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Rieko Tsuchida (土田 理恵子, born September 17, 1994), is a Japanese-American pianist.

Early life and education
Rieko Tsuchida was born in Japan. Her family moved to the United States when she was two years old and she began piano lessons at the age of three with Ankie Foell in Madison, Wisconsin. From 2003 to 2012 she was a scholarship student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Preparatory Division, where she studied with the director John McCarthy.

In San Francisco she has performed at Herbst Theatre on the NPR show From the Top, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art alongside opera star Placido Domingo , and as soloist performing Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with the California Symphony.

Ms. Tsuchida earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University under the tutelage of Boris Slutsky and her Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School in New York City studying with Dr. Matti Raekallio and Joseph Kalichstein.

Career
Since making her Carnegie Hall debut in 2011, prize-winning pianist Rieko Tsuchida has performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. Ms. Tsuchida made her professional concerto debut in 2011 performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the California Symphony. She has also performed as a soloist with the Ashdod Symphonic Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and San Domenico Orchestra. She has also been invited to perform in major festivals and venues such as the Verbier Festival Academy, Salle Gaveau , the Phillips Collection, and more. Her many prizes include the SONY USA Foundation Grant in 2016 from the Salon de Virtuosi, YoungArts NFAA Finalist, and 3rd Prize in the IIYM International Piano Competition.

Since moving from New York City to Paris in 2020 Ms. Tsuchida co-founded Ensemble Imago, which is Ensemble-in-Residence at the Fondation des États-Unis. Their residency includes performances, recordings, and collaborations with other artists in Paris. She also collaborated with composer Lera Auerbach and cellist Tessa Seymour to record an album of Ms. Auerbach’s 24 Preludes for Cello and Piano as part of a project funded by Académie Musicale de Villecroze in Provence in 2021.

Awards
2018: 2nd Prize, Juilliard Concerto Competition, Juilliard School

2016: Winner, SONY USA Foundation Grant, New York City

2012: 2nd Prize, Harrison Winter Concerto Competition, Peabody Conservatory

2012: 3rd Prize, Int’l Institute of Young Musicians’ International Piano Competition

2011: Winner, Avanti Award Grant

2011: Fellow, YoungArts Program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts