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Himari
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Himari
In September 2026 Himari’s debut album was released by Decca featuring a live audio recording of the Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 1 with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and selected pieces by Chopin, Sibelius, Godowsky and Wieniawski for violin and piano with Chelsea Wang.
Following her sensational European debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in 2025, she went on to enjoy new collaborations with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, The Chicago Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, The Philadelphia Orchestra and appeared at The Colorado Music Festival and Ravinia Festival. During these engagements she worked with Jaap van Zweden, Marin Alsop, Jonathan Nott, Sebastian Weigle, Kahchun Wong and Manfred Honeck. At home in Japan she has worked with all of the major orchestras including NHK Symphony, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Tokyo Symphony and the City of Kyoto Symphony.
Orchestral engagements in the 26/27 season include the London Symphony Orchestra with Sir Antonio Pappano, The Minnesota Orchestra with Kahchun Wong, St Louis Symphony with John Storgårds, Seoul Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony with Jaap van Zweden and Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra with Sebastian Weigle. She will also make her anticipated debut at Carnegie Hall with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons performing Prokofiev’s 2nd Violin Concerto - a programme which they will play two weeks earlier together on subscription in Boston.
In December 2024 she embarked on her first recital tour in Japan playing to sold-out audiences in a programme featuring works by Beethoven, Dvorak, Wieniawski, Takemitsu and Corigliano. In Spring 2027 she will have her first recital tour in the USA, performing in La Jolla, Santa Barbara, Houston and Toronto where her programme will include pieces by Schubert, Grieg, Messiaen, Kreisler and Ravel. She will also make her solo recital debut at Suntory Hall in Tokyo in December 2026 along with concerts in Osaka, Sapporo and Nagoya, and at this time will make her debut in Taiwan at the National Concert Hall in Taipei.
Born in Japan in 2011, Himari began violin lessons when she was 3 under the tutelage of Koichiro Harada and Machie Oguri. She made her orchestral debut at the age of 6 and currently studies with Ida Kavafian at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
Himari has won top prizes at several international competitions including first prize at the Lipinski-Wieniawski International Competition. In 2019 she participated in the International Summer Academy held by the Mozarteum University Salzburg and she was the youngest participant in the academy's concert at the Salzburg Festival.
Himari plays the 1732 Guarneri del Gesù “Ferni” kindly on loan from Mr. Hikaru Shimura, CEO of Crystco Co., Ltd.
SEASON 2026 / 27
Latest Recordings
News
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18.03.2025Himari signs with Decca Classics and debuts with the Berliner Philharmoniker
Press
"Himari […] captivated the Berlin audience with her performance of a difficult violin concerto, expressing rich lyricism and overwhelming technique."
Sankei Shimbun, 23.03.2025
"Himari […] showed off her amazing technique and expressiveness, and was given generous applause by the German audience."
News Dig, 22.03.2025
"The 13-year-old's great talent is unmistakable. Huge cheers afterwards. And a highly virtuoso encore: the “Red Violin Caprices” by John Corigliano in an abridged version"
Felix Stephan, Berliner Morgenpost, 21.03.2025
Calendar
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16.10.2026Minnesota OrchestraLearn more
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17.10.2026Minnesota OrchestraMinneapolisLearn more
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28.11.2026Powell Symphony HallSt. LouisLearn more
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29.11.2026Powell Symphony HallSt. LouisLearn more
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18.12.2026National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)KaohsiungLearn more
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20.12.2026National Theater & Concert Hall TaipeiTaipei CityLearn more


