Lisa Oshima

Lisa Oshima was born in Tokyo,Japan, and began studying the violin at the age of four.
She entered the Toho Gakuen Shool of College in 1991 to study with Kenji Kobayashi and graduated with a soloist diploma in 1995.She continued her studies with Dr.Felix Andrievsky as a postgraduate at the Royal College of Music where she was awarded Yehudi Menuhin Award, Ian Stoutzker Prize and Isolde Menges Prize.She graduated from there with distinction (highest mark in the history of college).Then she completed her studies with Thomas Zehetmair at the Graz University of Art in Austria.
Lisa has won many competitions including the 18th International Violin Competition <Premio Rodolfo Lipizer>,9th International Violin Competition<Premio Andrea Postacchini>,20th Viotti International Music Competition,40th All Japan Music Competition and Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe,String Scholarship Competition.
While studying Lisa was supported all her budget by bursaries from Japanese Government, Rohm Music Foundation,Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation and The Sudbourough Foundation.
She has performed all over the world including UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Hong-Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Australia etc…
Her London debut at the Purcell Room,Southbank for the Kirckman Society was acclaimed on the Strad magazine.She was invited for International Open Chamber Music Festival in Prussia Cove.Her concert at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival was broadcasted by NDR.
She has performed concertos with the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra,RCM Symphony Orchestra,Moldova Symphony Orchestra.
Lisa has performed as a leader in the Halle Orchestra and Scottish Chamber Orchestra.After her contract with Staats Philharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz,she was appointed of l’Orchestra Opera National de Paris in 2003.
She has appeared guest principal with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.