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Eigenspace

Mari Kimura will create Eigenspace a composition for Augmented Violin (IRCAM) and multi-channel diffusion. Taken from eigenvalue, a mathematical function used in analyzing the bowing movement, in Eigenspace Kimura’s musical expression is extracted by the bowing motion sensor technology, interacting with image and sounds in real-time. Hailed by The New York Times as a virtuoso playing at the edge, violinist/composer Mari Kimura is widely admired for her revolutionary extended technique and her works for interactive computer music. Her awards and honors include Guggenheim Fellowship and Composer in Residence at IRCAM.

Mari Kimura

Mari Kimura is a violinist, composer, technologist, and entrepreneur known for inventing the subharmonics technique, which lets violinists play an octave below the instrument’s range. The New York Times called her a “virtuoso playing at the edge.” A Guggenheim Fellow and 2025 SEAMUS lifetime achievement honoree, she has premiered works by Adams, Sciarrino, Berio, and Tania León, and collaborates with IRCAM on SOMAX – AI improvisation. A Juilliard faculty member since 1998 and UC Irvine Professor Emeritus, she created MUGIC®, a motion sensor used at Lincoln Center, the Venice Biennale, and Osaka Expo 2025.