Reiko Uchida, Piano

Biography

Pianist Reiko Uchida is recognized as one of the finest, most versatile
pianists on the scene today. First prize winner of the Joanna Hodges
Piano Competition, Ms. Uchida has appeared as a soloist with numerous
orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Orchestra of
the Curtis Institute, and the Santa Fe Symphony, among oth?ers. Ms.
Uchida made her New York solo debut in 2001 at Carnegie's Weill Hall
under the auspices of the Abby Whiteside Foundation. She has performed
solo and chamber music concerts throughout the world, including the
United States, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Finland,
Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic, in venues including Avery Fisher
Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the 92nd Street Y, the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, the Kennedy Center, the White House, and Suntory Hall in Tokyo.
Her festival appearances include Spoleto, Tanglewood, Santa Fe,
Marlboro, and the Laurel Festival of the Arts.

As a chamber musician, she was one of the first pianists selected for
Chamber Music Society Two, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Center's program for outstanding emerging artists. She has been a
recital partner for Jennifer Koh, David Shifrin, Jaime Laredo, and
Sharon Robinson, with whom she performed the complete works of
Beethoven for cello and piano. She has also collaborated with the
Borromeo and Tokyo String Quartets. She is a member of the Laurel Trio,
and the Moebius Ensemble, a group specializing in 20th century music in
residence at Columbia University.

Ms. Uchida holds a Bachelor's degree from the Curtis Institute of
Music, where she studied with Claude Frank and Leon Fleisher, a
Master's degree from the Mannes College of Music, and an Artist Diploma
from the Juilliard School. She currently resides in New York City where
she is an associate faculty member at Columbia University.