Born in Morioka, Japan, Yumi Kurosawa began studying the 13-stringed-Koto from the age of three under her parents,
Kazuo and Chikako Kurosawa. At the age of fifteen she was drawn to the
contemporary sound and technique of the 20-stringed-Koto and began studying
the 20-stringed-Koto under Nanae Yoshimura, and classical Koto music under
Sosui Yoshimura. Kurosawa received first prize at National Koto competition
for students, Japan in1989 and 1992. She performed a duet with Evjan
Rattai of Prague Cello Ensemble at Suntory Hall, Tokyo in 1993. Following
extensive performances in Tokyo, she began performing worldwide in concert
tours to Canada, Germany, Malaysia, Russia, and United States. In 2002,
she moved to New York in pursuit of new innovative collaborations with
artists and musicians. She is currently producing her own compilation
of original compositions and performing as a solo artist and collaborator
in NYC. In addition to musical composition, arrangement and improvisation,
Kurosawa's training in Modern Ballet led her to perform and collaborate
with several New York dance companies. In 2009, performed in alive music
performance of "LIFE AFTER DARK" at the Apollo Theater Salon
Series. For more information, visit her
website