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The Boston Musical Intelligencer - Kickoff Belies Yellow Barn Gravitas
Ventura County Star - Cellist brings love of music to new role as member of CLU faculty
The Echo - Cal Lutheran conductor, cellist performs for community
KCLU - Acclaimed musician who joins faculty of southeast university set to perform community concert (radio interview)
The Strad - Cello quintet SAKURA plays arrangement of Debussy's 'The Girl with the Flaxen Hair'
Culture Spot LA - Le Salon de Musiques kicks off 8th Season
ideastream - Cleveland Cello Society presents i cellisti: Ida Mercer & Yoshika Masuda (radio interview)
El Diario - Notas que endulzan el oido (in Spanish)
The Los Angeles Loyolan - Burning questions with cellist Yoshika Masuda
LA Times - Music ensembles Hockett and Sakura bathe Monk Space in an acoustic glow
Triton Arts Network - 増田喜嘉アーティストインタビュー (in Japanese)
USC - DMA student Yoshika Masuda wins first prize at All-Japan VIVA HALL Cello Competition
San Diego Jewish World - Young musicians impressive in Santa Monica concert
Huffington Post - World premiere of American Spring by Stephen Cohn at Shumei Hall
The Strad - Violinist and Cellists win Yamaha prizes