Hiroaki Yura

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Hiroaki Yura
Background information
Born July 21, 1981 (1981-07-21) (age 26)

Tokyo, Japan

Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s) Musician, Founder & concertmaster of the Eminence Symphony Orchestra
Instrument(s) Violin
Years active 1993 – present
Website www.h1ro.com

A violin virtuoso, Hiroaki Yura has performed as a soloist with most of the major Chinese Orchestras including the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and debuted in Japan with the Nippon Symphony Orchestra.

He is the winner of the 7th Etoh Toshiya International Violin Competition for Young Violinists and a prize winner with the Gisbourne International Music Competition in New Zealand. He is a recipient of a scholarship to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and is also the founder and Artistic Director of the Eminence Symphony Orchestra.

He is also an avid squash player and enjoys painting figurines

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