 He is also the co-concertmaster of the Mito Chamber Orchestra and Saito Kinen Orchestra.He took over as concertmaster of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa for the 2007-2008 season.An active chamber musician, Kawasaki is a founding member of the D'Amici String Quartet along with world-renowned musicians Federico Agostini, James Creitz and Sadao Harada giving critically acclaimed performances and master classes in Europe and Japan.