[Concert Announcement] "Melodies of Encounter" for Two Flauto Traversos: Masahiro Arita & Miharu Miyato @ Tokyo, Imai-kan, 5/23/2026 (Sat)
Thank you for reading this note.
I am Miharu Miyato, a flute and flauto traverso player.
This article is an announcement for an upcoming concert!
I have previously mentioned this in my "Profile & Performance Information" article, but I would like to share the details again here.
On Saturday, May 23, 2026, I will be holding a duo concert with Mr. Masahiro Arita at the Imai-kan Bible Hall!
Titled "Melodies of Encounter," this concert features a program of Baroque duo works centered around the theme of "encounters." We will also perform unaccompanied solo works.
Additionally, we plan to use a total of seven flutes between the two of us. (Subject to change.)
I would be very happy to share these captivating works with many of you in the wonderful acoustic environment of the Imai-kan Bible Hall.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Here is a video introduction!
I have filmed a duo performance with Mr. Masahiro Arita!
It is "Rondeau by Mr. Blavet" from M. Blavet's "Recueil de Pièces, Vol. 1."
I hope you enjoy watching it until the end!
Now, here are the concert details (same as the flyer).
"Melodies of Encounter" for Two Flauto Traversos
Masahiro Arita & Miharu Miyato
Date and Time
May 23, 2026 (Sat)
14:00 Start (13:30 Doors open)
Program
M. P. de Montéclair: From Concert No. 6 in B minor for two flutes
J. M. Hotteterre le Romain: Suite No. 1 in B minor for two flutes, Op. 4
G. Ph. Telemann: Sonata No. 6 in A minor from "Six Canonic Sonatas," TWV 40:123
M. Blavet: From "Recueil de Pièces, Vol. 1"
W. F. Bach: Sonata in F major for two flutes, BR-WFB B 4 / Fk 57
And other unaccompanied works
*Program and performance order are subject to change.
Performers
Masahiro Arita (Flauto Traverso)
Miharu Miyato (Flauto Traverso)
Tickets
General: 4,500 yen
Student: 3,000 yen (U30, student ID required)
*500 yen extra at the door
Highlights
A "duo" is where the tones of two players overlap. Duos have long been used as teaching material. By playing together, the student can listen to the teacher's sound up close and gain practical experience while learning much from the master's performance. In the first half of the 18th century, the flutist Blavet, who was a major star in Paris, published three volumes of collections containing many works for duos. If many attractive duo works were written because Blavet was teaching students, one could say these works were born from a single "encounter." In fact, perhaps all works are born from some kind of "encounter." Furthermore, "encounter" (meguri) has various meanings: to go around, to circulate, pilgrimage, cycle, movement, time, fate, and so on. In fact, this "meguri" is the keyword for this program. From the distant past, circulating through time to the present day. We would like to present to you music woven by many "encounters." (Masahiro Arita, Miharu Miyato)
Performer Profiles
Masahiro Arita
He encountered the flute in the fourth grade of elementary school after hearing the Minuet from Bizet's "L'Arlésienne" during music class after school. In 1972, he graduated at the top of his class from Toho Gakuen School of Music. That same year, he won first prize at the 40th NHK-Mainichi Music Competition (now the Music Competition of Japan). The following year, he studied abroad at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in Belgium. From 1974, he was a member of Collegium Aureum, performing in Europe and Japan. In 1975, he graduated from the Royal Conservatory with a Premier Prix. That same year, he won first prize in the flauto traverso category at the Bruges International Music Competition. In 1977, he entered the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in the Netherlands, graduating in six months with a soloist diploma with highest honors. Since returning to Japan, he has actively collaborated with renowned domestic and international artists, including the Orchestra of the 18th Century conducted by Frans Brüggen, the Kuijken brothers, and The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock. His performances, utilizing various flutes that have evolved over 400 years from the Renaissance to the present, are uniquely his own, and he is highly regarded as an artist who sheds brilliant light on works from various eras and continues to captivate audiences. In 1989, he formed the Tokyo Bach Mozart Orchestra. He conducted the inaugural concert to great acclaim. In 2006, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, he achieved the feat of performing all five of Mozart's works for flute and orchestra in a single evening, conducting and playing himself, which drew much attention. In 2009, he further developed the orchestra to form "Classical Players Tokyo," Japan's first orchestra using original instruments with a repertoire including the Romantic period. He is expanding his activities into new realms of musical creation that transcend the boundaries between period and modern instruments. He has released numerous recordings on Archiv, DENON Aliare, and avex-CLASSICS, including "German Baroque Flute" (winner of two Record Academy Awards and the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Award). In November 2019, "Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Solo Flute" (ALTUS) was released, featuring recordings on both modern and period instruments. His overwhelming performance is noted as a highly challenging and unprecedented attempt that has made a mark on the music world. In June 2021, "The World of Solo Flute: A 400-Year Journey of the Pan Flute" (Nippon Columbia) was released. The recording, which uses instruments made in the era the music was composed, covering 400 years from the Renaissance to the present, became a hot topic and won the Instrumental Music Category at the 59th Record Academy Awards in 2021. He is a recipient of the 21st Suntory Music Award, the 2018 30th Music Pen Club Music Award (Classical Special Award), and the 8th JASRAC Music Culture Award. He is currently a specially appointed professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music, professor emeritus at Showa University of Music, and director of Salon d'Aritau. He is scheduled to publish a complete series of Bach's flute chamber music works through Ongaku no Tomo Sha. He is also currently writing about his musical life for the same publisher.
Miharu Miyato
Began playing the flute in the fourth grade of elementary school after playing a metal transverse flute owned by her grandfather. Graduated from the Music Course of the Kanagawa Prefectural Yaei High School of Arts. Subsequently, she entered the Showa University of Music, specializing in flute in the String, Wind, and Percussion Performer Course I. During her first year, she encountered the flauto traverso in a class titled "Fluteology," which explores the history of the flute, taught by Masahiro Arita. She was also captivated by the deeply moving tone and beautiful, delicate ornamentation in the performance of Thomas Lot's flute d'amour in M. Lambert - J. M. Hotteterre le Romain's "Un jour que ma Chloris..." from Mr. Arita's CD "Pan's Flute: A 400-Year Journey of the Flute, Its Music, and Instruments," which sparked her interest in the traverso. Later, when M. Blavet's flute sonatas were featured in the "Fluteology" class, she began practicing on her own using an AULOS Stanesby Junior instrument. This strengthened her desire to "perform Blavet's works on a flute similar to the one he used," and she began studying the flauto traverso in earnest from her second year. In her fourth year, she worked on two suites by J. M. Hotteterre le Romain, which led her to become fascinated by the charm of Hotteterre's works. After graduating from university, she advanced to the Toho Gakuen School of Music as a research student, majoring in historical instruments and flauto traverso. In addition to the baroque flute, she also studied performance practices for the classical flute. As part of her coursework, she gave a presentation on improvisation, focusing on the preludes of J. M. Hotteterre le Romain. For her final examination, in addition to a baroque program, she performed T. Boehm's "Grand Polonaise op. 16[a]" on an 8-keyed flute, a model nearly identical to those used at the time. Since completing her research studies, she has been active in various ensembles, including solo recitals using six different flutes from the Renaissance to the modern era, chamber music such as unaccompanied, duet, and trio performances on the baroque flute, orchestral performances on the classical flute, and classical live performances on the modern flute. From her university days to the present, she has frequently performed with Mr. Arita and has served as a demonstrator for his public lectures on numerous occasions. She has studied the flute under Michio Kai, Yuta Maruta, and Dogen Kinowaki, and both the flute and flauto traverso under Masahiro Arita. Currently, alongside her performance activities, she teaches flute and flauto traverso. She also shares various content, including activity reports, performance information, performance videos, and writings about music, on various social media platforms and note. She is a member of Salon d'Aritau.
note Miharu Miyato (Flute and Flauto Traverso Player) https://note.com/flute_miyato
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