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Quartetto Indaco wins the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition

Quartetto Indaco
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Capybara Quartet
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By Nahoko Gotoh, 23 May 2023
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“the result boiled down to how the four musicians interacted and communicated the music”
Reviewed at Izumi Hall, Osaka on 18 May 2023
Programme
Beethoven, String Quartet no. 12 in E flat major, Op.127
Beethoven, String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, Op.132
Schubert, String Quartet no. 15 in G major, D.887
Performers
HONO Quartet
Terra Quartet
Quartetto Indaco
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Nahoko Gotoh
Nahoko Gotoh
Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.