9 U.S. Cities, November 3-16

Worcester, MA | Brookville, NY | Newark, NJ | Santa Barbara, CA | Northridge, CA | Costa Mesa, CA | Wheaton, IL | Iowa City, IA | Atlanta, GA

The incomparable violinist, activist and Kennedy Center Honoree Midori embarks on a nine-city U.S. tour in November with the distinguished Swiss chamber orchestra Festival Strings Lucerne, under the leadership of Music Director Daniel Dodds.

Midori joins the orchestra to perform one of Robert Schumann's last works, his Violin Concerto in D minor, and Beethoven’s Romance No. 2 in F major, which she recorded with Festival Strings Lucerne for her Beethoven album (Warner Classics, 2020). 

"I am looking forward to this tour with Festival Strings Lucerne and to performing the Schumann Violin Concerto," Midori said. "This is a musical partnership that has become very special for me, and to play such a moving work as the Schumann and the celestial Romance of Beethoven will connect me with a diverse range of emotions, imaginations, and inspirations. We have been touring with various repertoire in Europe, and it is a pleasure to now be joining FSL on their US tour, from coast to coast."

Rounding out the orchestra's program are Honegger's Pastorale d’Été; Richard Dubugnon's Caprice No. 4 (“Es muss sein!”) and Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, performed by Festival Strings Lucerne. 

Midori has an intensity to her playing that doesn’t shout but that draws you in and reveals itself in layers.
Philadelphia Inquirer

Midori’s interpretation, in a word, was simply magical... 
Houston Chronicle