懸田貴嗣

After graduating from Sophia University (Faculty of Humanities), Takashi Kaketa obtained his master’s degree at the early music course of Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School. Subsequently he studied at the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan. As a member of Ensemble Ricreation d’Arcadia, he won first prize at the Premio Bonporti 2004 in Italy, as well as the audience prize and the ORF recording prize. In Japan, he performs with major period instrument orchestras such as Bach Collegium Japan and Les Boréades, and takes part in music festivals and recordings. Internationally, he has been invited to music festivals in Europe, Turkey, and Mexico as member of Ensemble Ricreation d’Arcadia, La Venexiana, Il Complesso Barocco and others. As continuo player, he has performed with many distinguished artists including Emma Kirkby, Michala Petri, Roberta Mamelli, Enrico Onofri, Enrico Gatti, Gunar Letzbor, Gaetano Nasillo, and Mutsumi Hatano. In particular, he has pursued performance and research of 17th- and 18th-century Italian cello works, and his activities to introduce unknown works to the Japanese audience have been highly recognized.
In 2007, Kaketa was the recipient of the Program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. His first solo recording of Salvatore Lanzetti’s Cello Sonatas op.1 (ALCD-1131) was highly acclaimed and received the Excellence Award of the National Arts Festival in Japan in 2012. In 2017, he served as a specially appointed associate professor in music cultural studies at the Hokkaido University of Education Iwamizawa Campus. He also performs on the modern cello and is a season member of the Yokohama Sinfonietta. He is a founder of Ensemble Partenope. As member of Quartetto Oceano, he released Adalbert Gyrowetz’s Trois Quatuors op. 42 (OMF). He has served on the jury of the International Competition for Early Music, Yamanashi and Shimoda International Music Competition. [as of September 2024]