Kiyoe Matsuura enjoys a vibrant freelance career performing baroque violin and viola with orchestras and chamber ensembles across the United States. Recent engagements have included Ensemble Affect, Apollo’s Fire, Haymarket Opera Orchestra, Philharmonie Austin, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, and the Madison Bach Musicians. Based in Chicago, Kiyoe also performs locally with Bella Voce Sinfonia, Music of the Baroque, The Newberry Consort, Callipygian Players, the Bach and Beethoven Experience, and Ars Musica Chicago. She is a co-founder of Ensemble Vitelotte, a violin and keyboard duo dedicated to works by historical women composers. 

Kiyoe has also shared her knowledge with hundreds of violin students over the past two decades. Her teaching has yielded notable successes, with students gaining acceptance into the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and winning prizes in the Illinois Music Association Bach Video Competition and the Chinese Fine Arts Society violin competition. Kiyoe has created over 250 YouTube videos about violin student repertoire, which have benefited violin students around the world. 

Website: kiyoematsuuraviolin.com