Mitsuko uchida rachmaninoff biography
Biography - Mitsuko Uchida.
Mitsuko Uchida
Japanese-English classical pianist and conductor.
Dame Mitsuko Uchida, DBE (内田光子, [ɯtɕidamiꜜtsɯ̥ko]; born 20 December 1948) is a Japanese-English classical pianist and conductor.
Born in Japan and naturalised in England, she is particularly notable for her interpretations of Mozart and Schubert.
Mitsuko uchida rachmaninoff biography
She has appeared with many notable orchestras, recorded a wide repertory with several labels, won numerous awards and honours (including Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2009) and is the co-artistic director, with Jonathan Biss, of the Marlboro Music School and Festival.[1] She has also conducted several major orchestras.
Life and career
Born in Atami, a seaside town close to Tokyo, Japan, Uchida moved to Vienna, Austria, with her diplomat parents when she was 12 years old, after her father was named the Japanese ambassador to Austria.
She is the youngest of three children.[2] She enrolled at the Vienna Academy of Mu