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Four cellos with a resounding flame! Quartet Explorche makes its shocking debut! Formed at the end of 2013 by four members who have known each other since their college days. The members are Rei Tsujimoto (Japan Philharmonic Soloist), Kanya Ich (NHK Symphony Orchestra), Ryosuke Moriyama (Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra), and Keita Takagi (Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra). The name "Explloce" is a combination of the word "explode" (explosion), meaning that the ensemble aims for explosive ensembles that do not fit into a box, and "explore" (exploration), meaning that the program incorporates aggressive genres, and "roche" (an industry term that is a play on the word cello). With an aggressive selection of music that pursues the highest ensemble ability and originality, the band conveys the full appeal of the bass.