profile

Studied under Toshiya Eto and Angela at Toho Gakuen Girls' High School and Toho Gakuen. While still a student, he began performing as a soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster as a violinist and viola player.

In 1986, upon graduating from university, at the age of 22, he became the concertmaster of the New Japan Philharmonic and made his musical debut. Currently, he is Honorary Concert Master Laureate of the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Concert Master Laureate of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra, Concert Master of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra, and Special Honorary Friendship Concert Master of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra.

Based on his 30-year relationship of trust with conductor Seiji Ozawa, he has also served as concertmaster for the Saito Kinen Orchestra and the Mito Chamber Orchestra.

In recent years, he has also performed as a soloist in subscription concert playing modern and contemporary concertos by Korngold, Akira Miyoshi, Bartok, and others. In 2016, to mark the 30th anniversary of his debut, he held a concert of Baroque repertoire with harpsichordist Shinichiro Nakano, which was well received. In 2017 and 2018, he also performed all of Mozart's Violin Concertos with the Osaka Symphony Orchestra, playing and conducting without a conductor. These performances were recorded live and released on CD. In 2019, he also held a concert with the Alti String Quartet, which celebrated its 20th anniversary, and performed all of Beethoven's Violin Sonatas with Pianoforte, attracting attention for his new activities based in the Kansai region. In November 2019, he held a concert in Kyoto in which he performed all of Bach's violin works in three parts, and for this achievement he received the Aoyama Prize at the 29th Aoyama Music Awards. He is also active in educational activities, such as teaching at Kyoto City University of Arts, the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy, and the Arcas Sasebo Junior Orchestra.

CD released from Pony Canyon and Octavia Records. Many CDs of chamber music have been released, including overseas labels.

1991 Muramatsu Award, 1st Idemitsu Music Award, 1992 Minister of Education Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists. Received the 2013 Hyogo Prefecture Cultural Award. Professor at Kyoto City University of Arts, Lecturer at Toho Gakuen University and graduate school.