Violin is peculiar to this music and delivers an authentic “Northern” sound.

 

Keiko Suzuki Scandinavian dance group

dance

The group's wide-reaching repertoire includes traditional folk dances and Scandinavia-inspired dances. They have had numerous successful performances together with Rio Yamase. Be sure to come and watch these gorgeous women and their fantastic show!

 

Hardanger violin

Hardanger violin
(Hardingfele)

Norwegian folk instrument

The world-renowned Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg also loved the Hardanger violin - the national instrument of Norway. This instrument - which originated in the Hardanger region and is called “Hardingfele” in the native tongue - has a decorative floral inscription along the body. Mother-of-pearl is applied on the neck and a dragon’s head mounted on the top (an important symbol for the Vikings in their mythology) gives a unique finish to this peculiar instrument. The instrument is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than four as on a standard violin). Four of the strings are strung and played like a violin, while the rest are sympathetic- or resonant -strings under the influence of the other four, providing a warm and melancholy haunting, echo-like sound - unique to Norway. In Hardanger it is considered a sacred/traditional instrument used on formal, ceremonial, occasions, but in recent years a lot of young artists all over Norway have started to incorporate it into other musical genres as well. Edvard Grieg, who also is a very popular composer in Japan, has left many masterpieces influenced by this particular sound.

Bygdedans

Village dance
(Bygdedans)

Norwegian traditional dance

Norwegian folk dance and folk music is inherited oraly. They are made by communication between the dancer and the player and the atmosphere, and generally the music of Hardanger violin is made by playing with the dance.
"Halling", "Gangar", and "Rull", which are 2 times, "Pols" and "Springar", which are 3 times, are all name of dances.
In 18th century, German and Polish people brought in "Gammeldans", which means "Old dance", such as "Waltz", "Mazurka", and "Reinlender". This has combined together with the traditional "Bygdedans" as a repartoire of Norwegian folk dance.
Today, many Norwegian enjoy dancing in summer events and wedding party together with the sound of Hardanger violin.

Bunad

Bunad


Norwegian traditional costume

Like "Kimono" in Japan, the design, pattern, and colours of this traditional costume differs from region to region.
The Bunad of Hardanger area has putten lots of Hardanger embroidery and is a popular design in Norway.

[Hardanger Embroidery]
One of the most popular embroidery which is also introduced in Japan.
It is born in Hardanger area, western part of Norway, and is mainly used in Hardanger bunad.
The gorgeous and delicate quality is popular, and Hardanger bunad is the most famous bunad in Norway.
Today, it is used in several things such as interior decoration and accessories, and there are several designs and colours.

 

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