Bassoon
Born in: Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
3rd place, Wind Section, The 13th Tokyo Music Competition 2015

Musical Study Experiences

2008: Graduated from the Music Department of Utsunomiya Junior College Attached High School
2013: Graduated from the Department of Instrumental Music, the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
2015: The Hironao Seki Memorial Culture and Arts Foundation Short Term Overseas Training Scholarship Student
Currently master's student at the Graduate School of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts

Teachers

Previously studied bassoon under Yoshizawa Shinichi, Sakata Arise, Mizutani Kazusa, Okazaki Kouji and contrabassoon under Björn Groth and chamber music under Obata Yoshiaki, Ikeda Shoko, Wakui Hitoshi, Yamamoto Masaharu, Togame Masashi and Mikai Hidemi

Musical Careers

2007	4th Place, Woodwind Category, High School Division, the 17th Japan Classical Music Competition
2011	Finalist, Woodwind Category, the 23rd Takarazuka Vega Music Competition Participated in the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto "Concert for Children" "Opera for Youth", Seiji Ozawa Music Academy China Concert Tour
2012	Excellence Award and Hyogo Arts & Culture Association Award, the 17th Kobe International Music Contest Participated in Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera Project
2014	1st Place and Hyogo Prefectural Governor Award, the 26th Takarazuka Vega Music Competition
2015	Performed in "Vega Winners Concert" as a winner of the 26th Takarazuka Vega Music Competition 3rd Place, Wind Section, the 13th Tokyo Music Competition
	Bassoonist at New Phil harmonic Orchestra Chiba

Further Activities

Actively performing not only in orchestras or solo but also focusing on chamber music in various styles ranging from woodwind quintets to trio d'anches to piano trios.

Repertoire

From the Baroque to contemporary.
For bassoon repertoire, I am working on unaccompanied pieces, sonatas, concertos originally written for bassoon, and other pieces written for other wind and string instruments.
I am also working on contrabassoon solo pieces, being drawn to the instrument, which is mostly unfamiliar in Japan.

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