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Tomoko Ogawa (piano)

After graduating from Kyoto City University of Arts, she studied in the UK, where she studied under Maria Curcio in London. She won second prize in the junior high school division of the West Japan regional competition of the All Japan Student Music Competition. Following her debut recital in Osaka, she has appeared in numerous concerts, including those recommended by the Japan Federation of Musicians and the Chopin Society, and has performed with the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra and the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2023, she performed at the 50th anniversary concert of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam at the Japanese Embassy in Hanoi and other venues. In chamber music, she has also organized her own "Piano Chamber Music Series" at Phoenix Hall with the concertmaster of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra and others. Meanwhile, she has planned and held highly original concerts such as "Greek Mythology, Classical Music, and Painting: A Meeting" and "Summer Evening Concert," which have been well received. She received the Wakayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award in 2009. Currently, she is a lecturer at the Faculty of Music and Graduate School of Soai University, and a director of the Kansai Musicians Club.

Akina Karasawa (cello)

After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts and its graduate school, she studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Hungary. She won first prize, the Asahi Contemporary Music Award, and the Lufthansa Award at the Contemporary Music Chamber Music Competition. She was also a finalist at the 66th Japan Music Competition. In 2009, she performed Brahms' Double Concerto with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and has since performed concertos by Dvořák and Elgar with orchestras such as the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra and the Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra. She is actively engaged in recitals, chamber music, and concerto performances in various locations. From 2006, she studied in Munich for one year as an overseas training fellow for artists dispatched by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, studying under H. Siehler. She is currently a member of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra.

Takumi Komoriya (violin)

After receiving a soloist diploma from Kiri School of Music, he studied at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts, and later earned a performance diploma from the Royal Academy of Music in London with top honors. He has won numerous competitions and has been active mainly in the UK and throughout Europe. From 1987, he served as concertmaster of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and from 1999 to 2023, he served as concertmaster of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. He is active in recitals and chamber music mainly in Tokyo, consistently receiving high praise, and is also active in various music festivals throughout Japan. In 2026, he celebrated the 50th anniversary of his debut in the music world and held commemorative concerts in various locations. He is the recipient of the first Idemitsu Music Award. Currently, he is the solo concertmaster and artistic partner of the Aichi Chamber Orchestra and an emeritus professor at Showa University of Music.