Mareka Naito

Mareka Naito

Started playing the classical violin at the age of 3. She won numerous competitions in junior school such as the Japan Classical Music Competition, Velsus International Junior Violin Competition (Italy). She first discovered Irish traditional music in 2007 and set on her journey of learning to play the Irish fiddle. In the middle of this journey she also found the time to attend university to study medicine in Yokohama, she graduated with a doctors license in 2014. Mareka is also proficient at the harp and concertina.