is a Japanese-born British solo violinist and composer. She has released four solo albums and one digital EP.

Personal life

Yukawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, to English ballet dancer Susanne Bayly and Japanese banker Akihisa Yukawa one month after her father died in the 1985

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''. Yukawa has lived in the United Kingdom since she was 2 months old and began learning violin when she was 5 years old. Because Diana was born after her father's death, his name was excluded from her British birth certificate until the High Court of England in March 2000 ruled that, under the laws of

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, Diana and her pianist sister Cassie were also in the eyes of the law Akihisa's offspring. The certificate was amended to include the name in June 2009. Yukawa's brother-in-law is the actor

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Career

Yukawa has performed solo at

The Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no governm ...

, Hollywood Bowl, Wilderness Festival, Latitude Festival, St James Piccadilly, Cadogan Hall, the Khalifa StadiumDiana Yukawa a
Khalifa Stadium
. in Qatar, and at the 2012 New Year concert at Burj in Dubai.Diana in concert fo
Dubai New Year 2012
. she has supported Katherine Jenkins at Cheltenham Racecourse,Diana Yukawa Support
Katherine Jenkins
the Tivoli Festival,Diana Confirmed for 201
Tivoli Festival
. the Place Des Arts in Montreal for Vincero.Diana Yukawa performs a
Vincero
opened a new music event, Jam Dubai,Diana Yukawa Open
Jam Dubai
. headlined at

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Picnic Concerts on 7 August,Diana Yukawa Headline
Picnic Concerts
performed music from Halo at the Video Game Awards 2010,Diana Yukawa Performs Halo Music a
Video Game Awards
and opened the FINA world swimming championship in Dubai.Diana Yukawa Open
FINA World Swimming Championship
Yukawa has collaboratedDiana Yukawa Collaborations
with

Nitin Sawhney Nitin Sawhney , D.Mus (; born 1964) is a British musician, producer and composer. A recipient of the Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement award in 2017, among multiple international awards throughout his career. Sawhney's work combines Asian a ...

, Jeff Beck,

Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mas ...

, Japanese group Deen, Craig Armstrong and appeared on various

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shows. Yukawa played during a memorial service for the Japan Airlines Flight 123 victims, including her father, on 12 August 2009. The service included playing a piece of music she has composed for her father. In 2015 Yukawa began collaborating with electronic artists

John Foxx John Foxx (born Dennis Leigh; 26 September 1948) is an English singer, musician, artist, photographer, graphic designer, writer, teacher and lecturer. He was the original lead singer of the new wave band Ultravox, before leaving to embark on a ...

and Benge in a musical group named Ghost Harmonic.

Discography

;Solo * ''Elegy'' (AKA ''La Campanella'') (September 2000); reached No. 1 in Japan * ''Concerto'' (August 2001) * ''The Butterfly Effect'' (October 2009) * ''Finding the Parallel'' (EP) (March 2013) * ''Spaces Between Shadows'' (February 2016) * ''Spirals'' (September 2022) ; with Ghost Harmonic * ''Codex'' (25 May 2015)

References

External links

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Ghost Harmonic official website
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