Koto Concert

[birdandthe]

supreme !!! and i would love to have that giant curtain in my living room !!!

[maewesteramitia]

Una música maravillosa. Unos instrumentos de una sonoridad increible. ARIGATO.

[serious79y]

Was

[tamarexxe]

That was amazing. I know nothing of Koto except that it is mesmerizing and lovely. But is it possible you are being modest? You did do the solo and it seemed you did a wonderful job :) Thank you for sharing this exquisite moment.

[FuturisticApple1]

What is the lady saying at the start of the clip?

Im not that good at Japanese :))

[pedsay]

@FuturisticApple1 me neither, but from what I understood, all she was saying was the title of the song and the names of the musicians. She probably said a lot more though :D

[81dany27]

Grazie veramente molto...l'Italia e il Giappone musiche a confronto e due bellezze

[shadow5900]

EL MEJOR SONIDO DEL PLANETA AGGGGGGG MUY SEVERO GRACIAS  ARIGATO

[ana174]

I really love this consert! was asome!!! :) so was you the person that play the solo?

[JDSNCB23]

This is BEAUTIFUL.

Only thing to say...

Thanks for posting.

[nessy17142]

i love koto's

[alinevidaeamor]

Muito bonito, dá vontade de viajar! rsrs

[chimoio100]

trancendent! the wind on the water,the rattling bamboo.....an almost baroque sound..beautiful.

[automatic98765]

sometimes it sounds like a harp

[barbaryfair]

Is there anywhere I can buy a professional recording of this, either by this orchestra or another one? I googled the song name but couldn't really find anything. It's awesome.

[birdandthe]

@barbaryfair try koto orchestra on lyrichord label

[jabes88]

thank you for sharing - truly beautiful

[jabes88]

7 people are 90 year old war veterans

[dejs66]

Just beautiful - and orchestra like this makes the most amazing sound - thank you!!

[RvdAlemao]

I lived for two and half years in Japan. When I'm faced again with this oriental culture me further reinforces how important are the customs, traditions. We here in Brazil are a mixed people, various cultures, customs, the parents of our grandparents were just here ... Does very well for me to see how strong the power of culture, roots ...

Congratulations to the Japanese, many of us take its inspiration from them.

[RvdAlemao]

Morei por dois anos e meio no Japao. Quando me deparo novamente com essa cultura oriental me reforça mais ainda o quanto são importante os costumes, as tradições. Nós aqui do Brasil somos um povo mesclado, varias culturas, costumes, os pais de nosso avos poucos eram daqui... Faz muito bem pra mim ver o quanto forte o poder da cultura, das raizes...

Parabéns aos Japoneses, que muitos de nós nos inspiremos neles.

[AruceusDarkrai]

makes me wanna learn!

[kassu789]

i love japan and its unique culture!

[razorkid50]

Outstanding performance my man, but I must say that I laughed during your solo due to the body language of the other musicians, you can definitely tell that there is some concern over your performance, even though it was flawless.

[TwiddleXTormenT]

I loved this. Everything was professional and the solo was fantastic. Thumbs up!

[dolchi21]

brian may

[HongsiquanWingDing]

hey I'm not hating, but it's just too much different sounds going on at the same time... it doesn't sound good to me, just my opinion.

[Alasyma]

Very nice piece imo. Examples of music like this from a different culture in which i am interested in learning about just makes me want to be there sooner to enjoy it. So much to learn in so little time of us humans and just being able to have the chance makes it even more enjoyable.

[Yemetha]

@Alasyma You have quite an enthousiast and positive overview on life. It makes me feel like to enjoy life too.

[Alasyma]

@Yemetha

That is good. I have noticed that those who do not have the positive overview on life tend to not care on the best times that they get to do and turn it into bad times. Not all of them do so, but at least some of them do.

[danny2413]

Hey, thanks for all the comments! This song is called "Mirai-ka Part 2". The announcer says it at 0:05

[Babaziba]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[thecharlotteness]

I love the beautiful individual sounds of the koto and the flutes that just merge together beautifully, a perfect example at 2:53 where one koto can be heard playing some sort of a beat in the background which just adds to the sublimity ot this piece... I would gladly take lessons if there were any in Australia D:

[YetiBerra]

Beautiful!

[birdandthe]

It sounds rather like a version i have called nagare (the stream), the arrangement seems a bit looser here posibly because of the large room acoustics, i am far from certain though !!!!!!!

[stlgtrace]

I'm glad there's a least one male Koto player!

[sherminkiller]

That was just amazing! I felt as if I was lost in my subconscious. :]

[Sambucca]

What is the name of this piece? It's beautiful. very melodic.

[BlackHaloLazarus]

@Sambucca

koto

[Sambucca]

Well I know the stringed instrument is the koto, I'm asking what the name of the music is.

[EroKisfune]

@BlackHaloLazarus name of music peice not instument

[Joandthefish]

Yes, what is this piece called?

[ibanezxiphos700]

the flutes have the tone of a recorder i used to play in grade 5.... the koto is good though

[Spartic1es]

This is awesome!

[jatdha]

is this traditional music of the Mayans of Alaska?

[SaoriAquarius]

nop, is japanese

[FerutElCampeador]

lol

[isnmx2]

Koto is from Japan

[TimmYayhooray]

LOL.

Yup!

[TimmYayhooray]

@jatdha I'm sorry a bunch of stupid people thumbed you down.

I see the humor, unlike these pompous fags.

Thumbs up.

=]

[daniellynet]

Wow, nice song man.

[Alesanascreamokid]

I love this, arigato gozaimasu.

[pippoasta]

Beautiful...

[jessicarules123]

this song brings a tear to the eye

[jessicarules123]

ohayoo , watashi namae wa jessica desu. arigato. what a great peice of art

[winDragon79]

you forgot "no" between "watashi" and "namae"

[jessicarules123]

yeah i know stupid mistake just learning

[Meadras]

Hajimemashite, Jessica San - Boku no namae wa Taylor desu

[Wtflolyay]

はじめまして　ジェしか。　私　の　なまえ　は　ソーフイー。　じゃ　ね

[jaimosado]

what is Jieshi?

[gangurodevil]

jessicarules123 .....wow... thats incredible *sarcasm*

[jessicarules123]

umm inever was being sarcastric

[faqihakmal]

I like this song,arigatogozaimas

[fujiyokocookiecutter]

What song is being played and who wrote/transcribed it?

[dan020350]

alright a lot of kotos

[sprgirl1001]

it's so soothing

[theaccount000]

I don't usually comment on youtube, but this deserves something. Thank you for posting.

-Peace-  ^ ^ U

[zizikelizike]

why don't I live in japan xD

[PacRowSF]

this has always reminded me of a dance of butterflies, i don't know why, but dancing butterflies come into my head when i hear this.

[whiterosesoftheheart]

it does remind you of butterflies, ne? its graceful like one..

[snickerdoodleL]

Really? I keep seeing a dancing dragon.

[kamatsu88]

いいですね。。

[AlparslanKagan]

いいですよ

[LadoftheWesternWaste]

A beautiful melody.

[chottosaka]

Wonderlovely playing! I've only just started learning the koto in March, the Ikuta-ryuu. :) How long have you been playing? This is amazing!

[Murasamesama]

4 real u r the man .......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ufychsormeer]

Fucking awesome!

[aeirebt]

What a great koto concert! I'd love to attend one live/ Thanks!

[WintersHolly]

Wah! Sugoi! That was very cool!

[danny2413]

I'm not the conductor, I'm just the one foreign person in the group. The lady in front of me, Maeda-sensei, has been playing since she was 4 years old (she is now 86) and the person to the right of her (your right) is my teacher, Nishino-sensei. They were very nice to give me the chance to make a really good memory. Luckily, my friend was there to capture it on video. Thanks for watching!

[mafurock33]

anata ha sugoi!!!

[flamegecko]

indeed it is

[pumpkingoth]

you know it doesnt take much effort to be able to actually type in japanese on your computer if yer gonna type japanese comments :\

[mangobat827]

how do i do that? i want ta know

[pumpkingoth]

well if you have windows with a certain update for word 03 then all you have to do is go "My Computer >Control pannel >Regional and language options > languages > details... then to the side of the installed services part it will say add, and you just add japanese to the list of typable languages... if japanese isnt there, then you have to hunt for a language update for your word on the microsoft website (PM me if you need more details)

[kooluek]

すばらしい　だぞう！

[runeskypex]

@danny2413 you DO know that when u refer to other people you dont say "sensei" right?

[1712Overture]

@runeskypex

It's an honorific which means teacher, master, doctor, etc. depending on the circumstance.

[hispillow]

lalalalalaal......

[thehavoc3]

really beautiful wave

[kombator]

...holy...crap..amazing...

[MattsMemo]

Thx for vid... is magic ^^

My spirit travel during 9min37sec..

[comebackdeath]

awesome!it's totally a great performance!that guy is their contructor?bcuz he is playing so well!

[clarifier04]

wow...beautiful!!!