Atsuko Koga

Concert flutist Atsuko Koga was born in Fukuoka, Japan. After graduating in Tokyo, she completed her flute studies with distinction at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. Later, she continued her studies at the Cologne University of Music and the Munich Conservatory.

She has won numerous international competitions, including first prize in Paris at the Lutéce and Gaston Crunelle competitions and the Jeunesses Musicales in Bucharest. She received second prize at the Maria Canals Competition in Barcelona, Le Sprendel in Tokyo, and the Caltanissetta International Music Competition in Italy.

She has been a soloist with many orchestras, including the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra and Toho Philharmonic in Japan, L’Orchestre de CNSM de Paris, the Philharmonie Jeunesses Musicales in Bucharest, the Sofia Solisten and the Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra in Bulgaria, and in Germany with the Magdeburgische Philharmonie, the Mitteldeutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Ensemble Villa Musica, and Kammerphilharmonie Ascania in Aschersleben.

Atsuko Koga’s concert appearances, radio and television broadcasts, and numerous CD releases have received high praise by the German media. In 2023, she received the Hermann Spier Prize for her years of charity concert activities. She performs on a Nagahara Boston 138 Flute (18 karat).

Photo: OZAKI Photostudio, Fukuoka

The artist's homepage:

http://www.atsukokoga.de