On such a warm beautiful day like today, I am excited to announce that Sebastian Plano and I are going to perform together once again in June 2013.

We have been planning this for so long, since last year — and it is finally happening. If you missed our first collaboration show “Unibirth” at ArtPad at Phoenix Hotel in May 2012, this is your second chance…

Sebastian is such a talented musician / composer. His new album “Impetus” is scheduled to be released in September from a label in Berlin — and he has been working on a collaboration with Jeffrey Zeigler from Kronos Quartet (how exciting!). He is going to play songs from the new album at our show with his string quartet on this special night. I am going to perform live calligraphy, inspired by the visions that we both have, accompanied by him and the string quartet. Why do we collaborate? Because we both believe in each other’s aesthetics. I admire his sound, makes me dream. We both love the fact that we have similar background: coming from years of traditional, classical training since when we were little, and now create something anew in a contemporary approach by giving his imagination a voice, and by painting my own picture in unique way. Challenging, yes, but being true to who I really am.

We decided to do this show at Salle Pianos in Hayes Valley, where has been historically dedicated to pianos since 1920s.  Salon-style, intimate atmosphere — that is what we want. We want you to be close to us, hear us breathing, catch lights in our eyes, feel the subtle wind from my body movements, and really connect with our energy — and see your own “visions.”

VISIONS: Sebastian Plano + Aoi Yamaguchi 
@ Salle Pianos, San Francisco
Saturday June 8th, 8pm-
Pre-sale / VIP tix available here: http://visionsperformance.eventbrite.com
Limited seating of 130. Make sure to grub yours!

I am truly looking forward to share this precious moment with you.

– Beautiful photo by my dear May Xiong.