Yo Kitamura was born in Japan in 2004. He studies with Jens Peter Maintz at the Berlin University of the Arts and with Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi at Toho Gakuen College of Music, where he is a scholarship student. In 2024, he won the 1st prize at both the George Enescu International Competition and the Pablo Casals International Award. He also won first prize at the International Johannes Brahms Competition, second prize at the 2022 Khachaturian International Competition, and was unanimously awarded first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in 2017. He made his orchestral debut at age nine, recital debut at ten, and appeared as a soloist at Suntory Hall at eleven. Yo has participated three times at the Kronberg Academy, including as a scholarship recipient in 2022. He has also taken masterclasses with renowned cellists such as Wolfgang Boettcher, David Geringas, Philippe Muller, Mischa Maisky, and Steven Isserlis.
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