Maya Shiraishi joined the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in 2007.  Previously she was a member of the Honolulu Symphony and Hawaii Opera Theatre.  In Hawaii, she recorded with the prestigious Hawaiian singer, Keali’i Reichel, on his album, Ke’alaokamaile. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005.

A native of Japan, Ms. Shiraishi studied with Midori Yamaoka before attending Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai). She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees there, where her teachers were Kosaku Yamaoka and Takaya Urakawa.  Ms. Shiraishi gave the world premiere of “Piece for Violin and Orchestra” by Yoshimi Okeda in Tokyo and has been a winner in several competitions, including the All Japan Soloist Competition. She attended seminars in Japan and England with the Amadeus Quartet and performed in both countries as a member of the Sunrise String Quartet.

In the United States, Ms. Shiraishi studied with Masao Kawasaki on scholarships at the Juilliard School where she received her Master's degree in 2001.  She has also studied with Garrett Fischbach and Yoko Takebe. Ms. Shiraishi has given solo and chamber music recitals in Lincoln Center, New York and at the Spoleto Music Festival, Italy. She was a member of Bravo Chamber Music in New York and continues to enjoy performing chamber music.  Her chamber music teachers include Seymour Lipkin, Jacob Lateiner, and the Juilliard Quartet.

Ms.Shiraishi has been a faculty member of the Greenwich International Conservatory in Connecticut since 2005.
The concert which was held May 2008 in NYC, was completely sold out.

She lives in New York City with her husband and their cat.