Yosuke Kawasaki
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Yōsuke Kawasaki is a noted orchestral violinist, chamber musician and soloist.
Kawasaki was born in New York City. He is Japanese American
. He began his violin studies at the age of six with his father, Masao Kawasaki, and continued with Setsu Goto. At the age of ten he was accepted into the Juilliard School Pre-College Division where he won the school-wide concerto competition. His high school years were spent at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School
. He then continued his education and graduated from The Juilliard School in 1998 under the tutorship of Dorothy DeLay, Hyo Kang, Felix Galimir and Joel Smirnoff.
Kawasaki has served as the concertmaster of a number of orchestras, including the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra
(1999–2001) and the Century Orchestra in Osaka
, Japan. He is also the co-concertmaster of the Mito Chamber Orchestra and Saito Kinen Orchestra. He took over as concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra
in Ottawa
for the 2007-2008 season.
An active chamber musician, Kawasaki is a founding member of the D'Amici String Quartet along with world-renowned musicians Federico Agostini
, James Creitz and Sadao Harada giving critically acclaimed performances and master classes in Europe and Japan. Kawasaki maintains a duo as well with Russian-born pianist Vadim Serebryany. The duo is best known for their interpretation of Beethoven's Complete Piano and Violin Sonatas and has performed this program in the United States and Canada.
On July 2, 2007, Kawasaki was named Concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra
. Kawasaki is only the second Concertmaster in the orchestra's history. He succeeds founding Concertmaster Walter Prystawski
, who led the orchestra for 37 years.
Kawasaki was born in New York City. He is Japanese American
Japanese American
are American people of Japanese heritage. Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities, but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group at roughly 1,204,205, including those of mixed-race or mixed-ethnicity...
. He began his violin studies at the age of six with his father, Masao Kawasaki, and continued with Setsu Goto. At the age of ten he was accepted into the Juilliard School Pre-College Division where he won the school-wide concerto competition. His high school years were spent at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Ethical Culture Fieldston School
The Ethical Culture Fieldston School, known as "Fieldston", is a private "independent" school in New York City and a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League. It has about 1600 students and a staff of 400 people , led by Dr. Damian J...
. He then continued his education and graduated from The Juilliard School in 1998 under the tutorship of Dorothy DeLay, Hyo Kang, Felix Galimir and Joel Smirnoff.
Kawasaki has served as the concertmaster of a number of orchestras, including the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra
Montgomery Symphony Orchestra
The Montgomery Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra in Montgomery, Alabama.The MSO began in 1976 as a project of the city's Parks and Recreation Department, with thirty volunteer musicians and a part-time director. A board of directors now governs the orchestra, which is funded by concert...
(1999–2001) and the Century Orchestra in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan. He is also the co-concertmaster of the Mito Chamber Orchestra and Saito Kinen Orchestra. He took over as concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra
National Arts Centre Orchestra
The National Arts Centre Orchestra is an orchestra in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's capital. It is a classically-sized ensemble currently conducted by Pinchas Zukerman.-Description:Since 1998, Pinchas Zukerman has been the Music Director. Mario Bernardi C.C...
in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
for the 2007-2008 season.
An active chamber musician, Kawasaki is a founding member of the D'Amici String Quartet along with world-renowned musicians Federico Agostini
Federico Agostini
Federico Agostini was born into a musical family in 1959 at Trieste. He started receiving his first violin lessons from his grandfather, Franco Gulli, at the age of 6 years. After which he studied at the Conservatory of Trieste, Venice and Siena. At the age of 16 he debuted as a soloist under the...
, James Creitz and Sadao Harada giving critically acclaimed performances and master classes in Europe and Japan. Kawasaki maintains a duo as well with Russian-born pianist Vadim Serebryany. The duo is best known for their interpretation of Beethoven's Complete Piano and Violin Sonatas and has performed this program in the United States and Canada.
On July 2, 2007, Kawasaki was named Concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra
National Arts Centre Orchestra
The National Arts Centre Orchestra is an orchestra in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's capital. It is a classically-sized ensemble currently conducted by Pinchas Zukerman.-Description:Since 1998, Pinchas Zukerman has been the Music Director. Mario Bernardi C.C...
. Kawasaki is only the second Concertmaster in the orchestra's history. He succeeds founding Concertmaster Walter Prystawski
Walter Prystawski
Walter Prystawski, CM is a Canadian violinist.Prystawski studied at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto and with Austrian violinist Wolfgang Schneiderhan....
, who led the orchestra for 37 years.