DUO526

"The sheer musicianship, combined with flawless technique and imaginative programming, never fails to impress me" Classical Music Daily - Geoff Pearce

Duo526 was founded in 2011 by violinist Kerry DuWors and pianist Futaba Niekawa at the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY). Their mentors include Charles Castleman, Jean Barr, Henk Guittart, Roger Tapping, Lafayette String Quartet, Hardy Rittner, and Mark Steinberg. duo526 has performed across Canada, the U.S., Japan and has had artist residencies at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Avaloch Farm Music Institute. 

In 2016, duo526 launched their “Mozart in Public Spaces” project: video recordings for social media of the complete Mozart sonatas in conjunction with the “Play Me I’m Yours” street pianos installations all over the world. They have recently given performances at the"Experience Villa-Lobos" Festival at Virginia Commonwealth University, Oklahoma University, Indiana University, Brandon University, the Canadian Music Centre, the Regina Chamber Music…