An Maeyama (28)

The Japanese violist An Maeyama is based in Kyoto as a member of the City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra since April 2023.

An graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts as a top student.
She has won numerous awards, including First Prize at the KOBE International Music Contest (2024) and the Silver Medal at the Settsu Music Festival Little Kameria Competition (2019). She has also performed as a soloist with the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yuki Kakiuchi.

She was a recipient of the AOYAMA Scholarship Foundation in 2019.
An has benefited from working in masterclasses with violists such as Veit Hertenstein, Wenting Kang, Nian Liu, William Coleman, Heiichiro Oyama and Nobuko Imai.

Currently, she is studying with Junichiro Murakami and Nobuko Imai.
An is an active performer, having participated in numerous recitals and chamber music concerts.