Koshiro Takeuchi

In April 2025, Koshiro Takeuchi won First Prize at the inaugural Ion Voicu International Violin Competition. He has previously received numerous awards, including Third Prize at the 2023 Long-Thibaud International Music Competition at the age of 18; Fifth Prize, the Amici di Paganini Association Award for Best Contemporary Music Performance, and the Dr. Enrico Costa Memorial Award at the 57th Premio Paganini Violin Competition in 2023, also at the age of 18; the IMA Music Award at the Ishikawa Music Academy in 2018 at the age of 13; and First Prize at the Cecilia International Competition in 2016 at the age of 10, among others.

In August 2023, Takeuchi performed at Suntory Hall in “Nobuko Imai Special: 80th Birthday Anniversary Concert,” under the baton of Kazuki Yamada. Performing alongside Nobuko Imai, he received favorable reviews. In 2024, he made his debut with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Tadaaki Otaka.

Takeuchi has also performed with the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and others.

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Takeuchi began studying the violin at the age of five. After graduating from Tokyo College of Music High School, he is currently a full-scholarship Bachelor of Music student in Classical Violin at the Manhattan School of Music, as well as a full-scholarship Artist Diploma student at Tokyo College of Music. His teachers include Koichiro Harada, Lucie Robert, and Mayuko Kamio.

Takeuchi was previously awarded the 2024 Yamaha Music Support Program Scholarship and is currently supported by scholarships from the 54th Ezoe Memorial Recruit Foundation and the Rohm Music Foundation.