Diana Yukawa
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| Violinist - Diana Yukawa (ダイアナ湯川) | |
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| Birth name | Diana Yukawa |
| Born | Tokyo, Japan (1985) |
| Origin | British/Japanese |
| Genre(s) | Modern, Electric, Classical/Crossover |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist |
| Instrument(s) | Violin |
| Years active | 13+ |
| Label(s) | BMG |
Diana Yukawa (ダイアナ湯川) is an Anglo-Japanese solo violinist. She has had 2 successful solo albums with BMG Japan. Following Diana’s debut album she was acknowledged as one the country’s top 10 artists.
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[edit] Early life
She was born in Tokyo, Japan to English ballet dancer Susanne Bayly and Japanese banker Akihisa Yukawa one month after the 1985 Japan Airlines Flight 123 disaster that killed her father.[1][2][3] Yukawa said that she began learning the violin at 5 years of age; Yukawa has lived in the United Kingdom since she was 2 months old.[1][4]
[edit] Career
Diana became an overnight child star after playing a memorial service for the Japan Airlines Flight 123 victims. Media in the country announced her as a music sensation and her ability has been recognised with numerous rewards such as the prestigious International Foundation for Arts and Culture and being appointed as soloist with the Japan Philharmonic.
Her Japanese debut album ‘La Campanella’ released in 2000 on BMG RCA became a No.1 best seller and was released in the UK under the title ‘Elegy’ in 2001 to rave reviews including Classic FM’s Henry Kelly. On the CD is a moving interpretation of "Ue o Muite Aruko." Better known overseas as "Sukiyaki," it was made popular by Kyu Sakamoto, who died with Yukawa's father on the Boeing 747-SR46 used for JAL123.[1] Her second album – works by Saint-Saens with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was released in 2001. Diana has been creating material for her much anticipated third album and has spent the time developing her own sound that is different from her two previous classical albums.
Through her career she had already performed solo at venues such as St. James Piccadilly, Cadogan Hall and Kioi Hall as well as with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, conductors Robin Stapleton and Grant Llewellyn, Japanese pop stars Deen, Oscar winning composer Craig Armstrong and performed at a sold-out Hollywood Bowl with Carmen Rizzo and Paul Oakenfold. Diana has studied with Ruggiero Ricci, as well as Professors such as Maurice Hasson, Hu Kun, Rodney Friend and Natasha Boyarsky.
[edit] Personal life
Yukawa is an ambassador of Global Angels of which Molly Bedingfield is founder and CEO. Daniel Bedingfield is one of the International Executive Directors. Global Angels.
As of 2008 Yukawa resides in London, UK and is from the same family as Hideki Yukawa, a Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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| Elegy AKA La Campanella |
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