Chamber music by Alain Meunier, Kazuki Sawa, Emiko Tadenuma, and Aki Sawa

Since their first collaboration, Alain Meunier and the Sawa family have been drawn to each other's music and personalities, and they have performed together many times, so please enjoy the music that they have lovingly and emotionally woven together!
This time, Kazuki Sawa will play the viola and perform a string trio, a rare trio for viola, cello, and piano, and a piano quartet.

Alain Meunier, cello
Alain Meunier entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris at the age of 13, where he studied chamber music at 15 and cello at 16. 18, he abruptly left the cello to study musical aesthetics, etc. At 22, with renewed determination, he entered the Conservatory of Chigiana in Italy, where he again studied cello and chamber music. After graduating from the Conservatory, he performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the world.
He has been a professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. He is also the chairman of the executive committee of the International String Quartet Competition of Bordeaux and the music director of the Naples Music Festival, and is well respected by musicians.

Kazuki SAWA (Viola)
After completing the graduate course at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Kazuki Sawa studied in London. As a violinist, he has won prizes at international competitions such as the Ron-Thibault, Wieniawski, and Munich competitions. She was awarded the Ysaÿe Medal and the Gold Medal at the Bordeaux Music Festival. As a viola player, he has performed with members of Amadeus Q, Gustav Mahler Q, and others. With Henschel Q, he performed the world premiere and world premiere recording of M. Bruch's String Quintet in 2008, and in 2012, he performed a Stradivarius string quintet from the collection of the Spanish Royal Family to great acclaim. He is the former president of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.

Emiko Tadenuma (Piano)
Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music at the top of her class. After completing the graduate course at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, she studied in London. She won the third prize in the Violin-Piano Duet Division at the Munich International Competition. In chamber music, she has performed with Kazuki Sawa and many other famous artists, and is highly trusted by them. Her CDs of piano quintet with Henschel Q and duo with Kazuki Sawa have been highly acclaimed by music magazines.

Aki Sawa (violin)
After graduating at the top of her class from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Sawa studied at the Royal Academy of Music in England, graduating at the top of her class. She received many awards including the Wilfrid Parry Prize at the Royal Academy of Music. After returning to Japan, she completed her graduate studies at Tokyo University of the Arts. Since then, he has been active in a wide range of solo and chamber music activities.
He won the second prize at the International Bach Competition in Paris. He received the Aoyama Music Award for Newcomers and Matsukata Hall Music Award.
Currently, he is the concertmaster of the Philharmonia Orchestra of the University of the Arts.