On Good Terms

Cl. Aoi Nakatsuji
After graduating from Souai High School of Music, she entered and graduated from Osaka College of Music as a special student. Completed the music major course at the same university. She is a registered artist in Osaka Prefecture. She won the highest prize in the university division of the 29th Japan Classical Music Competition. She has performed J. Rietz's "Concerto for Clarinet" with the College Opera House Orchestra conducted by Hidehiro Shindori. She has studied clarinet under Reika Nishiyama, Hyun-Soon Choi, Yuko Mizuguchi, Shindai Kobashi, Yuko Suzuki, and Yuka Nagato. She has studied chamber music under Seiya Ueno, Kenji Miyamoto, and Hiroko Ueda. In addition to performing mainly in the Kansai area, he teaches clarinet and brass band.

Pf. Ayaka Imai
Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts. She won the Gold Prize at the Yamaha Young Pianist Recommendation Concert. Second prize at the Takarazuka Vega Student Piano Competition. Selected for the National Classical Music Competition of Japan. Performed with the Polish National Krakow Chamber Orchestra, Hidamari Creative Orchestra, Amabile Philharmonic Orchestra, and Telemann Chamber Orchestra. Performed at the Concert for the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Lithuania organized by the Embassy of Lithuania, and performed at the Polaris International Music Festival in 2023-24. Currently, she is actively performing chamber music, solo, and accompaniment mainly in Kansai area. She is a member of the Takarazuka Musicians' Union.