Exclusive Representation
Exclusive Representation
Junya Makino was born in Mishima, Japan. He studied under Yasuo Mito and Machia Saito at the Tokyo College of Music, under Anke, Ingo Metzmacher, Emilio Pomarico, Lucas Vis, Michael Quell, Bennewitz Quartet and Apollon Quartet, among others.
In July 2014, he was invited as a soloist playing Vivaldi Four Seasons with the Parnas String Quintet (members of the Prague Symphony Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra) at the Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall.
In September 2016, as a soloist he premiered (in Ukraine) Ligeti Violin Concerto in Kiev with Armonia Rudus.
Beside his principal activity as a performer, he organizes contemporary music festivals.
In December 2015, he founded the contemporary music festival "Kyiv Contemporary Music Days (KCMD)” in Kiev, Ukraine with his colleagues and as vice president, he curated festivals providing more than 150 events.
In April 2019, he founded the contemporary music festival "Mishima Contemporary Music Days (MCMD)” in his home town Mishima, Japan. The festival is currently in its third edition and has been featured in various media outlets, including TV, newspapers, and other forms of media. With a total attendance exceeding 2,000 people, it has received positive reviews and acclaim.
Violin Concerto by G. Ligeti as a soloist (Orchestra: Armonia Ludus, Conductor: Mikheil Menabde, Place: Mystetskyi Arsenal), and in 2019 played the complete Freeman Etudes by John Cage Since 2014, when Junya started playing contemporary music at the Ensemble Modern Academy, he has participated in contemporary music festivals in Europe as a soloist and premiered lots of pieces.
Recitals consisting of contemporary violin solo pieces have been held in Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Ukraine, and Japan. He also hold lecture concerts explaining the history and pieces of contemporary music in various countries and languages, including Switzerland, Ukraine, and Japan.
Notably, in September 2016, he played the Ukrainian premiere of in Japan and it was done in collaboration with contemporary art.
In addition, he has uploaded more than 25 pieces for contemporary music for violin solo on his own YouTube.
Education :
Master of Arts FHNW in Specializing in Musical Performance, Contemporary Music/
Hochschule für Musik Basel class Prof. Mike Svoboda and Jürg Henneberger, 2018
Master of Arts in FHNW Musical Performance -instrument/Hochschule für Musik Basel class Prof. Rainer Schmidt, 2016 Master degree in Contemporary Music/“Internationale Ensemble Modern Academy”
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, 2015
Bachelor of Arts Violin /Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Graz class Prof. Anke Schittenhelm, 2014 Bachelor of Arts Violin/Tokyo College of Music class Prof. Yasuo Mito and Mr. Machia Saito, 2011
Orchestra experiences :
since 2023 concertmaster/Mishima YouYou Festival Orchestra
since 2014 substitute/Ensemble Modern Orchestra
2012 - 2014 principal 2.violin/Capella Calliope Kammerorchester Graz
Festivals :
since 2019 Soloist/Mishima Contemporary Music Days
since 2015 Soloist/Kyiv Contemporary Music Days
November 2015 concertmaster/cresc. Festival Frankfurt.a.M./“Int. Ensemble Modern Academy”/Lucas Vis September 2015 substitute/Ruhrtriennale/Ensemble Modern Orchestra/Ingo Metzmacher September 2015 member/Gaudeamus Musiekweek/“Int. Ensemble Modern Academy”/Lucas Vis July 2015 member/Manifeste 2015 (France)/“Int. Ensemble Modern Academy”/Emilio Pomarico May 2015 member/Acht Brücken Musik für Köln/ “Ensemble Modern Orchestra”/Ingo Metzmacher April 2015 member/Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik/“Int. Ensemble Modern Academy”
Chamber music experiences :
2016 Cuarteto Versus
April 2015 “Kroiser Ensemble” for contemporary music
2014 - 2015 “Internationale Ensemble Modern Academy”
Masterclasses :
2018 - 2019 Mr. Irvine Arditti
2018 Prof. Ilya Gringolts
2017 - 2018 Ms. Hannah Weirich
2017 - 2018 Ms. Melise Mellinger
July 2013 Carl Flesch Academy/Baden-Baden/Prof. Saschko Gawriloff
July 2011 “14 Int. Musiktage”/Bad Leonfelden/Prof. Christos Polyzoides and Mr. Demetrius Polyzoides July 2011 “Musikforum”/Viktring-Klagenfurt/Prof.Sylvia-Elisabeth Viertel
January 2010 Tokyo College of Music/Prof. Boris Belkin
July 2009 “International Summer Academy”/Salzburg/Prof. Liana Isakades
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