Stefani Matsuo

Praised by The Washington Post for her “temperament and clear musical purpose” and “great technical maturity,” Stefani Matsuo was appointed Concertmaster of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in 2019.

Prior to joining the CSO, Matsuo made her New York City debut in Alice Tully Hall performing Britten Violin Concerto with the Juilliard Orchestra. She made her Phillips Collection recital debut in Washington D.C. as winner of the 2012 Washington International Competition. Matsuo was also the winner of the 2012 Juilliard Concerto Competition and a laureate of the 2011 Michael Hill International Competition.

Matsuo serves on the faculty of University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), and has been a faculty member at Aspen Music Festival and Brevard Music Center. She has given guest teacher appearances at Tanglewood Institute and New World Symphony.

She completed her master’s degree at The Juilliard School with Sylvia Rosenberg, and has a bachelor’s degree from Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Paul Kantor.