Hazuki Kono
Flute
Graduated from Sumidagawa High School in Tokyo. Currently enrolled in the Master of Arts in Performance Programme at the Musik Akademie Basel after graduating Hochschule für Musik Detmold. Studied the flute under Jiro Yoshioka, Stefan Albers and Felix Renggli and the piccolo under Jun Sugawara, Haruko Nakajima and Nolwenn Bargin.
Placed 3rd in the Dutch International Flute Competition and 3rd in the Japan Junior Wind and Percussion Competition. Musik Akademie Basel, Maria Fisher Foundation and Seiki Arts Foundation scholarship student.
Has performed as a guest in the Wurzburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Wurzburg Chamber Orchestra, the Chiba Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra and the Siena Wind Orchestra as well as in numerous other orchestras and wind bands to date. Has also performed together with multiple orchestras as a concerto soloist, including the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra.