Akira HARADA
Artist Profile
Akira HARADABorn in Tokyo, Mr. Harada started studying violin at age of 6. At 13, he went to the Juilliard School where he studied under Ms. Dorothy DeLay. At 17, he was admitted to entered the 3e cycles of Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, as the youngest student, class of Mr. Régis Pasquier. In 2004 he received the Washington Award from the S & R Foundation.
Recent activities include major domestic and international performances & recordings as a member of Bach Collegium Japan and Orchestra Libera Classica. In 2015, he played Viola Solo part of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra with Mr. Ryo Terakado. In 2017, he founded "Ensemble Vagabonds". On the inaugural concert, it played Mahler's Das Leid von der Erde (Schönberg ed.) with critical acclaim.
He is a concert master for Yokohama City Ensemble, and Collegium Musicale.
Genre: ClassicActive area: Tokyo