Mio Imai, age 14, studies violin with Kimberly Fisher, the Principal Second Violin of The Philadelphia Orchestra. She is also coached by Grammy-nominated pianist, Mark Livshits. Mio made her first appearance as a soloist at age of 9. She has performed as a soloist with multiple orchestras, including Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (US, 2025), Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (US, 2024), FVG Orchestra (Italy, 2023) and Accademia d’Archi Arrigoni Orchestra (Italy, 2023-2024). She won the 1st prize in 2024 Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition (Belgium), 2024 Stulberg International String Competition (US), 2024 MTNA National Competition (US) and 2023 Piccolo Violino Magico International Competition (Italy). Mio is also a former major prize winner at Leonid Kogan International Competition (Belgium), Ronald Sachs International Music Competition (US) and Chicago Violin International Competition (US). She played in Masterclasses for renowned violinists and string quartets, including James Ehnes, Ida Kavafian, Karen Aroutiounian, Takacs Quartet, Paul Kantor, Sibbi Bernhardsson, Robert Chen, Juliette Kang and Kim Chee-yun. She received a full scholarship from The Starling Foundation for 2024 Meadowmount School of Music. Mio plays a Vincenzo Sannino violin and Francois Nicolas Voirin bow on loan from the Takeuchi Collection through the Nippon Violin Society program. She plays chamber and orchestral music in the Center for Gifted Young Musicians Program, Temple University.