Hello! I’m Naoko and I play piano♪
I work as a piano teacher in the Kanto area and I am also active as a performer!

I hope to share with everyone just how fun and wonderful piano and music can be. 

My lessons are open to everyone from absolute beginners to students preparing for music school auditions or competitions.

Just like with everything else, the courage to take the first step is very important. If you run into a problem, be positive and think of it as a chance to improve!

I hope we can spend some wonderful time together while learning piano!

≪Profile≫
Naoko is from Tokyo, Japan and began playing piano at the age of 3.
She graduated from the piano course Nihon University College of Art’s music department.

She performed in Yomiuri Shimbun’s 68th Yomiuri Newcomer Concert, won the award of excellence at the 8th Great Wall of China International Music Competition and won the honorable mention award for the piano division at the 5th All Japan Arts Association Competition.

She has passed the Japan International League of Artists’ 34th Newcomer Audition, 17th Competition, Vivant Audition, and the All Nippon Performers Newcomer Audition.

She has completed Vienna International Music Seminar master classes in 2001, 2002, and 2004.

In 2004 and November of 2009, she performed in the Japan-Russia Association of Friendship Concert at the Russian consulate. She has also performed in many other venues including the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Casals Hall, Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, Hamarikyu Hall. She is currently broadening her activities as a soloist and accompanist while providing piano instruction to the next generation artists in the Kanto area. She belongs to the piano duo “Duo Fiore” whose debut album “Duo Fiore” was released by Quadriga (Dec. 21st, 2013).

She belongs to the Japan-Russia Society for Musicians.

Official Website
http://piano-ishizawa.com/

Translation: 11/2015 - The Cafetalk Team