Elikol Akahori, Pianist

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Eliko Akahori has appeared as a chamber musician and collaborative pianist in concerts throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Recent performances include a live broadcast of Brahms’ Clarinet Trio on WGBH radio in Boston, and a series of recitals in the U.S, Austria and Spain with Vienna Philharmonic principal flutist Karl-Heinz Schütz. Ms. Akahori also collaborated with Mr. Schütz in recording two CDs that were released in 2014.

Ms. Akahori received the first prize, Coleman-Barstow Award, in the 57th Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition. Past collaborators in recitals, chamber music concerts, recordings, and radio and television broadcasts include members of the Berlin Philharmonic and the Chicago, Montreal, Boston and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras, among others. Ms. Akahori has performed in many festivals including the Banff Centre in Canada, IMAI in Maine, and the Pacific Music Festival in Japan.

She is currently on the faculty at Wellesley College, where she is also the director of the music performance program.