Miki Takahashi

Ms. Miki Takahashi is a period violinist, performing as a soloist and a chamber musician world wide. After Miki has studied at Toho-Gakuen High School of Music with Koichiro Harada and at the Royal Conservatory of Music with Professor Lorand Fenyves in Toronto (Canada), she has switched her major to historical violin and completed the postgraduate degree at the University of Arts in Berlin with Irmgard Huntgeburth. Shortly after Miki has moved to Berlin, she won first prize and the special prize for stylistic ornamentation at the Third International Telemann Competition in Magdeburg, Germany. Also on the same year, she was awarded with the first prize as well as the audience prize at the International Music Competition Musica Antiqua in Bruges. Miki’s career took her eventually to United Kingdom and she is currently the leader of St. James’s Baroque, co-leader of Feinstein Ensemble and a member of 2 to Link (Classical Violin&Viola Duo) and Turini Ensemble. She performs regularly in the major baroque ensembles such as Early Opera Company, The English Concert, Classical Opera Company, Collegium Musicum 90 and Gabrieli Consort. Ms. Takahashi is also an enthusiastic teacher at University of Birmingham and Royal Conservatoire of Birmingham.