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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。”

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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

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Franck Violin Sonata
in A Major

Performed Live in Tokyo's Oji Hall
16 year old V
iolinist Keila Wakao and Pianist Gordon Back

I just started a YouTube channel! In the future, I'll be sharing more performances for you to see on my YouTube.
Hope you check it out!

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