Keila Wakao Violinist
First prize winner of the 2021 Menuhin International Violin Competition
First prize winner of the 2021 Stulburg International String Competition
Born in 2006, 17 year old violinist Keila Wakao is from Boston, MA and began playing the violin at the age of 3. At age 6, the late Mr. Joseph Silverstein accepted Keila as a student. Currently, she is an eleventh grader at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts and studies with Donald Weilerstein and Soovin Kim at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School.
Keila has also been receiving Kyoko Takezawa's private instruction in Japan.
January 27 2023
Keila was awarded the 2023 Aoyama Music Foundation Award for upcoming artists!
“Exceptional concentration, technique that captivates the audience, and strikingly fresh and natural musicality. Everything made me feel the qualities of a large-scale soloist.” (Translated from Japanese)
2022年度 第32回青山音楽新人賞を受賞しました。
【評価】“ずば抜けた集中力、観客を魅了する技巧、目を見張るような瑞々しくのびやかな音楽性。全てにおいてスケールの大きいソリストとしての資質を感じさせた。”
UPCOMING CONCERTS
2/5/23 Beverly, Massachuetts
SYMPHONY BY THE SEA
Don Palma, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
2/16/23 Eugene, Oregon
EUGENE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
3/4/23 Kyoto, Japan
AOYAMA MUSIC FOUNDATION AWARD CEREMONY
Keila Wakao, violin
Keita Obushi, piano
3/24/23 Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
REDEEMER CHAMBER
CONCERT SERIES
Natasha Brofsky, cello
Marija Stroke, piano
Keila Wakao, violin
Works by Schumann, Barber, and Shostakovich
4/1/23 South Kingstown, Rhode Island
CORE MEMORY MUSIC
THE NIGHTINGALES SONATA
Keila Wakao, violin
Dina Vainshtein, piano
Tom Wolf, narrator
Works by Chausson and Franck
5/6/23 Lexington, Massachusetts
LEXINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Jonathan McPhee, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2