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SHIRAI Nanako

Double bass
Born in: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
3rd place, String Section, The 13th Tokyo Music Competition 2015
Musical Study Experiences
Began learning violin at 4 and contrabass at 15 years of age
2008: Entered Toho Gakuen College Music Department
2010: Entered University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
2014: Transferred to Tokyo College of Music as special scholarship student
Currently 4th Year Student at Tokyo College of Music
Teachers
Previously studied under Takamure Seiichi, Hoshi Hideki, Josef Niederhammer and currently studies under Hoshi Hideki
Musical Careers
2010 | 3rd Place, Strings Category, University Division, the 11th Japan Player's Competition |
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2012 | 1st Place, the 4th International Competition "Giovani Musicisti" Città di Treviso Studied in master classes under Janne Saksala at the Carl Flesch Academy and selected to perform in the concert as a soloist with the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra 3rd Place, Strings Category, University Division, the 13th Osaka International Music Competition |
2014 | 1st Place, Strings Category, the 19th Concert Marronnier 21 |
2015 | Held a solo recital at the Setagaya Art Museum Promenade Concert 3rd Place, String Section, the 13th Tokyo Music Competition 2015 Performed a concerto with the Tochigi Symphony Orchestra |
Repertoire
Compositions from Baroque to contemporary such as concertos, sonatas, small pieces. I am working on chamber music as well.