Takezawa Kyoko

Kyoko Takezawa won the first prize at the 51st Japan Music Competition while a music student at Toho Gakuen Music High School, and was the overwhelming winner of the 2nd Indianapolis International Violin Competition in 1986.

She has performed with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Royal Concertgebow Orchestra, and many other renowned conductors including Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, Charles Dutoit, Herbert Blomstedt, and Seiji Ozawa and many other famous conductors on the world’s top stages.

In 2011, she toured Spain with Philharmonia Orchestra, in 2012 with NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, and in 2014 as soloist on Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra’s 100th anniversary world tour, receiving high acclaim in Paris, London, etc. In 2018-2019 season, she will celebrate the 30th anniversary of her debut with recitals in various cities to great acclaim.

She has also been involved in educational activities, drawing on her experience from the Talent Education Research Institute, and has served as a jury member for many international competitions, including Menuhin and Ron-Thibault. She has also appeared at world-class music festivals such as Aspen and Lucerne, and recently participated in Mito Chamber Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, and the MUSIC FESTIVAL Argerich’s Meeting Point in Beppu Beppu Argerich Music Festival. She continues to be active as a soloist, chamber musician, and more. Her instrument is the Antonio Stradivarius, 1724. She is a professor at the Tokyo College of Music and a specially appointed professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music.
Takezawa is a resident artist of Shiiki presents Argerich’s Haus.