Known for his passionate and captivating performances, violinist Shintaro Taneda is an emerging artist active in the chamber music scene. Currently based in San Francisco, this season featured performances with Inon Barnatan, Esmé Quartet, and the Jupiter Quartet in the Chamber Music Tuesday concert series, in addition to performances with Alexi Kenney, Stefan Jackiw, Nobuyuki Tsujii, and the New Century Chamber Orchestra. Shintaro also performs regularly at the Hawaii Chamber Music Festival as part of their Quartet-in-Residence. An equally experienced soloist, recent performances include collaborations with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Civic Symphony, Seattle Festival Orchestra, Cascade Symphony, Ottawa Chamber Symphony, Skagit Symphony, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra, where he has also served as Concertmaster under the baton of Earl Lee, David Chan, and SFCM Artistic Director Edwin Outwater. Through the years, Shintaro has had the privilege to perform for artists such as Ray Chen, Hilary Hahn, Midori, and Noah Bendix-Balgley. Shintaro is currently pursuing his Master of Music degree in Chamber Music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the guidance of Ian Swensen, Wonhee Bae, and Nancy Zhou, along with coachings with members of the Telegraph String Quartet, and Dimitri Murrath.

Known for his passionate and captivating performances, violinist Shintaro Taneda is an emerging artist active in the chamber music scene. Currently based in San Francisco, recent concerts featured performances with Inon Barnatan, Esmé Quartet, and the Jupiter Quartet in the Chamber Music Tuesday concert series, in addition to performances with Alexi Kenney, Stefan Jackiw, Nobuyuki Tsujii, and the New Century Chamber Orchestra. An equally experienced soloist, recent performances include collaborations with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Civic Symphony, Seattle Festival Orchestra, Cascade Symphony, Ottawa Chamber Symphony, Skagit Symphony, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra, where he has also served as Concertmaster under the baton of Earl Lee, David Chan, and SFCM Artistic Director Edwin Outwater. Through the years, Shintaro has had the privilege to perform for artists such as Ray Chen, Hilary Hahn, Midori, and Noah Bendix-Balgley. Shintaro is currently pursuing his Master of Music degree in Chamber Music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the guidance of Ian Swensen, Wonhee Bae, and Nancy Zhou.