Bei ihrem ersten Auftritt in Finnland bringt Ryoko Aoki im Rahmen der Tampere Biennale am 18. April mit Secret Flowers ein einzigartiges zeitgenössisches Musiktheater rund um Stoffe des klassischen Noh-Theaters auf die Bühne, inszeniert von Aleksi Barrière.
Toshio Hosokawa's one-act opera Futari Shizuka with Ryoko Aoki in the title role and his acclaimed flute concerto Ceremony have been released on CD, recorded by the Residentie Orkest under Jun Märkl for the Naxos label.
On 19 February, Ryoko Aoki joined musicians from Ensemble Musikfabrik in the virtual space to perform Peter Eötvös' melodrama Secret Kiss.
Ryoko Aoki incorporates into her performances a theatrical culture that, in the past, was largely reserved for male performers.
