The Fujita Piano Trio is a piano trio consisting of three Japanese sisters, (violinist), (cellist), and (pianist).
Early years The sisters began playing chamber music together in early childhood. Arisa and Honoka studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, and Megumi at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College of Music, London.
The trio received coaching from David Takeno and the Takács Quartet. They won the Chamber Music Prize at the Guildhall School in 1994.
Career They debuted at the Wigmore Hall in London in March 1999, which launched their career. The trio has performed in the UK and overseas.
The trio was awarded the 2007 Kyoto Aoyama Barocksaal Prize.
Discography Takemitsu Between Tides etc ASV1120 2001 Tchaikovsky Piano Trio etc Intim Musik IMCD 085 2003 Eugène Ysaÿe Six Sonatas for Solo Violin Op.27 Intim Music IMCD 092 2005 Rachmaninov 24 Preludes for Piano Intim Music IMCD 097 2005 Ravel/Shostakovich Piano Trios Intim Music IMCD 104 2006 Schubert Piano Trios Intim Musik IMCD 108 2007 Dvořák/Smetana Piano Trios Intim Musik IMCD 112 2009 Beethoven/Ravel/Rachmaninov Piano Solos Intim Musik IMCD 114 2009
References
External links
Website at Neil Chaffey Concert Promotions List of recordings on the Intim Musik label Takemitsu disc on ASV Records Arisa Fujita (Guildhall School of Music and Drama)