Born in Tokyo, Japan and moving to Budapest at 16 as a Rotary Youth Exchange Program student, Eri continued her studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, where she was awarded her BA and MA with highest honors, as a Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship receiving student, organized by the Hungarian government. After that, she moved to London to further her skills at the Royal Academy of Music pursuing a Professional Diploma course. Currently she has an Exceptional Talent – Promise visa, UK artist visa. Eri has won numerous prizes and awards, including being placed first and recital concert prize in the Citta di Barletta’ Italy, the Special prize and CD recording prize in the International Piano Competition ‘City of Vigo’ in Vigo, Spain, and received several other prizes throughout Europe and Asia. Performing as a solo pianist, she worked with the Szolnok Symphonic Orchestra, directed by Akira Senju. Having recitals throughout Europe and Japan, Eri successfully performed at the Chopin Birthday Festival in Warsaw, Poland, and the Ceremony in front of the Hungarian Prime Minister, Budapest, the Takashimaya special salon concert in Tokyo, Japan to name just a few. Concert engagements have not been limited to solo performances, and Eri enjoys a successful career as a chamber musician and accompanist.
Eri Yamamoto
