Salon Concert Vol. 3 (Sold Out)

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Profile of Performers
Nao Uemura (Violin)
Graduated from the Soloist Diploma Course at Toho Gakuen School of Music. Trained at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna as an overseas trainee artist of the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Studied under Yoshie Semmoto, Kyoko Suzuki, Koichiro Harada, Toshiya Eto, and M. Frissenschlager. She received scholarship grants from the Rohm Music Foundation and the Meiji Yasuda Quality of Life Cultural Foundation. Awarded the second prize and the Kuroyanagi Prize at the Japan Music Competition. Third prize at the Viotti International Competition. Winner of the Kreisler International Competition. First prize in the duo section of the "Schubert and 20th Century Music" International Competition. Participated in the Saitokinen Orchestra. He has released a recording of the Franck Sonata on a Stradivarius loaned to him by the Nippon Music Foundation. He teaches at Toho Gakuen Music School for Children and Kyoto Horikawa Music High School.

Akiko Hatsuda (flute)
Graduated from Toho Gakuen School of Music, and unanimously graduated at the top of her class from the Conservatoire de Paris Ecole Normale. Completed the chamber music course at the Paris Regional Conservatory and the piccolo course at the Marseille Regional Conservatory. Performed in "Young Japanese Talent" co-hosted by the Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris, Europe, and Yamaha, Ozawa Juku Opera Project, and International Exchange Concerts in support of earthquake reconstruction. He has received the Aoyama Music Award and other prizes. Completed the graduate school of Osaka Kyoiku University and the doctoral course of Kyoto City University of Arts. Lecturer at Doshisha Women's University, Soai University, Kyoto Municipal Horikawa Music High School, Muramatsu Flute, and Kyoto Music Academy.

Miho Nakagawa, piano
Graduated from Toho Gakuen School of Music. Graduated with the highest diploma in piano and chamber music from the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. Studied under the late Hiroko Maruyama, Fujiko Yamada, and the late France Crida. Third prize at the International Competition of Morocco. She won prizes at the International Competition of Paris-Saint-Homme-la-Breteche and the International Competition of Bordeaux-Médoc-Aquitaine, as well as the Contemporary Music Prize and the Audience Prize. She has performed throughout France. After returning to Japan, she has been performing in various fields, including solo recitals, chamber music concerts, music festivals, and a concerto with the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra of the Czech Republic at the Kyoto Concert Hall. In addition to serving as a jury for various competitions, she teaches at Daito Gakki Music Academy Special Course, Kyoto Horikawa Music High School, Osaka Aoyama University, and Doshisha Women's University.