Ikuko Inoguchi

°1979
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Acclaimed for her “subtle sonority and fascinating colorful tones,” the pianist Ikuko Inoguchi has explored the performing platform in Europe since moving to England in 2009. Her recent performances have taken place in Reading, UK, Cantu, Italy, Leipzig, Saarbrücken, Würzburg, Germany, and Bucharest, Romania. She is a prize winner of several national and international competitions as well as a recipient of numerous fellowships, scholarships and has enjoyed international appearances as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe, the United States and Japan. This also includes a recital at St. Martin-in-the-Fields. In 2003, she was selected as the youngest soloist to perform at the Oto-no-Tobira recital series at Sazanka Hall, Nara, Japan, and also performed at the recital celebrating its 10th anniversary. During her master program at UCLA, where she worked with Prof. Vitaly Margulis, she performed recitals as a Gluck fellow throughout Southern California. 

Before moving to the UK, Ikuko completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance at the University of Colorado, Boulder, under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Cooperstock. While studying, she also served as a Lecturer in Piano and Teaching Assistant for accompaniment at the university. Upon graduation, she was selected as the recipient of the MTNA StAR Award recognizing her “academic achievement, successful teaching experience and leadership abilities.” Bringing artistry and scholarship together, her performance-based scholarly work led her to present a lecture-recital entitled “Circulating Images, Circulating Sounds: Aesthetics and Ideas in the Water Pieces of Debussy and Takemitsu” at regional and national conferences, such as the prestigious College Music Society, in the United States.

Ikuko also performed at master classes led by internationally renowned artists, such as Malcolm Bilson, John Lill, Elena Edelstein, Eric Larsen, and Inge Rosar. Currently, she is working with Prof. Gordon Fergus-Thompson at the Royal College of Music. Besides performing, she teaches piano at the University of Reading and holds a Visiting Scholar Fellowship at the Institute of Musical Research, comprising the School of Advanced Study at the University of London. In September 2011, she commenced her PhD programme at City University London under the guidance of Dr. Ian Pace.