Yuki Nakashima's Portrait

Apprenticeship

October 2012

Akademie für Tonkunst Darmstadt: Diploma supplement.
Major: Vocal pedagogy.

April 2010 - September 2012

Akademie für Tonkunst Darmstadt: Postgraduate study.
Major: Vocal / Performance (with Elizabeth Richards).

October 2009 - Märch 2010

Musikhochschule Stuttgart: Contact study (with Prof. Dunja Vejzovic).

April 2008 - July 2009

German language course at the Institut für Auslandsbeziehung e.V. (IfA) Stuttgart.

April 2004 - März 2008

Senzoku-Gakuen University for Music of Kawasaki, Japan.
Major: Vocal / Performance, best student of the year.

Professional Experience

March 2014-

Member of the choir at the Nationaltheater Mannheim: Soprano 1.
Choral conductor: Tilmann Michael, Anton Tremmel

29. January- 03. February 2014

Guest choir singer for a symphony concert at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe.
Conductor: Justin Brown. Choral conductor: and Ulrich Wagner.

October 2013- February 2014

Internship at the RIAS-Chamber Choir.
Conductors: Hans Christoph Rademann, René Jacobs, Thomas Hengelblock, Tugan Sokhiev,
Michael Alber, Philipp Ahmann and Florian Helgath.

September 2010- July 2013

Member of the extra choir at the Staatstheather Darmstadt: Soprano 2.
Choral conductor: André Weiss (until December 2011), followed by Markus Baisch.

Since November 2008

Member of the new music vocal ensemble „Cantus de Tempore“ Tübingen: Soprano.
Choral conductor: Prof. Johanna Irmscher.

Masterclasses

February 2013

American Art Song Seminar with Prof. Lorraine di Simone.

October 2012

Herbstliche Musiktage Bad Urach with KS. Edith Mathis.

July 2011 and July 2012

Eppaner Liedsommer with Prof. Cheryl Studer Eppaner (2011) and Prof. Maria Venuti (2012).

October 2010 & June 2011

Singakademie Hamburg with KS. Helen Donath.

July 2008

Academia Vocalis with KS. Prof. Francisco Araiza.

Märch 2006 & Märch 2008

Vienna-Easter-Oper-Seminar at the Konservatorium der Universität Wien with Hilda De Groote and Manfred Equiluz.

Experience as Soloist / Participation in Competitons

May 2013

Semifinalist of the CantateBach! Competition in Greifswald.

October 2011

Charity concert for Japan with the soloists of the Staatstheater Darmstadt.

November 2009

Soprano solo from Stabat Mater by C. J. Rodewald with the Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim.
Conductor: Sebastian Tewinkel.

Extra Skills

Ability

Perfect Pitch

Languages

Japanese: Mother Tongue
German: fluently
English: Good knowledge
Italian: Good knowledge
French: Basic knowledge

Instruments

Piano: Very good
Cembalo: Basic skills

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