About
The Nerion Quartet was founded by members of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra. The name “Nerion” is Greek for Oleander, the official flower of the city of Hiroshima.
After the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, people widely believed that for at least 75 years, nothing would grow in the scorched soil. Yet the Oleander was the first flower to bloom soon again, giving the survivors hope and courage to rebuild their city.
Ryo Mikami
Studied at the Tokyo University of Arts with Seiji Kageyama and at the Conservatoire de Lausanne with Pierre Amoyal. Further studies with Alberto Lysy at the International Menuhin Music Academy. Prize winner of the Stradivari Competetion 2005, at the Britten Competetion 2004 and at the National Music Competetion Japan 1998.
From 2007 to 2011, he was concertmaster of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, since 2021 he is principal guest concertmaster of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra. Member of the Saito Kinen Orchestra under the baton of Seiji Ozawa, permanent member of the Mito Chamber Orchestra, again under the baton of Seiji Ozawa.
Ryo Mikami plays a violin by Nicolo Amati built in 1628.
Misato Miyazaki, 2. Violin
Studied at Senzoku College and the Tokyo University of Arts with Herwig Zack, Tsuneo Kobayashi, Sachika Mizuno and Chiyoko Noguchi. Studied Baroque Violin with Natsumi Wakamatsu and Kaoru Toda.
Grand Prix at Senzoku Gakuen Junior Competetion. Prizewinner at the Kanagawa Music Competetion. Appeared as a Soloist with the Yokohama Symphony Orchestra and the Shonan Youth Orchestra. Took masterclasses with Rainer Küchl and Bohuslav Matoušek. Since 2017, she is a member of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra.
Akino Aono, Viola
Studied the Tokyo University of Arts with Atsuko Tenma, Kazunori Kawasaki, Yuki Hayakutake and Kaoru Ono.
From 2014 through 2017 Leader at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra led by chief conductor Yutaka Sado. Prizewinner at the International Musik Competetion Osaka (solo and chamber music), at the Japan Player’s Competetion and at the International Mozart Chamber Music Competetion 2017. Since 2017, she is a member of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra.
Martin Stanzeleit, Cello
Studid with Young-Chang Cho at the Folkwang University of Music Essen, Germany. Further studies with Siegfried Palm and Heinrich Schiff. Prizewinner at the Folkwang Competetion 1995. Principal cellist of the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, since 1998 he is principal cellist of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra. Author of „Neugierig auf Japan“ (Curious on Japan) and „Mein Hiroshima“ (My Hiroshima). Writer for the Japan Broadcasting Corporation NHK. His bilingual book „Eine kleine Kaffeepause“ (A Small Coffeebreak) was published by the NHK, Tokyo. Winner of the cultural award „Bunka Shoreisho“ of Hiroshima Prefecture.
