[2025/2026] With lutenist Asako Ueda.
I Want to Show the World is a program dedicated to Maddalena Casulana, the first woman to publish her own music in 1568. Music that was dedicated to the famous patroness of the arts and musician Isabella de Medici. This program offers a glimpse into the world of female singers and composers from the 17th century, who were confronted with a choice at the time: enter the convent or remain autonomous, with the risk of falling into the shadow of scandal.
Asako Ueda
Japanese lutenist Asako Ueda, based in the Netherlands and Switzerland, has a great passion for early music, particularly chamber music from the 15th to the 17th century. She won first prize at the Biagio Marini Competition, third prize at the International Van Wassenaer Competition, and second prize at the London International Festival of Music. She has performed at renowned festivals and concert venues such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Amuz (BE), Het Nieuwe Nationale Theater Tokyo, Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Laus Polyphoniae, Wonderfeel, and Bach Academie Brugge. In 2024, she was selected for the Artist-in-Residence program of the Schloss Weißenbrunn Foundation.