Leonkoro Quartet

Jonathan Schwarz violin
Emiri Kakiuchi violin
Mayu Konoe viola
Lukas Schwarz cello

Formed in Berlin in 2019, the Leonkoro Quartet has rapidly emerged as one of today’s most compelling chamber ensembles. Winners of the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, the Bordeaux International Competition, the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, and the Concertgebouw Young Talent Award, the quartet combines youthful intensity with rare expressive depth. ‘Leonkoro’ — Esperanto for lionheart — reflects the ensemble’s poetic blend of courage and tenderness. Their debut album of Ravel and Schumann (Mirare, 2023) won the Choc de Classica de l’année. Since 2024, they have recorded exclusively for Alpha Classics.