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Inori Sakai

Inori Sakai
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Inori Sakai

2020 Violin Fellow

Biography

INORI SAKAI ('20) 25, born in Tenri, Nara, Japan, is earning a master’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music. Ms. Sakai has performed as a soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Westmoreland Symphony, and Pittsburgh Civic orchestras. Ms. Sakai earned her bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School studying with Masao Kawasaki.

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