Tokyo Music Competition
KANEKO Mei
Violin
Born in: Tokyo, Japan
1st place, and Audience Award, String Section, The 22nd Tokyo Music Competition 2024
Musical Study Experiences
April 2023 Entered the Soloist Diploma Course, Toho Gakuen College Music Department
March 2024 Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Nishi High School
2024 2nd-year student in the Soloist Diploma Course, Toho Gakuen College Music Department
Teachers
Previously, studied under ISAYAMA Hitomi, TESHIGAWARA Mami. Currently studies under TATSUMI Akiko.
Musical Careers
| 2021 | 1st Place and Special Award by Suntory Foundation for the Arts Musical Instrument Loaning Program, Violin Category, High School Division, National, the 75th Student Music Concours of Japan |
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| 2023 | Kirishima International Music Festival Award, the 44th Kirishima International Music Festival Kagoshima |
| 2024 | 1st Place and Audience Award, String Section, the 22nd Tokyo Music Competition |
Further Activities
Kaneko has performed in solo recitals and joint recitals in Japan as well as participating as an orchestra member in events such as the Chofu International Music Festival and the Kirishima International Music Festival Kagoshima.
Repertoire
Kaneko studies a wide variety of music from Baroque to modern to contemporary. Her repertoire includes concertos by composers such as Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Bach (specifically his 1st), Mozart (his 3rd), and Wieniawski (his 2nd). For sonatas, she works on pieces by Beethoven, Brahms, and Bartók (his 2nd). In addition to these works, she is proficient in virtuoso pieces, including those by Paganini and Wieniawski, as well as unaccompanied pieces like the Sonatas for Solo Violin by Ysaÿe and solo works by Ernst. Beyond solo performances, Kaneko also actively practices chamber music, which includes duos, trios, and quartets.