Yoko Takinai
Kaori Fukuda (piano accompaniment)

Glazunov: Spanish Serenade (arranged by Kreisler)
Sarasate: Romance of Andalusia
Debussy: Violin Sonata
Debussy: A Beautiful Evening (arranged by Heifetz)
Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major
Ravel: Tzigane
*Track list and order of songs are subject to change.

Yoko Takinai

Started playing violin at the age of 4. Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine. While still in school, she began performing, giving her first recital in 2006 at the Itami Iphonic Hall. Since then, she has given recitals at Izumi Hall, The Phoenix Hall, Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, and other venues.
In 2010, she won the third prize at the 11th Osaka International Music Competition Concerto Audition.
She has performed concertos with former Berlin Philharmonic concertmaster Leon Spierer and Vienna Philharmonic cellist Naoki Hedenborg. She has also performed numerous violin concertos with orchestras. She has studied with Koichi Hasegawa, Izumi Hayashi, and Shigeki Oshita.
D. in Medicine (Hematology and Oncology), Kyoto University. He is a board-certified specialist in general internal medicine by the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine and a board-certified specialist and advisor by the Japanese Society of Hematology.

 

Kaori Fukuda

Graduated from Tokyo College of Music. Completed the Graduate School of Tokyo College of Music, Piano Solo Course. He is an auditing student of harpsichord.
He graduated at the top of his class from the Freiburg University of Music with a Diplom.
Graduated at the top of his class from the Konzertexamen Department of the Cologne University of Music. Obtained the German National Performer Certificate.
A student of Akishino Jung Musica 7th grade. Member of Kobe Musicians Association. Part-time lecturer at Kobe Women's University. Currently active as a soloist, chamber musician, accompanist, and interpreter for master classes.