Violin
Born in: Aomori Prefecture, Japan
2nd place, and Audience Award, String Section, The 21st Tokyo Music Competition 2023

Musical Study Experiences

March 2022 Graduated from the Music High School attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of Arts
April 2023 2nd-year student as the 9th edition Munetsugu Tokuji special scholarship recipient at the Department of Instrumental Music, the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts

Teachers

Previously, studied under ITO Akemi, Mauro IURATO, and OGURI Machie. Currently, studies under TAMAI Natsumi and HORI Masafumi. For chamber music, studies under NAKAGI Kenji and YAMASAKI Takako.

Musical Careers

2019	Kirishima International Music Festival Award, the 40th Kirishima International Music Festival
2022	1st Place, Hyogo Prefectural Governor Award, and Asahi Shimbun Award; String Category, University Division, the 24th Japan Player’s Competition
2023	Performed in the Rising Stars Concert at the 28th Miyazaki International Music Festival 1st Place, Grand Prize, Category D, the 15th Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition 2023 (Belgium) 2nd Place and Audience Award, String Section, the 21st Tokyo Music Competition 1st Place, Violin Category, the 92nd Music Competition of Japan

Further Activities

Mizuno has performed in solo and duo recitals and played at music festivals held in Japan.

Repertoire

Mizuno has been studying pieces ranging widely from Baroque to modern to contemporary, including concertos written by Tchaikovsky, Dvořák, Mozart’s No.4; sonatas by Brahms and Beethoven; and other virtuoso pieces.
In addition to solo works, she is also actively working on chamber music, such as pieces for violin duo.

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