Yuki Ito 伊藤 悠貴 | |
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| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Cellist, Conductor |
| Labels | Sony Music |
| Website | Yuki Ito Official Website Japan Arts Artist Page |
Yuki Ito (伊藤 悠貴, Itō Yūki) is a Japanese classical cellist and conductor. He is particularly noted for his interpretations of Sergei Rachmaninoff's works, in particular the Cello Sonata. His management agency is Japan Arts Corporation.
He debuted with the Philharmonia Orchestra in 2011, and has performed with orchestras such as Seiji Ozawa Festival Ensemble (Saito Kinen Orchestra members), Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, and artists as Vladimir Ashkenazy, David Geringas, Seiji Ozawa and Julian Lloyd Webber.[citation needed]
His debut album, Sergei Rachmaninov Complete Cello Works, with pianist Sofya Gulyak released in 2012 October, is The Strad magazine's "Recommended Disc".[citation needed] He will release his second album from Sony Music Entertainment in November 2017.[citation needed]
In 2016, he gave a recital to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Kenji Miyazawa for worldwide broadcast by NHK Japan, whose centennial anniversary recital was given by Yo-Yo Ma in 1996.[clarification needed]
In 2014 he gave a pre-recital to Lorin Maazel at Royal Festival Hall.