* Mr. Fuse has been asked by the Victoria Symphony's Music Director Tania Miller to perform his Viola Concerto in February, 2005.
"...delectable...a splendid performance...", Deryk Barker, Victoria Times-Colonist
Kenji Fuse currently holds the position of Principal Viola with the Victoria Symphony, as well as Substitute Viola with the Toronto Symphony. He has played with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the London Concert Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony and the Toronto Chamber Players.
Kenji has received numerous awards, from the University of Toronto, the Banff Centre for the Arts, the National Youth Orchestra, the Canada Council, and the BC Arts Council.
Kenji Fuse writes about his recent venture into the world of alternative fuels and biodiesel: "I currently drive a vintage 1976 Mercedes-Benz 300D diesel sedan, and a 1988 Ford F250 diesel pick-up truck, fueling them on free, used vegetable oil I collect from local restaurants. My emissions are 'carbon-neutral; that is, I am not contributing to global warming or climate change. Also, I estimate I have combusted over a ton of oil which would have ended up in our local land fill. I plan to start selling my excess 'refined biomass diesel fuel' to local companies with fleet trucks, to be used as a fuel additive (it has better lubricity than petroleum diesel fuel) at a rate of between 5 and 20%. Since I can sell it them cheaper than fossil diesel fuel (and it gets virtually the same mileage and power), I will not only decrease their greenhouse emissions, but save them money as well!"
