Ishihara, Yuki

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Last updated:May 1, 2024
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Born in Tokyo in 1993.
Began playing the violin at the age of two.
- 2017: 1st Prize at the 9th Swedish International Duo Competition; Special Prize at the 2nd Beethoven International Chamber Music Competition.
- 2015: Finalist at the 13th Tokyo Music Competition.
- 2013: 1st Prize at the Salzburg-Mozart International Chamber Music Competition.
- 2009: 2nd Prize at the 63rd All Japan Student Music Competition, High School Division, National Competition; 2nd Prize (highest rank) at the 19th Japan Classical Music Competition, High School Division, National Competition, which served as a preliminary round for the World Competition (World Classic 2010) held the following year, where they won 1st Prize.
In 2015, at the 36th Kirishima International Music Festival, received two festival awards for violin and chamber music, as well as the Music Director's Award as an individual.
While enrolled at Toho Gakuen School of Music, served as an assistant to Mr. Toshiaki Umeda, Mr. Masahiko Enkoji, and Mr. Kazufumi Yamashita in orchestra classes at Toho Gakuen College of Music for Girls (Music Department) and Toho Gakuen School of Music for Children.
Studied violin with Tomoko Kato, Saschko Gawriloff, and Erika Geldsetzer. Also studied conducting with Toshiaki Umeda and composition with Osamu Katsuki and Masahiro Ishijima. After graduating from Toho Gakuen College of Music for Girls (co-educational) and Toho Gakuen School of Music, completed the Bachelor's program at the Universität der Künste Berlin (Berlin University of the Arts) with the highest possible grade (full marks). Currently enrolled in the Master's program at the Universität der Künste Berlin and simultaneously a member of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Academy.