Miho Kawai (1993 in Hiroshima, Japan) is a violist whose work centres around contemporary music and intercultural dialogue.
She studied in Tokyo, Madrid, and Frankfurt, and her musical development was deeply influenced by Isako Shinozaki, Nobuko Imai, Wenting Kang, Ingrid Zur, and Megumi Kasakawa. In 2020, she completed her Master’s degree at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts with the highest distinction.

She received artistic impulses from her time with the Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra and as a fellow of the International Ensemble Modern Academy (2022/23).
Since 2023, she has performed regularly with Ensemble Modern. From 2025, she will join the Ensemble Iberoamericano in Basel.

Miho Kawai lives in Frankfurt am Main and plays a viola made by Ritz Iwata (2019).