Information
Facts
Born in Tenri, Japan
Member since 25.08.2025
Biography
Minami Yoshida has been playing the violin since she was five years old. She first attended Toho Gakuen Music High School, then Toho Gakuen School of Music, where she studied under Koichiro Harada and graduated with a diploma. She also studied for her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the New England Conservatory of Music with Miriam Fried from 2018 to 2024. In 2024, she continued her training at the Kronberg Academy with Mihaela Martin. The Japanese violinist’s musical talent has been supported by various institutions – as a recipient of the Dean’s Scholarship and the Ezoe Memorial Foundation Recruit Scholarship. Minami Yoshida made her debut as a soloist with the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of twelve. Since then, she has collaborated with various renowned orchestras in Japan, Europe, and the USA.
Awards
Second Prize at the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition (2025)
Sixth Prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2024)
Third Prize and Special Prize at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (2022)
Prizewinner at the International Joseph Joachim Violin Competition (2021)
Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant Award (2019)
Third Prize at the Concours musical international de Montréal (2016)
Tokiko Iwatani Award of the Foundation for Youth (2016)
First Prize at the Music Competition of Japan (2014)
