Moné Hattori (服部 百音, Hattori Mone, born September 14, 1999) is a Japanese violinist.[1] She was the first prize winner of the 11th Lipinski & Wieniawski Competition for Young Violinists in Lublin, Poland. She was also the first prize winner of the 7th International Competition for Young Violinists in Novosibirsk, Russia.[2][3] She is the daughter of Takayuki Hattori, granddaughter of Katsuhisa Hattori, and great-granddaughter of Ryōichi Hattori.
Biography
Moné Hattori was born into a musical family in Tokyo, Japan.[4] Hattori started studying the violin at the age of five with Goro Masuda; a year later, she studied under Akuri Suzuki.[1][4] At the age of eight, Hattori gave her recital debut with orchestra with the Saint-Saëns Violin concerto.[4] Since then, she has performed numerous recitals.[4] As of 2020, Hattori studies under Zahkar Bron at the Bron Academy, as well as Akiko Tatsumi at the Toho Gakuen School of Music.[3] Her solo debuts include the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Osaka Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic, Osaka Symphony and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra.[3]
Hattori currently plays on a 1743 Pietro Guarneri violin loaned from the Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.[2]
Awards and appearances
2009: First prize, 11th Lipinski & Wieniawski Competition for Young Violinists, Lublin, Poland[2]
2013: Grand Prix, 9th International Competition “Young Virtuosos”, Bulgaria[2][5]
