Аяна Тсуджи

Ayana began studying violin at the age of three. She won the First Prize at the 9th Osaka International Music Competition in 2008, and won the First Prize at the 63rd Student Music Competition of Japan in 2009. And in 2013, she won the Second Prize at the 82nd Music Competition of Japan. Recently she was one of the 16 semi-finalists and was selected the best performance of the Paganini Caprices at the 9th International Violin Competition of Indianapolis in 2014, and won the Second Prize(Top Prize) at the 11th Seoul International Music Competition in 2015. Ayana has performed with such orchestras as Nagoya Philharmonic, Tokyo City Philharmonic, Osaka Symphony Orchestra among others. She is currently studying under Prof. Koichiro Harada at Tokyo College of Music High School.