Ikuko Kawai

Ikuko Kawai
Ikuko Kawai
Born	January 19, 1968
Origin	Takamatsu, Japan
Genres	Classical music, electronic, instrumental
Occupation(s)	Composer, violinist
Instruments	Violin
Years active	2000–present
Website	www.ikukokawai.com

Ikuko Kawai (川井郁子, Kawai Ikuko), born January 19, 1968 in Takamatsu, is a classically trained Japanese violinist and composer.

She has performed internationally, including invitational appearances with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and renowned conductor Chung Myung-Whun. Kawai Ikuko performed in New York at her first Carnegie Hall concert at Zankel Hall on October 4, 2008.

Kawai has recorded numerous CDs and performance videos which have been released both in Japan and internationally. In addition to her work as a classical artist, she has worked in popular music with American artists of different genres, including Sheila E. and the Gipsy Kings. She has also appeared as an actress in a Japanese television series.

In honor of her artistry, Kawai has been loaned the use of the University's 1715 Stradivarius violin. (The 1715 Stradivarius is known as one of the greatest works of Antonio Stradivari's "golden period".) She has also played a Francesco Ruggieri violin which was also loaned by Osaka University. Formerly, she played the Guarneri del Gesu (Muntz), loaned in grandis agnitio from the Nippon Foundation.

Discography

Music albums

Album	Release date
Red Violin	2000-05-24
Violin Muse	2001-02-21
Instinct	2002-06-21
Aurora	2004-02-21
Arashigaoka/Wuthering Heights	2005-12-07
La Japonaese	2006-09-27
Violin Muse	2007-03-21
The New World	2008-07-23

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