Mirei Yamada

Born in Tottori, Japan, she earned her degree in violin at the Toho Gakuen University of Music in Tokyo. She then continued her studies in violin and chamber music under the guidance of masters such as G. Guglielmo, F. Ayo, D. Nordio, R. Filippini, A. Ghedin, the Trio di Trieste, and the Alban Berg Quartet. She further refined her skills at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Accademia Chigiana in Siena—where she was awarded the "Monte dei Paschi" Prize and the "Diploma d’Onore"—the International School of Chamber Music of the Trio di Trieste (Duino), and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne.

With the Avos Quartet (now Avos Piano Quartet), she was awarded Second Prize—since First Prize was not assigned—at the International Competition "Premio Vittorio Gui" in Florence and the International Competition "Premio Trio di Trieste." She also received the "A. Baldovino" Prize for the best performance of a work by J. Brahms and the Audience Award from Il Piccolo di Trieste.

She has performed in prestigious concert halls such as the Parco della Musica in Rome, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Lingotto in Turin, Salle Gaveau in Paris, Flagey in Brussels, the National Theatre in Warsaw, the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Grand Theatre in Shanghai, and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.

She has recorded for RAI, Azzurra Music, Brilliant Classics, and the Japanese record label Nami Records. She has served as a soloist and concertmaster in various internationally renowned chamber orchestras. For several years, she has collaborated with the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, I Solisti di Pavia, the Orchestra Leonore in Pistoia, the Colibrì Ensemble in Pescara, and the Tottori Chamber Orchestra, of which she is both founder and concertmaster.

She is co-founder and faculty member of the International Music School "Avos Project" in Rome.