Leonkoro Quartet
The Leonkoro Quartet is a string quartet, formed in 2019 and based in Berlin, Germany.
In April 2022, the quartet won first prize and no less than 9 of the special prizes at the prestigious Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London, despite being the youngest quartet competing, with an average age of just 24. They followed this in May by winning the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition, also winning the Audience Prize. They also won a number of competition prizes prior to these successes. In November 2022 they received the MERITO Award based on quality of public performances over the year.
The ensemble takes its name from the Esperanto words for 'lion' and 'heart'. They are part of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme for 2022-4. Unusually, they perform standing up, apart from the cellist.
Members
The members are:- Jonathan Schwarz, first violin
- Emiri Kakiuchi, second violin
- Mayu Konoe, viola
- Lukas Schwarz, violoncello.