{"id":39022,"date":"2026-10-07T12:44:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/?post_type=docente&#038;p=39022"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:44:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:44:48","slug":"ayako-tanaka-stauffer-academy","status":"publish","type":"docente","link":"https:\/\/www.stauffer.org\/en\/professors\/ayako-tanaka-stauffer-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayako Tanaka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Ayako Tanaka<\/strong>, born in Osaka,\u00a0studied with Tibor Varga and pursued advanced studies at the Conservatoire National Sup\u00e9rieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon with Peter Csaba, Pavel Vernikov and M. Vaitsner. She graduated with First Prize with Distinction and a Special Jury Prize, and won First Prize at the Rovere d\u2019Oro International Competition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As first violinist of the Psophos Quartet from 1997 to 2007, she received international prizes at the London International String Quartet Competition, Osaka International Competition and Vittorio Gui International Competition in Florence, as well as the Grand Prix and International Music Critics\u2019 Prize at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">From 2009 to 2017, she was Associate Concertmaster of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France under Myung-Whun Chung. She was appointed Concertmaster of the Orchestre National de Lille in 2016. Since 2023, she has been Co-Principal Guest Concertmaster of ADDA Sinf\u00f3nica in Alicante, and since 2025, of the Macao Orchestra.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2024, she joined the Strada Quartet. She is currently Associate Professor at the Conservatoire National Sup\u00e9rieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">She plays a 1628 Niccol\u00f2 Amati violin, generously loaned by two anonymous patrons.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayako Tanaka, born in Osaka,\u00a0studied with Tibor Varga and pursued advanced studies at the Conservatoire National Sup\u00e9rieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon with Peter Csaba, Pavel Vernikov and M. Vaitsner. 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