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"?
