Andrew Jennings, Zvi Zeitlin, Gwen Thompson, Ting Sun Pang, Lorraine Grescoe, University of Michigan, Eastman School of Music, Vancouver Academy of Music, Brad Lubman, Musica Nova, Ossia, Tanglewood, Michael Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony
YUKI NUMATA is a native of Vancouver, Canada and has been described as a violinist with “virtuosic flair and dexterous bravery”, by the New York Times.
As a soloist, Yuki has performed with the Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra; premiering Jeff Myers’ violin concerto, Metamorphosis, and performing Max Bruch’s Concerto in g minor. She gave a critically acclaimed performance of Charles Wuorinen’s Rhapsody for Solo Violin and Orchestra, with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, under the direction of Kazem Abdullah. Most recently, as a winner of the New World Symphony’s Concerto Competition, she performed Arvo Part’s Fratres with the NWS and Alasdair Neale, conducting.
In addition to being an NWS fellow, Yuki spends much of her time performing new music. Yuki holds a great deal of respect for composers of her own generation, thus, she has a close working relationship with composer, Jeff Myers. Together, with pianist, Ming-Hsiu Yen, they have presented a recital of Myers’ violin and piano works at New York City’s Symphony Space. At the Tanglewood Music Center, Yuki was a fellow for two summers, then a New Fromm Player for an additional two summers, during which time she focused specifically on the performance of contemporary chamber music repertoire. This season, Yuki can be found playing with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) and on the Wordless Music Series.
Currently, Yuki resides in Miami Beach with her husband, Jason Bitman.
