KYOKO YONEMOTO (JAPAN)

Laureate of the 1st Prize. (The Fourth Paganini Moscow International Violin Competition, 2006)

Was born in Tokyo, Japan (1984). Graduated from the Toho Gakuen in Tokyo, prof. Akuri Suziki. Performed with numerous orchestras and outstanding conductors. From 2003 to 2005 studied with Gerard Poulet in the Conservatoire Superieur and the Ecole Normale de musique in Paris. Since 2004 studies with Boris Belkin at the Conservatory in Maastricht and at the master classes in Siena.

• Laureate of the Paganini Competition in Genova (1997): special prize.
• Winner of the Music Competition of the Japan Awards (2001).
• Laureate of the International Long-Thibaud competition (2002): 3rd grand prix.
• Laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2005).
• Laureate of the Fritz Kreisler Competition (2005): 3rd prize.