{"id":396,"date":"2004-03-31T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-03-31T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqed2.wsmtechs.net\/spark\/midori\/"},"modified":"2015-08-07T15:25:44","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T22:25:44","slug":"midori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/spark\/midori\/","title":{"rendered":"Midori"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"kqed-jwplayer\"> <\/div>\n<p><script>\njwplayer(\"kqed-jwplayer\").setup({\nfile: \"http:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/spark\/midori.mp4\",\nimage: \"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/midori-headshot.jpg\",\naspectratio: \"16:9\",\nwidth: \"100%\",\nprimary: \"flash\",\ntracks: [{ file: \"http:\/\/od1.kqed.org\/anon.kqed\/spark\/midori.vtt\", label: \"English\", kind: \"captions\", \"default\": false }]\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<style>\n.single-post .entry-content > #kqed-jwplayer_wrapper, .single-post .entry-content > #kqed-jwplayer  {\n    margin-left: 8.33333% !important;\n    padding-left: 0.625rem;\n    padding-right: 0.625rem;\n    width: 56% !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<aside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">&#8220;You learn all the time, you&#8217;re changing and evolving all the time and music is so intertwined with the development of self.&#8221;<cite>&#8212; Midori<\/cite><\/aside>\n<p>Born in Osaka, Japan in 1971, <b>Midori <\/b> received her first violin at the age of 4 years old, when she began studying violin under the direction of her mother. In 1981, they moved to the United States so that Midori could further her studies at the Aspen Summer Music School and the pre-college division of the Juilliard School. <\/p>\n<p>Midori began touring the world in 1986. Today, she performs over 100 concerts worldwide each season. 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