Kazuhito Yamane is a violinist known for his superlative technique, sensitivity of sound, and profound understanding of the music he plays.
Born in 1995 in Sapporo, northern Japan, Kazuhito Yamane won the first prize at the 79th Music Competition of Japan in 2010 while still in the ninth grade, as the first middle-schooler winner of this prestigious event in twenty-six years.
Yamane has performed as a soloist with Japanese and foreign ensembles such as City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Prague Camerata, NHK Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, Yamagata Symphony Orchestra, City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra and Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa among many others.
His 1st CD “J.S. Bach: Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin” is released from King Records in September 2024.