Tuba
Born in: Hokkaido, Japan
3rd place, Brass Section, The 22nd Tokyo Music Competition 2024

Musical Study Experiences

March 2024 Graduated from the Department of Instrumental Music with a major in Tuba, the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
September 2024 Studies at the Graduate School, Zurich University of the Arts

Teachers

Studied tuba under KODAMA Takaya, TAMAKI Ryoichi, SATO Kazuhiko, IKEDA Yukihiro, and Anne Jelle VISSER.
Studied chamber music under HIDAKA Takeshi, TOCHIMOTO Hiroki, KOGA Shinji, TSUJIMTO Kenichi.

Musical Careers

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
2024	1st Place, Governor of Tokyo Award and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, Tuba Category, the 39th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition 3rd Place, Brass Section, the 22nd Tokyo Music Competition

Further Activities

Shirai has performed as a soloist with the New Japan Philharmonic and the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, and actively holds solo recitals. He is the first Tuba player to be chosen as a scholarship student of the Rohm Music Foundation.

Repertoire

Pieces raging from solo to brass quintet and orchestral pieces.

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