Koto performances are usually small and intimate. They often take place in simple locations like libraries and public gardens. Occasionally, you will find a larger auditorium performance. Below are links to performers' schedule pages and pages listing area activities. Performances include solo, ensemble, classical, contemporary, storytelling, and anything else involving a koto. BOSTON: Music Activities by Japanese in Boston Caplan, Linda Falconer, Elizabeth Hikage, Shoko Hiraoka, Yoko Ishigure, Masayo Kokin-Gumi Kokoo Larner, Brett Murasaki Ensemble Matsu Take Ensemble Obata, Reiko Washington Toho Koto Society Yagi, Michio (Japan based)

Meg Ozaki and Scott Robertson play a koto duet at the Denver Sakura Festival. The Sawai Koto Ensemble. Elizabeth Falconer tells Koto Tales. Photo: Kiyozumi Gotoh Ishii