A native of Japan, violinist Yuhka Nagai graduated in 2014 from the Royal Academy of Music in London as a student of Mayumi Fujikawa. Currently, she is continuing studies with Mayumi Fujikawa at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance as a Violet Wright Scholar. She also holds teaching certificate, LRAM and MA in Performance degrees from the Royal Academy, and Bachelor of Arts and Masters degrees from the Musashino Academia Musicae in Tokyo, Japan. In addition, she has also obtained teaching qualifications in Japan, which allowed her to teach at select local high schools, and has enabled her to pursue her passion for teaching in London as well. At the same time, Yuhka was selected to play in the Musashino Academia Symphony Orchestra as leader for 3 years, from 2007 to 2010. An active solo and chamber musician, Yuhka has been a member of a variety of chamber music ensembles and has performed as a soloist at various festivals. While a member of the piano quartet, “Blüte,” she won third prize in the 1st Memorial Tokyo Art Chamber Music competition, and later this ensemble’s recital was sponsored by the Tokyo Art Center. She is currently the first violinist of the Kodo Quartet which is selected for a programme of The Richard Carne Mentorship with Caducci and Wihan String Quartet at the moment. In addition to this, in 2015 Kodo had already won the competition, "The Richard Carne Intercollegiate String Quartet Competition 2015 at Trinity Laban Conservatoire Music and Dance. After coming to London for studies, Yuhka has performed in several lunchtime concerts. Devoted to music, she focuses on her relationship between her heart, mind and body and is a passionate advocate for introducing Japanese composers such as Hikaru Hayashi to a wider audience in the United Kingdom. Aside from music performance and education, Yuhka is currently researching different approaches to improving musical performance through mental training with Dr. Shuichi Tsuji. She has been borrowing the violin, Ceruti from her school. Yuhka also studies the viola with Richard Crabetree.