PROFILE プロフィール
9歳より井上頼豊氏のもとでチェロを始める。
桐朋女子高等学校音楽科在学中に、第54回日本音楽コンクール第2位入賞。
1988年、桐朋学園大学に入学し、G.シノーポリのソリスト・オーディションに合格し、デビューアルバム『珠玉のチェロ名曲集』がクラシック・ヒット・チャート第1位にランクされるなど注目を浴びる。
1989年、文化庁在外派遣研修員としてフィンランドのシベリウス・アカデミーに留学し、A.ノラス氏に師事。在学中よりアリオン賞、村松賞、霧島国際音楽賞、モービル奨励賞、新日鉄フレッシュ・アーティスト賞、ロストロポーヴィチ国際チェロ・コンクール特別賞等を受賞する。日本のオーケストラをはじめ、フランス国立放送フィルハーモニー管弦楽団、ハンガリー放送交響楽団、ウィーン・コンツェルトフェライン室内管弦楽団、モスクワ交響楽団などとの共演や各地リサイタルなど幅広い活動を展開し、1995年に発表した5枚目のCD『コダーイ：無伴奏チェロ・ソナタ』が「文化庁芸術作品賞」「日本プロ音楽録音賞」を受賞するなど、ますます活躍の楽しみな、日本を代表するチェリストの一人である。
Studied under Yoritoyo Inoue. Won the second prize of the 54th Japan Music Competition. Entered Toho Music University. Yoko was sent Finland as overseas trainee by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and studied at the Sibelius Academy in Finland under Prof. Arto Noras. After graduated with top honors, came back to Japan. In 1990 she won the special prize at the Mustislav Rostropovich International Cello Competition. By now, she was given a seat as soloist on such as Philharmonique Orchestre de Radio France, Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, Wien Konzertverein Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, and received high acclaim for her musicality. She appeared in the Festival De Divonne in France as a member of the Roge Trio in 2001. Her album with the Finnish accordion prodigy Mika Vayrynen "PICTURES at an EXHIBITION" became the ’Specially Recommended’ by the classical music magazine ’Record Geijyutsu’. She had a radio program with Toru Watanabe in NHK-FM "Oshaberi Classic". The year 2002 was her 15th Anniversary of her musical life, she challenged for all works of Beethoven’s Sonata and played them in Japan with Prague Symphony Orchestra in January 2003. 13 titles were released including "KODALY/Sonata for Cello Solo Op.8" (won the Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Award for year 1995 and Japan Professional Music Recording Ward), "J.S.Bach / Suite" (’Specially Recommended’ by Record Geijyutsu), her first popular music album "Norwegian Wood" and so on. Besides she won many awards such as the jury’s incentive award in the 3rd Arion Award (’85), Muramatsu Award (’88), Kirishima Music Festival Award (’88), the jury’s incentive in Mobile Music Award (’91), Nippon Steel Fresh Artist Award (’91) etc.
