vn, *1971 JP
Musician / Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. Gotō Midori
Midori Gotō (五嶋 みどり Gotō Midori) (born October 25, 1971), usually referred to simply as Midori, is a Japanese-born American violinist. She made her debut at the age of 11, when conductor Zubin Mehta added her to the program of the New York Philharmonic's New Year's Eve Gala in 1982. When she was 21, she established her first not-for-profit organization Midori and Friends to bring music education and opportunities to children in New York City and Japan. In 2007, she was appointed as a UN Messenger of Peace.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Violin Sonatas | Midori Goto • Özgür Aydin - Ernest Bloch • Leoš Janáček • Dmitri Shostakovich | 2013 | Album |
The Essential Midori | Midori Goto | 2008 | Compil. |
Unaccompanied Sonata No. 2 - Sonata No. 1 | Midori Goto, Johann Sebastian Bach, Béla Bartók | 2007 | Album |
Mendelssohn & Bruch - Violin Concertos | Midori Goto, Mariss Jansons, Berliner Philharmoniker | 2003 | Album |
French Violin Sonatas | Midori Goto, Robert McDonald, Claude Debussy · Francis Poulenc · Camille Saint-Saëns | 2002 | Album |
Sinfonia Concertante In E-flat Major • Concerto For Violin, Piano And Orchestra In D Major | Midori Goto • Nobuko Imai • Christoph Eschenbach • NDR Sinfonieorchester / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 2001 | Album |
Encore! | Midori Goto | 1998 | Album |
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35 / Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 99 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky • Dmitri Shostakovich : Midori Goto • Claudio Abbado • Berliner Philharmoniker | 1998 | Album |
Elgar: Violin Sonata In E Minor, Op. 82 / Franck: Violin Sonata In A Major | Sir Edward Elgar & César Franck - Midori Goto, Robert McDonald | 1997 | Album |
Sibelius / Bruch - Midori | Midori Goto, Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Sibelius, Max Bruch | 1994 | Album |
Live At Carnegie Hall | Midori Goto, Robert McDonald | 1991 | Album |
Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 | Béla Bartók / Berliner Philharmoniker / Zubin Mehta / Midori Goto | 1990 | Album |
Violin Concerto - Romance - Carnival Overture | Midori Goto, Zubin Mehta, Antonín Dvořák, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra | 1989 | Album |
24 Caprices | Midori Goto - Niccolò Paganini | 1989 | Album |
Violin Concerto No.1 / Sérénade Mélancolique / Valse Scherzo | Niccolò Paganini, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Midori Goto, Leonard Slatkin | 1988 | Album |
Double Concertos Violin Concertos | Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Pinchas Zukerman, Midori Goto, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra | 1986 | Album |