Yumiko Tanaka, Naruyoshi Kikuchi, Masaki Hayashi, PARAGUNA, Rei Haimachi, Hibiki Mukai, Mamoru Fujieda

Friday, December 4, 2026

Yumiko Tanaka Music Laboratory 2026—Gidayū Shamisen Sound Experiment

—Unleashing the Sound World of the Gidayū Shamisen, a Traditional Japanese Instrument, for Today’s Audience—

[Time] Doors open at 6:00 PM; Performance begins at 6:30 PM 

[Venue] Suginami Public Hall, Small Hall

1-23-15 Kamiogi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167-0043

https://www.suginamikoukaidou.com/

TEL 03-3220-0401

[Performer]

Yumiko Tanaka (Gidayu Shamisen)

【Guest Performers】

Paraguna Group (Gamelan Ensemble),

Hibiki Mukai (Electronics), Rei Haimachi (Electronics)

Naruyoshi Kikuchi (Saxophone), Masaki Hayashi (Piano)

【Program】

・Mamoru Fujieda: New piece (Gidayu Shamisen & Gamelan Ensemble) (2026 Commissioned Premiere)

・Hibiki Mukai: New piece (Gidayū Shamisen & Gamelan Ensemble & Live Electronics) 

(2026 Commissioned Premiere)

・Rei Haimachi: New piece (Gidayū Shamisen & Electronics) (2026 Commissioned Premiere)

・Gidayū Shamisen × Saxophone × Piano: Naruyoshi Kikuchi (Saxophone), Masaki Hayashi (Piano)

[Tickets]

Tax included: 

Advance general admission 4,000 yen, ages 25 and under 2,500 yen; 

Same-day general admission 4,500 yen, ages 25 and under 3,000 yen

*Guests with tickets for ages 25 and under must present a photo ID verifying their age upon entry.

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[Inquiries]

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[Reference Website]

https://yumikot2026.mystrikingly.com/

Concept and Organization: Yumiko Tanaka; Stage Director: Hideo Suzuki (Kanon Kobo); Sound: Ko Sahara; Production: Oriyo Kanegae (Shirobara Hyakugeisha)

Funding: Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Arts Council Tokyo [Tokyo Arts and Culture Creation and Dissemination Grant]; Nomura Foundation

The Gidayū shamisen is an accompaniment instrument used for the Gidayū-bushi (Jōruri) style of storytelling in traditional Japanese puppet theater such as Bunraku and Kabuki. It has a thicker neck and strings than a standard shamisen, as well as a larger body, and is characterized by its rich overtones and deep, resonant bass tones.

Following her recital two years ago—when she won the 24th Keizo Saji Award from the Suntory Art Foundation—and last year’s performance, this third performance will further expand her sonic world by traversing diverse genres such as contemporary music, electronics, jazz, and improvisation. Mamoru Fujieda, who has pioneered a unique musical realm through techniques that structure the minute fluctuations of the natural world—such as those found in plants and coral—and through collaborations with gamelan; Hibiki Mukai, who has earned high international acclaim for his electroacoustic works and actively collaborates with various performing arts, including contemporary dance, theater, and traditional Japanese performing arts; and Rei Haimachi, an up-and-coming artist who effortlessly traverses the realms of classical music, electronic music, film scores, sound art, and pop— —New works by these three composers active at the forefront of contemporary music, along with arrangements of jazz and classical pieces and improvised performances featuring leading pianist Masaki Hayashi and saxophonist Naruyoshi Kikuchi, will take the sound of the Gidayū shamisen to a new dimension. 

Please come witness firsthand how the unique sounds of traditional instruments can be reinvented, transcending the boundaries of their traditional forms.