Takahiro Suzuki
Graduated from The Music High School attached to The Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, the university itself, and its graduate school. He received the Doseikai Award when he graduated from the university’s undergraduate program, as well as the graduate school’s Acanthus Music Prize when he completed his studies at the said graduate school. He has performed at the Doseikai Newcomer Concert and Geidai Regular Chamber Music concert. In France, he attended a master class by C. Delangle, V. David, A. Bornkamp and others at a GAP summer seminar held in France. He is also active as an extra performer in domestic professional orchestras and wind instrument groups and has given five solo recitals in Tokyo to date. As well as performing principally in schools and concert halls in the Tokyo area, Suzuki is proactively involved in the Japan premieres of ensemble and chamber music works featuring the saxophone and other instruments, exploring the possibilities of the saxophone as a musical instrument.