HIMARI
Violin Recital Tour 2026
A Fifteen-Year-Old Sensation — On the World Stage
Dec 8 Nagoya / Dec 10 Osaka / Dec 12 Sapporo / Dec 16 Tokyo / Dec 18–20 Taiwan
Dec 8 Nagoya / Dec 10 Osaka / Dec 12 Sapporo / Dec 16 Tokyo / Dec 18–20 Taiwan
HIMARI, whose international career continues to soar at a breathtaking pace, returns to the recital stage for the first time in two years with an eagerly awaited tour. The tour spans six cities — Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo, and two venues in Taiwan — offering audiences a rare and intimate glimpse of where her artistry stands today, shaped by intensive work on the world's leading stages.
She is joined by pianist Chelsea Wang, a close musical collaborator who also participated in HIMARI's recent recording sessions with Decca Classics. Together they bring a richly conceived program where the traditions of the Romantic repertoire meet the bold language of the 20th century.
Born in 2011, HIMARI is a violinist of extraordinary technique and expressive depth, hailed as "a talent that comes along once in a generation." In March 2025, she became the youngest Asian soloist in history to appear with the Berlin Philharmonic at its subscription concerts.
She began studying the violin at age three, working with Koichiro Harada and Machie Oguri. In 2022, she entered the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music as its youngest-ever student, where she studies with renowned pedagogue Ida Kavafian.
Her orchestral engagements include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, and New Japan Philharmonic, among many others.
A winner of top prizes at numerous international competitions, she joined the roster of leading German agency KD Schmid in 2024, marking the beginning of her full international career. In 2025, she signed an exclusive recording contract with Decca Classics — the youngest artist in the label's history — and released her debut EP HIMARI. Upcoming highlights include debut appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (February 2026), the NHK Symphony Orchestra (June 2026), and at the Tanglewood and Bravo! Vail music festivals. She is a recipient of the 52nd Ezoe Memorial Recruit Foundation Scholarship.
A native of West Des Moines, Iowa, Chelsea Wang made her orchestral debut at age six and has since performed with numerous orchestras and ensembles. She has won prizes at many national and international piano competitions and has been praised by The New York Times as "a remarkably gifted young pianist."
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, she studied with Liu Mong-chieh and Ignat Solzhenitsyn and received the prestigious Sergei Rachmaninoff Award. She subsequently earned her Master of Music degree and an Artist Diploma at the Peabody Institute under Leon Fleisher and Moon Yung Oh. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music under James Giles.