Violinist Performs at Revolutionary show Vincerò in Canada

Triomphe Productions is proud to present Diana Yukawa the revolutionary Solo Violinist and Songwriter and the internationally renowned soprano Anne-Marie Faniel in the latest, entirely Québecois production.

Vincerò, a grandiose multimedia event. A spectacular show where theatre, circus and multimedia meet to sustain Yukawa's and Faniel’s extraordinary sound that is bound to mesmerize you.

Surrounded on stage by over 300 choristers, Diana Yukawa and Anne-Marie Faniel will perform the songs composed by Marc Provençal who also produced Ginette Reno and Roch Voisine in this revolutionary new show. This November 30 at Place des Arts’ Salle Wilfred Pelletier, Canada, Montreal.

Violinist and Songwriter Diana Yukawa is in the midst of writing and recording the music for her next album which is anticipated for a release in 2013. Diana comments “This concert has come at a good time for me as I can have a little release from the intensity of writing my next album and I can re-enter the creative process with a fresh and newly inspired mindset.”

The video of Diana’s performance for Vincerò will be here soon.

Vincerò with Diana Yukawa
Songwriter and Violinist
 

The Butterfly Effect: Out Now on iTunes

Diana Yukawa 2009 Sony Music Japan album The Butterfly Effect is available now on iTunes.  

Diana spent the years that preceded her second album developing her own original sound, somewhat removed from her two previous classical albums. Signed to Sony Music, the violinist recorded the material for her much anticipated third album at Abbey Road Studios.

Teaming up with renowned producer, Andy Wright who has worked with the likes of, Simply Red, Massive Attack and Jeff Beck, Diana co-wrote the pieces and released the album on 21^st October 2009 in Japan.
Whilst this sound is a somewhat different from Diana’s current sound, The Butterfly Effect was surely a great stepping stone, establishing the violinist as a recognised songwriter in her own right – something that Diana is immensely proud of.


The title; The Butterfly Effect was carefully chosen by the violinist as it is often used to sum up the more technical belief of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory. The phrase refers to the idea that a butterfly’s wings might create tiny changes in the atmosphere that may ultimately alter the path of a tornado or delay, accelerate or even prevent the occurrence of a tornado in a certain location. The flapping wing represents a small change in the initial condition of the system, which causes a chain of events leading to large-scale alterations of events.

Diana’s album, The Butterfly Effect, was over a year in development in a London studio and the final recording took place in Studio 1 at the world famous Abbey Road Studio’s in July 2009, accrediting her alongside Michael Jackson and The Beatles to name a few.

The Butterfly Effect contains 13 original tracks co-written by the violinist with 1 cover all aimed at the modern-day music listener.

From 15th October 2012 you can buy The Butterfly Effect on iTunes.


The Butterfly Effect


Songwriter and Violinist Diana Yukawa

Questions and Answers with a Violinist by Celebrity Access

LONDON (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) -- Songwriter and Violinist Diana Yukawa is on the brink of something extraordinary.

Having released 3 solo albums with Sony and BMG/RCA the half English half Japanese 26 year old feels that she has finally created the sound she has be striving for. Diana’s life story is film worthy, melodramatically so. In 1985, her father died in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123, the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history. Born a month later, Diana was moved back to London where she was raised.

Diana’s colourful career to date has seen her perform at many prestigious venues all over the world. More recently she has dazzled audiences at Tivoli Festival, Burj Dubai for the 2012 New Year Concert, to a sold-out Hollywood Bowl, 100’000 people at the Dubai World Cup, 60’000 people at a Khalifa Stadium in Qatar, with Katherine Jenkins in concert and headlining for Picnic Concerts at Kenwood House in London.

Q

So what is this “new sound” all about?

A Well, it's all about a long musical journey I have been on to create the music I've been so passionate to make. It's combining different sounds that I love with the violin and finding the right balance of electronic and acoustic. It's about love - love for music!

Q How would you describe it?

A It's really hard to describe, but I suppose you could say it's a blend of classical and electronic. It lends itself really well to visuals, because I think it's very atmospheric and emotive - lots of people say it sounds very filmy.

Q Which genre would you find it in a record shop

A Ha! I have no idea… Let's make a new genre. "Modern Classical".

Q What do you enjoy the most about what you do?

A I love all the creative aspects of what I do but I think performing is my favourite part, as it means what you've been working so hard at, what you have put so much blood and sweat into has its chance to connect with the audience. You hope that your music will mean something to another person, a stranger, anybody. So when you can see and feel that it is having a positive impact on someone listening, it's a pretty wonderful feeling.

Q What is your goal with your music?

A My goal is to create music that connects with listeners and to also reach people who perhaps wouldn't ordinarily listen to my kind of music, or more "classical" and instrumental music. I want my music to evoke emotions.. it's really as simple as that.

Q Where did it all begin?

A It all began when I was five years old and begging my mother for a violin. When she finally gave in, I fell in love with the violin and very soon declared that I was going to grow up and become a professional violinist. Nothing has changed 21 years later.

Q What do you want your listeners to get from your music?

A I simply want them to connect with it and hopefully enjoy listening to it and whatever journey the music will take them on…

Q Originally a violinist, did songwriting come naturally to you?

A Not exactly, coming away from doing things the classical way, it was hard to even think I could be worthy of creating music of my own. It was quite a long and hard process, but the longer I have been on that path, the more I love it and find new ways of being creative and writing music. It has been a necessary part of evolving as an artist and not just being a musician. It's important to always keep growing and learning new things.

Q What’s your greatest Achievement musically?

A I have no idea, I don't really have one! Once I've finished a piece of music, an album, a project or a concert, I move on from it quite quickly and want to start the next thing and make sure it's getting better than whatever happened previously. I guess my greatest achievement is when/if my music speaks to someone's soul. I'm pretty happy with that :)

Q Are you working on any other projects?

A Well I'm currently working on my new music, which I've just started putting online so people can get to hear the new sound if they want to. It's been a long journey to this point, but I'm really excited at how things are coming together and what the next album is hopefully shaping up to be.

Q Any Plans for collaborations?

A I'm currently working with John Foxx and Benge on an album we have been working on for a little while. I'm loving exploring a new direction and how our different influences are coming together and creating something quite unexpected. It's sounding really beautiful and I can't wait to find out how people will respond to it!

Q What/Who are your Musical inspirationsI have so many inspirations…

A I love people like Jascha Heifetz and Fritz Kreisler to artists at the other end of the spectrum, like Massive Attack, Radiohead and Antony & The Johnsons. What they all have in common is that their music comes from the heart. Music isn't about labels, categories or boundaries. Good music is good music - a language that we can all understand.

Q Final thought?

A Green tea ice-cream

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Songwriter and Violinist Diana Yukawa was asked to give a talk at The Cambridge Union Society on 2nd May.

Diana Yukawa was asked to give her address as part of the Golden Festival, the last big party before the exam crunch comes in. The London based Violinist and Songwriter was invited to talk owing to her continued contribution the arts as well as her fascinating heritage and life story.

The Cambridge Union is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious student debating societies. Their debates serve to engage and to challenge the presumptions and prejudices of a wide range of ideas, opinions and beliefs through the use of rational argument and credible intellectual exchange, and the speaker events provide a forum for young people to challenge and learn from public figures from a variety of backgrounds.

Diana Yukawa now joins the long list of powerful, influential and best known figures from around the globe who have given an address at the Cambridge Union. In 1990, at the end of the Cold War, US President Ronald Reagan gave a speech at the Union, in which he reflected candidly on how he had steered the American course through the tense years of the 1980s.

Some other prominent speakers include; Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood, UK Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee, UK Prime Minister Sir John Major, Indian Prime Minister Nehru and US President Theodore Roosevelt; and there are many more besides...

The Anglo-Japanese Violinist was honoured to be invited to talk whilst the room seemed to reciprocate her address. Diana comments “it was strange to be in front of an audience without my violin but I was made exceptionally welcome” she continues “it really was a great honour to be asked to be involved in this event”.

The exact origin of the Society remains steeped in legend, but as the story goes, the Union was founded in 1815 at the conclusion of a drunken brawl between several smaller college debating societies. The "union" of the three societies provided the basis for the name 'The Cambridge Union Society.'

The award winning violinist released her debut album at the age of 15 through BMG RCA and released her second album a year later. Diana then embarked on her journey to write original music for the violin which she did and released through Sony Music in Japan in 2009.

Diana Yukawa is currently in the studio working on her 4th solo album - a refreshing yet respected new sound for the violin, something truly revolutionary.

In-between her studio work the Solo Violinist will be preparing for a performance of her original music at the Tivoli Festival in Copenhagen on 31st May. Tivoli Festival in Copenhagen is one of Scandinavia's largest music festival! This year's festival runs from 1 May to 31 May 2012 and Diana will perform on 31st May. The violinist will perform some of her latest original music.

Diana’s revolutionary sound can be heard on her brand new website; http://www.dianayukawa.com. New images, videos and latest activities can be viewed here.

Her sound is best described as... "listen and you'll see"?