Maho Harada

Maho - Violinist, BMus MA PhD Highly acclaimed Japanese Violinist Maho Harada receives international recognition for her integrity in music expression and diverse repertoire choices, including female and Japanese composers. Maho performs across the UK, Europe, and Japan. As a soloist, she has had recitals in various locations such as Southwark Cathedral in 2018 and the Embassy of Japan in the UK in 2022. She has also appeared in music festivals such as the Lake District Summer Music (UK), the International Music Festival of Portogruaro (Italy), and the Académie musicale de Villecroze (France). She was awarded the first prize at the 12th Osaka International Music Competition in 2011, as well as the Special Jury Award at the 10th Competition of Contemporary Music Performance ‘Kyogaku X’ in Japan in 2012. Maho graduated from the Music High School attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts in 2012, continuing her studies at the university. She finished her BMus in March 2016, and received the Doseikai prize from the alumni association of the university upon graduating. Supported by the Edna Seabright Memorial Prize and the Leverhulme Trust Postgraduate Scholarship, Maho completed her MA in Music Performance at the Royal Academy of Music. She also received a DipRAM for an outstanding final recital and the Doris Faulkener Prize for her general achievement throughout the academic year. Greatly interested in gender studies and the violin playing style, Maho did her doctoral research at the Academy to study this further and received a PhD in 2024.