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Trumpet: Eitaro Yamakawa (NJP Chief trumpet player)

Eitaro Yamakawa, trumpet

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Born in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture. He started playing the trumpet at the age of 9.
Graduated from Aomori Commercial High School and Shobi Gakuen University, Department of Music Expression. Completed the Toho Orchestra Academy training course.
Performed at the 38th Aomori Prefecture Newcomer Concert and the 34th Yamaha Wind Instrument Newcomer Concert in the Brass Division. Participated in "Seiji Ozawa Music School Opera Project XVI.", "Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival: Concert for Children", and PMF 2021. 3rd prize in the brass division of the 24th Conseil Marronnier 21.
He passed an audition sponsored by the Japan Federation of Musicians and performed Artunian's Trumpet Concerto with the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra.
He studied trumpet with Tomohiro Naito, Jun Hasegawa, Hiro Noguchi, and Katsutoshi Kamejima, and chamber music with Fumio Goto. New Japan Philharmonic Chief trumpet player. He is a member of the orchestra of the Shiki Theater Company "Frozen".