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

Musical Careers

Profile

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. She completed her studies at the NHK Symphony Academy. Then, 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. Until now, Maruyama has received guidance from SHIMIZU Atsushi, SHIMIZU Takashi, Ivry GITLIS, Julian RACHLIN, Siegfried FÜHRLINGER, OHNO Kaoru, HYAKUTAKE Yuki, SASAKI Ryo, Stephan MÖLLER, and Paul BADURA-SKODA. The prizes Maruyama received are: 1st Place, Strings Category, the YBP International Music Competition; 3rd place, String Section, the 1st Tokyo Music Competition; the Special Prize, Chamber Music Section, International Johannes Brahms Competition; 2nd place, Viola Category, International Anton Rubinstein Competition. She performed in NHK-FM Masterpiece Recital as a soloist. She has also held recitals at various venues, including the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. Additionally, she performed “Styx for Viola, Mixed Choir and Orchestra” by Gija KANCHELI as a soloist with the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra. After serving as the principal violist of the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, the principal violist at the IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra, and a part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Music, Kyoto City University of Arts, Maruyama is active now as a violinist, a violist, and a pianist.

Repertoire

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

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