Sota Yamamoto

Sota Yamamoto was born on the island of Hokkaido. In 2025, he graduated in tuba performance from the Tokyo University of the Arts. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hanover.

In his home country, he won the JETA Student Solo Competition and took second prize in the Akiyoshidai Music Competition. He also reached the final of the 39th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition. He took part in the Asian Youth Orchestra project and the Lucerne Festival Academy.

As a soloist, he has performed with the Sapporo Symphony and the Geidai Philharmonia Orchestra. Through occasional collaborations with several ensembles in Japan and Germany, he has also gained experience as an orchestral musician.