Music from Japan at the Freer

Date: Saturday, February 24
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art

(for a pre-concert gallery tour, meet at the Freer information desk at 6:45 pm)


Hear an all-star trio, direct from Japan, perform new and traditional music for the ancient Japanese lute, accompanied by flutes and percussion.

Joining Junko Tahara, a master of the rarely heard biwa, are Kohei Nishikawa on fue (Japanese flute) and percussionist Akikuni Takahashi.

All three are longtime members of the acclaimed Pro Musica Nipponia. Their program ranges from medieval narrative songs to a newly commissioned work by Masataka Matsuo.

Free tickets are required. Up to four tickets per person can be reserved (for a service fee of $2.75 per ticket and $1.25 per order) through Ticketmaster at (202) 397-7328, (410) 547-7328, or (703) 573-7328; at http://www.ticketmaster.com/; or at Ticketmaster walk-up locations.

Two tickets per person are also distributed (for no service fee) at the Meyer Auditorium beginning one hour before showtime, on a first-come, first-served basis.