Ensemble Lunata　Profile

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Hironaru Saito (Flute)
Studied at Musashino Music College in Tokyo and at colleges for music in Detmold and  Nuremberg.
He completed his studies in Nuremberg with honors with the master class diploma.
He won 1st prize at the 12th International Friedrich Kuhlau Flute Competition
in the category of Flute Trio.
He performs in various chamber music and orchestral projects in Bavaria,
He is a flutist at the premiere performances of the Metropolmusik Nuremberg
and publishes CD productions in cooperation with the Bayerischer Rundfunk.

Takako Ono (Piano/Composition)
completed her first musical education at the "YAMAHA Special Cours" for composition andpiano.
She studied piano at the TOHO-Musikhochschule (Tokyo), Luebeck and Nuremberg (Germany).
and she took the master concert exam here.
The 3rd prize winner of Pescara International Piano Competition won the MozartvereinChamber  Music Competition. In numerous piano recitals in Japan and Germany,
as well as appearances as a soloist with Sinfonica di Pescara and Nuremberg  Symphoniker,
the pianist proved her musical and artistic talent.
She released three CDs: "Impression" "Trio1 & 2" and "I died for beauty" with hercompositions .
"Haiku Suite for flute, Violoncello and piano " and "JIKU -Timelines for 2 flutes and piano "
was published by Syrinx Verlag.
2015 she received from Klassik Radio Germany "Classix Award 2015"
And her composition "5 Elements" for piano and orchestra performed in Germany (2017)
and Japan (2018) under the direction of Mr. Tetsuro Ban (General Music Director Regensburg) .