Quartet Integra, consisting of first violinist Kyoka Misawa, second violinist Rintaro Kikuno, violist Itsuki Yamamoto, and cellist Ye Un Park, formed in 2015 and began their studies with Kazuhide Isomura and Nobuko Yamazaki at Toho Gakuen School of Music. They continued their academic work as a quartet as Fellows at the Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy. They are currently enrolled in the Chamber Ensemble-in-Residence Program at the Colburn School, where they study with Martin Beaver, Jonathan Brown, and Clive Greensmith. Quartet Integra is supported by grant funding from the Matsuo Foundation and are on the roster of Colburn Artists.

MISAWA Kyoka (1st Violin)

Japanese violinist Kyoka Misawa is pursuing her Professional Studies Certificate at the Colburn Conservatory of Music as the Chamber Ensemble-in-Residence, where she studies with Martin Beaver, Jonathan Brown, and Clive Greensmith. She is a prize winner of the Bartok World Competition (Hungary), Akiyoshidai Music Competition (Japan) as a string quartet, and the Czech Republic Music Competition (Japan) as a soloist. Recently, she won 2nd prize and Audience Award in the ARD International Competition (Munich) as a string quartet.
Kyoka has collaborated with artists including Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Kazuhide Isomura, Shigeo Neriki, Nobuko Yamazaki and the Jerusalem Quartet. She has also attended many music festivals such as Bad Leonfelden, Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Kirishima International festival, and Crans Montana Classics.
Previously, she studied with Koichiro Harada at the Toho Gakuen School of Music. She plays on a Alexsander Gagliano (1728), specially loaned by Nippon Violin.

KIKUNO Rintaro (2nd Violin)

Japanese violinist Rintaro Kikuno is a member of Quartet Integra, pursuing his Artist Diploma as the Chamber Ensemble-in-Residence at the Colburn Conservatory of Music. He is currently studying with Martin Beaver, Jonathan Brown, and Clive Greensmith.
Rintaro has won numerous competitions in Japan, and has also performed with the Symphony Orchestra. Previously, he studied with Ms. Akiko Tatsumi at the Toho Gakuen University of Music, and graduated as the top of his class. Rintaro currently performs on a Cesare Candi made in 1938.

YAMAMOTO Itsuki (Viola)

Japanese violist Itsuki Yamamoto is a member of Quartet Integra. He studies with Martin Beaver, Jonathan Brown, Clive Greensmith, and Tatjana Masurenko at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where he is an Artist Diploma candidate in the Chamber Ensemble-in-Residence program. Itsuki won 2nd prize and the Audience Award at the 2022 ARD International Music Competition and 1st prize at the 2021 Bartok World Competition as Quartet Integra.
Itsuki has the honor and responsibility of programming the quartet’s repertoire, with the objective of presenting everything from classical to contemporary era as a single stream through the quartet’s programs.

PARK Ye Un (Cello)

Born in 2003, South Korean cellist Ye Un Park is a member of Quartet Integra. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Music degree along with the Chamber Ensemble-in-Residence program at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, under the guidance of Martin Beaver, Jonathan Brown, and Clive Greensmith. Previously, she has attended the Colburn Music Academy and Yewon Arts School, where she studied with Ji Hyun Oh.
As an active chamber musician, Ye Un has collaborated with world-renowned artists including Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Orion Weiss, Ray Chen, Clive Greensmith, Nobuko Yamazaki, Jennifer Grim, Andy Akiho, and the Dover Quartet. She was also a founding member of Trio Azura which received the “Rotary Club Siena” prize at the 2023 Accademia Musicale Chigiana.
As a soloist, she made her debut through the Kumho Young Prodigy Series at the age of 12. Ye Un won many major competitions in South Korea, and also began to emerge in international competitions, such as the 2023 Paulo Competition and the 2022 Queen Elisabeth Competition, where she was the youngest candidate.