Diana Yukawa

Diana Yukawa (ダイアナ 湯川)
Diana Yukawa
Background information
Born	1985 Tokyo, Japan
Origin	English/Japanese
Genres	Modern, Electric, Classical/Crossover
Occupations	Violinist
Instruments	Violin
Years active	13+
Labels	Sony Music
Website	www.dianayukawa.co.uk

Diana Yukawa (ダイアナ 湯川, Daiana Yukawa^?) is an Anglo-Japanese solo violinist. She has had two solo albums with BMG Japan, one of which opened to #1.

Early life

Diana Yukawa was born in Tokyo, Japan to English ballet dancer Susanne Bayly and Japanese banker Akihisa Yukawa one month after her father died in the 1985 Japan Airlines Flight 123 disaster.^[1][2][3][4] Yukawa has lived in the United Kingdom since she was 2 months old and began learning violin when she was 5 years old.^[2][5]

Because Diana was born after her father’s death, his name was excluded from her birth certificate until July 2009.

Career

Yukawa played during a memorial service for the Japan Airlines Flight 123 victims on August 12, 2009.

Her Japanese debut album La Campanella, released in 2000 on BMG RCA, became a No.1 best seller. It was released in the UK under the title Elegy in 2001. Her second album – works by Saint-Saëns with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was released in 2001. Her third album, The Butterfly Effect, recorded at Abbey Road Studios, was released on 21 October 2009.

Diana Yukawa

She began learning the violin when she was five years old. She has performed at places such as St. James Piccadilly, Cadogan Hall, to 60,000 at Khalifa Stadium in Qatar (watch video of Diana at Khalifa Stadium) and to a sold-out crowd at the Hollywood Bowl. She has worked with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, and conductors Robin Stapleton and Grant Llewellyn.

Performance

Diana Yukawa has performed solo at such auspicious venues as St. James Piccadilly, Cadogan Hall, to 60,000 people at the Khalifa Stadium in Qatar and to a sold-out Hollywood Bowl. More recently the violinst has supported Katherine Jenkins at Cheltenham Racecourse,^[6] Opened new music event Jam Dubai,^[7] headlined at Kenwood House Picnic Concerts on 7 August,^[8] performed music from Halo at the Video Game Awards 2010 ^[9] and opened the FINA world swimming championship in Dubai.^[10]

Diana has also collaborated with other musicians including Jeff Beck, Paul Oakenfold, Japanese group Deen, Craig Armstrong and features as a special guest for various PBS shows.

Discography

Albums

Album #1 Information
Elegy AKA La Campanella Released - September, 2000 in Japan & 2001 in UK Album Chart Positions:-#1 Japan
Album #2 Information
Concerto Released - August, 2001 in Japan Album Chart Positions
Album #3 Information
The Butterfly Effect Released - October, 2009 starting in Japan Album Chart Positions:- TBC

References

1. ^ Violinist Shirks of her tragic Image. The Japan Times.
2. ^ ^{a b} Looking up so tears won't fall. The Japan Times.
3. ^ Playing the Victim. Time.
4. ^ Air crash banker's girls win fight for his name. The Daily Telegraph.
5. ^ Unfinished symphony The Daily Telegraph.
6. ^ Diana Yukawa Supports Katherine Jenkins.
7. ^ Diana Yukawa Opens Jam Dubai.
8. ^ Diana Yukawa Headlines Picnic Concerts
9. ^ Diana Yukawa Performs Halo Music at Video Game Awards
10. ^ Diana Yukawa Opens FINA World Swimming Championship

External links

• Official Site for the Violinist
• Listen to New Music from the Violinist

Persondata
Name	Yukawa, Diana
Alternative names
Short description	English violinist
Date of birth	1985
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death