Midori Suzuki (soprano)

She appeared as a soloist in several volumes of the recording of all cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, conducted by her brother-in-law Masaaki Suzuki.

A review of volume 5 said about the final duet of Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152, in which she sang the part of the Soul alongside Peter Kooy as Jesus: "both singers rise to the occasion, delivering characterization that couldn’t be rendered with more humility".

[2] A review of her recording of Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim, BWV 89, notes: "She sings with great clarity.

[3] Suzuki was in 1996 the soprano soloist in Handel's Messiah with the Bach Collegium Japan, performing alongside Yoshikazu Mera, John Elwes and David Thomas.

[5] In 2000 she was one of the singers who also formed the choir (OVPP, one voice per part) in a recording of Bach's Mass in B minor with the ensemble La Petite Bande, conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken.