Oboe

Ikeda Shoko

Marigaux oboe M2

Ikeda Shoko

Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
At the time of graduation, she performed in front of the Imperial family at the Touka Music hall, located inside the Imperial Palace.
She studied under many famous players such as Tomoyuki Hirota, Yoko Kojima, Fumiaki Miyamoto and Francois Leleux.
She won first place both at the Double Reed contest of the 4th International Music Festival Tsuyama and the oboe division of the 13th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition.
She studied abroad at Munich Richard Strauss School of Music as an overseas research personnel of the Cultural Affairs Agency.
After performing in the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, she joined the NHK Symphony Orchestra in 2004.
In 2008, she released her first solo album “CAPRICCIO” from Meister- Music.
Currently, she is the oboist of the NHK Symphony Orchestra and a member of Trio Cinq Anche.