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Opening Messages<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sumire Hirotsuru<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

SIJ Co-Founder, Harvard College ’16<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening Speech Summer in JAPAN 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, thank you to all the distinguished guests for coming to the opening ceremony of SIJ. We are really lucky that we got to hear your thoughts and ideas. Thank you to all the students and parents for coming to SIJ 2026. I think some of you are repeaters, and others are first-timers. I hope that you will get along and make lifelong friends in Oita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To all the Harvard instructors, thank you so much for coming all the way to Oita. I hope that you will enjoy not only teaching, but also experiencing the nature of the city and interacting with all the students here at SIJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, thank you for coming to last night’s concert. I really enjoyed performing on stage, and I am glad that the music resonated well with everyone. Even though a lot of things are moving online, into AI, or digital subscription services, what I love the most about performing on stage is sharing the space and time with the audience and co-musicians. The charm of live music and being in the exact same place at the same time is a value that will never be lost, and that is what SIJ is all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, you can learn how to make good presentations or how to code online, but spending time together in person with all the participants is unique. If you look around, you will see students from different prefectures and countries, alongside instructors from all over the world. That shared environment is what I love most about learning together, and I am happy that you chose Oita to be that space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you enjoy this time. Learning and studying are very important, but so is interacting: talking during lunch breaks, chatting after class, making friends, and cherishing the moments you spend together in person. Have a great time at SIJ 2026, and I cannot wait to see how much you grow during the week. Thank you so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sumire Hirotsuru is a professional violinist based in Tokyo\/New York. She has appeared in notable venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Leipzig Gewandhaus and a recent album<\/a> she joined as a member of The Knights has been nominated to the Grammys 2022. In Japan, she has performed as a soloist with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, and more. As a graduate of Harvard College and The Juilliard School, she enjoys her career on media and education as well \u2013 by writing four Amazon best-seller books, serving as a weekly TV commentator on the Morning Show<\/em>, and teaching as Select Associate Professor at Akita International University and Guest Lecturer at Seikei University. She is a co-founder of a summer education program Summer in JAPAN<\/a> (since 2013) and recently released her debut CD \u201cMendelssohn Violin Concerto + Bach Chaconne<\/a>.\u201d and a tango album \u201cPsicoporte\u00f1o<\/a>\u201d recorded in Buenos Aires with T\u00edpica Messiez. She loves sleeping and watching cute Pomeranian videos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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