Bridge Quartet/Hiro Takenouchi

Hiro Takenouchi was born in Japan but is now based in London where he came in 1997. As a soloist he has appeared on many concert platforms including the Wigmore Hall Tokyo Opera City the South Bank Centre Hamburg Laeiszhalle and Steinway Halls in London Hamburg and Tokyo. He has also given recitals in the UK Japan Austria Germany Portugal and Italy. Takenouchi was featured on the BBC Four documentary on Sir Hubert Parry The Prince and the Composer in May 2011. Takenouchi’s discography includes the world première recordings of works by James Dillon Edwin Roxburgh and Jeremy Dale Roberts as well as a debut solo CD Cosmos Haptic: Contemporary Piano Music from Japan and most recently Husum Festival Highlights 2011. In 2011 he recorded two further CDs including piano concertos with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Since their formation in 1989 the Bridge String Quartet have enjoyed a reputation as ambassadors for English music with their enterprising programming supported by excellent recordings. They have travelled widely to festivals in USA France Spain Italy Croatia Bulgaria and Kenya and have broadcast English music live on continental radio stations. The Bridge Quartet have a diverse educational portfolio developing varied links from Hounslow Community residency to an association with Kingston University. They are respected coaches of students and amateur chamber musicians and their recent courses in France Holland and in this country have been very popular. Artistic collaborations include “Shared platforms” and “CamBRIDGE Connection Concerts” To support some of these projects they gratefully acknowledge the support of the Bridge Initiative Trust “BRIDGE IT” (charity no. 1133156). £9 tickets £4 for full-time students (free entry for under-16s) Doors open at 17.30. Start 18.30