Saxophone Quartet
PROFILE
Founded in 2007, Quatuor B brings together Sadahito Kunisue (soprano), Masaya Yamaura (alto), Sumichika Arimura (tenor), and Gentaro Koyama (baritone). The name reflects a shared coincidence: all four members have blood type B. The quartet performs throughout Japan and abroad, presenting repertoire from classical masterworks to approachable concert programs for schools and communities.
CONCERTS & ACTIVITIES
Upcoming engagements and verified past concerts are added progressively, with no cut-off year.
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Fukuoka · Ishibashi Cultural Hall, KurumeGoogle Maps ↗
E Orchestra 20th Anniversary Project
Doors 13:00 · Concert 13:30 · Reserved seating: general ¥2,500; high-school students and younger ¥1,000; free for children under 3Tokyo · Kamata Onsen Dining Hall, 2FGoogle Maps ↗
A saxophone-quartet show of Latin favourites and Showa-era songs at Kamata Onsen
Doors 14:30 · Starts 15:00 · Unreserved seating¥2,200 · 限定50名Aomori · Iwaki Cultural Center Asobēru, HirosakiGoogle Maps ↗
Quatuor B guest appearance
Doors 13:00 · Starts 13:30 · General ¥1,500 · Junior and senior high students ¥500 · Elementary school age and under freeTakamatsu, Kagawa · Asahi Danball Hall Kokubunji (Takamatsu Kokubunji Hall)Google Maps ↗
Quatuor B: Sadahito Kunisue, Masaya Yamaura, Sumichika Arimura and Gentaro Koyama
Ticket release date: 12 September 2026 · Doors 13:30 · Concert 14:00 · Unreserved seating: advance general ¥1,000, high-school students ¥500; ¥500 more at the door; free for junior-high students and younger · Programme: Ryota Ishikawa, Sanuki Fantasy; Desenclos, Saxophone Quartet; Quatuor B's evolving entertainment show, Becal Box; and moreSaitama, Saitama · Saitama City Industrial Cultural Center, 1F HallGoogle Maps ↗
Quatuor B · A family concert welcoming babies and expectant mothers
Doors 13:20 · Concert 14:00 · Scheduled end around 15:45, including intermission · Address: 5-4-3 Shimo-ochiai, Chuo-ku, Saitama (six minutes on foot from the east exit of Yono-hommachi Station on the JR Saikyo Line) · Adults ¥1,500 (junior-high age and older) · Children ¥500 (ages three through elementary school) · One child aged two or younger may sit on each adult's lap · Babies may attend from 60 days after birth and at least 48 hours after their first routine vaccination · Ticket Pia P-code: 337035 · Please read the organiser's health and safety guidance in advance and check the official website again on the day of the concert110 listed
Nagano · Charmant TogakushiGoogle Maps ↗
Performed by Quatuor B
Doors 11:30 · Starts 13:00 · Free admission · No advance registrationUeda, Nagano · Hall Kodama, Shinshu International Music VillageGoogle Maps ↗
Sadahito Kunisue, soprano saxophone; Masaya Yamaura, alto saxophone; Sumichika Arimura, tenor saxophone; Gentaro Koyama, baritone saxophone
Doors 18:30 · Concert 19:00 · Programme: Florio, Allegro de Concert; Desenclos, Saxophone Quartet; Rossini, arr. Bacco, Rossini for Quartet; Quatuor B's evolving entertainment show, Becal BoxSaitama, Saitama · Saitama City Industrial Cultural Center, 1F HallGoogle Maps ↗
Quatuor B · Hand-play songs, sing-along songs, Kotori Forest Quartet, adult requests and Becal Box
Doors 13:20 · Concert 14:00 · Scheduled end around 15:45 · Unreserved seating: adults ¥1,500 for junior-high age and older; children ¥500 for ages three through elementary school; one child age two or younger may sit on each adult's lapNago, Okinawa · Main Hall, Nago Civic HallGoogle Maps ↗
Eri Unoki, soprano and narrator; Kenichi Nakagawa and Yukari Arai, piano; Quatuor B: Sadahito Kunisue, Masaya Yamaura, Sumichika Arimura and Gentaro Koyama
Morning: doors 09:30, concert 10:00 · Afternoon: doors 13:30, concert 14:00 · General admission ¥500; free for high-school students and younger with a ticket · Picture-book readings and Quatuor B's evolving entertainment show, Becal BoxMarugame, Kagawa · Small Hall, Marugame Ayauta General Cultural Center IlexGoogle Maps ↗
Sadahito Kunisue, soprano saxophone; Masaya Yamaura, alto saxophone; Sumichika Arimura, tenor saxophone; Gentaro Koyama, baritone saxophone
Doors 13:30 · Concert 14:00 · Programme: Ryota Ishikawa, Sanuki Fantasy; F. and M. JeanJean, Saxophone Quartet; Rossini, arr. Bacco, Rossini for Quartet; Quatuor B's evolving entertainment show, Becal BoxShinjuku, Tokyo · Tokyo Opera City Building, 2F Office LobbyGoogle Maps ↗
Sadahito Kunisue, Masaya Yamaura, Sumichika Arimura and Gentaro Koyama
Performances at 12:30, 3:30 and 17:45, 20 minutes each · Free admission · Programme: Mozart, Divertimento K.136, first movement; Bach, Air on the G String; Ryota Ishikawa, Furusato Fantasy; JeanJean, Saxophone Quartet, fourth movementFukuyama, Hiroshima · Main Hall, Fukuyama Kannabe Cultural HallGoogle Maps ↗
Quatuor B: Sadahito Kunisue, Masaya Yamaura, Sumichika Arimura and Gentaro Koyama; saxophone clinic participants
Doors 13:15 · Pre-concert 13:30 · Quatuor B concert 14:00 · Programme: Mendelssohn, Capriccio; Takashi Niigaki, Ballade; Ryota Ishikawa, Miniature Symphony on the Four Seasons of Japan; Quatuor B's evolving entertainment show, Becal BoxYokohama, Kanagawa · Small Hall, Yokohama Minato Mirai HallGoogle Maps ↗
Quartet SPIRITUS, Quatuor B and Urban Saxophone Quartet
Afternoon: doors 14:00, concert 14:30 · Evening: doors 18:00, concert 18:30 · Programme includes Jun Nagao, Comet; Becal Box: Showa Special; Florio, Allegro de Concert; Gaujac, Children's Dreams; Hiroaki Tokunaga, Shoo Fantasy; Hirokazu Fukushima, Twin-Ray; and moreAdachi, Tokyo · Music Room, Higashi-Ayase Elementary SchoolGoogle Maps ↗
Quatuor B: Sadahito Kunisue, Sumichika Arimura, Gentaro Koyama and Masaya Yamaura · Presented by the Adachi Lifelong Learning Promotion Public Corporation
School outreach · Programme: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious; Singelée, Saxophone Quartet No. 1, fourth movement; J. S. Bach, Air on the G String; Higashi-Ayase Elementary School Song; Desenclos, Saxophone Quartet, third movementSaitama, Saitama · Saitama City Industrial Cultural Center, 1F HallGoogle Maps ↗
Quatuor B and guests · Songs, hand-play activities, a musical picture book and birthday programme
Doors 13:20 · Concert 14:00 · Adults ¥1,500; children ¥500Shoo, Okayama · Shoo Culture HallGoogle Maps ↗
Quartet SPIRITUS, Quatuor B and Urban Saxophone Quartet
Doors 13:30 · Concert 14:00 · General ¥2,000; high-school students and younger ¥1,000 · Programme includes Hiroaki Tokunaga, Shoo FantasyAdachi, Tokyo · Music Room, Kitasanya Elementary SchoolGoogle Maps ↗
Quatuor B · Three performances for third- and fourth-grade pupils
School outreach · Concerts at 10:20, 11:20 and 13:20, 45 minutes each
NEW GOODS
Meet the members of Quatuor B in a new set of expressive LINE stickers, created by Kuratsu, a participant in the Becal Academy.
DISCOGRAPHY
Selected recordings featuring Sadahito Kunisue with this ensemble.
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