Kaoli Isshiki


Kaoli Isshiki is a Japanese lyrical singer.

Beginning of career

After studying singing at the Tokyo University of the Arts, Isshiki, fascinated by French music, moved to Paris in 1996 to complete her studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris.
Her professional career in Europe began with the Accentus vocal ensemble.
Thanks to her powerful vocal technique, her musical balance, her sensitivity and her crystalline voice timbre, Isshiki is quickly recommended as a concert soloist, particularly for the Baroque, modern and contemporary music.

Vocal and choir ensembles

Since her arrival in France, Isshiki has occasionally collaborated with vocal ensembles or choirs, including the Accentus, the, A Sei Voci.
She regularly performs with the ensembles , the Nederlands Kamerkoor, the Ensemble européen William Byrd and the Ludus Modalis.

Soloist career

Isshiki is frequently invited as a solo singer for vocal ensembles or instrumental ensembles such as the Ensemble InterContemporain, Il Seminario Musicale, the Ensemble 2e2m, the Baroque Graffiti...
She offers, accompanied by a pianist, a personal recital of works crossed between East and West: Debussy, Poulenc, Fauré, Sadao Bekku, Hideo Kobayashi, and Hikaru Hayashi.
She has also participated in numerous recordings, including Circé by for soprano and 8 cellos, Micromégas by Paul Méfano as La Bonimenteuse, L'Arbalète magique by Tôn-Thất Tiết as Princes Mi-Châu, and a DVD Le Tombeau after Marc-Antoine Charpentier's work performed by Il Seminario Musicale.