Originally from Pasadena, California, violist Alexandra Takasugi began her career participating in The Colburn School orchestras, Pasadena Summer Youth Chamber Orchestra, and attended the Suzuki summer camps at Occidental College. Recently, Takasugi has completed her Graduate Performance Diploma at The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University with Victoria Chiang, and additional studies with Choon-Jin Chang, Karen Ritscher, and Dr. Amber Archibald. Not only has she been awarded first-place in the inaugural Seattle University Concerto Competition in 2010 and 2012, but has also solo debuted with Orchestra Seattle in October 2010. Takasugi has also participated in master classes with Daniel Ching, Emma McGrath, Ilya Kaler, Paul Silverthrone, James Dunham, Atar Arad, Hariolf Schlichtig, Miro and Pacifica Quartets. She has attended several prestigious festivals, including The Meadowmount School of Music, Le Domaine Forget, and Aspen Music Festival and School, where she was a mentor for two summers. Takasugi joined the Virginia Symphony Orchestra at the beginning of the 2017-2018 season. She also teaches in afterschool programs through Young Audiences of Virginia.
