Hitomi NIIKURA
Hitomi NIIKURA

Artist Profile

Hitomi NIIKURAHitomi Niikura began studying cello at the age of eight in Germany. After graduating with cum laude from Toho Gakuen School of Music, she continued her studies at Toho Gakuen Graduate School. When she was still a student at Toho Gakuen Collage, she made her CD debut with EMI Music Japan and released numerous albums. Currently based in Switzerland, she is active as a soloist both in her native country and abroad, constantly expanding her range of activities ranging from appearances as mistress of ceremony, program narration, and even producing her own dress collection for M Maglie le cassetto. Niikura excelled at the Conservatory in Basel (Switzerland), completing both her soloist and teaching diplomas with the highest honors. She has studied with Hakuro Mori, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Thomas Demenga, and Martin Zeller (baroque cello). She currently plays a Matteo Goffriller cello from 1710, kindly loaned to Hitomi by the Munetsugu Collection. photo by Hannes Heinzer
Genre: classicActive area: Tokyo,Zürich