Yoshiyuki Ishikawa is active as a soloist, chamber musician and pedagogue. The extent of his activities include solo and chamber music recitals and master class presentations in Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe, South America and the Oceania. He has performed and presented master classes in the most reputable conservatories of the world, including St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia, Royal Northern Conservatory of Music in England, Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois, and Northwestern University. His participation in festivals extends from Tokyo, Japan to Melbourne, Australia.

Currently, Ishikawa is the editor of online publications for the International Double Reed Society (IDRS). From 1994-1998, he held the position as the president of this organization. Ishikawa is the professor of bassoon at the University of Colorado at Boulder, College of Music, a position he has held since 1991. A native born Japanese, Ishikawa received his musical training in the US. He attended The University of Michigan, where he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Bassoon Performance, and Northwestern University, where he earned both Master of Music in Bassoon Performance and Bachelor of Music Education degrees

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