Mei Kaneko performs de Falla's La vida breve: Danse espagnole No. 1 (arr. Kreisler)

Mei Kaneko, 14, Japan, performs de Falla's La vida breve: Danse espagnole No. 1 (arr. Kreisler) at the Menuhin Competition #Richmond2021 Junior First Rounds.
Pianist: Yoshiko Matsumura

Born in 2005, Mei Kaneko started playing the violin with Ms. Hitomi Isayama when she was four years old. Mei is currently a student at The Music School for Children by Toho School of Music in Tokyo, Japan, where she has been studying with Ms. Mami Teshigawara since 2016. Mei has participated in competitions and won numerous prizes, including performance opportunities in Japan. Mei participated in the Leonidas Kavakos International Violin and Chamber Music Masterclass 2018/2019 in Athens, Greece and has since been receiving Kavakos’ private instruction. Mei also received instruction from Pavel Vernikov and Eiichi Chijiiwa.

Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. The Competition attracts hundreds of entries from countries across the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. Held every two years in a different world city the Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures exceptionally talented young musicians from all corners of the world under the age of 22 years to develop into the next generation of great artists.

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We would like to give our special thanks to Markel for making this round possible.