Concluded sponsorship contract with violinist HIMARI

As part of our social service program, we contribute to development of Japanese children worldly renowned as musicians. For the first step, we signed a sponsorship contract with young violinist, HIMARI, in December 2021 and started supporting her musical activities.

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Born in 2011, gaining Grand Prize Winner in the Junior Division of the 15th Lipinski Wieniawski International Violin Competition for Violinists up to 17 years old (Poland) on September 17, 2021, and First Prize Winner in all 42 national and international competitions to date. Zakhar Bron, a world-renowned leader who has produced the likes of Repin and Vengerov, said, “In addition to her extraordinary talent and incredibly high technique, she played a variety of tones with great expression, impressing all in the audience.” She has performed with orchestras in Japan and abroad. She studied under Koichiro Harada, Machie Oguri, and Zakhar Bron.