Aile String Quartet

Kazuhito Yamane, Fumika Mohri (violin)
Ayako Tahara (viola)
Michiaki Ueno (cello)

Aile String Quartet was formed with students of Toho Gakuen School of Music in 2011. Aile means wing in French and the group was named with this word in the hope that it would fly high in the future. The quintet has performed in many concerts and music programs including JT Young Ensemble Series, Viola Space, a concert produced by Nobuko Imai at the Phoenix Hall in Osaka, NHK-BS “Classic Club,” and “Classic Music Hall,” Le Pont International Music Festival, Takefu International Music Festival, Morning Concerts at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Meguro Persimmon Hall “Future Sounds Gala Concert,” and concerts at Kyoto Concert Hall.
The Quartet has studied at Festival Pablo Casals de Prades, Korean educational music festival GMMFS, and Project Q. They have performed with Ryoko Fukasawa, Kei Ito, and Heiichiro Ohyama. The group has studied under Koichiro Harada and Hakuro Mori.