Under the auspices of H.E. Mr. Hideo Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan a very special concert by Hector Quartet was performed at Galerie Jakubska – Hartigovský palac – Mala Strana.
Established in April 2017 while attending Tokyo College of Music. The Hector Quartet receive a scholarship to study chamber music at The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU), and study under Jiří Panocha (Panocha Quartet). They also study under various members of the Panocha Quartet.
The Hector Quartet studied under Eiji Arai, Mazumi Tanamura , Masaharu Kanda, various members of the Verus String Quartet.
They won the gold prize in the 2 nd Antonín Dvořák mladým international competition( Czech), and the 5th prize in the chamber music section of the 29th classical music competition(Japan).
The Hector Quartet’s experience of studying abroad is being captured in the Japanese music magazine “Sarasate”.
Many thanks to Mrs. Alena Onishenko for organizing such a great event.