A Thousand Sounds #03

Violin Chisato Kajiwara
Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts at the top of her class. She received the Mayor of Kyoto Prize and the Kyoto Music Society Prize. (She is a scholarship student of the Aoyama Music Foundation. Studied under Reiko Otani. She won the first prize at the Beten Music Competition, the third prize at the International Violin Competition in Nawentów (Poland), etc. She received a diploma from the International Tadeusz Wroński Violin Course in Nałęczów. He was a member of "Yutaka Sado and Super Kids Orchestra" until he graduated from high school. Passed the audition for Seiji Ozawa Ongaku-juku. While still a student, he has been active in a wide range of activities, including solo recitals and guest appearances with professional orchestras. Currently, he is a member of the Osaka University of Arts Orchestra.

Azusa Kataoka, Cello
Graduated from Nishinomiya High School of Music, Hyogo Prefecture, and from the Department of Music, Faculty of Music, Souai University. From April 2016 to March 2019, she completed the training course at the Toho Orchestra Academy. Second prize in the string section of the 2nd audition at the Qualia Music Festival. Won the 5th and 4th prizes at the 23rd and 24th National Classical Music Competitions. Awarded 2nd Prize in the Kansai Final of the 10th All Japan Art Competition, 3rd Prize and Art Association Prize in the National Competition. 2015, Hideo Saito Scholarship Student. Performed in the graduation concert of musicology at Souai University. She has studied under Toshiko Goto, Yoshiko Ikemura, Yutaka Hayashi, and Tatehiro Saito. Currently, he is an instructor of the Souai Junior Orchestra. He is a member of the Orchestra and Percussion Staff at Osaka University of Arts. Special part-time instructor at Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya High School.

Piano Rie Onoe
After graduating from Nishinomiya High School of Music, Rie Onoe majored in piano at Kyoto City University of Arts, and completed her master's degree in instrumental music at the same university. She participated in the Salzburg Summer International Music Academy and received a diploma. Performed with the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland.
Performed with the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland.
Performed a solo recital at the "Museum of Art Research" organized by Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art.
She has studied with Tomoko Nishioka, Sumiko Ikeda, Nanomi Ishii, Akiyoshi Sazama, and Satoru Sunahara. Currently, she performs solo and chamber music mainly in the Kansai area, and teaches younger students. She is an accompanist at Kyoto City University of Arts.