Staff Bio

Mariko Kaneda

Staff Accompanist in the Department of Performing Arts

Education

• D.M.A., Graduate Center, City University of New York
• M.M., Mannes School of Music
• Premier Prix, Paris Conservatory, France

About

Dr. Mariko Kaneda, pianist, has won prizes at the Montreal International Piano Competition, the Maria Canals International Piano Competition and the European Piano Competition in Luxembourg. As an active chamber musician, she has collaborated with violinists Aaron Rosand and Anastasia Tchebotaryova, (a prize-winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition); with cellists Janos Starker, Bernard Greenhouse; violist Paul Neubauer; The Roycroft Quartet, and the Colorado String Quartet.

She has performed numerous recitals and chamber music concerts in Japan, France, and Australia. Her appearances in the U.S. include recitals at Carnegie Weill Hall, Merkin Hall, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her participation in music festivals includes the East End Chamber Series in Adelaide, Australia; Bard Music Festival, NY; Banff Music Festival, Canada. Since 2023, She is serving as the co-artistic director of the East Aurora Chamber Music Festival in East Aurora, N.Y. 

She resides in Columbus, Ohio, and performs chamber music recitals regularly on the Sunday @ Sunday series in downtown Columbus. She is collaborating with the BalletMet during the 2025-2026 season.