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Tokyo Music Competition
KAWAKOSHI Miharu
Soprano
Born in: Aichi Prefecture, Japan
3rd place, Voice Section, The 20th Tokyo Music Competition 2022
Musical Study Experiences
March 2015 Graduated from the Department of Vocal Music, Faculty of Music, Aichi University of the Arts
March 2018 Completed the master's course at the Graduate School of Music, Aichi University of the Arts
March 2022 Completed the masterclass course at the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Institute
Teachers
Studied under NAKASUKA Etsuko, Marcella REALE, Adriana MALIPONTE, and OKAZAKI Chieko.
Musical Careers
2018 | 1st Place, Excellence Award, Intellectual Special Award, and Gifu Mayor's Award, General Public Division I, the 9th GIFU International Music Festival International Competition Finalist, the 48th Concorso di Lirica Italiana (Italian Vocal Music Competition, Japan) |
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2021 | 2nd Place, General Public Division A, the 23rd Japan Player's Competition |
2022 | 3rd Place, Voice Section, the 20th Tokyo Music Competition |
Further Activities
After passing the audition for the young musician training project “Orchestra Series” held by the Japan Federation of Musicians, Kawakoshi performed with the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra. She will be playing the understudy for Eurydice in the opera “Orphée aux Enfers,” presented by the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation in 2022. She is currently a registered member of the New National Theatre Chorus.
Repertoire
Opera
MOZART:
“Die Zauberflöte” as the Queen of the Night, Papagena
“La clemenza di Tito” as Vitellia
“Le nozze di Figaro” as Susanna
DONIZETTI:
“L'elisir d'amore” as Adina
“Lucia di Lammermoor” as Lucia
“La fille du régiment” as Marie
MASSENET: “Manon” as the title role
OFFENBACH:
“Les Contes d'Hoffmann” as Olympia
“Orphée aux Enfers” as Eurydice
HUMPERDINCK: “Hänsel und Gretel” as Gretel, the Dew Fairy
MENOTTI: “The Telephone” as Lucy
Kawakoshi's repertoire also includes vocal pieces by French composers, such as Debussy, Poulenc, and Boulanger. Recently, she has put her efforts into modern songs as well.