Asako Ueda

Japanese lutenist Asako Ueda is based in the Netherlands, specialising and pursuing her passion for early music performance, especially chamber music from the 15th to 17th centuries. She won first prize at the Biagio Marini Competition, second prize at the London International Festival of Music, and third prize at the International Van Wassenaer Competition. She collaborates with The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, B’rock, and Amsterdam Sinfonietta. She studied Medieval and Renaissance music at Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with support from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, and lute at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, graduating with honours and distinction. Initially trained as a violinist in Tokyo, she also studied Baroque violin and composition.