Grand Prix Concert 2024 Numazu Shimin Bunka Center (Shizuoka, Japan)

Date & Time
November 9, 2024 (Sat) Doors open 13:30 / Concert begins 14:00

Venue.
Numazu Citizens' Cultural Center
20-minute walk or 8-minute bus ride from Numazu Station (South Exit) on the JR Tokaido Line and Gotemba Line

Tickets
Adults: 2,000 yen, High school students and younger: 1,000 yen (all seats reserved, tax included)

Program
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, op. 2
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, op. 47

Sponsored by
Numazu City Promotion Foundation
Japan Chamber Music Foundation

Co-sponsored by
Numazu City Board of Education

Supported by
Daiwa House Industry Co.

Supported by
Rohm Music Foundation

Notes: *Pre-school children are not allowed to enter.
Preschool children are not allowed to enter.
Please note that some performances may be subject to change for certain reasons.

The "Kapibara Piano Quartet" is a piano quartet that won the first prize in the second division (piano trio/quartet division) of the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition 2023. This is their long-awaited first performance in Shizuoka.

The Kapibara Piano Quartet was formed from the encounter of young soloists from four European cities: Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Kronberg.
Taught at the prestigious Seiji Ozawa International Academy by renowned predecessors Sadao Harada and Nobuko Imai, Okada, Konoe, and Kim shared a passion for chamber music, and together with pianist Hering, they embarked on a journey together as a piano quartet.
Each has won prizes at major international competitions (Munich, Geneva, Leeds, Kreisler, Casado) and have appeared as soloists and chamber musicians on prominent stages in Europe and abroad. In the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition 2023, the trio won the first prize with an overwhelming presence in a field of piano trios that have won prizes in other international chamber music competitions.