Nobuko Imai
Japan
Viola
About
With her exceptional talent, musical integrity, and charisma, Nobuko Imai is considered to be one of the most outstanding violist of our time.
Formerly a meber of the esteemed Vermeer and Michelangelo Quartet, she combines a distinguished international career as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. She has appeared with many of the wolrd’s prestigious orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw, the London and Boston Symphony among many others.
Ms. Imai has dedicated a large part of her artistic activities to explore the diverse potential of the viola, such as annual “Viola Space” project, Hindemith Festivals (1995/1996), and The Tokyo International Viola Competition, the first international competition in Asia exclusively for viola. She has made more than 40 recordings for BIS, Chandos, Philips, Sony among others.
Currently she is teaching at Amsterdam Conservatory, Kronberg Academy, and Queen Sofia College of Music in Madrid.