Yoko Nozaki
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Yoko Nozaki is a pianist
and musician
, specializing in chamber music
, and the wife of Grammy Award
-winning pianist
Emanuel Ax
.
Nozaki was born in Tokyo, Japan and studied at the Toho School of Music. At age 12, she and her family moved to the United States
. She entered The Juilliard School in New York City
in 1966 when she was 18, and met her future husband there. In 1970 she won the Concert Artists Guild Award. Ms. Nozaki is a frequent performer and has appeared as a duo-soloist with her husband, Emanuel Ax. The couple has two children, Sarah and Joseph. They reside in New York City.
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, specializing in chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
, and the wife of Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
Emanuel Ax
Emanuel Ax
Emanuel Ax is a Grammy-winning American classical pianist. He is currently a teacher on the faculty of the Juilliard School. He is considered one of the best known concert pianists of the 21st century.-Early life:...
.
Nozaki was born in Tokyo, Japan and studied at the Toho School of Music. At age 12, she and her family moved to the United States
United States
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. She entered The Juilliard School in New York City
New York City
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in 1966 when she was 18, and met her future husband there. In 1970 she won the Concert Artists Guild Award. Ms. Nozaki is a frequent performer and has appeared as a duo-soloist with her husband, Emanuel Ax. The couple has two children, Sarah and Joseph. They reside in New York City.