Diana Yukawa (ダイアナ湯川, Daiana Yukawa) is a Japanese-born British solo violinist and composer. She has released four solo albums and one digital EP.
Diana Yukawa ダイアナ湯川 | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 16 September 1985 Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Modern, electronic, classical/crossover |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist, composer |
| Labels | Sony, Longbody |
| Website | dianayukawa |
Personal life
editYukawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, to Japanese banker Akihisa Yukawa and English ballet dancer Susanne Bayly. Her father died one month before she was born; he was killed in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 while travelling from Tokyo to Osaka.[1][2][3][4][5] Yukawa has lived in the United Kingdom since she was 2 months old and began learning violin when she was 5 years old.[2][6]
Because Diana was born after her father's death, his name was excluded from her British birth certificate until the High Court of England in March 2000 ruled that, under the laws of England and Wales, Diana and her pianist sister Cassie were also in the eyes of the law Akihisa's offspring.[2] The certificate was amended to include the name in June 2009.[citation needed]
Yukawa's brother-in-law is the actor Simon McBurney.[7][8]
Career
editYukawa has performed solo at The Royal Albert Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Wilderness Festival, Latitude Festival, St James Piccadilly, Cadogan Hall, the Khalifa Stadium[9] in Qatar, and at the 2012 New Year concert at Burj in Dubai.[10] She has supported Katherine Jenkins at Cheltenham Racecourse,[11] the Tivoli Festival,[12] the Place Des Arts in Montreal for Vincero. [13] She also opened Jam Dubai [14] and the FINA world swimming championship in Dubai.[15] She headlined at Kenwood House Picnic Concerts on 7 August [16] and performed music from Halo at the Video Game Awards 2010.[17]
Yukawa has collaborated[18] with Nitin Sawhney, Jeff Beck, Paul Oakenfold, Japanese group Deen, Craig Armstrong and appeared on various PBS shows.[19]
Yukawa played during a memorial service for the Japan Airlines Flight 123 victims on 12 August 2009.[20] The service included playing a piece of music she had composed for her father.
In 2015 Yukawa began collaborating with electronic artists John Foxx and Benge in a musical group named Ghost Harmonic.[21]
Discography
edit- Solo
- Elegy (AKA La Campanella) (September 2000); reached No. 1 in Japan[citation needed]
- Concerto (August 2001)
- The Butterfly Effect (October 2009)
- Finding the Parallel (EP) (March 2013)
- Spaces Between Shadows (February 2016)
- Spirals (September 2022)
- with Ghost Harmonic
- Codex (25 May 2015)[22]
References
edit- ^ Violinist Shirks off her tragic Image. The Japan Times. Archived 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Looking up so tears won't fall Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine. The Japan Times.
- ^ Playing the Victim. Time.
- ^ Air crash banker's girls win fight for his name. The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747SR-46 JA8119 Ueno". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ Allott, Serena (3 March 2001). "Unfinished Symphony". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ Costa, Maddy (10 September 2010). "A life in theatre: Simon McBurney". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Ward, David (8 March 2002). "Air crash payout after 17 years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Diana Yukawa at Khalifa Stadium Archived 23 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Diana in concert for Dubai New Year 2012 Archived 16 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Diana Yukawa Supports Katherine Jenkins Archived 16 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Diana Confirmed for 2012 Tivoli Festival Archived 8 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Diana Yukawa performs at Vincero Archived 28 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Diana Yukawa Opens Jam Dubai Archived 27 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Diana Yukawa Opens FINA World Swimming Championship
- ^ Diana Yukawa Headlines Picnic Concerts Archived 28 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Diana Yukawa Performs Halo Music at Video Game Awards Archived 28 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Diana Yukawa Collaborations Archived 27 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Diana Yukawa PBS". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Japan Airlines Flight 123: The crash that made outcasts of my children". The Daily Telegraph. 12 August 2009.
- ^ Harris, Robin. "JOHN FOXX official website METAMATIC – News". metamatic.com.
- ^ "Ghost Harmonic – Codex". Discogs. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2017.