Himari
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Born in Japan, Himari began her violin studies at 3 years old under Koichiro Harada and Machie Oguri. She gave her professional orchestral solo debut at 6. Since 2022, Himari has studied with Ida Kavafian at the Curtis Institute of Music.

Himari has won top prizes at international competitions, including grand prize in the International Competition for Young Violinists in Honour of Karol Lipinski and Henryk Wieniawski, the first prize and special grand prize at the 12^th Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition in Belgium, the first prize and special prize at the 26^th Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition in Italy, and the first Prize at the 2^nd Leonid Kogan International Violin Competition in Belgium.

In 2019, she participated in the International Summer Academy held by the Mozarteum University Salzburg. She is an award winner of the concert the academy held during the 2019 Salzburg Festival, where she was the youngest participant.

Himari has played with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, the New Japan Philharmonic, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Gunma Symphony Orchestra.

Himari plays the 1717″Hamma” Stradivarius Violin on loan from Mr.Yusaku Maezawa. These days, Himari’s hobby is making pancakes! What she is very interested in now is playing in an orchestra!