Kaoruko Igarashi

Kaoruko Igarashi is a graduate of the prestigious Tōhō Gakuen Music School in Tokyo, where she studied with Genichiro Murakami, Yukio Yokoyama and Michiko Okamoto. She has participated in numerous competitions in Japan, winning 1st Prize at the at the Tōhō Concerto Competition Gakuen Concerto Competition, 4th Prize at the Chopin Competition and Special Prize for accompaniment at the National Competition of Japan. Her performances include a concert at the Imperial Gardens and conducted a performance in honor of the Queen of Belgium during her visit to Japan. She has performed as a soloist with prestigious orchestras in Japan, including the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and the National Orchestra of Japan.