Minami Yoshida ( 17, Japan ) participated in 11th International Sibelius Voilin Competition held by the Finnish Sibelius Society at The Helsinki Music Centre in Helsinki, Finland from November 22 to December 3 in 2015.
Minami Yoshida received an Iterview during this competition to answere in Japanese, which is ranslated into English as the following ;
I am Yoshida Minami. I'm from Japan.
I'm a second-year student at Toho Gakuen Music High School.
I participate in this competition because my teacher recommended it to me, and
because I love Sibelius.
I like the fact that even though it is cold outside here, It is very comftable I can feel warm
hearts of the people here.
I don't think it's a famous instrument, but I'm borrowing the instrument that is important
to my teacher I respect.
I think I'll keep playing music for a long time.
Regarding Minami Yoshida’s Activity History
・25/10/2014 1st place, 83th Music Competition of Japan ( age 16)
・04/12/2012 1st place, 66th Japan Student Music Competition, Junior High school
division ( age 14 )
・30/04/2011 Her first performance with the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra in “Children
and Classics”. ( age 12)
・28/11/2010 1st place, 64th Japan Student Music Competition, elementary school
division, also with Togi Prize, Usatsuka Prize, and Incentive award.( age 12 )
Excerpt from Jean Sibelius Violin Competition