Kyoko Takezawa

Born

Takezawa Kyōko

1966 (age 59–60)

 Japan Ōbu, Aichi

GenresClassical

Occupationviolinist

InstrumentViolin

Kyoko Takezawa
Born	Takezawa Kyōko 1966 (age 59–60)  Japan Ōbu, Aichi
Genres	Classical
Occupation	violinist
Instrument	Violin
Years active	1986 to present

Kyoko Takezawa (竹澤 恭子, Takezawa Kyōko) is a prominent Japanese-born violinist. She has recorded for the RCA Victor Red Seal label.

Born in Ōbu, Aichi in 1966, she started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States.^[1] She is a graduate of the Juilliard School (1989) where her teacher was Dorothy DeLay.^[2] Ms. Takezawa won the gold medal in 1986,^[2] and subsequently served as a judge for the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.^{[citation needed]}

She played on the Stradivarius loaned to her by the Nippon Music Foundation until it was sold at auction in 2006 for US$3,544,000.