Takashi HAMANO, Viollinist

PROFILE

Born in 1971 in Japan.

Studied the violin with Professor Hideyuki Nimura, Prof. Katsuya Matsubara and Prof. Kiyoshi Okayama in Tokyo.

In a master class, taught by Paul Kling, Ivry Gitlis, Franco Gullli, Reiner Küchl, Henryk Kowarski, Kopas Geza and others.

Won numerous prizes during competitions in Japan in childhood.

In 1995, won a finalist in the 2nd international chamber music competition in Osaka (string quartet).

 In 1995-2002, performed many  recitals with program on Beethoven's violin sonata and others.

In 1995, recorded the works of the rooms of Koçak Yamada in disc.

In 2002, tour in Ukraine, performed as with “Kyiv soloists” as soloist in “Art of music festival 2002” in Kyiv and Cherkasy(Conducted by Mr. Bohodar Kotorowytsch and Mr. Takashi Ueno).

In 2005, performed as soloist and solo violin in "Pan-pacific ensemble" in Japan (by members of many Asian orchestras).

And , performed  Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3  with Camerata Jion as soloist.

In 2007, tour in Thai, played as soloist and solo violin in the Thai-Japan festival orchestra in Bangkok (conducted; Mr.Hikotaro Yazaki.).

And,  played  Bach's concerto for two violins and orchestra with Mr. Federico Agostini and as a soloist.

In 2010, 69th regular concert in Tokyo new city orchestra, played Concerto for violin and orchestra by Ko-ichi Kishi (urtext) as soloist.

In 2017, performed Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto with the Asian Arts Orchestra in Gwangju, South Korea, and also performed some master classes.

In 2019, performed Brahms: Double concerto with Gwangju symphony orchestra, South-Korea ,as soloist.

In present, studies with Professor Olivier Charlier and Professor Patrice Fontanarosa in the Schola Cantorum paris,

in Paris.

CDs:

・ Kosaku Yamada: Complete Works of String Quartets and Chamber Works 

・The World of Japanese String Trios, Vol. 1 and 2,

 ・Musics by Yokichi Konno.

 (from Mittenwald Label)

Experience

concertmaster, Tokyo city philharmonic orchestra (1997-2004)

1st violinist, Yamato string quartet (1994-2004)

guest concertmaster, to orchestras in Japan (1994-2014)

solo concertmaster, Theater Orchestra Tokyo (K-BALLET) (2005-present)

guest concertmaster, Tokyo new city orchestra (2005-2019), Tokyo Prime Symphony Orchestra (2017-present)

Violinist, Shô-bü string trio (2008-present)

Graduation

Tokyo college of music, Japan

2 diplomas at schola cantorm , paris (virtiosité and concertiste)

Letter for his recital in Tokyo(march 29, 2023), by prof. Olivier Charlier（CNSDMP)