1st Violin: Honoka Kishimoto

2nd Violin: Shuga Hayashi

Viola: Kenji Osada

Cello: Yoshiyuki Kanie

Formed in January 2018 while students at Tokyo University of the Arts, this collaborative quartet comprises undergraduate and graduate alumni. They primarily focus on classical repertoire. They have performed with members of Midori Goto's International Community Engagement Program (ICEP) and received guidance from Ms. Midori Goto. Within six months of their formation, they were awarded 3rd prize and the Haydn Prize (for the set piece) at the Munetsugu Quartet Competition. In May 2019, they secured 1st prize in the String Quartet Division of the Akiyoshidai Music Competition. In 2021, they participated in Project Q, Chapter 19. They have previously studied under Katsuya Matsubara and Toshihiko Ichitsubo, and are currently studying under Nobuko Yamazaki. Based in Tokyo, they regularly hold recitals in various cities including Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, and Nagoya. Since fiscal year 2020, they have been recipients of the Matsuo Music Grant from the Matsuo Academic Foundation. They are also 7th-term Fellows of the Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy. In May 2023, they were awarded 2nd prize and the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition Ambassador Award at the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition 2023. They are scheduled to participate as ambassadors of the aforementioned competition in the Mensch-Klang-Raum Biennale, a chamber music festival to be held in Munich in December.