Momo Kodama
| Momo Kodama | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Momo Kodama |
| Born | 1972 (age 44–45) Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | momokodama |
Momo Kodama (born 1972) is a Japanese classical pianist. She was born in Osaka but grew up in Europe, attending the National Conservatory of Music in Paris with older sister Mari. She made her debut in 1991 with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra and was the youngest winner of the International Piano Competition in Munich at age 19. Since then she has performed with various symphonic orchestras and cultural festival in Europe and Latin America and has released six recordings.
Kodama was born in Osaka, Japan, but spent her early years in Europe, with her family moving there in 1973 and attending school in Germany. She began playing piano at age three and like older sister Mari, did her professional studies at the National Conservatory of Music in Paris with Momo entering at age 13. Kodama studied with Murray Perahia, András Schiff, Vera Gornostayeva and Tatiana Nikolayeva.
Kodama made her debut in 1991 at the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, and since then has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, NHK Symphony Orchestra, NDR Hamburg, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Orchestra Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
She has collaborated with violinists Christian Tetzlaff, Renaud Capuçon, Augustin Dumay; cellists Mario Brunello, Steven Isserlis and Christian-Pierre La Marca, her sister, pianist Mari Kodama; and the clarinettist Jörg Widmann.
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