Hoshiko Yamane is a classically trained, Berlin-based, Japanese violinist and composer. She is currently a member of German electronic music group Tangerine Dream.
Yamane has released several solo albums and to date,along with a larger number of recordings of her diverse artistic collaborations with other artists,on a variety of different labels. She has also composed music for various artistic endeavors/projects in the fields of: dance performance, installation art and film,too.
Yamane started her classical training when she was four years old. After she graduated from Aich Prafectural University of Art and Music with the Master of Fine Arts for the violin, she moved to Berlin. Later, she graduated with a Diploma in the violin, from the University of Music and Theater in Rostock in Germany. Also, during her studies, she worked with the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester. From 2011-2013, She worked with Jane Birkin on a European tour(with music directed by Nobuyuki Nakajima), performing live concerts in more than thirty countries. Her other projects include Tansik (live music and contemporary dance) and KiSeki. (a violin and Klangstein duo)
