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| | NPR: Performance Today -- Live in Studio 4A: Midori |
 | | Heralded as one of the world's foremost violinists, Midori consistently seeks to share herself and her artistry, both on and off the concert stage. |
 | | Midori has also collaborated with such eminent artists as Zubin Mehta (who has been an important figure in her career), Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, Leonard Bernstein, Sir Colin Davis, Yo-Yo Ma, Kurt Masur, Sir Simon Rattle, Isaac Stern and Pinchas Zukerman. |
 | | Midori was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1971 and began studying with her mother, Setsu Goto, at a very early age. |
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