Japanese violinist at Queen Elisabeth Competition

Japanese violinist at Queen Elisabeth Competition

Japan's Minami Yoshida poses in Brussels on June 1, 2024, a day after placing sixth in the final of the violin category of the Queen Elisabeth Competition.

Japanese violinist at Queen Elisabeth Competition

Japanese violinist at Queen Elisabeth Competition

Japan's Minami Yoshida smiles after playing in the final of the violin category of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels on May 31, 2024. The 25-year-old placed sixth at the competition.

Japanese violinist places 2nd at Belgium music competition

Japanese violinist places 2nd at Belgium music competition

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese violinist Tatsuki Narita answers a reporter's question in Brussels in the early hours of May 27, 2012, after winning second prize for violin at the Queen Elisabeth Competition.

Queen Mathilde attends the Queen Elisabeth Competition

Queen Mathilde attends the Queen Elisabeth Competition

Queen Elisabeth Competition Ceremony in presence of Queen Mathilde of Belgium, in Brussels, Belgium, on June 01, 2021. Photo by Danny Gys / Reporters/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Mathilde attends the Queen Elisabeth Competition

Queen Mathilde attends the Queen Elisabeth Competition

Queen Elisabeth Competition Ceremony in presence of Queen Mathilde of Belgium, in Brussels, Belgium, on June 01, 2021. Photo by Danny Gys / Reporters/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese violinist places 2nd at Belgium music competition

Japanese violinist places 2nd at Belgium music competition

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese violinist Tatsuki Narita answers a reporter's question in Brussels in the early hours of May 27, 2012, after winning second prize for violin at the Queen Elisabeth Competition. (Kyodo)

Charity concert for 2011 Japan quake

Charity concert for 2011 Japan quake

Renowned Japanese violinist Yuzuko Horigome (L) and 2017 Queen Elisabeth Competition runner-up cellist Yuya Okamoto are pictured after their performance at a charity concert in Brussels on March 9, 2019, for victims of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Charity concert for 2011 Japan quake

Charity concert for 2011 Japan quake

Renowned Japanese violinist Yuzuko Horigome (L) and 2017 Queen Elisabeth Competition runner-up cellist Yuya Okamoto perform at a charity concert in Brussels on March 9, 2019, for victims of the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo