Japanese violinist Riyo Uemura is an award-winning soloist and chamber musician based in Berlin and Tokyo.
Concerts
●●●13th Riyo Uemura Summer Violin Masterclass
August 10 (Mon) – August 14 (Fri), 2026
☆ August 10–13
Lessons at Atelier Sonoro, Shinjuku-Gyoenmae, Tokyo
☆ August 14
Lecture & Students' Concert
Tamagawa Seseragi Hall
(Tamagawa Community Hall, Tokyo)
Details & Registration https://ameblo.jp/riyouemura/entry-12961160663.html（Japanese)
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●●●July 5 (Sun), 2026, 5:00 PM
Berlin, Germany
Yun-Haus Berlin
Sakrower Kirchweg 47
info: https://yun-gesellschaft.de/en/2020/09/16/next-concert-iyis/
Mieczysław Weinberg
Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin, Op. 82 (1964)
Kunimitsu Takeuchi
"Koyo" from Rakubaishū (1979)
György Kurtág
Signs, Games and Messages
* Doloroso – Garzulyéknak
* Hommage à J.S.B.
* Népdalféle – Im Volkston
* Hommage à John Cage – Faltering
* The Carenza Jig
J. S. Bach
Partita No. 3 in E major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006
Isang Yun
Königliches Thema (1976)
Violin: Riyo Uemura
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●●●May 25 (Mon) – May 29 (Fri), 2026
Karuizawa Art Club
Violin Masterclass
Faculty
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Application Deadline: May 14
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●●●May 21 (Thu), 2026, 7:00 PM
MUSICASA
Spring Chamber Music – Concert I
Gabriel Fauré
Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120
Robert Schumann
Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65, B.130
Kaori Kobayashi, Piano
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Tatsuki Watanabe, Cello
Tickets
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●●●May 10 (Sun), 2026
11:00 AM & 2:30 PM
Hitotoki Classic @ Dacha
Inazawa, Aichi
Piano Trio
Gabriel Fauré
Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120
Robert Schumann
Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65, B.130
Kaori Kobayashi, Piano
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Tatsuki Watanabe, Cello
*The morning and afternoon performances feature slightly different programs.
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●●●May 5 (Tue, National Holiday), 2026
2:00 PM
Daizawa Arts Festival
Tokyo Holy Trinity Church
Violin Recital
J. S. Bach
Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001
Georg Philipp Telemann
Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat major
from the 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin
Mieczysław Weinberg
Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin, Op. 82 (1964)
II. Andante
Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata for Solo Violin in D major, Op. 115
Kunimitsu Takeuchi
"Koyo" from Rakubaishū
Edward Elgar
Salut d'Amour
Isang Yun
Little Bird
Violin: Riyo Uemura
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●●●April 26 (Sun), 2026
3:00 PM
Musashino Civic Cultural Hall
Main Hall
Special Gala Concert
Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Mineko Tsuchiya, Piano
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●●●April 11 (Sat), 2026
1:30 PM
Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall
M. K. Čiurlionis
Symphonic Poem "In the Forest"
Béla Bartók
Violin Concerto No. 2
(Violin Solo: Riyo Uemura)
Alexander Zemlinsky
The Mermaid
Fantasy for Large Orchestra
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Yoshichika Inoue, Conductor
Mahler Festival Orchestra
●●●January 15 (Thu), 2026, 7:30 PM
Kassel, Germany
Ev. Gemeindehaus Niestetal-Sanderhausen
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 24 ("Spring")
Richard Strauss / arr. Jenő Hubay
"Morgen!"
Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata for Solo Violin in D major, Op. 115
Béla Bartók
Romanian Folk Dances
Ottorino Respighi
Violin Sonata in B minor
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Miyuki Motoi, Piano
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●●●December 22 (Mon), 2025
7:00 PM
(Doors open at 6:30 PM)
Ota Civic Hall Aprico
Small Hall
The Complete Beethoven String Quartets
Vol. 5
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130
Physis String Quartet
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Tamaki Kobayashi, Violin
Naoko Takeo, Viola
Tatsuki Watanabe, Cello
Tickets on sale from August 30
General ¥5,000
Students ¥3,500
Ticket Pia
Flyer (Front)
Flyer (Back)
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●●●December 7 (Sun), 2025
6:00 PM
Ambiente
Takanawa Princess Garten
An Evening of Piano Trios
Joseph Haydn
Piano Trio No. 39 in G major
"Hungarian Rondo (Gypsy)"
Clara Schumann
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Yumiko Furuhata, Piano
Susumu Miyake, Cello
Flyer (Front)
Flyer (Back)
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●●●November 15 (Sat), 2025
1:30 PM
Asaka Riken Koriyama Central Library
Audiovisual Hall
Lecture & Concert
Lecture
Takashi Funayama
Talk Concert
Eiko Sudo & Yoko Oba
Lecture
Akiko Otaka
Concert
Hidetoku Sato & Momo
Concert
Riyo Uemura
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●●●November 9 (Sun), 2025
2:00 PM
Nonohana Music Hall
Hiroshima
Duo Concert
Maurice Ravel
Sonata for Violin and Cello
Reinhold Glière
Eight Duets for Violin and Cello, Op. 39
and other works
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Yumiko Kanai, Cello
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●●●November 8 (Sat), 2025
1:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Kokage Square
Kure
Duo Concert
Maurice Ravel
Sonata for Violin and Cello
Reinhold Glière
Eight Duets for Violin and Cello, Op. 39
and other works
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Yumiko Kanai, Cello
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●●●August 22 (Fri), 2025
4:00 PM
Kusatsu Concert Hall
Johann Strauss II
Artist's Life, Op. 316
(String Sextet Version)
Kazuhiro Takagi, Violin
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Yuki Hyakutake, Viola
Yoshiko Hannya, Viola
Enrico Bronzi, Cello
Hajime Otomo, Cello
●●●12th Riyo Uemura Summer Violin Masterclass
August 4 (Mon) – August 8 (Fri), 2025
☆ August 4–7
Lessons at Atelier Sonoro, Shinjuku-Gyoenmae, Tokyo
☆ August 8
Lecture & Students' Concert
Tamagawa Seseragi Hall
(Tamagawa Community Hall, Tokyo)
Details & Registration
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●●●May 19 (Mon) – May 23 (Fri), 2025
Karuizawa
Piano Masterclass & Violin Masterclass
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●●●May 15 (Thu), 2025
7:00 PM
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Recital Hall
Riyo Uemura Violin Recital
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata No. 12 in G major, K.301
Bohuslav Martinů
Violin Sonata in C major, H.120
Antonín Dvořák
Romance for Violin and Piano, Op.11
György Kurtág
from Signs, Games and Messages
for Solo Violin
Béla Bartók
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor (1903)
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Hiromi Okada, Piano
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●●●May 5 (Mon, National Holiday), 2025
2:00 PM
Daizawa Arts Festival
Tokyo Holy Trinity Church
J. S. Bach
Partita No. 1 in B minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1002
György Kurtág
from Signs, Games and Messages
Doloroso
Hommage à J. S. B.
In the Style of a Folk Song
Hommage à John Cage
Carenza Jig
Niccolò Paganini
Variations on Nel cor più non mi sento
Antonín Dvořák
Humoresque
Riyo Uemura, Violin
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●●●March 8 (Sat), 2025
Kofu, Japan
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Yudai Mashima's Fascinating Classics 2025
Vol. 24
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata No. 12 in G major, K.301
Bohuslav Martinů
Violin Sonata in C major, H.120
Antonín Dvořák
Romance for Violin and Piano, Op.11
György Kurtág
from Signs, Games and Messages
for Solo Violin
Béla Bartók
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor (1903)
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Yuko Suseki, Piano
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●●●February 13 (Thu), 2025
7:30 PM
Kassel, Germany
Ev. Gemeindehaus Niestetal-Sanderhausen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata No. 12 in G major, K.301
Bohuslav Martinů
Violin Sonata in C major, H.120
Antonín Dvořák
Romance for Violin and Piano, Op.11
György Kurtág
from Signs, Games and Messages
for Solo Violin
Béla Bartók
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor (1903)
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Kensei Yamaguchi, Piano
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●●●December 18 (Wed), 2024
7:00 PM
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Recital Hall
Memorial Concert for Teruyuki Noda
Teruyuki Noda
In the Garden for Violin and Piano (1986)
Riyo Uemura, Violin
Hiromi Okada, Piano