Biography
Yusuke was born in Japan and started playing the violin at the age of four. He studied at Chetham's School of Music and Royal Northern College of Music where he graduated in 2009 with first class honours.

His collaborations with distinguished musicians such as James Campbell, Bruno Schrecker, Bernard Gregor-Smith, Nicholas Daniel and Natalie Clein have led him to perform across the world in Europe, Japan, USA, Canada and Australia.

He was the founding member of the Isolani Quartet. They were the Semi Finalists at the 1st Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition in Melbourne, Australia in 2009, appearing subsequently on ABC Classic FM and ABC's Sunday Arts Show. They have appeared at Leicester International Music Festival where they collaborated with Nicholas Daniel, Natalie Clein and Guy Ben Ziony.

His other chamber music highlights include piano trio concerts in Spain with Bernard Gregor-Smith and Yolande Wrigley, Sextet concerts with the Dante Quartet in their festival in Cornwall, appearance at the Two Moors Festival as a member of the Two Moors Quartet and a performance of Steven Stucky Piano Quartet at BBC Proms 2008 including broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

As an orchestral musician he has worked under distinguished conductors and directors such as Sir Mark Elder, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Oliver Knussen, Alexander Lazarev, Richard Egarr and Sir Roger Norrington.

Orchestral Work
Orchestras: Chameleon Arts Orchestra.

Yusuke's orchestral work also includes the Halle, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wallfisch Band, Sinfonia Cymru, Purcell Orchestra, Chameleon Arts Baroque Orchestra, Britten-Pears Baroque Orchestra, Orpheus Sinfonia.

Yusuke's recording experience includes Telemann Complete Violin Concertos Vol.4, with Elizabeth Wallfisch and The Wallfisch Band, 2010 on CPO label.

Education
Yusuke's schooling took place at Chetham's School of Music. Yusuke's graduate studies took place at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Prizes and Awards
First Prize, Cecil Aronowitz Award at RNCM Viola Prize.

Teachers: David Takeno, Annette Isserlis, Wen Zhou Li, Harry Cawood.
Masterclasses: Thomas Reibl, Nobuko Imai, Atar Arad, Isabel Charisius, Gabor Takacs-Nagy, Andrew Manze.

Yusuke joined Morgensterns in November 2010

Yusuke's web profile was last updated 22nd Dec 2011

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