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Ken Aiso

Ken Aiso is internationally recognized as one of today’s most musical and versatile violinists. His playing is praised not only for his singularly beautiful tone, but also for the unique atmosphere of intimacy he evokes as he draws in his audiences.

As recitalist and chamber musician, Mr. Aiso has performed widely in Europe, the USA and Japan appearing at prestigious concert venues such as the Wigmore and the Queen Elizabeth (London), the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) and the Suntory (Tokyo) Halls. He is a prize winner of Long-Thibaud International Competition (Paris) and International Music Competition of Japan, and was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in London in 2005. In his native country Japan, he was honoured to appear before the Emperor and Empress, and received Kan-ichi Shimousa Music Prize (2018) in recognition of international service to music.

Mr. Aiso graduated form the Royal Academy of Music in London studying with Erich Gruenberg. His other teachers include Eduard Schmieder and Chikashi Tanaka. Equally at home with modern and period instrument playing, Mr. Aiso has appeared as principal violin with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the London Philharmonic, the Hallé and the Scottish Chamber Orchestras. He has been invited to renowned music festivals in Europe, India, Georgia, Bolivia and Kazakhstan, and has taught at Montecito Summer Music Festival in USA since 2008.

Mr. Aiso currently resides in Los Angeles, and serves as a faculty member at the Loyola Marymount and La Sierra Universities. His interest in music as healing medium has lead him to give concert, workshop and meditation at hospitals, senior residences, schools and institutions for children with special needs.

Valeria Morgovskaya

Valeria Morgovskaya, pianist, graduated from the Kiev State Conservatory. Since her immigration to the US in 1990, Ms Morgovskaya has been in high demand as accompanist. She has been an official accompanist to festivals and courses such as Piatigorsky Cello Seminar and Beverley Hills Music Festival, and has performed throughout the US, Germany and Japan, as well as on numerous radio broadcast. She has provided accompaniment for many national and international competitions, and was an official accompanist at Schoenfeld International String Competition in Hong Kong (2013) and Harbin (2014). Ms. Morgovskaya is currently staff accompanist at Loyola Marymount University and UCLA, and has been engaged in that capacity at USC, Cal State Long Beach, Colburn School, Montecito International Music Festival, Academy of the West and Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts