Performer
Performances
Miss Caplan’s music is authentic and unique, adding elegance and distinction to your event. It can be as prominent or as inconspicuous as your function dictates, be it diplomatic, corporate, educational, concert, or social. Her repertoire ranges from ancient Japanese classics through contemporary music with an Oriental flavour. If you wish to add a particular ambience to your event, her attire can be formal black tie, Western style with a Japanese touch, standard business dress, or Japanese kimono, as suits your occasion. Should your guests be interested, Caplan can discuss her music in English, French and Japanese.
Miss Caplan has performed in a number of Canadian cities over the years. She has also performed in the US and in Japan. She has been featured at functions in such venues as Princess of Wales Theatre, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Japan Society of Northern California, Royal Ontario Museum, California's Hakone Gardens, City of Collingwood, Temple Sinai, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Varley Art Gallery, Rotary Club, San Francisco's St. Francis Hotel, Okinawa Convention Centre, and University of Toronto, among others.
If you're interested in having Miss Caplan perform at your upcoming event, please send your request to bookings@lindacaplan.com. Caplan can perform solo, or with her associates as a duet or trio. For other ensemble performances, please send a detailed inquiry explaining what you would be looking for.
Upcoming Performances
Spring Festival / Haru Matsuri - 12:00-5:00, March 6 and 7, 2010
Caplan and guest artists will perform four different sets over two days at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre's biggest annual event. Two performances each day in the Kobayashi Hall: Saturday at 12:30 and 2:30, Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30.
Performers: Linda Kakō Caplan on koto (Chikushikai koto school), Clara Alicia Martínez on koto (Ikuta koto school), Dr. Alfonso Mejía-Arias on shakuhachi (Kinko shakuhachi school), Saori Dewa Peacock on 17-string bass koto (Yamada koto school).
Artists will be available in the Hosaki Room to chat between performances. Students from Caplan's York University Japanese Music Ensemble will also be on hand to assist visitors who would like to try playing koto themselves. There are lots of other things to see, hear, play, do, buy, and eat at Spring Festival, and it's also kid-friendly. Bring all your friends! For further details, go to the JCCC website and click on the Events link.
York University World Music Spring Festival - 4:00, March 12, 2010
Come and enjoy a performance by Caplan's York University Japanese Music Ensemble at York's annual World Music Spring Festival. The students will perform a varied program of koto, shamisen, and vocal music for you in the Sterling Beckwith Studio (Accolade East Bldg., room 235). In addition to the Japanese Ensemble, you can also hear many other world ensembles during the two-day festival on March 11 and 12. All performances are free! Check York University's Events Page for details and performance times.
Performance Highlights
2009
Chikushikai 60th anniversary concert (Okinawa, Japan)
Shiseido Canada "Future Solution LX" product launch (Toronto)
Mandarin Restaurant 30th anniversary "Passport to Japan" event(Brampton)
Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care, New Year's performance(Scarborough)
2008
25th anniversary concert (Toronto). Guest artists: 3rd generation Chikushikai o-iemoto Junko Chikushi (Japan) and Grandmaster Kazuko Muramoto (California)
2007
Heliconian Club, concert (Toronto)
Open Ears Festival of Sound and Music, concert (Kitchener)
2006
York University, Concert (Toronto)
Robert Gill Theatre, Toronto Chikushikai concert (Toronto)
Canadian Federation for the Humanities & Social Sciences Congress 2006, Koto/dance collaboration (Toronto)
2005
Sterling Hall School, demonstration and performance (Toronto)
Fukuoka Mielparque, concert (Fukuoka, Japan)
City of Mississauga, Canada Day (Mississauga)
TFO (TVOntario French language station), “Fouine en fête: festival japonais” (Toronto)
2004
Kobayashi Hall Gala, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (Toronto)
Ontario Japanese Language Speech Contest, University of Toronto(Toronto)
2003
Twentieth Anniversary Koto Concert, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church(Toronto)
Trillium Health Centre Foundation Gala (Mississauga)
“Haru Matsuri” performance and hands-on workshop, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (Toronto)
2002
“Ukiyo-e: Inside the Floating World”, Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery (Markham)
“Haru Matsuri” performance and hands-on workshop, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (Toronto)
Presentation and performance, Consulate General of Japan, Japan Information Centre (Toronto)
2001
Seminar and performance, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (Toronto)
Guest artist, Portfolio Arts and Crafts Gallery (Etobicoke)
Toronto Japanese Association of Trade and Industry (Toronto)
2000
Access Japan 2000, “A Tasting of Sake”, sponsored by JETRO and Sake Export Assn. of Japan (Toronto)
Toronto Japanese Association of Trade and Industry (Toronto)
1999
Westin Prince Hotel Katsura Restaurant (Toronto)
Rotary Club President's Ball (Mississauga)
1997
Documentary, “Friends with her Fabric: Setsuko Obi, Quilter”
University Settlement Music & Arts School's “Concert of Japanese Music” (Toronto)
1995
Vision-TV documentary, “Our Hiroshima”
CBC documentary, “The Art of Compassion”
1994
City of Vaughan diplomatic reception for delegates from Sanjo, Japan (Vaughan)
Second Niigata Biennial International Children's Art Exhibition, sponsored by City of Vaughan (Vaughan)
Toronto Japanese Garden Club's “A Touch of Japan” ikebana and bonsai exhibition, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Toronto)
1993
Tribute to Senpo Sugihara, co-sponsored by Canadian Jewish Congress and National Association of Japanese Canadians (Toronto)
Featured artist, “Musical Legacy - Music of the East” series, Temple Sinai (Toronto)
Guest artist, “New Canadian Traditions”, McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinburg)
“Kariya '93” at Art Gallery of Mississauga (Mississauga)
1992
Guest artist, “Festival of Folklore”, McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinburg)
Concert, co-sponsored by Consulate-General of Japan and Japan Foundation (Toronto)
Guest artist, Murasaki Ensemble concert (San Francisco, CA)
1991
Guest artist, Toronto Suwa Daiko concert, Ryerson Theatre (Toronto)
Diplomatic reception given by Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton, Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto)
1990
Concert, Chikushi Koto School (Fukuoka, Japan)
1989
Concert, Yokatopia '89 Asian-Pacific Exposition (Fukuoka, Japan)
1987
Diplomatic reception given by Ontario Premier David Peterson for Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado of Japan (Toronto)
1984
Opening act at Michiko Akao concert, presented by Consulate-General of Japan (Toronto)
Guest artist, Skate Canada preview, presented by Government of Japan (Ottawa)
Radio/TV Guest Spots
2005
TFO (TVOntario French language station), “Fouine en fête” series, “Festival japonais” episode.
2003
Omni-2 TV (Toronto) - Interview on “Wai Wai Wide” Japanese cultural program
CIUT-FM 89.5 (Toronto) - “The World is Sound”, interview with Steve Starchev
CJBC AM 860, “Le quotidien”, interview in French with Serge Olivier
1993
City TV, “Breakfast Television
1992
CBC AM 740, “Later the Same Day”, interview with Kathryn O'Hara
CIUT FM 89.5, “About Town”, interview with Ted Fox
1987
City TV, “Hello Japan