From Tokyo to Europe
A graduate of Tokyo University of the Arts and its Music High School, she spent eight years studying in Switzerland, Austria and Germany, earning the German Konzertexamen.
Violinist
Mai Suzuki
鈴木 舞
Music opens a world beyond words.
An international prize-winning violinist performing in Japan and abroad. From concert halls to places where cultures meet, Mai Suzuki creates musical encounters to remember.
PROFILE
A life in music
International recognition
First Prize at the 2013 Václav Huml International Violin Competition and Second Prize at the 2016 Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition. Youngest semifinalist at the 2007 International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Connecting people through performance
Solo appearances with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, and a performance at the Imperial Palace’s Tōkagakudō. She gives concerts in Germany every year and also has a base in Hong Kong.
1682
Nicolò Amati
“Grand Amati”
A voice passed down for over 300 years.
The 1682 Nicolò Amati ‘Grand Amati’, on loan via Atsumari. With this historic instrument, she brings the thoughts behind the music to listeners today.
LISTEN
Listen
Saint-Saëns · Havanaise, Op. 83
Mai Suzuki / Zagreb Soloists · Live
MAI STORY · My story
Where the composers once stood.
To the lakeside where Tchaikovsky composed. To the towns where Bach and Mozart lived. A wish to understand the person behind the score has taken me to the places where music was born.
Why do I perform? What do I hope to share? In my own words, the experiences and ideas behind the biography.
Read my story