Aoi Trio

Aoi Trio was founded in 2016 by Kyoko Ogawa (violin), Yu Ito (cello), and Kosuke Akimoto (piano), all of whom graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts and studied at the renowned Chamber Music Academy of Suntory Hall (Tokyo) for 2 years. After winning at ARD competition, they worked under Dirk Mommertz (Fauré Quartett) at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.

Aoi Trio is appearing at more than 20 concerts every year at the major venues not only in Japan but Germany, Italy, France, Czech, Singapore and USA. They served as a resident ensemble at Kioi Hall 2022-2024, and recently they are working 7 years project with Suntory Hall and serving as the resident ensemble at Fukinoto Hall Sapporo 2025-2027.

“Aoi” refers to the initial letters of their individual family names and is also the name of a flower in Japanese language, which is commonly known as “hollylock” in Europe and symbolises “aspiration” or “fruitfulness.”

Aoi Trio at the Singapore Chamber Music Festival 2024