Matthew Nakagawa

1. Age / âge
20

2. Hometown / ville
Richmond, BC

3. Instrument
Violin

4. How do you feel you will benefit from participation in the NYOC? Comment pensez-vous que votre participation à lONJC puisse vous aider?
I believe that I will gain a stronger understanding of orchestral playing and valuable performing experience.

5. What are your interests outside classical music / Avez-vous d’autres intérêts à part la musique classique ?
I like to play basketball ball hockey read and play guitar.

6. What are your professional goals? / Décrivez quelques-unes de vos ambitions professionnelles.
I am considering becoming a lawyer and composing and doing gigs on the side.

7. What has recently played on your iPod? / Qu’écoutez-vous ces jours-ci sur votre iPod?
Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss

8. What is there about you that you think people might be surprised to know? / Y a-t-il quelque chose à votre propos qui est un peu surprenant ou hors de l’ordinaire?
I am ethnically half-Japanese and half-Chinese and I do not speak either language although I am planning to learn Japanese this year.

9. If you weren't touring with the NYOC what would you be doing with your summer? Si vous ne faisiez pas partie de l' ONJC que feriez-vous cet été?
I would be working at a grocery store playing sports and practicing violin.

Who is your favourite classical musician? / Quel est votre artiste (classique) préféré ?
Richard Wagner

Who is your favourite non-classical musician? / Quel est votre artiste (non classique) préféré ?
Dream Theater

Why did you choose your instrument / Pourquoi avez-vous choisi cet instrument ?
My parents chose the violin for me because they liked its sound. I didn't really have an opinion at the age of five.