Tokyo Music Competition
IMAI Miki
Soprano
3rd place, Voice Section, The 14th Tokyo Music Competition 2016
Musical Study Experiences
2008 Graduated from the Music Course of the General Department at Kanagawa Prefectural Yaei Senior High School
2012 Graduated from the Vocal Music Course, the Faculty of Music Studies at Kunitachi College of Music
2014 Completed master's studies at the Vocal Music Course, the Graduate School of Music at Kunitachi College of Music
2016 Completed the 59th Master Class at Nikikai Opera Studio and at time of completion won the Excellence Award
Teachers
Studied under SAWAHATA Emi.
Musical Careers
| 2011 | Performed in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” as Zerlina Received scholarship for studies in Japan and Overseas from the Kunitachi College of Music and attended the International Opera Workshop “Corso di Canto lirico” in Grosseto, Italy |
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| 2014 | Performed in the Newcomer recital of the Graduate School of Music at Kunitachi College of Music Performed in Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice” as Euridice |
| 2015 | Performed in Ravel’s “L’heure espagnole” as Concepción |
| 2016 | Completed the 59th Master Class at Nikikai Opera Studio and at time of completion won the Excellence Award Performed in Tama Fresh Music competition 2016 Finalist, the 34th Soleil Music Competiton 3rd Place, Voice Section, the 14th Tokyo Music Competition 2016 |
| 2018 | Performed in Handel’s “Alcina” as Morgana held by Nikikai New Wave Opera Theatre Performed in Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 as the soprano soloist with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by KOBAYASHI Ken-ichiro |
| 2019 | Performed in Mahler’s Symphony No.8 “Symphony of a Thousand” as the second soprano soloist with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrea BATTISTONI Performed in K-BALLET COMPANY’s “Carmina Burana” as the soprano soloist with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrea BATTISTONI |
| 2021 | Performed in “Disney on CLASSIC” as a vocalist for the spring and autumn-winter shows |
| 2022 | Performed in “Disney on CLASSIC” as a vocalist for the spring show Performed in Orff’s “Carmina Burana” as the soprano soloist with the New Japan Philharmonic conducted by Christian ARMING 3rd Place, the 58th Japan-Italy Vocal Competition |
Further Activities
Imai has been performing as a member of Chor stella in the BS-TBS “Nihon Meikyoku Album.”
IMAI Miki Official Website https://miki-imai.com/
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Currently, she is a member of Nikikai Opera Foundation.
Repertoire
I am currently expanding my repertoire of vocal music. Though I am a coloratura soprano, I am skilled at singing pieces with flowing tunes that express the view of world of poetry, more than just pieces fully ornamented requiring techniques. While at Graduate School I have mainly studied Liszt's composition "3 Sonetti di Petrarca" and also learned other vocal and religious music.