{"id":11,"date":"2026-03-01T11:22:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isseykurihara.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-09-24T18:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:01:31","slug":"profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isseykurihara.com\/en\/profile","title":{"rendered":"PROFILE"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<section class=\"page_container\">\n<div class=\"contents_inner\">\n<div class=\"page_title\">\n<h2><span>P<\/span>ROFILE<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/\">HOME<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PROFILE<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n  \"itemListElement\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n      \"position\": 1,\n      \"name\": \"HOME\",\n      \"item\": \"https:\/\/isseykurihara.com\/en\/\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n      \"position\": 2,\n      \"name\": \"PROFILE\"\n    }\n  ]\n}\n<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"page_profile_container\">\n<div class=\"contents_inner\">\n<div class=\"page_profile\">\n<div class=\"page_profile_photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/isseykurihara.com\/wp-content\/themes\/isseykurihara\/assets\/img\/profile_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Issey Kurihara\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page_profile_textarea\">\n<h3>Issey Kurihara<\/h3>\n<h4>Violinist<\/h4>\n<p>After attending the Music High School Attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, Issey Kurihara graduated at the top of his class from Tokyo University of the Arts. He subsequently pursued graduate studies at Toho Gakuen School of Music and is currently enrolled in its Soloist Diploma Course. He has studied with Takashi Shimizu and Boris Kuschnir.<\/p>\n<p>Competitions &#038; Awards<br \/>\nJapan<br \/>\n\u30fbFirst Prize, Japan Player&#8217;s Competition; also awarded the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award and the Mainichi Newspapers Award<br \/>\n\u30fbFirst Prize, The 93rd Music Competition of Japan; also awarded the Leucadia Prize, Sumi Prize, and INPEX Prize<br \/>\nInternational<br \/>\n\u30fbSecond Prize (highest prize awarded), International Solo Violin Competition, Spain<br \/>\n\u30fbFirst Prize and Grand Prix, International Violin Competition Naleczow, Poland<br \/>\n\u30fbThird Prize, Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition<br \/>\n\u30fbFirst Prize, International Beethoven-Competition for Violin<br \/>\n\u30fbSecond Prize (highest prize awarded), International Violin Competition &#8216;Rodolfo Lipizer Prize&#8217;; also recipient of special prizes and other awards<br \/>\n\u30fbFirst Prize and Grand Prix, Euroasia International Competition<br \/>\n\u30fbFirst Prize, Tadeusz Wro\u0144ski International Solo Violin Competition<br \/>\n\u30fbFirst Prize and Special Prize, Joseph Mayseder International Violin Competition, Austria<br \/>\n\u30fbFirst Prize, Yuri Yankelevich International Violin Competition<br \/>\n\u30fbClassic Violin Olympus International Competition<br \/>\n  * Third Prize, Rome Stage<br \/>\n  * Third Prize, Dubai Stage<br \/>\n\u30fbSecond Prize, Viktor Tretyakov International Violin Competition<\/p>\n<p>Orchestral Appearances<br \/>\nJapan<br \/>\n\u30fbTokyo Philharmonic Orchestra<br \/>\n\u30fbTokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra<br \/>\n\u30fbNew Japan Philharmonic<br \/>\nInternational<br \/>\n\u30fbCamerata Orphica Wien, Austria<br \/>\n\u30fbAltomonte Orchestra St. Florian, Austria<br \/>\n\u30fbBra\u0219ov Philharmonic Orchestra, Romania<br \/>\n\u30fbNational Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia<br \/>\n\u30fbSiberian State Symphony Orchestra, Russia<br \/>\n\u30fbNational Philharmonic Orchestra of Moldova, Moldova<br \/>\n\u30fbPolish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Poland<br \/>\n\u30fbSt. Petersburg Philharmonic Academic Symphony Orchestra, Russia<\/p>\n<p>\u30fbSiberian State Symphony Orchestra<br \/>\n\u30fbSt. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra<\/p>\n<p>Other Appearances<br \/>\n\u30fbMUSIC FESTIVAL Argerich\u2019s Meeting Point in Beppu, appearing with Martha Argerich<\/p>\n<p>Kurihara performs on several distinguished historic instruments, selecting among them according to the repertoire and performance setting. These include a 1716 Antonio Stradivari violin on loan from the ITOH Foundation; a 1701 Antonio Stradivari, \u201cex-Markees,\u201d on loan from an anonymous owner; a 1739 Guarneri del Ges\u00f9, \u201cex-Read\u201d; and a 1693 Hieronymus Amati II, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Information current as of May 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"page_foot\">\n<div class=\"contents_inner\">\n<div class=\"page_foot_contact\">\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>Click here for inquiries regarding appearances, media coverage, and other requests.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/contact\/\">CONTACT<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROFILE HOME PROFILE Issey Kurihara Violinist After attending the Music High School Attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, Issey Kurihara graduated at the top of his class from Tokyo University of the Arts. 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