Yo Kitamura

Yo Kitamura was born in Japan in 2004. He studies with Jens Peter Maintz at the Universität der Künste Berlin and with Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi at the Toho Gakuen College of Music, where he is a scholarship recipient. In 2024, he won first prize at the George Enescu International Competition and the Pablo Casals International Award. He also won first prize at the Johannes Brahms International Competition, second prize at the 2022 Khachaturian International Competition, and unanimously received first prize at the Tchaikovsky International Competition for Young Musicians in 2017. He made his orchestral debut at the age of nine, his recital debut at ten, and performed as a soloist at the Suntory Hall at the age of eleven. Yo has participated three times in the Kronberg Academy, including as a scholarship recipient in 2022. He has also attended masterclasses with renowned cellists such as Wolfgang Boettcher, David Geringas, Philippe Muller, Mischa Maisky and Steven Isserlis.