Cellist Masanori Taniguchi holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Chronobiology from Kyoto University, Japan, and a Master of Music and a Graduate Performance Diploma in Cello Performance from The Boston Conservatory.

Masanori has often appeared as a substitute player in major professional orchestras in Osaka, and was also selected to join a national concert tour produced by Joe Hisaishi in the spring of 2003. Coming to Boston in 2004 Masanori has made numerous performances in New England area especially as an active chamber musician, and received many honors at The Boston Conservatory. One of his chamber groups, Three Colors Trio, won the first prize from the CMFoNE First International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition, performing at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall in May 2005. Masanori was also awarded the second prize from the same competition in May 2008 as a member of Parnassos String Quartet, the Honors Quartet of The Boston Conservatory in the 2007-2008 season.

Masanori is one of the founders of the Boston String Quartet, and has been part of the cello faculty of Vuk School of Groove in Cambridge. In 2008 he led the Youth & Muse, an international music camp for youth at The Boston Conservatory, as the chair of faculty. In the September of 2007, Masanori became the member of Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and Atlantic Symphony Orchestra.

Masanori's chamber music coaches include Roger Tapping, Rhonda Rider, Patricia McCarty, Rictor Noren, Jonathan Cohler, Max Levinson, and Jonathan Bass. Masanori also studies with Timothy Eddy from Juilliard and Natasha Brofsky from New England Conservatory.