

Born in 2011 in Japan, Himari began her violin studies at the age of 3 under the tutelage of Koichiro Harada and Machie Oguri. Himari gave her professional orchestral solo debut at age 6.
In 2022, as one of the youngest ever applicants, Himari gained admittance to the renowned Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she presently studies with the widely respected pedagogue, Ida Kavafian. Himari has won top prizes at international competitions, including the grand prize at the International Competition for Young Violinists in Honor of Karol Lipinski and Henryk Wieniawski, the first prize at The "Mini Violini"Concours Musical International de Montréal (Canada)the first prize and special grand prize at the 12th Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition (Belgium), among others.
Himari has performed in Russia, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Ukraine, the United States and Japan. Recently she was featured in a recital for the Strad Society in Chicago, US. HIMARI has performed with many conductors and orchestras. Himari plays the 1717 "Hamma" Stradivarius Violin on generous loan from Mr. Yusaku Maezawa. Her bow is on loan from the Munetsugu Collection.
Since 2024, Himari has been a member of the German music firm KD SCHMID. In March 2025, Himari will perform as a soloist with Maestro Zubin Mehta at the subscription concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.