… for her contributions to strenghtening cultural ties with Croatia in the field of music
H. E. Masato Iso, ambassador of Japan to Croatia, and Yoko Nishii
receiving the Commendation from the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs in the ceremony that took place in Croatia’s capital Zagreb.
| The Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendations are awarded to individuals and groups with outstanding achievements, in order to acknowledge their contributions to the promotion of friendship between Japan and other countries and areas. The Commendations also aim to promote the understanding and support of the Japanese public for the activities of the recipents. Japanese pianist Yoko Nishii is a recipient of the Commendation for 2023. She was awarded for her continuous promotion of Croatian and Japanese music during the past 25 years, and in particular of the pianistic works of Dora Pejačević, the first Croatian woman-composer of international reputation. She had almost sixty soloist concerts in 26 Croatian cities.
As we can see, Yoko Nishii had 57 soloist concerts in as many as 26 Croatian cities and towns! |
Map of Yoko Nishii’s soloist concerts (indicated in red color) in Croatia until 2023 inclusively.
Nonsoloist concerts are indicated in blue.
Yoko Nishii in Rovinj in Istrian peninsula, Croatia, 6th September, 2023
A view to the city of Rovinj through a window-glass
David Modrušan (substitute of the Mayor of Rovinj), Katja Markotić (director of the Rovinj Summer Festival),
H. E. Masato Iso, Yoko Nishii, Edita Sošić Blažević (responsible for Culture and Education)
Fantastic Croatian wine from Istrian peninsula
Yoko Nishii in the city of Umag in Istrian peninsula, Croatia, 7th September, 2023
Yoko Nishii, a recipient of the 2023 Commendation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan,
in the Japanese Ambassador’s Residence in Croatia’s capital Zagreb
H. E. Masato Iso, ambassador of Japan to Croatia, and Yoko Nishii
Yoko Nishii and Tomislav Dubravac
Yoko Nishii with her friends from the city of Vinkovci. Dr. Dražen Švagelj is just behind Yoko Nishii.
First from the left is his wife Dr. Marija Švagelj.
First from the left is his wife Dr. Marija Švagelj.
Yoko Nishii and Zoran Filipović, distinguished Croatian photographer
Yoko Nishii with friends: Darko Žubrinić, Dušica Hoban, Jasmina Reis, and Doria Gabrić.
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Other events related to Yoko Nishii’s visit to Croatia in 2023
Dr. Dražen Švagelj (Vinkovci), Yoko Nishii,
and Miro Gavran, president of Matrix Croatica (Matica hrvatska) and the greatest contemporary
Croatian writrer – his literary works are translated into as many as 42 languages world-wide.
Oleh Hirnyk (Ukrainean priest), Yoko Nishii, and Darko Žubrinić, enjoying in Zagreb
Yoko Nishii, Luka Krilić, Darko Žubrinić, and Nenad Bach
Dubravko Duić Dunja (Vukovar, interview) and Yoko Nishii
Yoko Nishii at the conference organized on the occasion of 100 years since the death of Dora Pejačević,
the first known Croatian woman-composer of international reputation.
Yoko Nishii and Mislav Ježić, a fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
and a leading Croatian indologist (Croatia – India).
Glazbena šetnja Zagrebom – Music walk through Zagreb, organized by Dr. Nada Bezić (on the right).
Her PhD deals with the “Music Topography of the City of Zagreb”.
Accidental encounter with Dr. Nada Bezić, in front of the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb.
Yoko Nishii in the Croatian Post Office Museum in Zagreb, where original artefacts belonging to
Nikola Tesla, distinguished Croatian-American inventor, are exhibited.
Yoko Nishii, Tajči (Tatiana Cameron b. Matejaš, Croatian-American spiritual singer), and DŽ,
an accidental encounter in Zagreb just several days before her appearance at the Lisinski Concert Hall.
Yoko Nishii with her Japanese colleagues and friends from the city of Tokamachi,
during their visit to Zagreb, to the Plitivice Lakes, Dubrovnik, etc.
Dr. Emil Grgin (Gergin), Yoko Nishii, dr. Marjan Jenko (Ljubljana), Emilija Ćelić, and Zarija Alajbeg Galuf, in Hotel Dubrovnik in Zagreb.
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Other events related to Yoko Nishii’s visit to Croatia in 2023, part II
Yoko entering the Gymnasium of Vinkovci
Lecture about Croatia delivered by Yoko Nishii in Vinkovci in 2023, based on her lecture that she had in Toba in Japan 2020
Yoko Nishii in Vinkovci, studying the sun just before her lecture in the Gymnasium
Yoko also performed “Rose” by Dora Pejačević at the end of her lecture.
Yoko Nishii as a guest of the Vinkovci Radio
The venue of her concert, the new Municpal Library in Vinkovci,
which has just opened on 21st July 2023.
Yoko Nishii’s double jubilee in 2023:
her 10th concert in Vinkovci and 15th anniversary of her first concert in Vinkovci
End of Yoko Nishii’s concert in Vinkovci
Vukovar water tower… (photo by Yoko Nishii, 1st October 2023)
… a view to the Danube river from the Vukovar water tower (photo by Yoko Nishii, 1st October 2023)
Yoko Nishii by the monument of August Šenoa, distinguished Croatian writer from the 19th century, Zagreb.
Carved by Marija Ujević-Galetović (1933-2023), Croatian sculptor and painter.
Monument of Nikola Tesla in Zagreb carved by Ivan Meštrović; photo by Yoko Nishii (October 2023)
Yoko Nishii, Nikola Tesla, and DŽ, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing of the University of Zagreb.
The bust was carved in 1932 by Croatian scultpor Emil Bohutinsky.
Yoko Nishii in front of the main building of the University of Zagreb,
by the monument “History of the Croats” (Povijest’ Hrvat’) carved by Ivan Meštrović.
“History of the Croats” (Povijest’ Hrvat’) carved by Ivan Meštrović.
Inscription in the Croatian Glagolitic Script. Photo by Yoko Nishii.
