Lunchtime Recital - Inês da Costa Bastos (violin) and Kanako Mizuno (piano)

Presented by the Royal Academy of Music

Inês Bastos is a Portuguese violinist. A versatile musician, she is an experienced soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. Shê has performed in venues such as the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Royal Albert Hall, the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, the National Auditorium of Music in Madrid and Centro Cultural de Bele m in Lisbon. She collaborates regularly with orchestras in Portugal and the UK and has been invited as leader with the Cavatina Orchestra, the Anstieg Symphony Orchestra and the Giovane Ensemble. Ines completed her BMus in Porto, Portugal. In September 2017, she moved to London to study with Jack Liebeck at the Royal Academy of Music, where she is currently pursuing a Professional Diploma. Ines plays on a violin by Giuseppe Gagliano (Naples, 1791), kindly on loan by the Royal Academy of Music.

Japanese born pianist Kanako Mizuno has achieved some remarkable feats in her young career. Successful as both soloist and accompanist, London-based Mizuno has been awarded numerous prizes and scholarships in recognition of her skillful piano playing. Notable achievements include winning the Kamakura City Student Music Competition and Japan Player’s Competition, participating in the Euro Music Festival &Academy and the Dartington International Summer School and Festival. Mizuno premiered Laura Bowler’s composition in Salford Cathedral with musicians from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in May 2018. Kanako obtained her BMus from the Toho Gakuen School of Music, before moving to the UK where, as a scholarship student, she studied at the Royal Northern College of Music. She is currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music with Amandine Savary and Colin Stone.