Tokyo Music Competition
MAEDA Hina
Violin
Born in: Osaka Prefecture, Japan
1st place, and Audience Award, String Section, The 18th Tokyo Music Competition 2020
Musical Study Experiences
April 2018 Enrolled in Tokyo College of Music High School as a special scholarship recipient
2020 Third year student at Tokyo College of Music High School
Teachers
Previously, studied under INOUE Atsuko and MAEDA Etsuyo.
Currently, studies under OGURI Machie, HARADA Koichiro, and KAMIO Mayuko.
Musical Careers
| 2013 | 1st Place, Violin Category, Elementary School Division, the 67th Student Music Concours of Japan |
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| 2015 | 1st Place, Virtuoso Prize, and the Sponsorship Prize, Age Group Under 15, the 16th Kloster Schöntal Violin Competition (Germany) |
| 2019 | 2nd Place and Iwatani Award (audience award), Violin Category, the 88th Music Competition of Japan |
| 2020 | 1st Place and Audience Award, String Section, the 18th Tokyo Music Competition Chosen as an artist for CHANEL Pygmalion Days 2020 (concert series organized by CHANEL) A fellow member of the 6th Class of the Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy |
Further Activities
Numerous prizes Maeda has been awarded from competitions, auditions, and master classes in Japan and overseas include: Kirishima International Music Festival Award (the 37th and 39th edition), Kronberg Academy Scholarship, and Encouragement Award of the Matsukata Hall Music Award. Since at the age of 11 years, she has been performing as a soloist with major orchestras in Kansai region. She has also held solo recitals and appeared in other concerts all over in Kanto and Kansai regions.
Her strong focus is also on chamber music, which has made her get training at Project Q (educational project hosted by TV MAN UNION in Japan) and at the Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy as a member of Quartet Re NADA.
Grants received:
the Yamaha Music Foundation scholarship for 3 years from 2016
the 48th scholarship of the Ezoe Memorial Recruit Foundation
Repertoire
My favorites are Baroque and Classical music; however, I would like to work without hesitation on pieces in various eras and for various forms such as solo, chamber ensemble, and orchestra. Although there are still numerous pieces that I have never performed, I am willing to play anything without fear!