4 June 2026 1230 lunchtime Trio Nivori violin cello piano from Royal Academy of Music

Thursday 4 June 2026
12.30 lunchtime
Venue: Leatherhead Methodist Church KT22 8AY
Parking: Swan Centre multi storey KT22 7RH

Trio Nivori

Takanori Okamoto, violin
Vivian Qu, cello
Peiying Li, piano

Programme

Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 Op. 87

Faure Piano Trio in D minor Op. 120

Concert duration approx: 45+ minutes

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Takanori Okamoto

Takanori started the violin at the age of 6, and graduated top of his year from the High School attached to the Tokyo University of the Arts. Currently, he is studying with Prof Levon Chilingirian at the Royal Academy of Music, where he has a scholarship.

He won 2nd prize in the Tunbridge Wells international competition in 2024. Recently he won 1st prize in both the Harold Craxton prize for ensembles, and the Duo prize, which were both held in the Royal Academy of Music.

Takanori also performs alongside award-winning pianist Lily Petrova as part of Duo de Compostela, and with fellow string players from RAM to create the Lucent Quartet.

Vivian Qu

Vivian Qu is a passionate and dedicated cellist from Stockholm, Sweden. She has studied cello for over 10 years and is currently pursuing her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, under John Myerscough.

Vivian has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in renowned venues such as Berwaldhallen, the Stockholm Concert Hall, and the Beijing Concert Hall. Her most
prestigious performance to date was a solo recital in the Beijing Concert Hall, lasting one hour and forty-five minutes and performed to a full audience of around 1,600 people.

She has also participated in several acclaimed festivals, including Verão Clássico (Lisbon), Esperus Bordeaux, and the Mendelssohn Music Festival in Hamburg.

Her artistry has been recognized through multiple awards, including the SIMC and Savshinsky Prizes, and she has received numerous scholarships, among them the Ullmans Foundation Scholarship and Per Welin’s Scholarship for Young Musicians. In 2025, Vivian was a prize winner at Verão Clássico, with Gary Hoffman among the jury members.

She has taken part in masterclasses with leading cellists such as Gary Hoffman, Frans Helmersson, Jian Wang, Thorleif Thedéen, and Jakob Koranyi, and her repertoire spans from Bach and Haydn to Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff.

Peiying Li

Peiying Li is an accomplished pianist, making waves internationally as a compelling artist for her playing. Peiying is currently based in London, pursuing a BMus in Piano Performance at the Royal Academy of Music, where she studies under the renowned pianist Mei-Ting Sun.

Alongside her solo work, Peiying has developed a deep understanding of chamber music and collaborative performance, exploring repertoire for both instrumental and vocal ensembles. She values the communicative and dialogic nature of ensemble playing and aims to build a balanced artistic profile that integrates both solo and collaborative work.

During her early training, Peiying participated in several youth competitions, earning First Prizes at the Steinway National Youth Piano Competition and the Macau Piano Invitational Competition. She has also benefited from artistic guidance by distinguished pianists, including Christopher Elton, Colin Stone, and Ian Fountain.