MISAKO AKAMA

JAPAN

  • date of birth: March 26, 1993
  • studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris where she received the Bachelor and Master degrees; pursued her studies for the Diplôme d’Artist Interprète with Roland Daugareil, Christophe Poiget and Suzanne Gessner; currently studies with Mihaela Martin at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln;
  • performed in masterclasses of great violinists such as Salvatore Accardo, Pierre Amoyal, Régis Pasquier, Gérard Poulet, Pavel Vernikov.

Prizes: 2nd Prize and the Special W. A. Mozart Award at the Henri Marteau International Competition, 1st Prize at the Varna International Competition

Program:

First Round

Bach Adagio and Fugue from Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major K. 219

Paganini Caprice No. 9

Second Round

Schubert Rondo in B minor for Violin and Piano D. 895

Enescu “Ménétrier” from Impressions d’enfance Suite Op. 28

Chausson Poème Op. 25

 Semifinal

Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major Op. 13

Enescu Sonata No. 2 in F minor for Violin and Piano Op. 6

Saint-Saëns / Ysaÿe Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse

Final

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47