Yukiko Tanaka

A native of Tokyo, Japan, Yukiko Tanaka has been active as a piano soloist and a chamber musician and has performed in the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, and Japan. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Utah State University, where she was honored as Student of the Year 1998 . She also received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music from Albion College, where she won many honors, scholarships, and the College Concerto Competition. Yukiko continues her studies with Maestro German Diez after completing her Master's degree in piano performance at the City University of New York Brooklyn College, where she was a scholarship student. Currently, Yukiko serves on the piano faculty of Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus. She is also a music minister at St. JohnÕs Church, NJ. "In short, a model performance" said New York Concert Review, about Yukiko's solo debut recital at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall held in December 2005. Her concert was totally sold out and passionately acclaimed by the audience.