Rieko Tsuchida

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.
 
Most recently in March 2020, she performed with violinist Virgil Boutellis and Soloists of Royal Philharmonic at the Salle Gaveau in Paris. Since moving from New York City to Paris in 2020, Ms. Tsuchida co-founded Ensemble Imago as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Fondation des États-Unis. Their residency includes performances, recordings, and collaborations with other artists in Paris. She also collaborates with composer Lera Auerbach and cellist Tessa Seymour to record an album of Ms. Auerbach’s 24 Preludes for Cello and Piano as part of a project funded by Académie Musicale de Villecroze in Provence this past summer.
 
Ms. Tsuchida earned her Bachelor of Music Degree at the Peabody Conservatory under the tutelage of Boris Slutsky. She completed her Master of Music Degree at The Juilliard School in the studios of Dr. Matti Raekallio and Joseph Kalichstein.