Murasaki Duo to perform recital Oct. 10

DECORAH, Iowa – The Murasaki Duo, consisting Luther College faculty members Eric Kutz and Miko Kominami, will perform a recital on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. in Noble Recital Hall in the Jenson-Noble Music Hall on the Luther campus (http://www.luther.edu).

The program is open to the public with no charge for admission.
The recital will feature a piece recently premiered in Malibu “Peccavi Duo” by Maria Johnson and made possible by funding from of Guy Johnson of Decorah.

The recital also features works by Alberto Ginastera, Astor Piazzolla and Robert Schumann.

Also accompanying the duo are Luther faculty members Jubal Fulks and Spencer Martin.

Kutz, associate professor of music holds the bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in music from Rice University, the master of music and the doctor of musical arts degree from the Juilliard School.

Kutz began teaching at Luther in 2002, where he teaches cello.
During the summer Kutz performs with the Grant Park Symphony in Chicago. He has also played principal cello for the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Juilliard Orchestra. He has also made appearances at the Lincoln Center, the Tchaikovsky Institute and performed tours of Canada, England and Switzerland.

Kominami, adjunct faculty in music, holds the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in music from the Juilliard School.

She began teaching at Luther in 2002, where she teaches piano and music theory.

Kominami has been hailed as a “virtuosic and musicianly performer” by the New York Concert Review. She has toured North America, and played with both the Murasaki Duo and the Chester String Quartet. She has received numerous awards including a Canada Council of Arts grant and first prize at the Concert Soloists Competition in Philadelphia.