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Kayo MIKI was born in Japan. A graduate of Kyoto City University of Arts.
Miki has been the recipient of numerous awards in music competitions. She received an Honourable Mention at the 1985 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw and won the bronze medal at the 1987 Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Brussels. Awarded the Prize for the Best Performer of the Japanese Work at the 4th International Music Competition of Japan in 1989 and Boucher Memorial Prize at the William Kapell International Piano Competition in the USA in 1990. Received the 15th Chopin-Society Awards of Japan in 1989.

In addition to recitals, she performs with orchestras of Japan and other countries. She is also active in the field of chamber music. She has released several recordings as a soloist and an accompanist. Her sensitive and sophisticated performance with beautiful sounds have always inspired many audiences.
She is currently a professor at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo and a director of Frederic Chopin Society of Japan.