Yoko Okayasu
Viola


Okayasu
Hometown:
Tokyo, Japan

Age when you began playing your instrument?
4 years old (violin)
27 years old (viola)

Year joined SDSO:
2006

Previous orchestras of which you were a member?
Danish Radio Sinfonietta (Copenhagen, Denmark : principal viola)
Filharmonica Arturo Toscanini (Parma, Italy : principal viola)
Napa Valley Symphony (California: assistant principal viola)
California Symphony (California : tutti)

Education:
Tokyo Science University (Bachelor of Engineering, Architecture)
St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music (Certificate Program, Violin)
San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Master of Music, Chamber music)

Area music affiliations:
Adorno Ensemble
http://adornoensemble.org/

Other instruments you play:
Recorder

Hobbies:
knitting, watching movies, moving

Do you teach?
Yes

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