Katsurako Mikami

Katsurako Mikami

A native of Japan, pianist Katsurako Mikami has won recognition in Japan, Europe and the United States for solo recitals, concertos with orchestra, chamber music performances and recordings. The critics have been unanimous in awarding her the highest acclaim for her musical sensitivity, technical polish and lyricism. Ms. Mikami received her musical training with Akiko Iguchi at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo. Then she studied with Vlado Perlemuter at the Conservatory of Music in Paris under a French Government Scholarship and with Sascha Gorodnizki at the Juilliard School in New York as a scholarship student. She won numerous prizes and medals in Japan, Europe and the United States. Now Ms. Mikami is an honorable professor at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo. She is also invited to summer festivals such as Prague, Leipzig and Nice etc.