Presented by the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study Solo Recital Series
Program
TBD
Livestream: https://mta.mit.edu/viewlisten/live-killian-hall
About the Performers
Justin Yamaguchi is an 18-year-old violinist, pianist, and composer. Currently a freshman at MIT, he intends on majoring in mathematics and computer science, as well as minoring in music. Justin currently studies violin with Lynn Chang through the Emerson-Harris Scholars program and has studied with Peter Zazofsky (BU) previously. Developing his love for music from a young age, he began piano lessons at age five, took up the violin at six, and started composing music by age ten. Justin’s dedication has won him various accolades across these disciplines. Over the years, he has been the state winner of the Music Teacher National Association (MTNA) Composition Competition multiple times. As a pianist, he has won top prizes at the Bay State and Steinway Piano Competitions; as a violinist, he was named a National YoungArts Winner.
Justin has served as concertmaster of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras senior orchestra. He has also participated in the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) All-State Orchestra and the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra. During the summer, Justin has attended various festivals, including Berkshire High Peaks Festival and Boston University Tanglewood Institute’s String Quartet workshop. He attended the Roxbury Latin School, where he was a key leader in its chamber music program. At MIT, he has contributed to MIT's newest ensemble, AXIOM Chamber Orchestra, in addition to playing chamber music as part of Chamber Music Society. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with friends and family.
About the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study
Support for private musical study is available for students through the Emerson/Harris Program (E/HP), which offers merit-based financial awards for outstanding achievement on instruments or voice in classical, jazz, or world music. Each academic year, the program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly seventy students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT.
Auditions for the program are held at the beginning of each academic year. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the E/HP jury heads, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston. The Emerson/Harris Program is funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941), in response to an appeal from AssociateProvost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music). The Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series is supported, in part, by the Robert L. Malster (1956) Fund.
