Alumni
A partial Listing of our proud alumni and their current positions.(As of September 2013)
Violin
- Rieko Aikawa, Bruckner Orchester Linz (Austria)
- Christoph Bloos, Philharmoniker Hamburg (Germany)
- Minako Fujii, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra (Japan)
- Sukeyuki Iwatani, concertmaster, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
- Kanako Matsumoto, Philharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Trier (Germany)
- Naho Nayuki, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (Norway)
- Sayaka Okada, San Antonio Symphony (USA)
- Ko Taniguchi, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Viola
- James Herstatt, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (Norway)
- Naoko Ishibashi, principal, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
- Ming-Hsin Lu, Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan)
- Yuki Masunaga, Japan Century Symphony Orchestra
Cello
- Makito Nishiya, principal, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (Japan)
Double Bass
- Joan Perarnau Garriga, associate principal, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
- Fuyuki Kurokawa, principal, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra (Japan)
- Jonathan Stefaniak, Yomiuri Japan Symphony Orchestra (Japan)
Flute
- Nicoline Pierreu, principal, Japan Century Symphony Orchestra
Oboe
- Florent Charreyre, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra (Japan)
Clarinet
- Robert Borsos, principal, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
- Michael Byerly, acting principal, Tucson Symphony Orchestra (USA)
- László Kuti, principal, Munich Philharmonic (Germany)
- Shannon Orme, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (USA)
Horn
- Russell Bonifede, co-principal, Hong Kong Philharmonic
Trumpet
- Marlon Humphreys, principal, Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra (Brazil)
- Harald Naess, principal, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra (Japan)
- Ottaviano Cristofoli, principal-guest, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
Trombone
- Hirotaka Kazehaya, principal, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
- Atsushi Tozawa, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra (Japan)
Timpani/Percussion
- Rieko Koyama, Hong Kong Sinfonietta