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SHIRAI Tsubasa
Tuba
Born in: Hokkaido, Japan
3rd place, and Audience Award, Brass Section, The 20th Tokyo Music Competition 2022
Musical Study Experiences
March 2020 Graduated from Hokkaido Kushiro Konan High School
April 2020 Enrolled in the Department of Instrumental Music, the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
2022 Currently a third year undergraduate student at the Department of Instrumental Music, the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
Teachers
Studied tuba under KODAMA Takaya, TAMAKI Ryoichi, SATO Kazuhiko, and IKEDA Yukihiro.
Studied chamber music under HIDAKA Takeshi, TOCHIMOTO Hiroki, KOGA Shinji, TSUJIMTO Kenichi.
Received guidance from Philip SINDER, James GOURLAY, and SUZUKI Koji.
Musical Careers
| 2019 | 2nd place, Tuba Category, High School Course, the 21st Japan Junior Wind and Percussion Competition |
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| 2021 | 2nd Place, Senior Section, the 6th JETA Student Solo Competition |
| 2022 | Jury Special Award and Diploma Award, Tuba Category, the 57th International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen (Germany) 3rd Place and Audience Award, Brass Section, the 20th Tokyo Music Competition 4th Place, Tuba Category, the 11th Akiyoshidai Music Competition |
Repertoire
For solo, Shirai plays original works for tuba and works for all kinds of other instruments from Classical era to Contemporary era. For ensemble music, he plays not only orchestral works but also a wide range of classical music from trombone/brass duos to brass dectets, to small wind bands and brass ensembles. He also does a wide range of performance activities such as in bars, indoor and outdoor concerts, recitals, and concertos in concert halls.