Tomoko Inui

Name:	Tomoko Inui
Location:	Montreal Canada H4V 2N7
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Additional Info:

Having lived in many cities around the world, she came to Montreal in 2003 to study with with Prof. Kyoko Hashimoto at McGill University. In 2004, she was given the Breneau Prize from McGill for her exceptional solo recital. She is a pianist who plays both solo and chamber pieces with equal passion and dedication, actively playing solo and chamber music concerts in the Montreal area. Previously, she was a member of the Chamber Music Society at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at University of Alaska-Fairbanks. In Alaska, she played in the keyboard section of the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra conducted by Prof. Eduard Zilberkant. She completed the Licentiate and Masters program in piano performance at McGill and is very active in exploring the repertoires, especially in chamber music. In addition, she performs with two other Japanese pianists as the group Tomo Trio in Montreal area, Piano Duo HATO introducing the Japanese folk music arranged by Akira Miyoshi and Yoshinao Nakada, and Trio Scalene playing contemporary music. Recent projects are a tour in Japan, performances with members from the Alexander String Quartet in Florence, Italy, and the recording projects of music by Mozart, Chopin, Ravel, and Rachmaninoff with the recording engineer Meining Cheung. Her concert appearances include venues in the United States, Canada, Austria, Czech Republic, and Italy. She also holds a PhD and worked in a field of physical oceanography for many years.

Additional Specialisms:

Orchestral Playing, Session Work, Solo Performance, Contemporary Music, Improvisation