Global Koto Music Network's Online Masterclass Series No.4 features ‘TAKA -The Hawk-’, one of koto master Tadao Sawai’s most beloved duets. Our instructor Kiyomi Ishigaki of the Sawai Koto Institute studied intensively with Tadao Sawai, beginning very early in her...

Global Koto Music Network's Online Masterclass Series No.3 will feature ‘SANKA -A Song of Praise-’, a koto solo piece composed by Koto Grand Master Tadao Sawai. Ms. Kiyomi Ishigaki, a professor at the Sawai Koto Institute, will be the instructor, and Mr. Curtis...

A brand-new CD by renowned koto performer Kazue Sawai is now available! This live recording, captured at the Suginami Public Hall in July 2017, features Sawai performing works by composer Yoichi Sugiyama. The album includes pieces for 17-string koto, reconstructed...