Yuki Ito

Yuki Ito made his debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra at Windsor Castle in England in 2011. Praised by The Strad as “sensational” and for his “commanding technique and masterfully assured delivery of melody”, he has performed around the globe making a multifaceted career, from an “All Rachmaninoff Recital” at Wigmore Hall in London (given for the first time in its history by a cellist) to the world-premiere of Johan de Meij’s Cello Concerto “Casanova” (orchestral version) at Suntory Hall with the Tokyo Philharmonic under the baton of maestro de Meij himself. In recent years he has been invited to give masterclass by conservatoires such as Ljubljana Academy of Music, Slovenia, and in 2025 he served as the youngest chairman of the jury at International Music Competition “FLAME” in Paris. He centres Rachmaninoff in his wide range of repertoire, which naturally led him to publish his first book: a monograph “Thoughts on Rachmaninoff” commemorating the composer’s 150th birth anniversary. He was awarded the “Hideo Saito Memorial Award” in 2019, one of the most honourable music awards in Japan, for his service to music. Yuki Ito plays the “Maragarites” cello by P.A.Testore (Milan, c.1755) as an official partner artist of Larsen Strings (Denmark), enabling him to perform exclusively with their “Magnacore” strings.

(As of September 2025, 210 words)