Yumiko Kurisu
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BornJanuary 1, 1961
Japan
Othernames 来栖由美子
OccupationClassic music singer (soprano)
OrganizationsBach Collegium Japan
Yumiko Kurisu | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1961 Japan |
| Other names | 来栖由美子 |
| Occupation | Classic music singer (soprano) |
| Organizations | Bach Collegium Japan |
Yumiko Kurisu is a Japanese classical soprano, a musicologist and an academic teacher. She has recorded cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach with the Bach Collegium Japan, both as a soloist as a member of the ensemble.[1]
Kurisu studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, graduating in 1984. She specialises in the vocal techniques and performance style the 17th and 18th centuries.[1]
She has taught at the Oita University, from 1998 as Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education, from 2001 as Associated Professor of Music.
