Mai Mizuno
DMA, University of North Texas
Japanese-American pianist Mai Mizuno has appeared in venues throughout the world, including the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in Washington, D.C., and Miyama Conseru in Japan. Her performance of Saint-Saëns’ Second Piano Concerto with the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra was praised for “dominat[ing] the music from the start, with a strong technique and unflagging energy” (Classical Voice of North Carolina).
Her awards include prizes from the Eastern Music Festival Solo and Concerto Competitions, MTAC Solo and Concerto Piano Competitions, CAPMT Bartók & Contemporary Piano Competition, CMTANC Youth Music Competition, and the Young Pianists’ Beethoven Competition.
Mai holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Indiana University, where she served as an Associate Instructor for two years, teaching class piano and private lessons for both music and non-music majors. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the University of North Texas, where she studied with Vladimir Viardo. Her mentors include Shigeo Neriki, Jean-Louis Haguenauer, Arnaldo Cohen, Evelyne Brancart, and Hans Boepple.
