May, 1945 Born in Akita Japan Apr, 1965 - 1976 Worked for Chai Guiter Making Workshop Sep, 1977 Accepted at Cremona Violin Making School, Cremona Italy May, 1981 5th place at Henryka Wieniawskigs International Violin Makers competition in Poland Jun, 1981 Graduated from the Cremona Violin Making School. Oct, 1982 Silver Medals for both of Violin and Viola at Antonio Stradivari International Violin Makers Competition in Cremona, Italy May, 1983 Moved to Chicago, Illinois USA and worked for W.H.Lee Company Nov, 1984 Gold medals for both of Violin and Viola at International Competition of the Violin Society of America Dec, 1992 Left from the W.H.Lee Company Jan, 1993 Started his business, T.Matsuda Violin Studio in Skokie, Illinois USA Jul, 1998 Moved the studio to Barrington, IL. USA

Contacts: Mailing Address:   T. Matsuda Violin Studio                             26347 W. Route 22,                              Barrington, IL 60010-2458  USA   Phone:                  (847) 277 0189 Fax :                     (847) 277 0540 eMail:                  matsudaviolin@yahoo.com