Momo Kodama
Japan
Piano
About
Momo Kodama, a pianist acclaimed for her “flawless technique” and her “clear, incisive, and sensual playing,” pursues an international career alongside prestigious orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the NHK Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of conductors like Seiji Ozawa, Charles Dutoit, and Kent Nagano. She performs in major venues — Vienna’s Musikverein, the Philharmonie de Paris, Tokyo’s Suntory Hall — and appears at renowned festivals including Marlboro, Verbier, La Roque d’Anthéron, and the Chopin Festival. A passionate chamber musician, she collaborates with artists such as Christian Tetzlaff, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, Steven Isserlis, and Jörg Widmann.
Her repertoire ranges from the classical canon to contemporary creations, with works written for her by Toshio Hosokawa and Christian Mason. Widely recognized for her interpretations of Messiaen, she premiered his Fantaisie for violin and piano with Isabelle Faust. Her critically acclaimed discography (New York Times, BBC Music Magazine, Classica) includes recordings for ECM, Pentatone, and Triton. Born in Osaka and trained in France with Murray Perahia and András Schiff, she became the youngest prizewinner at the ARD Competition in Munich in 1991 and now resides in Paris.
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