Otoha Tabata

Otoha Tabata began her studies at the Yehudi Menuhin School with Boris Kucharsky before going to the Royal College of Music in London, where she was a student of Andriy Viytovych. She continues her studies now at the RCM with Nathan Braude. Otoha performs internationally and across Europe, having appeared as soloist at the Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw, and Queen Elizabeth Hall. She was awarded Third Prize at the Windsor Festival International String Competition (2021),  the Promotion Prize at the Anton Rubinstein Viola Competition (2018), and an Honorary Mention at the Oskar Nedbal Viola Competition (2010). She regularly performs in festivals such as IMS Open Chamber Music, is a regular participant at the Seiji Ozawa International Academy, and took part in the Verbier Festival Academy in 2021, where she received a Special Prize of Merit. Otoha is a member of the renowned LGT Young Soloists, performing in numerous concert tours around the world and making several recordings. Most recently she recorded Paganini La Campanella with the ensemble in Abbey Road Studios, and recorded a new disc in Teldex Studios to be released in 2023.  Otoha performs on a Charles Boullangier viola, kindly loaned by the Royal College of Music.