NEWS

Hakuju Hall Reclining Concert No. 191 — Mai Suzuki, Eri Sugita & Yu Ito

10 December 2026 · Tokyo · Hakuju Hall. Concert details are now available.

Odawara Philharmonic Orchestra — 134th Subscription Concert

29 November 2026 · Odawara · Odawara Sannomaru Hall. Concert details are now available.

MITSUI OCEAN SAKURA debut cruise performance announced

Mai Suzuki will perform with DUO Les Ailes aboard Debut Cruise I, departing Kobe on 7 October 2026.

Classical Music Collection Japan Vol.10 at Kakuonji Temple

A duo recital with pianist Mayumi Sakamoto will take place at Kakuonji Temple, Kamakura, on 12 September 2026.

Sumida Keizai Shimbun features A Small Spring Concert

The article introduces an interactive concert for young people at Chiba University’s Sumida Satellite Campus.

Loan of a 1682 Nicolò Amati ‘Grand Amati’ announced

A 1682 Nicolò Amati ‘Grand Amati’ has been placed on loan to Mai Suzuki through Atsumari Co., Ltd.

DUO Les Ailes releases the album ‘Les ailes’

The DUO Les Ailes album with pianist Akimi Fukuhara features the violin sonatas of Franck and Lekeu.

Television appearance on TV Tokyo’s Saturday Meibaza

Broadcast at 21:54 on 2 March 2024, featuring Mai Suzuki performing violin in the opening sequence.

Live appearance on internet radio OTTAVA

A live 17:00 appearance with pianist Akimi Fukuhara, hosted by Shigeru Saito.

Three recordings selected for the ‘1894 Visions’ exhibition tie-in CD

Three tracks from Mai Favorite were selected for the tie-in CD accompanying the Redon and Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition at Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum.

Cancellation of the 7th TGS subscription concerts

The Tokyo concert on 5 May and Fukuoka concert on 7 May 2020 were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three Great Violins concert postponed

The concert scheduled for 12 April 2020 was postponed, with a replacement date announced for 10 May at Akasaka Strad Hall.

Concert postponements and cancellation

The Munich Trio concerts in Mito and Shibuya and the figure-skating/classical-music evening were postponed; Varieta vol.5 was cancelled.

NHK-FM Recital Passio encore broadcasts

Encore broadcasts aired at 20:20 on 15 March and 09:20 on 20 March 2020, with pianist Kazuya Saito and host Miyuji Kaneko.

Official LINE account launched

The official LINE account @maiviolin was launched.

Mai Suzuki Fan Club established

The Mai Suzuki Fan Club was established in 2020.

Appearance on NHK-FM Recital Passio

Broadcast on 6 October 2019 at 20:20.

Allegro Quartet concert feature published by SPICE

SPICE published a feature on the Allegro Quartet concert at e-plus cafe.

Live appearance on OTTAVA

A live appearance on internet radio OTTAVA during the 15:00 hour on 28 April 2018.

Interview published in the April issue of Bravo

Interview published by Triton Arts Network

e-plus cafe concert feature published by SPICE

Classical recommender on JFN Memories & Discoveries

Appeared as classical-music recommender for four days from 12 December 2017.

Interview published by Mitake Sayaka Salon

e-plus cafe concert feature published by SPICE

Mai favorite receives a recommended review in Record Geijutsu

Mai favorite featured in Ongaku no Tomo

Four-part web column launched

Interview published by e-onkyo music

Debut album Mai favorite announced

Released by King Records on 20 September 2017.

e-plus cafe concert feature published by SPICE

Selected as a Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Munich scholar

Selected for a Live Music Now Munich scholarship from 2017.

e-plus cafe concert feature published by SPICE

Interview published in the Shizuoka Shimbun

Published in the Shizuoka Shimbun on 2 September 2016.

Lausanne performance broadcast on RTS Espace 2

Fauré’s Violin Sonata No. 1, performed with Yu Nitahara, was broadcast on La Tribune des jeunes musiciens. The exact broadcast date is unavailable.

Spivakov Competition feature published in Sarasate

Second prize at the Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition

Awarded second prize at the inaugural competition in Ufa, Russia.

Shizuoka Symphony concert broadcast on FM.Hi

The concert featuring Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto was broadcast at 18:30 on 11 May and 8 June 2016.

Scholarship report published by the Rohm Music Foundation

Yamagata Symphony Shonai concert covered by the Yamagata Shimbun

Official website launched