Yukino Nakamura
Violin
Blood type ALibra
Favorite part of the instrument
4 years old
Born in Kobe City, Hyogo. Began playing the violin at the age of four. Placed third in the Middle School Division under the Violin Category of the 64th Student Music Concours of Japan, where she was granted the Yokohama Citizen Award. Placed first in the 14th Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition held in Germany, where she received the Bach Special Prize. Placed second in the 6th International Violin Competition Henri Marteau held in Germany, where she won the Youth Jury Award. Placed sixth in the 8th Sendai International Music Competition, winning the Audience Award. Placed first in the Ensemble Category of the 2nd Ashiya Music Competition. Recipient of numerous other accolades both within and outside Japan. Won The Mainichi Shimbun Award and Audience Award in the Music Category at the 27th Kyoto Art Festival. Was granted the Kirishima International Music Festival Award and other recognitions at the 36th and 38th Kirishima International Music Festivals. Won the 27th Matsukata Hall Music Award. Recommended to play in the 22nd Young Prague International Music Festival in 2013. Performed in the opening concert in Prague, the Smetanova Litomyšl and more. Appears on the NHK-FM radio program “Recital Nova.” Has performed together with the likes of the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, the Hofer Symphoniker, the Geidai Philharmonia Orchestra and the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra to date. Winner of the Ataka Award, the Miyata Ryohei Award and the Doseikai Award on the campus of Tokyo University of the Arts. Yamaha Music Scholarship Support Student between 2016 and 2019. Has studied under Seiko Ishikawa, Machie Oguri, Natsumi Tamai, Masafumi Hori and Ingolf Turban thus far. Honor student in the Department of Music at SOAI High School, a private institution. Currently enrolled in a Master’s program at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich following her graduation from Tokyo University of the Arts’ Undergraduate and Graduate Programs.