Ririko was born in Osaka, Japan.

 

She has received various prizes at international competitions, including 1st prize at the 6th OSAKA International Music Competition, Highest prize at the 21st International Violin Competition “Andrea Postacchini” in Italy, Special Prize at the 5th International Jascha Heifetz Competition for Violinists in Lithuania, and Prizewinner at the 10th International Violin Competition “Ginette Neveu” in France, just to name a few.

 

In 2019, she was awarded the "Prinz von Hessen Preis" at the Kronberg Academy in Germany.

 

From 2020 to 2021, she was a member of the chamber ensemble “Lausanne Soloists”, directed by Renaud Capuçon, and joined a Europe tour with the group.

 

As a soloist she has performed in the Padova Orchestra, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Ruse Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Kobe, Soai Orchestra, etc.

 

She has taken lessons with S. Picard, JJ Kantorow, R. Daugareil, B. Schmid, R. Podger (Baroque Violinist), PB Skoda, etc.

 

She has studied with Chihiro Kudo and Prof. Machie Oguri before moving to Europe where she obtained a Bachelor's degree from the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna in Austria under Prof. Pavel Vernikov, and Master degree of soloist at Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (HEMU) in Switzerland with Prof. Renaud Capuçon and François Sochard.

 

Currently she is studying Master degree at Tokyo University of the Arts with Prof. Natsumi Tamai and Masafumi Hori.

 

2021/2022 she was an Academist of Orchester de chamber de Lausanne (OCL),

 

2023/2024 she will be a season member of Kioi hall Chamber Orchestra Tokyo (KCO).

 

In March 2023, she will be performing Beethoven violin concerto with Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra with the conductor Sachio Fujioka.