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From baroque to contemporary, it s Kaori s distinctive sound that captivates audiences and critics alike. The breadth, depth and lyricism of Kaori Fujii s music distinguishes her as a trend-setting flutist.</p> <p>Miss Fujii has performed numerous concerts that were broadcast on major TV channels in Europe and Japan such as NHK Television network channels and NTV Television, and made many guest appearances on popular radio shows. Most recently (Dec. 2011), she was the featured orchestral soloist in Vivaldi s Flute Concerto at the German ZDF Christmas Show which was telecast nationwide and attended by German President Wulff. Excerpt of her concert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcUBVGEFMJc</p> <p>This season of 2011/12 also includes Kaori s tour as orchestral soloist with the Prague Chamber Orchestra throughout Germany. She will be the featured recital soloist in a US tour in spring of 2012. Ms. Fujii is scheduled to produce a new CD in Germany which will be released in the new season of 2012/2013.</p> <p>She has released 6 solo albums from JVC Victor Entertainment, Inc. including  Garota de Ipanema , which was pre-nominated for the Grammy Awards under 7 categories, including  Best Instrumental Soloist Performance and  Best Latin Jazz Album , and at the 2007 Latin Grammy Awards (LARAS), also for  Best Latin Jazz Album . In addition she has been featured on 8 compilations albums. She made an outstanding CD debut with 4 cello suites by J.S.Bach on JVC Victor label, and completed all of the 6 cello suites in 2005 and was the first and only flutist to complete them. Overall, the cello suites and Bach are Kaori s most ambitious projects.</p> <p>In concert in Europe and the Far East she appeared as soloist with such conductors, ensembles and orchestras:</p> <p> <ul> <li>Ennio Morricone Composer/Conductor</li> <li>Gerhard Bosse Conductor</li> <li>Justus Frantz Conductor</li> <li>Heribert Beissel Conductor</li> <li>Albrecht Mayer Oboist</li> <li>Stanislav Bunin Pianist</li> <li>Vienna Piano Quartet</li> <li>Vienna String Trio</li> <li>Suk Chamber Music Orchestra</li> <li>Sinfonia Varsovia</li> <li>Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra</li> <li>Franz Liszt Chamber Music Orchestra</li> <li>Tokyo Symphony Orchestra</li> <li>Phillip Moll Pianis</li> </ul> </p> <p>She was the featured artist at:</p> <ul> <li>Alte Oper Frankfurt Frankfurt - Germany</li> <li>Festspielhaus Baden-Baden - Germany</li> <li>Liederhalle Stuttgart - Germany</li> <li>Teresa Carreño Theater Caracas - Venezuela</li> <li>The Symphony Hall Osaka - Japan</li> <li>Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall Tokyo - Japan</li> <li>Suntory Hall Tokyo - Japan</li> </ul> </p> <p>A native of Japan, Kaori was born into a family of musicians and began studying the flute at the age of 11. In 1996 at the age of 17, Kaori took the first prize in the 7th Japan Woodwind Competition. The next year, she was the first prizewinner at the 14th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition, and in 1998, at the 67th Music Competition of Japan. She was the youngest winner in the history of these competitions. Kaori was also awarded the second prize in the 44th International Competition Maria Canals de Barcelona in 1998, and in the Flute/Piano Duo category of the10th International Flute Competition Friedrich Kuhlau in 2003. Other distinctions include the Asahi Newspaper Award and the E. Nakamichi Award.</p> <p>A graduate of the Tokyo University of the Arts, and of the soloist class of the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart), Kaori has studied with Jean-Claude Gérard, Paul Meisen, Jeannie Baxtresser, Aurèle Nicolet, Wolfgang Schulz, Sir James Galway and Akiko Mikami.</p> <p>Kaori resides in New York City. 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