Mitsuko Suzuki’s passion for the instrument has taken her across the globe. A native of Japan, Ms. Suzuki studied music at Tokyo College of Music, and later at the Royal Academy of Music in London. While in the UK, she won the Rowsby Woof Prize and the Winifred Small Solo Violin Prize and became a member of the Royal Academy Soloists – the institute’s celebrated ensemble that toured concert halls at festivals throughout England. After graduating the Academy, Ms. Suzuki moved to the United States to pursue her Master degree at the Manhattan School of Music, and her contemporary music ensemble was featured on NBC’s Today Show.

Now based in the Capital Region, Ms. Suzuki performs numerous orchestral and chamber music engagements throughout the Northeastern U.S., as well as touring Broadway productions coming through the Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady, NY. In the last few years, she has also ventured into the contemporary jazz local scene as a member of the Red Canna Trio.

Ms. Suzuki currently serves as Asst. Concertmaster of both the Catskill Symphony and the Berkshire Opera Festival, as well as Asst. Principal Violin of the Albany (NY) Symphony.  She is also a member of the Springfield Symphony and the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. In-between professional engagements, she devotes her time to teaching young Violin and Viola students, and learning the game of tennis.