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Daishin Kashimoto

violinist

From: London, United Kingdom
Since: 1979–present
Releases: 15

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About

Daishin Kashimoto (樫本大進; Kashimoto Daishin; born 27 March 1979) is a Japanese classical violinist. Since 2009, he has been the first concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Kashimoto is fluent in speaking and writing in Japanese, English and German. He married Ria Ideta, also a musician, in 2008.

From Daishin Kashimoto on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Berliner Philharmoniker now
Berlin Philharmonic Octet now violin

Discography

Albums 11

Violin Concerto 2007
Klavierwerke & Kammermusik - X 2010
Quatuors avec piano, op. 15 & 45 2012
Schumann Project: Complete Chamber Music with Piano 2012
Sonates 1 & 2 / Berceuse / Romance / Andante 2014
The Complete Violin Sonatas 2014
Beethoven 2020
Vienne 1900 2020
Chamber Music 2021
Ernest Chausson: Concert pour violon, piano et quatuor / Louis Vierne: Quintette pour piano et cordes 2024
Le quattro stagioni 2026

EPs 3

The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269 “Spring” 2026
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315 “Summer” 2026
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293 "Autumn" 2026

Compilations 1

Intégrale de la musique de chambre avec piano 2015

Teacher

Zakhar Bron

Also known as

樫本大進

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: fdb36b5b-8cf9-4ec3-a45a-e580342de5b3
ISNI: 0000000121485578

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.