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Midori, a Kennedy Center Honoree and United Nations Messenger for Peace, is one of the most outstanding violinists of our time. This season, she appears in recital and as a soloist with leading orchestras in the U.S. and around the world.
Midori makes two appearances at Carnegie Hall this season. On October 23, she joins the Estonian Festival Orchestra with conductor Paavo Järvi for Arvo Pärt’s Tabula Rasa (alongside violinist Hans Christian Aavik), as part of an all-Pärt program in honor of the composer’s 90th birthday. On April 30, she returns to perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and conductor Masaaki Suzuki. Other orchestra appearances in the U.S. this season include the Boston Symphony with conductor Nodoka Okisawa in Dvořák’s Violin Concerto (November 6-8).
In November, Midori performs the world premiere of Resonances of Spirit, for violin and electronics, written for her by the young New York-based violinist and composer Che Buford. The premiere is part of a recital tour with longtime collaborator pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute that includes stops at Stony Brook, New York, and Washington, DC. The program also features works by Beethoven, Poulenc, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann and Schubert.
In addition to her U.S. appearances, Midori performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Op. 64 with the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra and conductor Christoph Eschenbach in Denmark and Germany in August. She makes two appearances in London in September, in recital at Wigmore Hall and with the Royal Philharmonic and conductor Alexander Shelley in Sibelius’s Violin Concerto. And in October, she performs Tabula Rasa with the Estonian Festival Orchestra on a European tour, as well as with Maestro Jarvi and the Gewandhaus Orchestra.
On October 5th, Midori is to receive the Pablo Casals Award at the Kronberg Festival in Germany in recognition of her commitment to social and educational projects. She also performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and Michael Sanderling that evening.
Midori joins Festival Strings Lucerne for a new recording this season of Robert Schuman’s Violin Concerto, 3 Romances, and 5 Stücke im Volkston (violin version) as well as Three Romances by Clara Schumann. The recording is set to be released odn PENTATONE in Spring 2026.
Midori is deeply committed to furthering humanitarian and educational goals and continues to be involved in the nonprofit organizations she founded. The New York City-based Midori & Friends, active for over three decades, offers accessible, tuition-free music education programs that have served over 330,000 students in NYC. Based in Japan, MUSIC SHARING brings both Western classical and traditional Japanese music to young people throughout Japan and developing areas of Asia. Through the Orchestra Residencies Program (ORP), which supports youth orchestras, Midori visits a different youth orchestra each season. Midori’s Partners in Performance (PiP) helps to bring chamber music to smaller communities in the U.S.
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July 30 - October 20, 2025: Appearances in Europe
July 30 - August 2/ Recital Tour in Germany (Ludwigsburg, Mainz, Hitzacker)
August 17-19 / Sonderberg, Denmark and Hamburg, Germany
Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra / Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor
Celebration of Eschenbach’s 85th Birthday
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor op. 64
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September 21 / London, UK (Recital) / Wigmore Hall
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September 25 / London, UK
Royal Philharmonic / Alexander Shelley, Conductor
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
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October 2 & 3 / Leipzig, Germany
Gewandhaus Orchestra / Paavo Järvi, Conductor
Arvo Pärt: Tabula rasa – Double Concerto for two violins, string orchestra and prepared piano
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October 5 / Kronberg, Germany / Kronberg Festival
Frankfurt Radio Symphony / Michael Sanderling, Conductor
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Midori to be awarded the Pablo Casals Award in recognition of her commitment to social and educational projects, including Midori & Friends and Music Sharing.
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October 15-20 / Estonian Festival Orchestra Tour / Paavo Järvi, Conductor
Arvo Pärt's 90th Birthday Concert
October 15: Talinn, Estonia
October 18: Wien, Germany
October 19: Zurich, Switzerland
October 20: Hamburg, Germany
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2025-2026 Appearances in the U.S. (Highlights)
October 23 / New York / Carnegie Hall
Estonian Festival Orchestra Tour / Paavo Järvi, Conductor
All Arvo Pärt Concert
Midori, Violin
Hans Christian Aavik, Violin | Nico Muhly, Piano
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir | Tõnu Kaljuste, Director
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November 6, 7 & 8 / Boston, MA / Symphony Hall
Boston Symphony, Nodoka Okisawa, conductor
DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto
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November 13-18
US RECITALS with Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano
Che Buford: Resonances of spirit (premiere)
Beethoven: Sonata in F Major for Violin & Piano, Op. 24, “Spring”
Poulenc: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Clara Wieck Schumann: Romances (3) for violin & piano, Op. 22
Robert Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94
Schubert: Rondo in B minor, D. 895
- November 10 / Williams College / Williamstown, MA / More Information
- November 14 / Staller Center at University of Stony Brook / Stony Brook (Long Island), NY / More information
- November 15 / Washington Performing Arts / Washington, DC / More information
- November 16 / Modlin Center at University of Richmond / Richmond, VA / More information
January 17 / Albany, NY / Palace Theater
Albany Symphony, André Raphel, Guest Conductor
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
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April 16-17 / Knoxville, TN
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Aram Demirjian, Conductor
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
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April 30 / New York, NY / Carnegie Hall / Orchestra of St. Luke’s / Masaaki Suzuki, Conductor
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
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