Koichi Inoue

Koichi Inoue earned a Doctor of Music in Piano Performance & Music Literature as well as Master and Bachelor degrees from Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music where he studied with Gyorgy Sebok for ten years and subsequently with Michel Block. He also studies with Reiko Shigeoka-Neriki, Dmitry Paperno and Carolyn McCracken-Forough. In addition, he participated in master classes in Europe with Pascal Roge, Hans Leygraf, Andrzej Jasinski, Karl Heinz Kammerling, Peter Feuchtwanger, and Tatiana Nikolaeva. At Indiana University he taught as an Associate Instructor for three years and won the university’s concerto competition twice. Shortly before his university studies he performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra after winning a competition and toured in Germany with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. Since coming to Canada he has held term-contract faculty positions at Memorial University of Newfoundland (2002 & 2003) and Wilfrid Laurier University (2004). He has performed with The Rose Orchestra and Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra, and has appeared in various concert series in Southern Ontario. He currently lives and teaches in Brampton. He is a founder of the Brampton Chamber Music Concert Series in which now it becomes Caledon East United Church Afternoon Concerts, and performs in its programs regularly. Number of his students have been successful in RCM exams in advanced levels, and in music festivals and competitions. Some of the highlights of his students' achievements are: achieving first class honour with distinction (mark of 90 & above) in RCM Level 9, Level 10 & ARCT piano performance exams; accepted into The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists at RCM; winners & runner-ups in ORMTA GTA zone & Provincial Instrumental & Young Artists competitions; receiving 1st places & scholarship funds from Peel Music Festival and various other music festivals, and recommended to participate in OMFA provincial finals, presenting public solo recitals in professional concert series, etc.