Artist Biography

Mariko Kaneda, Piano

Pianist MARIKO KANEDA began her studies in Geneva, Switzerland and was later accepted to the Paris Conservatoire where she graduated with the Premier Prix. An award winner, Ms. Kaneda has won prizes at the Montreal International Piano Competition, the Maria Canals International Piano Competition and the European Piano Competition in Luxembourg. Her orchestral appearances include engagements with the Strasbourg Philharmonic orchestra, the Bordeaux-Aquitaine Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra, the Adelaide Chamber Orchestra (Australia), and the Kingsport Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Kaneda's performances have been broadcast in New York (WQXR), France (France-Musique), Australia (ABC-FM) and Japan (NHK-FM). She has performed at Trinity Church, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, and Merkin Hall.

As an active chamber musician, she has collaborated with violinist Anastasia Tchebotaryova, a prize-winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition, Aaron Rosand, and with cellists Janos Starker, Bernard Greenhouse, violist Paul Neubauer and the Colorado String Quartet. Her participation in music festivals includes the East End Chamber Series in Adelaide, Australia, and the Bard Music Festival. In January 2002, she performed the U.S. premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki's Piano Sextet at The Ohio State University. Since 1998, she has performed regularly with the Lighthouse Chamber Players in Cape Cod.

Ms. Kaneda received her Doctorate degree in Piano Performance at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and her Master's degree at Mannes College of Music. Her teachers include Dominique Merlot, Jacques Rouvier, Pascal Devoyon, Edward Aldwell and Carl Schachter. She was appointed as Assistant Professor at Ohio Wesleyan University in 2004.