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Music from Japan
Festival 2026
New York
Thursday, February 12, 2026
7:00pm MFJ COMMISSIONS FOR
STRING QUARTET: PAST & PRESENT
Scandinavia House, Victor Borge Hall
58 Park Avenue, New York City

Music from Japan Festival 2026 New York Thursday, February 12, 2026 7:00pm MFJ COMMISSIONS FOR STRING QUARTET: PAST & PRESENT Scandinavia House, Victor Borge Hall 58 Park Avenue, New York City

Thursday February 12, 2026, 7:00pm concert
MFJ COMMISSIONS FOR
STRING QUARTET: PAST AND PRESENT
IN COLLABORATION WITH MOMENTA QUARTET
Chiku Komiya
Hikaru Hayashi
For Formalistic Formal
(SONATA?) Form For Four
Lament
2019
1999/2000
Shintaro Shibayama
Composing as Performing,
Performing as Composing No.1
2025*
—intermission—
Madoka Mori
Prologue
2022
Somei Satoh
Toward the Night
1991
Michiru Nakamura
Observations of "Mora"
for string quartet
2025/2026*
Post-concert forum with this year's commissioned composers and Alex Shiozaki,
moderated by Fred Sherry, intepreted by Yoshiaki Onishi
*World Premiere
Momenta Quartet:
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Alex Shiozaki, violin
Stephanie Griffin, viola
Michael Haas, cello

Thursday February 12, 2026, 7:00pm concert MFJ COMMISSIONS FOR STRING QUARTET: PAST AND PRESENT IN COLLABORATION WITH MOMENTA QUARTET Chiku Komiya Hikaru Hayashi For Formalistic Formal (SONATA?) Form For Four Lament 2019 1999/2000 Shintaro Shibayama Composing as Performing, Performing as Composing No.1 2025* —intermission— Madoka Mori Prologue 2022 Somei Satoh Toward the Night 1991 Michiru Nakamura Observations of "Mora" for string quartet 2025/2026* Post-concert forum with this year's commissioned composers and Alex Shiozaki, moderated by Fred Sherry, intepreted by Yoshiaki Onishi *World Premiere Momenta Quartet: Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin Alex Shiozaki, violin Stephanie Griffin, viola Michael Haas, cello

Tonight is the Momenta Quartet with a selection of Music From Japan commissions from 1991 to now.

#music #concert #ScandinaviaHouse

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‘Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century’ Review: Cold Clime, Warm Welcome An exhibition at New York’s Scandinavia House features art and music by black Americans who moved to northern Europe in search of a safe haven from segregation and discrimination.

🎨🎶 At New York’s Scandinavia House, a powerful exhibition spotlights Black American artists and musicians who found refuge—and creative freedom—in northern Europe. A moving look at art, exile, and resilience. #ScandinaviaHouse #BlackArtistsAbroad

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Julbord with friends at #scandinaviahouse to celebrate the holidays and #santaluciaday Incredible food from #ulrikabengtsson and her team at #bjorkcafe Swedish Heritage!

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#josephinebaker #scandinaviahouse #nyc
#manhattan #nordicutopia #artexhibition ##africanamericanart
#helmerlundhansen #danish #photography
#photographer

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#scandinaviahouse #parkavenue
#nyc #nordic #utopia

exhibition exploring the undertold stories of #AfricanAmerican #artists who sought new possibilities in the #Nordic countries

#Artist #sunflowers #flowers
#artexhibition #scandinavian #blackart #blackartist #blackartists

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