Rika Masato

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Born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1989, Rika Masato began playing the violin at the age of three, and has studied with distinguished violinists/teachers such as Teiko Maebashi, Chihiro Kudo and Koichiro Harada.

Rika Masato has been the semi-finalist at prestigious international competitions including Wieniawski International Junior(03), Long-Thibaud(05), Mozart International(06), and won the third prize at Paganini International Violin Competition in 2006.

Being one of the most promising young violinists in Japan, Rika Masato has played with both international and national orchestras such as Moldova Philharmonic Orchestra, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra. Her debut recital at the Tsuda Hall in Tokyo in May 2007 was enthusiastically received and critically acclaimed. Rika Masato has also appeared in TV and FM radio programs. The engagements for 2011-12 season include concerts with Nagoya Philharmonic and Osaka Philharmonic who re-invited her after the successful concerts in August 2010.

After graduating from the Toho Gakuen Music High School with the highest distinction in 2007, Rika Masato moved to Paris to study with prof.Roland Daugareil (Concertmaster of Orchestre de Paris) at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP) and completed the master degree with the first prize as well as with the prize ¡ÈFrancoise DOREAU¡É in 2011.

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Discography

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Sat/4/September/2010 19:20 - 21:00
NHK-FM "Meikyoku Recital"

Concert Archive

Date Sat/18/December/2010 15:00
Venue Meguro Persimmon Hall (Shou-Hall)

"Mirai-no Oto Series" Rika Masato Violin Recital

¡ÚPerformers¡Û
Rika Masato (Violin)
Eri Osuka (Piano)

¡ÚProgram¡Û
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne
Ysaye: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 27, No. 3, "Ballade"
Franck:Violin Sonata in A major, M. 8

¡ÚPrice¡Û
All Seats: \2,500

¡ÚInformation¡Û
Meguro Persimmon Hall
+81-3-5701-2904

Date Mon 12/Jan/2009 15:00
Venue Suntory hall

The Suntory Hall
The 20th Coming-of-Age Day Concert 2009

¡ÚPerformer¡Û
Michiyoshi Inoue(conductor)
Rika Masato(violin)
Motohiko Shigeyama,Ippei Shigeyama(Kyogen Actor)
Ryoichi Kano(Noh Actor)
Shinobu Sato¡¢Sara Kobayashi(Soprano)
Daisuke Oyama(Bs-Br)¡¢
Kei Yonashiro(Br)¡¢
Yoshio Inoue(Actor/Singer)
New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

¡ÚProgram¡Û
Nathan Milstein.¡¡Paganiniana for solo violin
Kyogen."Boshibari"
Shimai."Takasago"
Mozart. Opera The Marriage of Figaro

¡ÚPrice¡Û
£Á¡ï6,000¡¡£Â¡ï5,000¡¡£Ã¡ï4,000¡¡Student¡ï2,000

¡ÚInformation¡Û
Suntory Hall¡¡
+81-(0)3-3584-9999

Date Sun 14/Dec/2008 14:00
Venue Yokosuka Art Theatre, Large Hall

Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio Christmas Concert
Special corroboration with Hiroyuki Ehara!

¡ÚPerformer¡Û
Rika Masato(Violin)
Agnieszka Duczmal(Conductor)
Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio
Hiroyuki Ehara(baritone)

¡ÚProgram¡Û
Sarasate. Zigeunerweisen (Violin: Rika Masato)
Spiritual Talk with Hiroyuki Ehara
Hachidai Nakamura. Miagetegoran Yorunohoshiwo(Baritone: Hiroyuki Ehara)
Mozart./ Deh, Vieni alla finestra/ from Opera ¡ÈDon Geio Vanni¡É(Baritone:
Hiroyuki Ehara)
Tchaikovsky. Serenade for Strings
etc

¡ÚPrice¡Û
SS\6,500 / S\5,000 / A\4,000

¡ÚTicket&Info¡Û
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+81-(0)3-5467-0081

Date Sat 23/Aug/2008 19:00
Venue Ishikawakenristu Ongakudo Concert Hall

IMA Music Academy Festival Concert 2008 IMA Chamber Orchestra Plays The Four Seasons

Program: Vivaldi. Violin Concerto "The Four Seasons"

Price: S \4,000 A \3,000

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Date Fri 18/Jul/2008 18:45
Venue Hiroshima Kosei Nenkin Hall

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra
The 281st Subscription Concert

[Performer]
Kazuyoshi Akiyama(Conductor)
Rika Masato(Vn)
Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra

[Program]
Lalo:Overture From "Le roi d'Ys" Opera
Saint-Sae"ns:Concerto for Violin No.3 in B minor, Op.61
Rimsky-Korsakov:Scheherazade,Op.35

[Price]
S\5,000 / A\4,500 / B\4,000 / Student\1,500

[Info&Ticket]
+81-(0)82-544-2900
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