Takashi Komazawa
Takashi Komazawa

Artist Profile

Takashi KomazawaHe began playing the violin at the age of three and studied under Kiyotaka Nanasawa, former concertmaster of the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1998, he became a regular violinist for the brotango orchestra "Tango Porteños Yokohama." In 2002, he passed the first year's certification audition for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Heaven Artist certification system for street artists. In 2006, he appeared on Nippon Television's "Burari Tochuu-gesha no Tabi." In 2007, he made a solo appearance on NHK's flagship music program "Geijutsu Gekijo." In 2011, he appeared on a music program on the local Budapest FM radio station in Budapest, Hungary. That same year, he toured areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. He then formed the duo AKE with singer-songwriter Keiichiro Akamine, performing live shows, touring the disaster-stricken areas of East Japan, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, he has been active in social media distribution and music video production.
Genre: Instrumental, WorldActive Area: Tokyo