Riko Matsuoka

Riko Matsuoka

Born and raised in Japan, Riko immersed herself in Celtic harp from a young age. She recently graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with an MMus in Scottish Music. Riko is also the winner of the 2018 Princess Margaret of the Isles Memorial Prize for Senior Clarsach, and she was awarded the Clan Currie Award for Clarsach in 2017. She plays Scottish and Irish traditional and modern tunes arranged in a contemporary style as well as her own original composition influenced by Japanese folk music.