Past Performances
2022 - 2024
6/21/24
Daikanyama, Tokyo
"Gather" Chamber Music Concert
Keisuke Wakao
Keila Wakao
Rei Tsujimoto
Soichiro Kawabe
Ryo Sasaki
Yuya Tsuda
6/2/24
Nantuckett, Massachusetts
BOSTON CIVIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Francesco Noya, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
Boston Civic Symphony Orchestra
5/15/24
Boston, Massachusetts
NEC PREP CHAMBER MUSIC INTENSIVE PERFORMANCE SEMINAR
Chamber music by Dvorak, Prokofiev, and Mendelsoshn
5/13/24
Washington, D.C
2024 NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL AMBASSADOR'S DINNER
Celebrating 112 Years of the Gift of Trees & Japan-U.S. Friendship featuring a performance by
Violinist Keila Wakao
5/5/24
Beverly, Massachusetts
SYMPHONY BY THE SEA
Don Palma, conductor​
Keila Wakao, violin
Symphony by the Sea
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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
4/27/24
Boston, Massachusetts
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GALA
Chamber music by Bartok, Dvorak, and more!
4/20/24
Cambridge, Massachusetts
APOLLO ENSEMBLE OF BOSTON
Elias Miller, conductor​
Keila Wakao, violin
Apollo Ensemble of Boston
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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
4/18/24
Boston, Massachusetts
Carriage House
YOUNG ARTIST SERIES
Keila Wakao, violin
Jung-A Bang, piano
4/16/24
Boston, Massachusetts
Japan Society of Boston's
2024 HISTORIC ANNIVERSARY GALA
Speech, video presentation, and solo violin performance
Keila Wakao, violin
3/3/24
Key West, Florida
IMPROMPTU CLASICAL CONCERT SERIES
Keila Wakao, violin
Dina Vainshtein, piano​
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Mozart Sonata in G Major​
Brahms Sonata No. 3 in D Minor
Sibelius Mazurka No. 1
Paganini Caprice No. 24
Amy Beach Romance
Ravel Tzigane
2/20/24
Boston, Massachusetts
SHELTER MUSIC BOSTON
Keila Wakao, violin
Dina Vainshtein, piano
Sibelius Mazurka No. 1
Mozart G Major Sonata
Amy Beach Romance
Ravel Tzigane​​
1/28/24
Ashland, Virginia
RICHMOND SYMPHONY
Valentina Peleggi, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
Richmond Symphony
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Vivaldi and Piazzolla Four Seasons
1/27/24
Richmond, Virginia
RICHMOND SYMPHONY
Valentina Peleggi, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
Richmond Symphony
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Vivaldi and Piazzolla Four Seasons
1/26/24
Richmond, Virginia
RICHMOND SYMPHONY
Valentina Peleggi, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
Richmond Symphony
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Vivaldi and Piazzolla Four Seasons
1/18/24
Natick, Massachusetts
WALNUT HILL RECITAL
Keila Wakao, violin
Esther Yau, piano
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Mozart Sonata in G Major
Sibelius Mazurka No. 1
Paganini Caprice No. 24
Sibelius Violin Concerto (I. Allegro Moderato)
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*open to Walnut Hill students & additional invited guests
11/10/23
Newton, Massachusetts
RECITAL
Keila Wakao, violin
Gordon Back, piano
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Brahms FAE Scherzo
Chausson Poéme
Kreisler Recitativo and Scherzo
Paganini Caprice No. 24
Brahms Sonata No. 3
11/8/23
Boston, Massachusetts
Residence of the Consul General of Japan
RECITAL
Keila Wakao, violin
Gordon Back, piano
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Brahms FAE Scherzo
Paganini Caprice No. 24
Brahms Sonata No. 3
10/28/23
Boston, Massachusetts
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
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A movement from Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 as part of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Family Concert Series.
10/19/23
New York, New York
Merkin Hall
2023 SALON DE VIRTUOSI GALA AWARD CONCERT
Keila Wakao, violin
Kyoung Im Kim, piano
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Chausson Poéme
9/30/23
Rockport, Massachussetts
Shalin Liu Performance Center
WALNUT HILL FEATURING THE PARKER QUARTET
Grammy-Award winning Parker Quartet
Students and Alumni of the Walnut Hill School for the Arts
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Mendelssohn Octet Op. 20
and more!
7/16 - 7/24
Baden-Baden, Germany
BADEN-BADEN PHILHARMONIC
CARL FLESCH ACADEMY
Heiko Mathias Förster, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
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Baden-Baden Philharmonic
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
7/5/23
Wales, United Kingdom
GOWER MUSIC FESTIVAL
UK RECITAL TOUR
Keila Wakao, violin
Gordon Back, piano
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Beethoven Spring Sonata
Bartok Rhapsody No. 1
Bloch Nigun
Wagner Romance
Szymanowski Nocturne & Tarantella
7/2/23
London, United Kingdom
UK RECITAL TOUR
Keila Wakao, violin
Gordon Back, piano
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Works by Beethoven, Bartok, Bloch, Wagner, and Szymanowski
7/1/23
London, United Kingdom
UK RECITAL TOUR
Keila Wakao, violin
Gordon Back, piano
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Works by Beethoven, Bartok, Bloch, Wagner, and Szymanowski
6/30/23
London, United Kingdom
UK RECITAL TOUR
Keila Wakao, violin
Gordon Back, piano
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Works by Beethoven, Bartok, Bloch, Wagner, and Szymanowski
6/16/23
New York, New York
SALON DE VIRTUOSI
Keila Wakao, violin
Dina Vainshtein, piano
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Works by Bartok, Wagner, and Szymanowski
6/10/23
New London, New Hampshire
BOSTON CIVIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Francisco Noya, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
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Chausson Poéme
5/14/23
Baltimore, Maryland
BALTIMORE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Markand Thakar, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
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Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
5/6/23
Lexington, Massachusetts
LEXINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Keila Wakao, violin
Lexington Symphony
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Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
4/1/23
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
CORE MEMORY MUSIC
Keila Wakao, violin
Dina Vainshtein, piano
Tom Wolf, narrator
Works by Chausson and Franck
3/24/23
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
REDEEMER CHAMBER CONCERT SERIES
Natasha Brofsky, cello
Marija Stroke, piano
Keila Wakao, violin
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Works by Schumann, Barber, and Shostakovich
3/4/23
Kyoto, Japan
AOYAMA MUSIC FOUNDATION AWARD CEREMONY
Keila Wakao, violin
Keita Obushi, piano
2/16/23
Eugene, Oregon
EUGENE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
2/5/23
Beverly, Massachuetts
SYMPHONY BY THE SEA
Don Palma, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
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Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
1/21/23
Reading, Pennsylvania
READING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Andrew Constantine, conductor
Keila Wakao, violin
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
12/6/22
Tokyo, Japan
Keila Wakao Violin Recital
Keila Wakao, violin
Gordon Back, piano
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Works by Brahms, Franck, Ysaye, Chausson, and Saint-Saens
12/2/22
Tokyo, Japan
Keila Wakao Violin Recital
Keila Wakao, violin
Gordon Back, piano
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Works by Brahms, Franck, Ysaye, Chausson, and Saint-Saens
10/26/22
Natick, Massachussetts
THE NIGHTINGALE'S SONATA
Keila Wakao, violin
Gloria Chien, piano
Tom Wolf, narrator
9/23/22
Milton, Massachussetts
GRATWICK CONCERT
Keila Wakao, violin
Dina Vainshtein, piano
Works by Wieniawski, Chausson, Ysaye, and Franck
9/6/22
Kitakyushu, Japan
HIBIKI HALL RECITAL
Keila Wakao, violin
Kimie Miyatake, piano
Works by Ibert, Faure, Ysaye, and Franck
6/24/22 - 8/14/22
Shelter Island, New York
PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM
Summer Music School
6/19/22
Singapore, Singapore
RESOUND COLLECTIVE
VICTORIA CONCERT HALL
Shuxiang Yu, leader
Keila Wakao, violin
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Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
5/19/22
Boston, Masachussetts
THE NIGHTINGALE'S SONATA
Keila Wakao, violin
Gloria Chien, piano
Tom Wolf, narrator
5/11/22
Boston, Masachussetts
NEXT GENERATION
BOSTON OPERA HOUSE
DvoÅ™ák: String Quartet No.12 in F Major, op.96, "American"
IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo
2/24/22
London, United Kingdom
CADOGAN HALL
PRIVATE RECITAL
Keila Wakao, violin
Gordon Back, piano
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Works by Telemann, Wieniawski, Piazzolla, Kreisler, and more!
2/11/22
Boston, Massachusetts
CHILTON CLUB VIOLIN RECITAL
Keila Wakao, violin
Dina Vainshtein, piano
Jon Finn, guitar
1/17/22
Kalamazoo, Michigan
KALAMAZOO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Daniel Brier, conductor
Dongyoung “Jake” Shim, violin
Keila Wakao, violin
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Bach Double Violin Concerto
Sarasate Navarra