Koto. Praise on strings

Description

Hideaki Kuribayashi was a disciple of koto legend Tadao Sawai and is considered the finest living player of this traditional Japanese stringed instrument. In this program, interviews with Kuribayashi are intercut with performances from his concerts in Nagano and Kyoto in 2000. Kuribayashi comments on the history and art of koto music and discusses the creation of his own original musical compositions.

Runtime

48 min

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

[2005], c2002

Database

Films on Demand

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