Tokyo Music Competition
NIHEI Mayu
Violin
Born in: Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
1st place, and Audience Award, String Section, The 8th Tokyo Music Competition 2010
Musical Study Experiences
Began learning violin from 5 years of age with Harada Koichiro
2010 Graduated from the Music High School attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
Currently a student at the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
Teachers
Studied violin under Urushihara Asako and Harada Koichiro
Studied chamber music under Matsubara Katsuya and Yamazaki Nobuko
Musical Careers
| 2002 | 2nd Place, Violin Category, Tokyo Regional, the 56th Student Music Concours of Japan |
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| 2003 | Top prize at National, Strings Category, Primary School 5th and 6th Grade Division, the 13th Japan Classical Music Competition |
| 2007 | Ishikawa Music Academy IMA Music Award and Scholarship |
| 2008 | Performed in Kanazawa at the IMA Rising Concert |
| 2009 | 1st place, Strings Category, High School Division, the 3rd YOKOHAMA International Music competition Highly praised by main judge Oleh Krysa |
| 2010 | 1st Place, String Section and Audience Award, the 8th Tokyo Music Competition Performed in the 16th Ezoe Memorial Foundation Concert |
| 2011 | At the 8th Tokyo Music Competition Winners Concert performed Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2 receiving high praise Performed in Classical Concerts with Emerging Artists in Tachikawa Performed in the Morning Concert organized by Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Performed in the 17th Ezoe Memorial Foundation Concert |
| 2012 | Performed with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra led by Mikhail Leontyev at the 27th Tsukuba International Music Festival and Classical Concerts with Emerging Artists |
Further Activities
Previously performed with; the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra led by Enkoji Masahiko, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra led by Umeda Toshiaki, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra led by Iimori Norichika and more, receiving high praise each time.
The 40th Ezoe Memorial Foundation Scholarship Student.
Repertoire
Baroque to contemporary violin concertos, concert pieces, sonatas for violin solo etc., and training in a variety of fields .