Artists

Ayano Ninomiya

The New York Times hailed violinist Ayano Ninomiya's 2004 New York debut recital in Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall as "deeply communicative and engrossing." Since her debut with the Boston Pops under Keith Lockhart, on its opening night in 1999, Ms. Ninomiya has appeared across the U.S. as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. She has been featured as soloist with the Boston, Zurich, Harrisburg, and Southwest Florida symphonies, among others. As a JAL "Classic Special New Artist," she has been presented in recital throughout Japan, including a debut recital in Tokyo's Suntory Hall. She also gave debut recitals on the Ravinia Festival's "Rising Stars" series, BankBoston's "Emerging Artist" series, Chicago's Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, and at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Current season highlights include a recording of two works by Paul Moravec for the Bridgehampton Festival, as well as East and West Coast tours with the Formosa String Quartet, performances with mridangam player Rohan Krishnamurthy, concerts in Singapore with the Momenta String Quartet, and performances with the Ensemble for the Romantic Century. Ms. Ninomiya was also invited to return to the Open Chamber Music at the Prussia Cove festival in Cornwall, England, to perform with America's Dream Chamber Artists, and she returns to both the Lenape and Caramoor festivals. She also presents several lecture-solo performances, through the Elderhostel program. In recent seasons Ms. Ninomiya has given solo performances with the Tatabanya (Budapest) Orchestra, and at the Ravinia Festival, Washington Conservatory, and on the Sanibel BigArts Series. She also recently performed with the Daedalus String Quartet on Alaska's "Jazz and Classics" series.

Ms. Ninomiya received a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Robert Mann. She also graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with joint degrees in Music and French.