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Ai Terada

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＜Born in Chiba, Japan, Kaneko began playing the oboe at the age of nine, and graduated first in her class from the Department of Instrumental Music, Tokyo University of the Arts in 2012. She received the Ataka Prize, Acanthus Music Prize, and Mitsubishi Estate Prize. She performed R. Strauss's oboe concerto at the morning concert of the University of the Arts and B. Martineau's oboe concerto with the Philharmonia of the University of the Arts at the introduction concert of new graduates. Second prize in the oboe section of the 25th Japan Winds and Percussion Competition. Third prize in the oboe section of the 79th Japan Music Competition. First Prize in the Oboe Division of the 28th Japan Winds and Percussion Competition. Second Prize and Encouragement Prize at the 10th International Oboe Competition in Karuizawa, and the Karuizawa Mayor's Prize (Audience Prize). He was awarded the Grand Prize in the field of Culture and Arts by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) in 2011. He has studied oboe under Hitoshi Wakui, Yoshiaki Obata, and Akiko Ikeda. After working with the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, he is currently the principal oboe player of the New Japan Philharmonic. After studying at Tokyo University of the Arts, Nakaki moved to France in 2003. He graduated at the top of his class from both the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris and the Soloist Diploma Course at the University of the Arts Bern, Switzerland.In 2005, she won the first prize at the 5th Lutoslawski International Cello Competition, and the same year she won the 16th FLAME Music Competition in France. In the same year, he won the first prize at the 16th FLAME Music Competition in France, and in 2008, he won the Grand Prix at the 1st Note et Bien International French Music Competition, as well as the Debussy Special Prize and Boulez Special Prize, among many others. He is an associate professor at the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts. The instrument he uses is a 1700 Joseph Guarneri on loan from the NPO Yellow Angel. He was awarded the 11th Nagoya Music Pen Club Prize. ＜Kazunori Seo (Piano)＞ Born in Kitakyushu, Japan in 1974, Kazunori Seo graduated at the top of his class from the flute department of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris in 1998, and at the same time won prizes in a succession of international competitions including the Nielsen, Rampal, and Geneva competitions. He has performed in France and Japan, as well as in Europe, the United States, Canada, Chile, and Asian countries such as China, Taiwan, and South Korea, and has been invited as a jury member of music festivals and international competitions.In recent years, in addition to his activities as a flutist and pianist, he has also been involved in conducting and arranging music. He also presides over the Akiyoshidai Music Academy, has established a CD label, and his various projects and performances, including his activities as a recording producer, have attracted attention in the music world. He is also a visiting associate professor at Nagoya College of Music. He has received the Kyoto Art Festival Award (1999), the Kitakyushu Citizens' Cultural Award (2000), and the Fukuoka Prefecture Cultural Award (2004). (2/2) Tobu Land System