JAPAN
October 22, 1999
Honoka Kikukawa started playing the violin at the age of 5. She has performed as a soloist alongside world-renowned artists at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall in New York, captivating audiences in Japan, the USA and Europe. She has also collaborated with prestigious orchestras such as the Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia and the Hamamatsu Symphony Orchestra.
Deeply involved in chamber music, Honoka Kikukawa continues to hone her skills in the Verus String Quartet. In 2022, on the recommendation of her mentor, Masao Kawasaki, she was invited to the Aspen Music Festival and School, one of the largest and most prestigious music festivals in the USA.
First round
Johann Sebastian Bach Adagio and Fugue from Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major K. 218 (first movement with cadenza)
Niccolò Paganini Caprice in C major Op. 1 No. 11
Second round
Vlad Maistorovici B.A.C.H., Passacaglia for Solo Violin
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major Op. 12
Franz Schubert Rondeau brillant in B minor D. 895
Semifinal
George Enescu Ménétrier from Impressions d’enfance Suite Op. 28
Richard Strauss Violin Sonata in E flat major Op. 18
George Enescu Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor Op. 6
Henryk Wieniawski Faust Fantasy Op. 20
Final
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35
