The Academy aims to nurture the next generation of musicians, not only by improving performance techniques but also by providing a venue for self-expression through music, thereby broadening the possibilities for many young people.
In the first year, we will welcome performers who have achieved outstanding results in competitions as our inaugural class and develop an on-the-job training (OJT) style program. By focusing on performing in an orchestra and gaining experience on actual stages, we will build a curriculum that goes beyond mere technical acquisition to cultivate the overall ability to perform on stage.
From the second term onwards, we will recruit people aged 15 to 29 through auditions, and will develop the academy as a place where motivated young people can seriously engage with music.
1st class student
Violinist: Issei Kurihara
After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts Chief, he attended graduate school at Toho Gakuen School of Music and is currently enrolled in the Soloist Diploma course at the same university. He has studied under Takashi Shimizu and Boris Kushnir.
At the Japan Musicians Competition, he won first place, as well as the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award and the Mainichi Newspaper Award. At the 93rd Japan Music Competition, he won first place, as well as the Leucadia Award, the Sumi Award and the INPEX Award.
Overseas, he has won first prize at the International Beethoven Competition, second prize (highest ranking) at the Rodolfo Lipitzer Prize International Competition, and several special awards, as well as first prizes at the Tadeusz Wronski International Solo Violin Competition, the Josef Meisöder International Violin Competition, and the Yuri Yankelevich International Violin Competition.
He has performed with numerous orchestras both in Japan and abroad, and will be performing with Martha Argerich at the Beppu Argerich Music Festival.
Horn player: Ryogo Tada
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 2003. He started playing the horn at the age of 12.
After graduating from the music department of Sagamihara Yaei High School, he is currently a fourth-year student in the Department of Instrumental Music, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts.
Selected at the 38th Japan Wind Percussion Instrument Competition and the 92nd Japan Music Competition. The Sixth Sense Grand Prix 2024 1st place in the horn-professional category and 3rd place in the brass category at the 22nd Tokyo Music Competition.
Seiji Ozawa Participated in the music school opera projects XIX and XX and the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival.
PMF2025 Orchestra Academy member.
2025 Aoyama Music Foundation scholarship student.
So far, he has studied with Wakatsuyo, Mirai Keino, Tsuyoshi Hidaka, Yasushi Katsumata, Hiroshi Kikawa, and Mika Toyoda. Took a masterclass with Radek Baborák, Sibylle Mahni, Peter Keserü, Sarah Willis, and Andrew Bain
Clarinetist: Nobe Karen
Born in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, he began playing the clarinet at the age of 12.
After graduating from the Music Department of Saitama Prefectural Omiya Koryo High School and the Instrumental Music Department of the Faculty of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts, he completed the Master's course at the Graduate School of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts, where he was awarded the Graduate School Acanthus Prize.
She won first place in the 10th Young Clarinettist Competition and second place in the 93rd Japan Music Competition. She has studied under Megumi Ikeda, Kazuo Fujii, Maiko Kawabata, Hidemi Mikai, Kei Ito, and Michiyo Sato.