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Violin: Mayu Kijima *

Mayu Kishima, violin*

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In 2016, he won the 1st Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition.
In 2000, she was the youngest Japanese to win the top prize at the 8th Wieniawski International Violin Competition in the Junior Division. In 2011, she won the violin division of the Cologne International Music Competition, and also received the David Garrett Award for her excellent musical interpretation. In 2002, she was a trainee sent overseas by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
In the fall of 2015, she unanimously graduated at Chief of her class from the Cologne University of Music and Performing Arts Graduate School and obtained a German national performer qualification.
He is currently based in Japan and Europe and is actively engaged in his work.
The instrument used is an Antonio Stradivari 1699 "Walner", specially loaned from the Munetsugu Collection by the NPO Yellow Angel.