Midori Goto (b. 25 Oct 1971), who typically appears as
Midori, is a distinguished Japanese-American violinist and music educator from Osaka, Japan. Since 2018, Midori teaches at [l1051396] in Philadelphia. She's the older sister of violinist
Ryu Goto.
As a concert violinist, Midori made her debut in 1982, at 11-year-old, with
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by
Zubin Mehta. Midori was the '
Jascha Heifetz Chair' holder at the [l118141]'s Thornton School of Music (2004–'18), preceded by teaching at [l484524]. Midori is an honorary professor at Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music, guest professor at Soai University in Osaka and [l1467330], and distinguished visiting artist at [l434590].