{"id":42250,"date":"2026-02-03T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/?post_type=cmim-competitors&p=42250"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:43:05","slug":"koshiro-takeuchi","status":"publish","type":"cmim-competitors","link":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/competitors\/koshiro-takeuchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Koshiro Takeuchi"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cEach violin has its own unique voice and can produce a very wide range of\u00a0colours\u2014from soft, warm, and sweet sounds to very intense and powerful ones. That expressive range is what makes the violin so fascinating to me.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Born in Tokyo, Koshiro began playing the violin at the age of five. \u201c<\/span>At first, it was more like a hobby. I had always loved music and wanted to try playing an instrument. There happened to be a violin studio near my home, so I decided to\u00a0give it a try, and that became the beginning of my journey with the violin.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0After graduating\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Tokyo College of Music High School, he\u00a0became\u00a0a full scholarship student at the Manhattan School of Music (Bachelor of Music) and\u00a0is also\u00a0a full scholarship student at the Tokyo College of Music\u00a0(Artist Diploma), studying with Koichiro Harada, Lucie Robert, and Mayuko Kamio.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In April 2025, Koshiro won First Prize at the inaugural Ion Voicu International Violin Competition. Previously, he won Third Prize at the Long-Thibaud International Music Competition in 2023, and Fifth Prize at the Amici di Paganini Association Award (along with a special prize for Best Contemporary Music Performance), and the Dr. Enrico Costa Memorial Award at the 57<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0International Violin Competition “Premio Paganini” in<\/span>\u00a02023.\u00a0Other\u00a0prizes\u00a0include\u00a0the IMA Music Award at the Ishikawa Music Academy in 2018\u00a0at\u00a0the age of 13,\u00a0and\u00a0First Prize at the Cecilia International Competition in 2016, among others. <\/span><\/p>\n

In August 2023,\u00a0Koshiro\u00a0performed at Suntory Hall in the 80<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> Birthday Anniversary Concert for Nobuko Imai, under the baton of Kazuki Yamada, performing with Imai herself and receiving favourable reviews. \u201cI had the great honour of performing Mozart\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Sinfonia Concertante<\/span><\/i>\u00a0with her;\u00a0it was an incredibly inspiring and joyful\u00a0experience!<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2024, he made his debut performing with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Tadaki Otaka. He has also performed with the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Garde r\u00e9publicaine, and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, among others.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Koshiro\u00a0plays on\u00a0a\u00a0violin by\u00a0Francesco Ruggieri.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
<\/strong>Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003<\/p>\n