- Yūko Shiokawa
is a Japanese violinist, born
June 1 ,1946 .She was born in
Tokyo and started studying violin when she was 5. In 1957, her family emigrated toPeru , where she studied with Eugen Cremer and started to give concerts. In 1963, she began master classes with Wilhelm Stross inMunich , and with Sandör Vegh inSalzburg starting in 1968.When she was 19, she received the Preis der Deutschen Musikhochschulen and the Mendelssohn Prize.
She began her professional career in 1963, performing with the
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra underRafael Kubelík and theBerlin Philharmonic underHerbert von Karajan . Since then, she has played with most of the major orchestras in Europe, the United States, Japan, and Israel.She has also been active in chamber music and solo recitals, especially with her husband, pianist
András Schiff .She has made numerous recordings, including the Mozart sonatas and the Bach solo sonatas and partitas.
In 1967, Rafael Kubelík allowed her to use his father
Jan Kubelík 's violin, theStradivarius "Emperor" made in 1715. She played this instrument until 2000.
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