Our mission
Our mission is to share the beauty of Japanese music and introduce people to the rich traditions of this enchanting art form. We strive to bring the unique sounds of the shinobue, the Japanese traditional flute, alongside other traditional instruments and to transcend cultural and musical boundaries. Through our performances, we aim to captivate and inspire audiences by bridging the gap between East and West, past and present, and to expand the horizons of chamber music a bit more.
We invite you on our journey together, be carried away by the magical sounds from Japan.
Upcoming concerts
7 June 2025: 13-17h
Plantentuin Meise
Meise, Belgium
6 July 2025: 16h
Japanese Summer Festival
La Bourse, Brussels, Belgium
14-15-16 August 2025: 18h-22h30
Festival in Pairi Daiza
https://www.pairidaiza.eu/nl/estivales/
Brugelette, Belgium
13 January 2026: 11h30
private concert
Affligem, Belgium
20 January 2026: 20h
Foyer do Mundo: CG De Muze
https://www.demuzevanmeise.be/event/8652/foyer-do-mundo--mitsuno-bamboo
Meise, Belgium
PROGRAMS
Folksongs
Donpan bushi
Tokyo ondo
Kokiriko
Seki no akikaze
Nadasoso
Melodies
Warabigami
Nadasoso
Japanese song medley
In my thoughts
Tokyo ondo
Past concerts
16-17-18 augustus 2024: 18h-22h30
Festival in Pairi Daiza
https://www.pairidaiza.eu/nl/estivales/
Brugelette, Belgium
Videos
Nada Soso - lullaby
In my thought - composed by Nozomi Kanda
Japanse Instruments
Who we are

Nozomi Kanda
Nozomi Kanda is an internationally acclaimed flutist who has performed in numerous countries, including Belgium, Japan, and Spain, collaborating with renowned artists and ensembles. She specializes in 20th-century Japanese music, premiering works by composers like David Loeb and Jean-Pierre Deleuze.
Nozomi also plays the shinobue and regularly performs traditional Japanese music with ensembles, koto, shamisen etc. Nozomi is a graduate of the Mons Royal Conservatory, and the Tosha school of Japanese Traditional Music.

Miriam De Wolf
Miriam started her studies in modern flute at the Royal Conservatories of Brussels, whereafter she continued her bachelors with Valerie Debaele in Tilburg (NL). At the Royal Conservatoire de Liège she obtained her masters in flute with Toon Fret, and her masters in piccolo with Miriam Arnold. She also has a degree in engineering, specialised in artifical intelligence. She envisions to combine both passions in her daily life. As a musician she mainly plays chamber music in different formations.

Chiamo Kuwasako
Itsumi studied modern flute at the Kunitachi College of Music in Japan. She is particularly motivated by historically based musical expression.
From 2016 she studied Flauto Traverso with Frank Theuns and Anna Besson at Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel. She is currently studying harpsichord with Ewald Demeyere at IMEP.
She performed J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with La Petite Bande under the direction of Sigiswald Kuijken at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in 2022 and 2023.

Itsumi Takahashi
Itsumi studied modern flute at the Kunitachi College of Music in Japan. She is particularly motivated by historically based musical expression.
From 2016 she studied Flauto Traverso with Frank Theuns and Anna Besson at Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel. She is currently studying harpsichord with Ewald Demeyere at IMEP.
She performed J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with La Petite Bande under the direction of Sigiswald Kuijken at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in 2022 and 2023.
Contact
Interested to organise a concert?
Book us via mitsuno.bamboo@gmail.com

