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1977年神奈川県横浜市に生まれる。
3才の頃より打楽器を始める
私立神奈川学園中学・高等学校を卒業後、1996年東京音楽大学へ入学。
打楽器協会主催、第16回打楽器新人演奏会また東京音楽大学校友会主催、神奈川県新人演奏会に出演。
2000年東京音楽大学研究生となる。
2001年東京音楽大学より特別給費留学生としてRoyal Academy of Music（英国王立音楽院）へ短期留学。
2002年東京音楽大学研究生修了後、奨学金を得てRoyal Academy of Music Postgraduate Diplomaコースへ入学。
在学中 Reginald Bayker Prize、J E Reckitt Awardを受賞。またSir Colin Davis, Alexander Lazarev, Lutz Koehler, Vernon Handley, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Thierry Fischer, Kenneth Kiesler, Nicholas Braithwaite などの著名な指揮者と共演。
2004年Royal Academy of Musicを最高学位Distinctionを得て首席で卒業後日本へ帰国。
2004年9月神奈川フィルハーモニー管弦楽団と女性初のTimpani奏者として共演。大好評をはくす。
その他Timpani奏者としてNHK交響楽団、新日本フィルハーモニー交響楽団、東京モーツァルトプレーヤーズ、Kバレーカンパニー、ジャパンシンフォニアなどと共演。
2006年Orquestra Metropalitna de Lisboa（ポルトガル）の首席Timpani奏者となる。その後2007年よりOrquestra do Norte（ポルトガル）の首席Timpani奏者となる。
Ensemble Roca 副代表。
2010年9月日本に帰国しオーケストラでの演奏活動の他、後進の指導にもあたる。
2011年8月Orquestra do Norteの首席Timpani奏者として再度ポルトガルで活動を始める。
これまでに、Kurt-Hans Goedicke(ロンドン交響楽団名誉首席Timpani奏者） Neil Percy(同オーケストラ首席打楽器奏者) David Jackson(同オーケストラ打楽器奏者） Steve Quigley(Royal Philharmonic Orchestra首席打楽器奏者） Leigh Howard Stevens(international marimba player) 藤本 隆文、菅原 淳、久保 昌一、野口 力、岡田 眞理子、堀尾 愛の各氏に師事。
She was born inYokohama Japan in1977 and began playing the percussion at the age of three. After graduating from Kanagawa Gakuen Girls' Junior and High School, she entered to Tokyo College of Music in1996.And also finished studying as PGDip in 2002.
During that,she went to Royal Academy of Music in U.K as a special scholarship exchange student in 2001.
After finish studying at the Tokyo College of Music,she went to abroad to study at the Royal Academy of Music in U.K with an entrance scholarship in 2002.
She was awarded the Reginald Bayker prize and the J E Reckitt Award while she was studying at Royal Academy of music.
And she played with Sir Colin Davis,Alexander Lazarev,Lutz Koehler,Vernon Handley,Yan Pascal Tortelier,Thierry Fischer,Kenneth Kiesler,Nicholas Braithwaite who are such great conductors while she was in London.
She graduated from the Royal Academy of Music on PGDip in 2004.
In September 2004, she played as the first female Timpani player with Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra.And it was favorably reviewed. She has also played as a Timpani player with NHK Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic orchestra, Tokyo Mozart Players, K Ballet Company, Japan Sinfonia and so on.
She has become a member of the Orquestra Metropalitana de Lisboa in Portugal as principal Timpanist in 2006 and then she became a member of the Orquestra do Norte in Portugal as principal Timpanist from 2007.
She has studied with Kurt-Hans Goedicke(London Symphony Orchestra,Emerituis Principal Timpanist) Neil Percy(London Symphony Orchestra,Principal Percussionist) Davis Jackson(London Symphony,Percussionist) Steve Quigley(Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Principal Percussionist) Leigh Howard Stevens(International Marimba player) in London and Takafumi Fujimoto, Atsushi Sugahara, Shoichi Kubo, Tsutomu Noguchi, Mariko Okada and Ai Horio in Japan.
Nasceu em Yokohama, Japão em 1977 e aos três anos começou a tocar percussão.
Depois de graduar-se pela Kanagawa Gakuen Girls' Junior and High School, entra no Colégio de música de Tóquio em 1996 e concluiu o curso com PGDip em 2002. Durante este período foi para a Royal Academy of Music em Inglaterra com uma bolsa de estudo especial nos termos de estudante de intercâmbio em 2001.
Após finalizar os estudos no Colégio de Musica de Tóquio, Foi estudar para a Royal Academy of Music em Inglaterra com uma bolsa de estudo em 2002.
Durante os seus estudos na Royal Academy of Music, foi premiada pelo” Reginald Bayker prize” e o “J E Reckitt Award”.
No período escolar na Royal Academy of Music, tocou com vários maestros tais como: Sir Colin Davis, Alexander Lazarev, Lutz Koehler, Vernon Handley, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Thierry Fischer, Kenneth Kiesler, Nicholas Braithwaite, que são maestros extraordinários.
Gradou-se em 2004 obtendo o PGDip pela Royal Academy of Music.
Em Setembro de 2004, foi a primeira mulher a tocar tímpanos na Orquestra Filarmónica de Kanagawa e obteve críticas muito boas. Tocou também em algumas orquestras tais como: NHK Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic orchestra, Tokyo Mozart Players, K Ballet Company, Japan Sinfonia entre outras.
Em 2006 tornou-se membro da Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa na posição de primeiro Tímpano em 2007 esta membro da Orquestra do Norte na posição de primeiro Tímpano.
Neste momento ela mudou-se para o Japão e começou a leccionar em escolas e a tocar em diversas orquestras.
Estudou com Kurt-Hans Goedicke ( London Symphony Orchestra, Emerituis Principal Timpanist) Neil Percy (London Symphony Orchestra, Principal Percussionist) Davis Jackson (London Symphony, Percussionist) Steve Quigley (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Percussionist) Leigh Howard Stevens (International Marimba player) em Londres, e com Takafumi Fujimoto, Atsushi Sugahara, Shoichi Kubo, Tsutomu Noguchi, Mariko Okada and Ai Horio no Japão.
