Himari

HIMARI is a Japanese classical violinist celebrated as a once-in-a-generation prodigy. In 2022, aged 11, she became the youngest student admitted to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and in March 2025, she made her debut as the youngest Asian soloist in a subscription concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Born in 2011, she began playing the violin at the age of three, studying under Koichiro Harada and Machie Oguri. At the Curtis Institute, she became a student under Ida Kavafian. HIMARI has won top prizes in numerous international competitions, including the Lipinski & Wieniawski International Violin Competition (Grand Prix), Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition, Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition and Schelkunchik International Music Competition. In 2019, she became the youngest performer at the Salzburg Festival. Her first album, Debut, released in 2026, features her performing Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Berlin Philharmoniker.