Violinist Yoko Takebe joined the New York Philharmonic in 1979. A former member of the Philadelphia…

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Violinist Yoko Takebe joined the New York Philharmonic in 1979. A former member of the Philadelphia Orchestra, her early training in Tokyo included music and traditional Japanese dance. While attending the Toho School of Music, she was a pupil of Saburo Sumi and Hideo Saito. At age 13, Ms. Takebe won the Japanese National Music Competition. She graduated from The Juilliard School as a student of Ivan Galamian and continued her studies in Switzerland with Joseph Szigeti. Ms. Takebe is a frequent participant in the New York Philharmonic Ensembles and is on the faculty of Manhattan School of Music. Her husband, Michael Gilbert, is also a Philharmonic violinist.

Manhattan School of Music faculty since 1991.

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