Kei Shirai

Kei Shirai is a Japanese violinist born in Trinidad and Tobago who also works as a chamber musician, concertmaster and conductor. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, he studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna on a Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs scholarship. He later led the Kobe City Chamber Orchestra and served as guest concertmaster of the NHK Symphony Orchestra from 2020 to 2023.