Yukihiro Ikeda

Yukihiro Ikeda (池田 幸広, Ikeda Yukihiro, born 1975) is a Japanese tubist.

After graduating from Kunitachi College of Music, he joined Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band in 1998.

In 2003, he auditioned for NHK Symphony Orchestra, who was seeking a new tubist to replace the retiring tubist, Ikuzo Tado, who had played for 38 years. As a result of the tryout, he was officially accepted as a tubist of NHK Symphony Orchestra on May 1, 2005.

As of 2010, Ikeda is also a member of Japan Tuba Soloists, Tokyo Brass Symphony and Nagisa Brass Solisten.

• Japan Wind and Percussion Competition (Category Tuba): 1st Prize (1998)
• International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen (Category Tuba): 4th Prize (2000)