Goto has a black belt in karate, and holds a degree in Physics from Harvard (2011), where he is a member of the Phoenix SK Club. He regularly played with the Bach Society Orchestra.Goto plays on the 1722 Stradivarius “Jupiter, ex-Goding” violin on loan to him from Nippon Music Foundation since December 2013. Goto gained attention as a child prodigy, first performing at the age of seven in the Pacific Music Festival held in Sapporo, Japan. It's a pretty good place to be a musician, even if you don't do the joint program with NEC. He also plays guitar. Goto came to Harvard with an already impressive reputation. A member of the US-Japan Council, Ryu has been honored with an award from the Japanese American Bar Association as a Japanese-American leader. in Physics, and is currently studying violin with Ana Chumachenco. He graduated from Harvard University in 2011 with a BA in Physics, and is currently studying the violin with Professor Ana Chumachenco. Auburn Street in Cambridge near Harvard Square, which is a property protected by the Cambridge Historical Commission. In 2014, he appeared to represent Japan at the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Mexico. Efforts include the “Ryu Goto Excellence in Music Initiative Scholarship” with the NYC Department of Education, as well as collaborations with institutions such as the Juilliard School and the Harvard Bach Society Orchestra. Goto began playing violin at age three. Ryu has performed in many of the world’s most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Tokyo Suntory Hall, Sydney Opera House, Shanghai Grand Theater, Taipei National Concert Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Munich’s Herkulessaal and the Philharmonic Hall Gasteig. In the 2017-18 season, Ryu will celebrate Bernstein’s 100th Anniversary playing his masterpiece “Serenade” with the NHK Symphony Orchestra in January, and in March he will join New York Philharmonic Asia tour under the baton of Maestro Jaap van Zweden.OFFICIAL BIO FOR THE 2016-2017 SEASON. He also plays guitar. In 2014, he appeared to represent Japan at the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Mexico. Ryu Goto records for Deutsche Grammophon in collaboration with Universal Classics Japan. PLEASE DESTROY ALL PREVIOUSLY DATED MATERIALS.Ryu Goto has established himself as a significant voice in classical music, with a large and growing public in Asia, North America and Europe. Goto began playing violin at age three. The Phoenix – S K is currently located at 72 Mt. He also plays guitar.
He has rightfully taken his place among the top echelon of today’s young performers…….”In Japan Ryu’s features in media are numerous, including his own documentary “Ryu Goto’s Odyssey”, a chronicle of his career and personal life from 1996-2006. In 2005, Universal Music signed Goto to its Deutsche Grammophon label. Acclaimed 21-year old Japanese-American violinist and native New Yorker Ryu Goto, currently majoring in physics at Harvard University (Class of 2010), created the Excellence In Music initiative to give back to New York by transforming the lives of NYC students through the power of music. Ryu has performed in many of the world’s most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Tokyo Suntory Hall, Sydney Opera House, Shanghai Grand Theater, Taipei National Concert Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Munich’s Herkulessaal and the Philharmonic Hall Gasteig. Both of Goto’s parents are violinists.