58th KEK Concert

Pleasure of Chamber Music
-Brahms/Piano Quintet-

February 23rd, 2017 (Thu.) 18:00 (Doors open at 17:30)

Kobayashi Hall, Main Research Build. (Kenkyu Honkan), KEK

Admission fees and registrations are not required.





♪ Programme ♪

W. A. Mozart: Divertimento in F Major, Kv. 138

G. Bacewicz: Piano Quintet No.1

J. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, op.34



 

Satomi Yasutaniya – Violin

Satomi Yasutaniya graduated from bachelor's course of SOAI University Faculty of Music and The Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music.
She was awarded 3rd prize at the 4th K. Szymanowski International Competition(Lodz).
She was invited to the Karol Szymanowski Museum in Atma, Chamber Music Festival(Sokolniki) and also appeared in a lot of recitals and orchestra concerts in countries including Japan, Poland, Netherland and Kuwait.
She has been under Kiyoko Yoshinaga, Chieko Sokabe, Machie Oguri, K. Jakovic and M. Marinkovic. She currently lives in Poland, and is principal player of Radom Chamber Orchestra in Poland.

 

 

Nana Hattori – Violin

Nana Hattori started the violin at the age of five, and graduated from Tokyo College of Music at the top.
She has been under Matsumoto Zenzo, Tanaka Chikashi, Maehashi Teiko and Oguni Hideki.
After graduated she was admitted to graduate program of City of Basel Music Academy, and studied with Brenton James Langbein and Adelina Oprean.
She graduated with grand-prix, and held recital in Basel, Zurich, Berlin and Saxony.
She is currently working as soloist and chamber music player, while appearing as the guest principal player of Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, New philharmonic Orchestra Chiba.
She is also a jury of Japan Classical Music Competition.

 


 

Yuko Wakita – Viola

Yuko Wakita started the violin at the age of five. She shifted to viola in the Junior Philharmonic Orchestra and admitted to Viola course of Musashino Academia Musicae. After graduation, she performed with various orchestras in Japan such as Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and Sapporo Symphony Orchestra. She has appeared as a soloist or chamber music players in solo recitals, string quartet concerts and duo recitals. She performed in the trio concert of flute, viola and harp held in Barcelona.
She also produces concerts like "Thursday Concert."
She has been under Iso Yoshio, Ohno Kaoru, Richard Wolfe, Shirao Tomoko and Ulrich Koch.

 

 

Yuriko Matsumoto – Cello

Yuriko Matsumoto graduated from the Music High School Attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts and undergraduate and postgraduate course at the Tokyo University of Arts.
When she was a student there, she started her career as a member of Apollon String Quartet and made performance in West African countries supported by the Japan Foundation, and awarded grant by Matsuo Foundation for three years.
She was a member of Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra for nine years since 1996. She appeared in orchestra, chamber orchestra or chamber music concerts in Japan and overseas including Singapore, United States, Italy, France and Germany.
She is currently working as Guest principal of orchestras, chamber music player, as well as training students, releasing CDs and so on.
She is a part-time lecturer at Ueno Gakuen University Faculty of Music, Kai-Seika High School department of music, Opus55 Cello School and Yatsu Music School.

 

 

Mayako Kato– Piano

Mayako Kato graduated from Toho Gakuen School of Music and The Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music.
She was a finalist of Valentino International Piano Competition. She made a lot of recitals in Japan and Poland, which were broadcasted on TV or newspapers.
In 2002 and 2003, she appeared as soloist at Bacău Philharmonic Orchestra.
She performed in Poland’s Pavilion in Expo 2005 Aichi Japan.
She also currently works as chamber music player and accompanying pianist, as a member of Shonan Air Ensemble.









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