July 6, 11, 13, 20, September 25, 2026
Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy Concerts
Since its launch in 2010, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (Cello) has served as the Academy’s Director. The Coaching Faculty also includes Koichiro Harada, Kikuei Ikeda, Wakako Hanada (Violin), Kazuhide Isomura (Viola), Hakuro Mori (Cello), and Shigeo Neriki (Piano).
The Academy has nurtured many outstanding young chamber musicians. Among its alumni are Aoi Trio (First Prize, ARD International Music Competition Munich 2018) and Quartet Integra (First Prize, Bartók World Competition 2021; Second Prize, ARD International Music Competition Munich 2022), while more recent successes include HONO Quartet (Second Prize, Osaka International Chamber Music Competition & Festa 2023) and Quartet Fugue (Second Prize, Osaka International Chamber Music Competition & Festa 2026).
Held every June, Suntory Hall Chamber Music Garden serves as an important showcase for the Academy’s fellows and alumni. Furthermore, the Academy will present a special concert in September to mark Quartet Fugue’s recent achievement.
Presented by Suntory Hall
Suntory Hall 40th Anniversary Programme
Supported by Yamahiro Co., Ltd. / LIBERA GROUP Co., Ltd.
Supported by Japan Chamber Music Foundation (Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy Special Concert
Quartet Fugue, Sep 25)
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Sat JUN 6 & Sat JUN 13
ENJOY! Concerts by Chamber Music Academy Fellows Ⅰ & Ⅱ -
Thu JUN 11
Precious 1 pm Vol. 2 -
Sat JUN 20
Chamber Music Garden FINALE 2026 -
Fri SEP 25
Quartet Fugue
Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy Special Concert
Winning the 2nd Prize in the String Quartet Category of the 12th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
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Sat JUN 6 & Sat JUN 13
ENJOY! Concerts by Chamber Music Academy Fellows Ⅰ & Ⅱ -
Thu JUN 11
Precious 1 pm Vol. 2 -
Sat JUN 20
Chamber Music Garden FINALE 2026 -
Fri SEP 25
Quartet Fugue
Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy Special Concert
Winning the 2nd Prize in the String Quartet Category of the 12th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
Suntory Hall Chamber Music Garden
ENJOY! Concerts by Chamber Music Academy Fellows Ⅰ & Ⅱ
Ⅰ Sat JUN 6 | 11:00
Quartet Sturm［Seira Jono, Yuri Matsukita, Hirofumi Haseyama, Yuho Takagi］
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2, “Razumovsky No. 2”, Excerpts
Trio Fidelis［Mio Yoshie, Yuki Sayama, Kota Momose］
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67, Excerpts
HONO Quartet [Honoka Kishimoto, Shuga Hayashi, Kenshi Nagata, Yoshiyuki Kanie]
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108
Quartet Iris ［Aiko Korai, Sayaka Inada, Futaba Suzuki, Yohta Miyanohara］
Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Hob. III:41
Quartet Fugue ［Mako Ochiai, Kentaro Konishi, Soichiro Kawabe, Soichiro Matsutani］
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127, Excerpts
Ⅱ Sat JUN 13 | 11:00
Quartet Iris［Aiko Korai, Sayaka Inada, Futaba Suzuki, Yohta Miyanohara］
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Der Tod und das Mädchen”, Excerpts
Quartet Sturm［Seira Jono, Yuri Matsukita, Hirofumi Haseyama, Yuho Takagi］
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, “Der Tod und das Mädchen”, Excerpts
Quartet Primavera［Mio Ishikawa, Saki Shimizu, Toko Tago, Hiroko Yamanashi］
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 44, No. 3, Excerpts
Quartet Luce［Sara Watanabe, Mitsuki Nakajima, Tomoaki Mori, Kaya Harada］
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1, Excerpts
Members of Quartet Iris［Aiko Korai, Sayaka Inada, Futaba Suzuki］
Dvořák: Terzetto in C Major, Op. 74, Excerpts
Trio Fidelis［Mio Yoshie, Yuki Sayama, Kota Momose］
Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15, Excerpts
Suntory Hall Chamber Music Garden
Precious 1 pm Vol. 2
Thu JUN 11 | 13:00
J-TRAD Ensemble MAHOROBA
Shamisen Hidejiro Honjoh
Shamisen Hideeiji Honjoh
Shakuhachi Kizan Kawamura
25-string Koto Maya Kimura
17-string Koto Nobutaka Yoshizawa
Narimono Percussion Kisaburo Katada
Quartet Luce［Sara Watanabe, Mitsuki Nakajima, Tomoaki Mori, Kaya Harada］(Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy Selected Fellows)*
[Special Guest] Shamisen Hidetaro Honjoh
Madoka Mori: Sanbaso (2021)
J. S. Bach (arr. Scheit / suppl. Maya Kimura): Chaconne (arr. for 25-string Koto)
Catalan Folk Song (arr. Pablo Casals and Hidetaro Honjoh / text by Seigo Matsuoka): El Cant dels ocells
Akira Ifukube (arr. Tadahisa Nakamura): Sinfonia Tapkaara, Excerpts
Hidetaro Honjoh (arr. Yu Kuwabara): Hana no Fuga, Risogaku * (1995 / 2026)
and more
Chamber Music Garden FINALE 2026
Sat JUN 20 | 19:00
Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy *
［Faculty］
Violin Kikuei Ikeda
Viola Kazuhide Isomura
Cello Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi / Hakuro Mori
Piano Shigeo Neriki
［Fellows］
Piano Trio Trio Fidelis
String Quartet Quartet Fugue
CMA Ensemble
Double Bass Ryutaro Hei
Piano Trio Aoi Trio
Piano Kosuke Akimoto
Violin Kyoko Ogawa
Cello Yu Ito
Kronberg Academy
［Principal Professors］
Violin Mihaela Martin
Viola Nobuko Imai (Former Principal Professor)
［Students］
Violin Guido Sant’Anna / MINAMI (Minami Yoshida)
Viola Haesue Lee
Cello Arne Zeller
Piano Anna Han
Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15, Excerpts *
Schubert: Am Tage aller Seelen (Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen), D. 343 (Violin and Piano)
Wieniawski: Souvenir de Moscou, Op. 6
Halvorsen: Passacaglia in G Minor after George Frideric Handel
Schubert: Quintet in A Major, D. 667, “Die Forelle,” Excerpts
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34, Excerpts *
Schumann: String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1, Excerpts *
Vivaldi: Concerto in G Minor for Two Cellos, RV 531 *
Martinů: Concerto for Piano Trio and String Orchestra, H. 232 *
Quartet Fugue
Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy Special Concert
Winning the 2nd Prize in the String Quartet Category of the 12th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition
Fri SEP 25 | 19:00 ► Book Now
Quartet Fugue
Violin Mako Ochiai
Violin Kentaro Konishi
Viola Soichiro Kawabe
Cello Soichiro Matsutani
Haydn: String Quartet in G Minor, Hob. Ⅲ:74, “Rider”
Kenji Sakai: String Quartet No. 2, “Floating Particles” (Commissioned by JAPAN CHAMBER MUSIC FOUNDATION for 12th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition)
Bartók : String Quartet No. 5
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127
