Hailed by the Gramophone Magazine as “intrepid and brilliant”, violinist Airi Yoshioka has concertized throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Canada as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. She is the founding member of Duo della Luna, Damocles Trio and Voyager Ensemble and has performed and recorded with the members of Emerson, Brentano and Arditti Quartets. An enthusiastic performer of new music, she is a principal member of Continuum, ModernWorks, Ensemble Pi and RUCKUS ensembles. She has recorded solo and chamber discs for New World, Naxos, Claves, Mode, Albany, New Focus and Pony Canyon records. She has also worked as a Teaching Artist for the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall, the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center Education. She is currently Professor of violin at University of Maryland Baltimore County. For more information visit airiyoshioka.com.