Kondo, Rui

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Last updated:March 7, 2025
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Began playing the violin at the age of two.
To date, they have received the following awards:
- 1st Prize at the 25th Japan Performer's Competition
- 1st Prize at the Danubia Talents Liszt International Music Competition 2022
- 1st Prize and Mie Prefecture Governor's Award at the 24th, 26th, and 28th Mie Music Competitions
- 1st Prize at the 16th Cecilia International Music Competition
- JACK Award at the 12th and 14th Hama no JACK Concerto Soloist Auditions
- 2nd Prize at the 4th Hakuju Children's Violin Competition
- 1st Prize and Grand Prix Runner-up at the 1st Yokohama International Violin Competition
- Gold Prize and Grand Prix at the 9th Shimoda International Music Competition
They have studied under Machie Oguri, Taro Uemura, and Kozue Hayashi.
They participated in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Zakhar Bron Violin Masterclasses at Munetsugu Hall, where they received an Encouragement Award. They also attended the 16th Music Academy in Miyazaki 2023 Masterclass as the youngest participant, participated in the International Music Festival NIPPON 2024, attending masterclasses by Akiko Suwanai and Benjamin Schmid, and attended the 2024 Ishikawa Music Academy.
Their activities as a violinist have been featured and well-received on Nippon TV's 'every.', NHK's 'Marutto!' and 'Gurutto', and Chukyo TV's 'Catch!'.
Since childhood, they have dedicated themselves to charitable activities, actively organizing concerts to bring music to medical institutions, welfare facilities, elderly care facilities, kindergartens, and nurseries.
The instrument used is an 1841 'Giuseppe Antonio Rocca', on loan from an anonymous owner through Nippon Violin Co., Ltd.