Akiko Suwanai

Akiko Suwanai (諏訪内 晶子, Suwanai Akiko, born February 7, 1972) is a Japanese classical violinist.

Contents

• Bruch violin concerto no 1 akiko suwanai
• Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto by Akiko Suwanai
• Discography
• References

At the age of 18, she was the youngest winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1990. In addition, she won second place in the International Paganini Violin Competition and lnternatiomal Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition in 1989 and is a laureate of the International Japan Competition.

She has studied with Toshiya Eto at the Toho Gakuen School of Music, with Dorothy DeLay and Cho-Liang Lin at the Juilliard School of Music while at Columbia University, and with Uwe-Martin Haiberg at the Universität der Künste Berlin. She currently plays the 1714 Dolphin Stradivarius, which is on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.

Discography

Bruch: Concerto No. 1 / Scottish FantasyAkiko Suwanai, violinSir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the FieldsNovember 11, 1997: Philips Classics Records

Akiko Suwanai: SouvenirAkiko Suwanai, violin; Phillip Moll, pianoJune 8, 1998: Philips Classics Records

Dvořák: Violin Concerto, etc.Akiko Suwanai, violinIván Fischer, Budapest Festival OrchestraOctober 9, 2001: Decca Music Group

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D MajorAkiko Suwanai, violinVladimir Ashkenazy, Czech Philharmonic OrchestraDecember 20, 2001: Decca Music Group

Brahms, Dvořák, JanáčekAkiko Suwanai, violinMay 8, 2002: Philips Classics Records

Sibelius & Walton Violin ConcertosAkiko Suwanai, violinSakari Oramo, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra2003: Decca Music Group

PoèmeAkiko Suwanai, violinCharles Dutoit, Philharmonia Orchestra of LondonNovember 9, 2004: Decca Music Group

Bach: Violin ConcertosAkiko Suwanai, violinChamber Orchestra of EuropeMay 2, 2006: Decca Music Group