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Mayumi Fujikawa (violin) was born in Japan , and studied at the Toho Conservatoire in Tokyo , and subsequently in Belgium , before her success in the 1970 Tchaikowsky Competition in Moscow . Since then her career has taken her throughout the world, appearing with all the major orchestras and conductors in the UK and USA , working with Ormandy, Barenboim, Davis , Dutoit, Levine, Mehta, Ozawa, Previn, Sanderling, Sawallisch and Rattle. She has made several outstanding CDs, and has appeared at many of the world's top festivals, including the Proms, the Aldeburgh and Edinburgh Festivals. She has regularly also performed chamber music with Michael Roll, Jorge Federico Osorio and Richard Markson in addition to appearances with Andre Previn, Ralph Kirshbaum, Nobuko Imai and Peter Frankl. She and her husband, Richard Markson, have lived in Ealing for many years, and are loyal supporters of St Mary's.
Richard Markson (cello) studied the cello from an early age, and became a pupil of Tortelier at the age of 12. He later worked with Fournier. He has completed twenty-six world tours as a solo cellist, extending from the Far East to Latin America . In recent years he has also developed a conducting career, working with orchestras in Australasia and South America , and appearing as soloist and conductor. He partnered Michael Roll and Mayumi Fujikawa in a piano trio for many years, and performed in a duo with Jorge Federico Osorio. He has recorded the complete Bach Suites for Meridian Records and the complete Beethoven and Brahms Sonatas with Jorge Federico Osorio for ASV & Regis respectively.
Oliver Markson (piano) was educated at St. Paul 's School, and studied piano initially with Douglas Finch before moving to the Royal Academy of Music where he currently works with Tatiana Sarkissova. In 2002 he won first prize in the European Piano Teachers Association competition. Alongside his studies he has already embarked upon a career as a soloist and chamber musician, with performances in England , Brazil and Japan .
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