Real name: 五嶋 みどり (Gotō Midori)

Effective period / Period of releases: 1986 - 2007

Midori Goto (b. 25 Oct 1971), who typically appears as Midori, is a distinguished Japanese-American violinist and music educator from Osaka, Japan. Since 2018, Midori teaches at Curtis Institute Of Music in Philadelphia. She's the older sister of violinist Ryu Goto.

As a concert violinist, Midori made her debut in 1982, at 11-year-old, with The New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta. Midori was the 'Jascha Heifetz Chair' holder at the University Of Southern California's Thornton School of Music (2004–'18), preceded by teaching at Manhattan School Of Music. Midori is an honorary professor at Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music, guest professor at Soai University in Osaka and Shanghai Conservatory, and distinguished visiting artist at Peabody institute.