The Resume

(October 25, 1971- )
Born in Osaka, Japan
Birth name was Midori Gotō
Debut album was 'Bach/Vivaldi Double Violin Concertos' with Pinchas Zukerman (1986)
Won a Grammy for her recording of Paul Hindemith's Violin Concerto (2014)

Why she might be annoying:

She performs under a pretentious single name.
Her name is also a sweet green liqueur.
She was a child prodigy.
She seemed to be a case of arrested development into her early 20s, with a Washington Post critic noting, 'Long after it was appropriate, she still dressed in little-girl Popsicle colors and came across as an eternal moppet.'
She cancelled concerts and withdrew from public view for six months while dealing with anorexia and depression (1994).

Why she might not be annoying:

For her Juilliard audition, she performed Bach's thirteen-minute long 'Chaconne,' widely considered one of the most difficult solo violin pieces.
She celebrated her 18th birthday by making her Carnegie Hall debut.
She earned a masters degree in psychology.
She founded Midori and Friends, a nonprofit to promote music education in New York City and Japan (1992).
She suffered a miscarriage (2014).
She said about performing, 'That excitement that I feel as I walk out on stage, I just love it.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 82] (Ranked: 51462)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [October] (Ranked: 10251971)
• Child Stars [1980s]
• Child Stars Who Became Grown-Up Stars
• Fiddlers
• I Attended Juilliard
• I Attended NYU
• I Had a Miscarriage
• I Have Eating Disorders [Bulimia/Anorexia]
• I Was a Child Star
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Anxiety]
• Kennedy Center Honorees (Ranked: 2020)
• Known By a Single Name
• Profiles 51251-51500 (Ranked: 51462)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying