Viola
Born in: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
3rd place, String Section, The 1st Tokyo Music Competition 2003

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Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa; Maruyama graduated from the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts after studying at the Music High School Attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts. Later she went to Vienna, Austria as a grant recipient of the program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists supported by Agency of Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, and devoted herself to studies of violin, viola, and piano. The prizes Maruyama received from Japan and international competitions include the following: ⁃ 2nd place, Viola Category, International Anton Rubinstein Competition ⁃ Diamond Prize, Professional (No age limit) Category, Debussy International Music Competition (Violin) ⁃ Special Prize, Chamber Music Section, International Johannes Brahms Competition ⁃ 3rd place, String Section, Tokyo Music Competition ⁃ 1st Place of Strings Category, 2nd Place overall, the YBP International Music Competition Previously, Maruyama has received guidance from SHIMIZU Atsushi, SHIMIZU Takashi, Ivry GITLIS, Julian RACHLIN, OHNO Kaoru, Siegfried FÜHRLINGER, Stephan MÖLLER, and Paul BADURA-SKODA. As a soloist, she has been engaged in various activities such as NHK-FM Masterpiece Recital program, orchestra performances, and CD recordings. She has also held recitals at various venues. After serving as the principal violist of the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra and a part-time lecturer at Kyoto City University of Arts, Maruyama is currently active mainly for solo and chamber ensembles as a violinist and a violist. Additionally, her CD album “Benjamin’s Viola Sonata—All British Program” (fontec) has been on sale, while in the CD “KANCHELI“ (Octavia Records) by the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra with the conductor IIMORI Norichika, she performed “Styx-for Viola, Mixed Choir and Orchestra” as a soloist.

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Pieces for solo, chamber music, orchestra, and music composed by herself

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