VC YOUNG ARTIST | Rennosuke Fukuda, 19 - Menuhin, Kloster Schöntal & Valsesia Musica Comp 1st Prizes

19-year-old Japanese violinist Rennosuke Fukuda is quickly building an international reputation as a young virtuoso of outstanding talent

19-year-old Japanese violinist Rennosuke Fukuda is quickly building an international reputation as a young virtuoso of outstanding talent – praised for his virtuosity, musicality and showmanship.

A student of Pavel Vernikov and Svetlana Makarova at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne, in Switzerland, Rennosuke is a former 1st prize winner at the Menuhin, Kloster Schöntal and Valsesia Musica International Violin Competitions - and was recently awarded 4th prize at the 2018 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition, in Hannover.

His recent debuts include solo engagements with the Cleveland Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, Romanian Radio National Orchestra, North Czech Philharmonic, Osaka Philharmonic, Hiroshima Symphony, Kansai Philharmonic - and the Okayama Philharmonic Orchestra.

VC YOUNG ARTIST RENNOSUKE FUKUDA | TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO | ANDREW MANZE & NDR RADIOPHILHARMONIE | 2018 JOSEPH JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

VC YOUNG ARTIST RENNOSUKE FUKUDA & BORIS KUSNEZOW | YSAŸE | CAPRICE D'APRÈS L' ÉTUDE EN FORME DE VALSE | 2018 JOSEPH JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

VC YOUNG ARTIST RENNOSUKE FUKUDA | BACH | PARTITA NO. 3 IN E MAJOR | 2018 JOSEPH JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

VC YOUNG ARTIST RENNOSUKE FUKUDA & BORIS KUSNEZOW | BEETHOVEN VIOLIN SONATA NO. 2 IN C MINOR | 2018 JOSEPH JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

VC YOUNG ARTIST RENNOSUKE FUKUDA & BORIS KUSNEZOW | POULENC VIOLIN SONATA | 2018 JOSEPH JOACHIM INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

VC YOUNG ARTIST RENNOSUKE FUKUDA | WAXMAN | CARMEN FANTASY | 2017 JASCHA HEIFETZ INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

VC YOUNG ARTIST RENNOSUKE FUKUDA | MANUEL PONCE | ESTRELLITA (ARR. HEIFETZ) | 2017 JASCHA HEIFETZ INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

Name: Rennosuke Fukuda

Violin: 1773 Nicolaus Gagliano

Bow: Schaeffer

Strings: Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Gold

Accessories: Original Bernardel Rosin

Teacher: Pavel Vernikov | Svetlana Makarova

School: Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne