Yuki Kanazawa (Age: 17)

Sponsor Yuki Kanazawa

Yuki Kanazawa began studying the violin at age three. She has frequently appeared in concerts held at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center in New York City. She has also won the grand-prix prize for the New York Concert Festival International Competition two times. She additionally appeared on Young Ensemble Concert in 2014 and 2015, and Young Musicians Concert in 2018 hosted by Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Born in Tokyo and raised in New York City, Yuki Kanazawa studied with Dr. Ray Iwazumi, Machiko Ozawa, and Bela Horvath. She is currently a rising senior at Hunter College High School and is studying violin with Xiao Wang at the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division.