Sayaka Shoji will release her latest album on Deutsche Grammophon on 26 September. The album includes violin concertos by Beethoven and Sibelius recorded with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and her long-time mentor and supporter, Yuri Temirkanov. Her interpretation of Beethoven’s violin concerto features Shoji’s own cadenza which she composed in 2006.  

The album release coincides with a forthcoming Japanese tour with the Orchestra and Temirkanov in November where she will perform Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in five cities including Suntory Hall, Tokyo and Symphony Hall, Osaka.  

A prolific recording artist, Shoji’s notable recordings include Beethoven’s complete violin sonatas with Gianluca Cascioli and a live recording with Menahem Pressler from April 2014 with sonatas from Mozart, Schubert and Brahms.

The 2018/19 season will see the violinist make debuts with Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Mäkelä as well as the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn under the baton of Dirk Kaftan. Further ahead, Sayaka will join Yuri Temirkanov and the SPPO for concerts in Rome, Udine, Bari and Milan playing Brahms’ Violin Concerto as well as a tour in Japan. 

Highlights in 2017/18 included concerts with the Tonkünstler Orchester/​Sado for Bernstein’s Serenade, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/​Noseda for Respighi Concerto Gregoriano and a Japanese tour with The Mariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev.