Violinist Eiko Nishimura

Violin Eiko Nishimura: Influenced by her father (former concertmaster of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra), she began playing the violin at an early age, and at the age of six she gave an excellent performance of a concerto at the Nationwide Summer Concert hosted by the Japan String Directors Association.

Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Faculty of Music, majoring in violin. After graduating from university, she expanded her range of music to include classical, pop, Irish, Latin, country, and other genres, and has performed as a concert support for Swedish Christian singer Lena Maria, and toured with her producer and pianist Anders Wieck, and has collaborated with many artists both in Japan and overseas on live tours and recordings. She is also active in a wide range of genres, appearing on TV and radio.

In 2015, she participated in "Acoon Hibino Ai no kenkyu 528Hz," her major debut album from Teichiku Entertainment. The album, in which she participated in three solo tracks and two support tracks, won the Planning Award at the 57th Japan Record Awards.

He is also one of the few Irish fiddle instructors, and currently teaches the next generation of musicians at schools in Kobe, Osaka, and Kyoto. He is also a judge for the Japan Classical Music Competition.

He is currently a member of "Blue Nile", a band that mixes elements of jazz, ethnic and ambient music, and "MURASAME X", an Irish harp and violin duo.