Yui Ogura (Viola) Born in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. She started playing the violin at the age of three and switched to the viola at the age of 17. He studied violin under Hizuru Suyama and Naomi Sakaguchi, and viola under Naomi Sakaguchi, Toshihiko Ichitsubo, Yuki Momotake, and Shota Yanase. He also received instruction in chamber music from Toshihiko Ichitsubo, Kiyoshi Okayama, Fumiaki Kono, Ryo Sasaki, Shota Yanase, Takako Yamazaki, and Nobuko Yamazaki. He attended a masterclass with viola player Ula Urijona of Kremerbaltica. He won the second prize at the 2nd Soji Ensemble Competition and the highest prize in the chamber music category at the 6th Romanian International Competition. Graduated from the faculty of Music, tokyo university of the Arts. He is currently a guest performer with the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra, the Nagasaki OMURA Chamber Orchestra, and the Kitakyushu Grand Philharmonic Orchestra. Member of the hibiki hall chamber Ensemble. Mika kawasaki (Piano) graduated from heisei college of Music. She studied piano under the late Giichiro Ichida, Yukiyo Kubo, Mayumi Hiromori, and Keiko Aiko, and chamber music under Yoko Oishi. He took master classes at overseas music colleges and studied under Alexander Rothler and Hans Peter Stentzel. As a freelance pianist, he performs energetically in various parts of Kyushu in a wide range of styles, including ensembles with various instruments and accompaniment, regardless of genre, as well as arranging and composing for orchestras and small groups. She is currently a part-time lecturer at Nakamura Gakuen Girls’ High School and Nakamura Gakuen Sanyo Junior High School. He also teaches the younger generation in Fukuoka City.
