Rika Zayasu
Biography Rika Zayasu
Rika Zayasu
was born in Tokyo in 1972. She was trained at the Conservatoire de Boulogne-Billancourt (1st prize with distinction) in France, Guildhall School of Music and Drama (MMus) and University of York (MPhil) in the UK while also receiving private tuitions by Denis Pascal, Michel Béroff and Maria Curcio, the legendary pupil of Artur Schnabel. Enthusiastic about new music, she gave several world premieres in the UK and abroad. Following the completion of her thesis on the music of Tōru Takemitsu, she gave the world premiere of her piano transcription of Takemitsu’s Requiem for string orchestra at St Martin-in-the-fields in London to critical acclaim. Rika Zayasu performs as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with orchestra, appearing mainly in the UK and Europe.
