Mio Imai

Mio Imai studies violin with Kimberly Fisher, the Principal Second Violin of The Philadelphia Orchestra. She is also coached by Grammy-nominated pianist, Mark Livshits. Imai made her first appearance as a soloist at age of 9. She has performed as a soloist with multiple orchestras, including Nashville Symphony Orchestra (US, 2025), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (US, 2025), Allentown Symphony Orchestra (US, 2025), Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (US, 2024), FVG Orchestra (Italy, 2023), and Accademia d’Archi Arrigoni Orchestra (Italy, 2023-2024). She won the first prize in the 2024 Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition (Belgium), 2024 Stulberg International String Competition (US), 2024 MTNA National Competition (US), and 2023 Piccolo Violino Magico International Competition (Italy). Imai is also a former major prize winner at Leonid Kogan International Competition (Belgium), Ronald Sachs International Music Competition (US), Johansen International Competition (US), Nashville Symphony Curb Concerto Competition (US), and Chicago Violin International Competition (US). She played in Masterclasses for renowned violinists and string quartets, including James Ehnes, Ida Kavafian, Karen Aroutiounian, Takacs Quartet, Paul Kantor, Sibbi Bernhardsson, Robert Chen.

Imai plays a Vincenzo Sannino violin and Francois Nicolas Voirin bow on loan from the Takeuchi Collection through the Nippon Violin Society program.