Mayumi Miyata

Mayumi Miyata

Sho musician
Born in Tokyo in 1954. After graduating from the piano department of Kunitachi College Of Music, she studied Gagaku . She is a musician who made the Gagaku wind instrument sho known internationally through her performances. Since 1979 she has performed regularly in Gagaku performances at Tokyo’s National Theatre. Since 1983, Miyata has given sho recitals and premiere performances of contemporary music works by such composers as Tōru Takemitsu, John Cage and Helmut Lachenmann. She also teaches as a visiting professor at Kunitachi College Of Music.

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