Toshiko Kohno is a Japanese flautist. She was principal flautist for the National Symphony Orchestra from 1978 to 2012, as well as the first prize winner of the 1973 Geneva International Music Competition.

Career

Kohno was taught by Doriot Anthony Dwyer, principal flute for the Boston Symphony Orchestra,[1] as well as Joseph Mariano at the Eastman School of Music. In 1973, she won the Geneva International Music Competition.[2] Kohno was a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1973 to 1976.[3] She was associate principal flute for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra before joining the National Symphony Orchestra, under Mstislav Rostropovich, as principal flautist in 1978.[1] Kohno taught at the Levine School of Music,[4] and has been on the faculty of the Affinis Music Festival.[2] She retired from the National Symphony Orchestra in 2012.[5]

Personal life

Kohno was born in Tokyo, Japan.[2] Her mother is the pianist Sumiko Kohno, with whom she participated in a benefit concert for the Japan–America Society in September 1981, alongside violinist Masuko Ushioda.[6]

Discography

References

  1. ^ a b c Tuck, Lon (September 21, 1978). "15 New Faces In a Larger NSO". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Toshiko Kohno | Kennedy Center". Kennedy Center. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
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  4. ^ Farnsworth, Clyde H. (July 2, 1985). "The Levine School: Washington's Juilliard". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Midgette, Anne. "Christoph Eschenbach and National Symphony Orchestra are having fun". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Hoover, Joanne Sheely (September 14, 1981). "Japanese Musicians". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Hurwitz, David (April 22, 2008). "The Beauty of Two". ClassicsToday.com. Retrieved September 9, 2024.


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