Runa Kimura

Runa Kimura is a gifted violinist from Hiroshima, Japan. She studied at Tokyo University of the Arts and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where she completed her master’s degree with the highest distinction.

She is currently studying at Berlin University of the Arts and is an academy member of the orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin.

Runa has received numerous international awards, including first prize at the XIII Amigdala International Music Competition and the Giuseppe Tartini Prize at the Claudio Simone International Competition in 2022. In Japan, she has also received several awards, including the Sakura Pia Grand Prize, and scholarships recognising her exceptional artistic achievements.