Ayako Uehara (pianist)

Ayako Uehara (上原 彩子, Uehara Ayako, born July 30, 1980 in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese classical pianist.

Ayako Uehara
Born	(1980-07-30)July 30, 1980  Japan Kagawa prefecture, Takamatsu
Other names	上原彩子
Occupation	pianist

She won 2nd prize in the 2000 Sydney International Piano Competition. In 2002 she became the first woman (and first Japanese citizen) to win the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition.[1][2]

References

1. "NEC Navigates Japan's Classical Music Artists". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
2. 88 notes pour piano solo, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Editions, 2015, p. 53 and 55. ISBN 978 2 3505 5192 0