Fumie Endo

Fumie Endo graduated Tokyo University of the Arts and received a scholarship to go to the USA, completing a master’s at Stony Brook University Music Department in New York State University. She was chosen for the 63rd Japan Music Competition, and has won the E. Nakamichi Award. She has also won 3rd place in the 4th Japan National Clarinet Competition. Endo was a semi-finalist in the clarinet section of the 53rd Geneva International Music Competition, and was awarded a diploma. She won 1st place in the 15th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition. She has made an appearance on NHK’s “FM Recital.” To date, she has held nine recitals in New York, Tokyo, and Yokohama. She currently plays clarinet for Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, while also engaging in solo and chamber music as well. She serves as a specialist lecturer at Yamanashi Gakuin University and as a part-time arts teacher at Ishikawa Prefectural Kanazawa Tatsumigaoka High School. She has studied under Fumio Denda, Yuji Murai, Yoshiaki Suzuki, Fumiko Oshima, and Charles Neidich. Endo graduated Tokyo University of the Arts and received a scholarship to go to the USA, completing a master’s at Stony Brook University Music Department in New York State University. She has won numerous awards in Japanese competitions, including first place at the 15th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition. She was also a semi-finalist in the clarinet section of the 53rd Geneva International Music Competition, and was awarded a diploma. She currently plays clarinet for Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, while also engaging in solo and chamber music as well. As a member of Ensemble Contemporary α, she also actively engages with contemporary music.