GREATER PRINCETON
TAKUYA HORIUCHI
VIOLIN AND VIOLA STUDIO
ABOUT /
Takuya Horiuchi, a native of Osaka, Japan, is an established performer and a string teacher for violin, viola and chamber music in the greater Princeton area in New Jersey. As a teacher, he is capable of teaching both with a traditional method and Suzuki method as being certified by the American Suzuki Association. Beyond standard classical repertoire and Suzuki books, he incorporates jazz and fiddle music in his teaching. In addition, he arranges and composes string music and several of them have been performed by his fellow musicians and students. Also he has been invited to judge local music competitions in recent years.
Prior to coming to New Jersey, he had been a concertmaster of the Orchestra Iowa for 15 years. During his tenure, he appeared frequently as a soloist with the orchestra, served as a first violinist of the orchestra's string quartet and performed frequently on Iowa public television and radio stations. Also he collaborated with many other Iowa's musical organizations including the Center for New Music of the University of Iowa to perform at the Yale and Harvard University, Connecticut College and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City. He was a faculty at the Orchestra Iowa School and also taught at the Grinnell, Coe and Kirkwood Community College and the University of Northern Iowa School of Music as a guest instructor. There are several recordings made in Iowa on which he was featured including A Fiery and Still Night, chamber music by Andrew Earle Simpson on Capstone Records label and SOUNDSCAPES of the Heartland, music by Jerry Owen on Fleur de Son Classics label.
Horiuchi received his Master of Music from The Juilliard School and Bachelor of Music from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. While studying at The Juilliard, he was a student of Robert Mann and studied chamber music with Samuel Rhodes, Joel Smirnoff, Louis Kaplan and Felix Galimir. While at the university in Tokyo, he was a student of Koichiro Harada and a recipient of the Yomiuri Prize from the university upon his graduation. Subsequently after his graduation from The Juilliard, he received the Sosland Graduate Orchestra Concertmaster Fellowship from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and also toured with the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra in Germany and Denmark under the baton of Rostropovich, Menuhin, Kitajenko and Eschenbach being chosen as one of concertmasters.
LESSONS /
Private Lessons offer the ability to focus on an individual's strengths and weaknesses. A combination of technique and performance repertoire provides an enriching opportunity to build important musical skills.
FAQ /
What skill levels do you teach?
While I am capable of teaching the most advanced students, also enthusiastic about teaching strong foundation to beginners of all ages.
Where are lessons held?
I currently teach at student's homes.
What method do you use?
I combine Suzuki and traditional European method. And I use folk, fiddle, jazz and pop music as well as classical when I teach because some adult students enjoy playing music other than classical and also some parents would like their children to play folk songs, etc. besides classical. I always consider what each student needs to work on most and what kind of music motivates them to learn most while making sure to pass on my knowledge about classical music.
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