Kate Masuda, 14, is in 8th grade in San Gabriel, CA. She began to play violin at age of 5. She is currently studying under Moni Simeonov and Ariana Solotoff. As solo violinist, she received awards in numerous competitions, 2019, 2020, 2021 ASTA Los Angeles competition, 2021 American Protégés International Concerto Competition, 2023 American Virtuoso International Competition, 2024 International Mozart Competition Vienna, American International Music Competition Cleveland 2024, and Maurice Ravel Competition Paris 2024. As a result of the competition, she performed at Carnegie Weill Hall for the winners recital in 2023.
Kate is a violinist at Colburn Youth Orchestra and a quartet group at Colburn Chamber Music Institute.
Kate also enjoys dancing and listening to K-Pop, playing volleyball, learning different languages, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Spanish.