Biography
Since making her Carnegie Hall debut in 2011, prize-winning pianist Rieko Tsuchida has performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. Ms. Tsuchida made her professional concerto debut in 2011 performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the California Symphony. She has also performed as a soloist with the Ashdod Symphonic Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, and San Domenico Orchestra. Her many prizes include the SONY USA Foundation Grant in 2016 from the Salon de Virtuosi, YoungArts NFAA Finalist, and 3rd Prize in the IIYM International Piano Competition. She has also been invited to perform at other prestigious festivals and venues such as the Verbier Festival Academy, Salle Gaveau, and more.
accomplishmnents
Tsuchida currently lives between New York and Paris. In October 2022 she released an album with London Opera cellist Tessa Seymour of Lera Auerbach’s 24 Preludes for Cello and Piano as part of a project funded by Académie Musicale de Villecroze. Recent performance highlights include her recital debut at Salle Cortot, the Eiffel Tower, and concerts in Chicago, Washington D.C., and New York. Tsuchida also recently became Artistic Director of Classical Music Collection Japan (CMCJ), a project funded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to promote the classical music culture of Japan. She made her concert debut in Japan with CMCJ this winter in Tokyo’s Oji Hall.
curriculum vitae
" The Juilliard School, Master of Music in Piano Performance 2016-2018
Peabody Conservatory of Music, Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance 2012-2016
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Preparatory Division, Pre-College Study 1999-2012
Major Teachers
Matti Raekallio (2011-2018) Joseph Kalichstein (2016-2018) Boris Slutsky (2012-2016)
Rieko Tsuchida, a pianist extraordinaire known for her global performances..." Veronika Blog.
RIEKO TSUCHIDA 2012 AVANTI AWARD WINNER - PIANO "When Rieko touches the piano, the force of the music is absorbing and powerful. Her timing, focus and ability to change the tempo of the music is astounding... ReverbNation