Kyoko Takezawa

Kyoko Takezawa (竹澤 恭子, Takezawa Kyōko?) is a prominent Japanese-born violinist. She has recorded for the RCA Victor Red Seal label

Born in Ōbu, Aichi, she started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School (1989) where her teacher was Dorothy DeLay. Ms. Takezawa won the gold medal in 1986, and served as a judge for the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.

She played on the Stradivarius loaned to her by the Nippon Music Foundation until it was sold at auction in 2006 for $3,544,000 USD.