Yoko Misumi
Born in Kyoto to a musical family, Yoko Misumi started her piano lessons as a young child, showing her talent and musicianship at a very early age. At 14 she was a prize winner of the Kyoto Piano Competition. After graduating from the Kyoto Music High School, she moved to London to continue her studies with Nina Sereda and Martino Tirimo.
As a soloist, Yoko has collaborated with conductors such as James Judd and Barry Wordsworth. She has performed in the Kyoto Concert Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Wigmore Hall, Kings Place and Adrian Boult Hall. She has participated in master classes with Stephen Kovacevich, Menahem Pressler, Bernard Greenhouse, Dietrich Banhoeffer, Neal Larrabee, Elisabeth Dvorak-Weissmar, Kiri Te Kanawa, Ralph Kirshbaum, Rivka Golani, William Aide, Norma Fischer and Dmitri Alexeev.
Yoko is the recipient of several prizes and awards, among them the First Prize of the John Longmire Beethoven Competition, Second Prize of the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Intercollegiate competition. As a chamber musician and accompanist, Yoko has performed in Japan, New Zealand, USA and Europe and has recorded for Meridian, Hedone and Denmore records.
As a soloist, Yoko has collaborated with conductors such as James Judd and Barry Wordsworth. She has performed in the Kyoto Concert Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Wigmore Hall, Kings Place and Adrian Boult Hall. She has participated in master classes with Stephen Kovacevich, Menahem Pressler, Bernard Greenhouse, Dietrich Banhoeffer, Neal Larrabee, Elisabeth Dvorak-Weissmar, Kiri Te Kanawa, Ralph Kirshbaum, Rivka Golani, William Aide, Norma Fischer and Dmitri Alexeev.
Yoko is the recipient of several prizes and awards, among them the First Prize of the John Longmire Beethoven Competition, Second Prize of the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Intercollegiate competition. As a chamber musician and accompanist, Yoko has performed in Japan, New Zealand, USA and Europe and has recorded for Meridian, Hedone and Denmore records.