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The Quartet


Mihaela Martin & Daniel Austrich, violins
Nobuko Imai, viola & Frans Helmerson, cello

Former Vermeer Quartet member, Japanese-born Nobuko Imai is considered one of the most outstanding viola players of our time. After studying at the Toho School of Music, Yale University and the Julliard School, she won high prizes at the Munich and Geneva International Competitions. Distinguished chamber music collaborators include Gidon Kremer, Midori, Itzhak Perlman, Yo Yo Ma, Andras Schiff and Ronald Brautigam. She holds professorships at the Amsterdam and Geneva Conservatoires as well as the Kronberg Academy in Germany.