Ayano Ninomiyaمشاهده پروفایل
دانشیار
- Violin Performance
- Chamber Music
- Music Education
- +۴ مورد دیگر
Ayano Ninomiya is an accomplished violinist and Associate Professor at the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) in Boston, where she has been a faculty member since 2015. She previously served as Associate Professor at the Eastman School of Music from 2010 to 2015. At NEC, she is affiliated with the Strings Department within the College division, contributing to the training of advanced musicians in solo and chamber performance. BM, Harvard College MM, The Juilliard School Additional studies at the Franz Liszt Academy, Budapest Ayano Ninomiya's artistic focus spans violin performance, chamber music, and music education, with a strong commitment to community engagement and interdisciplinary exploration. Praised by The New York Times as "deeply communicative and engrossing," her work integrates performance with educational outreach, including programs in public schools and innovative lecture-demonstrations on topics such as Aikido principles in violin playing. Her performances span major venues across North America, Europe, and Asia, and she has recorded extensively, including complete quartet cycles by Schumann and Arensky with the Ying Quartet, of which she was first violinist from 2010–2015. Her performance accolades include Second Prize at the Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition (2003) and First Prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (1995). She has also received recognition through the Young Performer’s Career Advancement Award and participated in prestigious competitions such as the Tibor Varga and Astral Artists National Auditions. Ayano is deeply committed to mentoring and outreach, having volunteered with at-risk youth and created educational programs such as the Elderhostel "Day of Adventure" in NYC. As a founding member of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO), she collaborates in a conductorless ensemble of leading chamber musicians. Her projects often blend music with social impact, including benefit concerts for disaster relief in Haiti and Japan. She has presented a TEDx talk at the University of Tokyo and conducted research at the Bartók Archives in Budapest with musicologist László Somfai, supported by the Frank Huntington Beebe Fellowship.











