VC RISING STAR | Eugene Kawai, 14 - Wieniawski-Lipinski & Tchaikovsky Young Musicians Competitions 1st Prize

14 year old Japanese violinist Eugene Kawai is quickly building an international reputation as an emerging young concert artist of outstanding potential

14 year old Japanese violinist Eugene Kawai is quickly building an international reputation as an emerging young concert artist of outstanding potential.

A student of Akiko Tatsumi at the Toho Gakuen School of Music, Eugene is a former 1st prize winner at the Wieniawski-Lipinski International Competition for Young Violinists – and was recently awarded 1st prize at the 2017 International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians.

Eugene has performed as soloist with a number of Japanese orchestras - and will give his solo debut performance with the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra in March 2018.

VC RISING STAR EUGENE KAWAI | TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO | AIDAR TORYBAEV & EURASIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 2017 INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION FOR YOUNG VIOLINISTS | 1ST PRIZE 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UlqNQYXgrQ

VC RISING STAR EUGENE KAWAI & SHYNAR OSPANOVA | WIENIAWSKI | SCHERZO TARANTELLE | 2017 INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION FOR YOUNG VIOLINISTS | 1ST PRIZE 

 

VC RISING STAR EUGENE KAWAI & SHYNAR OSPANOVA | TCHAIKOVSKY | VALSE-SCHERZO | 2017 INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION FOR YOUNG VIOLINISTS | 1ST PRIZE 

 

VC RISING STAR EUGENE KAWAI & SHYNAR OSPANOVA | MOZART | VIOLIN SONATA NO. 22 IN A MAJOR | 1ST MVT | 2017 INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION FOR YOUNG VIOLINISTS | 1ST PRIZE 

 

VC RISING STAR EUGENE KAWAI | PAGANINI | CAPRICE NO. 11 | 2017 INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION FOR YOUNG VIOLINISTS | 1ST PRIZE 

 

VC RISING STAR EUGENE KAWAI & SHYNAR OSPANOVA | TCHAIKOVSKY | MELODIE | 2017 INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION FOR YOUNG VIOLINISTS | 1ST PRIZE 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF1hfPSrQII&t=25s

VC RISING STAR EUGENE KAWAI & BAYAN MUKUSHEVA | PROKOFIEV | 5 MELODIES | 2017 INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION FOR YOUNG VIOLINISTS | 1ST PRIZE 

 

VC RISING STAR EUGENE KAWAI | BACH | PARTITA NO. 2 IN D MINOR | ALLEMANDE | 2017 INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION FOR YOUNG VIOLINISTS | 1ST PRIZE 

 

VC RISING STAR EUGENE KAWAI | BACH | PARTITA NO. 2 IN D MINOR | CORRENTE | 2017 INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION FOR YOUNG VIOLINISTS | 1ST PRIZE 

 

Name: Eugene Kawai

Violin: 1932 Annibal Fagnola

Bow: FR Simon

Strings: Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Gold

Accessories: Gustave Bernardel Rosin | KUN Voce Shoulder Rest

Teacher: Akiko Tatsumi | Nozomi Terasawa

School: Toho Gakuen School of Music