首席コンサートマスター　長原 幸太

1981年、広島県呉市に生まれる。東京芸術大学附属音楽高等学校を卒業後、同大学に進学。その間に全額スカラシップを受け、ジュリアード音楽院に留学。

92年、93年と連続して全日本学生音楽コンクール全国第１位。94年ヴィエニアフスキー国際ヴァイオリンコンクール17歳以下の部第3位。 98年日本音楽コンクール最年少優勝。五嶋みどりレクチャーコンサートで奨励賞を受賞し、ニューヨークに招待され、五嶋みどり氏のレッスンを受ける。

またサイトウ・キネン若い音楽家の為の勉強会で小澤征爾指揮のもとコンサートマスターやソリストを務め、サイトウ・キネン・オーケストラにも最年少参加。 12歳で東京交響楽団と共演したのを皮切りに、日本各地の主要オーケストラや、小澤征爾、岩城宏之、秋山和慶、ゲルハルト・ボッセ等の名指揮者と共演。ソリストとしての他、 室内楽奏者、オーケストラのゲストコンサートマスターとしても活躍。またアルゲリッチ国際音楽祭、宮崎国際音楽祭、やまなみ国際音楽祭等、各地の音楽祭にも出演。 また演奏を通じてのボランティア活動にも力を入れている。

広島市長賞「広島フェニックス賞」、広島県教育長賞「メイプル賞」受賞、広島国際文化財団「ヒロシマ・スカラシップ'98」、広島ホームテレビ文化・スポーツ賞（最年少受賞）、東京芸大の福島賞等、受賞多数。

これまでに村上直子、小栗まち絵、工藤千博、澤和樹、ロバート・マンの各氏に師事。

2004年9月、大阪フィルハーモニー交響楽団首席客演コンサートマスターに就任、2006年４月より首席コンサートマスターとなる。

Principal Concertmaster: NAGAHARA Kota

NAGAHARA Kota was born in Kure city, Hiroshima in 1981. He graduated the Music Senior High School in Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. After going on to the University he received a full scholarship to study abroad at Juilliard School.

In 1992 and 1993 he continuously won the All-Japan Student Contest. In 1994 he came third at Wieniawski International Violin Contest in the under 17 category, and in 1998 he won the National Music Contest at the youngest age. He also received the encouragement award at GOTO Midori lecture concert, and was invited to New York for her lesson.

NAGAHARA has played at "Saito Kinen Study conference for young musicians" as a concertmaster and soloist, and also joined the Saito Kinen Orchestra at the youngest age. After performing with Tokyo Symphony Orchestra at the age of 12, he collaborated with various major orchestras in Japan, and also with conductors such as OZAWA Seiji, IWAKI Hiroyuki, AKIYAMA Kazuyoshi, and Gerhard Bosse. He actively plays not only as a soloist, but also as a chamber music player and a concertmaster. He has participated in many music festivals at various locations such as Martha Argerich Music Festival, Miyazaki International Music Festival, and Yamanami International Music Festival.

He actively performs abroad and receives high recognitions at various concerts. In spring 2003, he was invited as a concertmaster and a soloist for the London tour for Tokyo Geidai Symphonia. In the same year he was invited to the annual Lake District Summer Music for recitals and chamber music concerts. In 2005 he was invited to Lake District again, as well as Ryedale Festival where he got highly appraised.

NAGAHARA has received various awards including the "Hiroshima Phoenix Award", the award of the Mayor of Hiroshima city, the "Maple Award", the award of the superintendent of education in Hiroshima, Hiroshima International Cultural Foundation "Hiroshima Scholarship '98", Hiroshima Home Television Culture and Sports Award (Awarded at the youngest age), and the "Sakuya Konohana Award". He has studied under MURAKAMI Naoko, OGURI Machie, KUDO Chihiro, SAWA Kazuki, and Robert Mann. In September 2004 he has joined Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra as a guest principal concert master, and in April 2006 he became the principal concertmaster.

コンサートマスター　梅沢 和人

桐朋学園大学ディプロマコース終了後渡米、エール大学大学院音楽科入学。
ウーズリーホールコンクールにて全楽器部門中第一位。首席で卒業後、テネシー州立ナッシュビル交響楽団コンサートマスターに就任。1988年帰国。
現在大阪フィルハーモニー交響楽団コンサートマスター。

ソロ活動も幅広く行っており、ハンガリーのリスト音楽院ではソロリサイタルを、韓国のインチョン市立交響楽団定期演奏会ではソリストとして招聘されコンチェルトを、タイでは日本大使に招かれ公館にてリサイタルを行なう。

桐朋学園オーケストラアカデミーのゲスト講師として招かれるなど、後進の育成にも力を注いでいる

Concertmaster: UMEZAWA Kazuto

Graduated the Diploma course at Toho Gakuen School of Music, UMEZAWA entered the graduate school in music department at Yale University with a scholarship. During that time he has won the Woosley Hall contest among all instruments. Graduated at top mark, he became the concertmaster at Nashville Symphony Orchestra in Tennessee. After returning to Japan in 1988, he joined Sapporo Symphony Orchestra as a guest concertmaster, and he is currently the concertmaster at Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra. He actively performs in and outside of Japan as a soloist, including his solo recital at Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Hungary, and the Incheon City Symphony Orchestra subscription concert in Korea, where he played a concerto. He was also invited by the Japan Ambassador for a recital in Thailand. From 1995 for 4 years, he performed at his self-produced concert, which involved poetry reading and story telling by an actress, KISHIDA Kyoko.