New album release on 6th October 2023

  This project, conceived by Hiyoli Togawa and focusing on the situation of children, consists of specially commissioned pieces by Toshio Hosokawa, Johanna Doderer, Gity Razaz, Märt-Matis Lill, Elliott Gyger, Michiru Oshima, Yuri Povolotsky, Kalevi Aho, Federico...

Hiyoli Togawa’s artworks

Hiyoli Togawa has added a selection of her artworks to her homepage. Come and have a look and do not hesitate to contact her if you are interested! Here some paitings…

World premiere 2022

Kalevi Aho has composed a double concerto for an extraordinary combination of solo instruments : Hiyoli Togawa (viola) and Alexej Gerassimez (percussion) will premiere the concerto for viola, percussion and chamber orchestra in Spring 2022 with the Lahti Symphony...

New album 2021

Kalevi Aho dedicated the solo work for viola “Solo XII – In memoriam EJR” to Hiyoli Togawa. She premiered it in Lapland during the festival “Luosto Classics” and now it will be released on the next solo album of Kalevi Aho for the label...

New album in 2021

Hiyoli Togawa’s new album “Songs of Solitude” was recorded for the label BIS. In 2020 Hiyoli Togawa made it her mission to capture the isolation that was globally dealt with during the pandemic and commissioned from 11 composers (e.g. Toshio...

CD “Romantic Viola Sonatas”

“Romantic Viola Sonatas“ was released by Naxos in January 2018. The album includes two sonatas by George Onslow and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy as well as six nocturnes by Jan Kalivoda. Order this CD HERE.
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