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東京藝術大学卒業、同大学院修了。卒業時に皇居内桃華楽堂にて御前演奏。ザルツブルク・モーツァルテウム音楽大学修士課程を最高位で修了、同大学ポストグラデュエイト課程修了。

ピティナ・ピアノコンペティション全国決勝大会において、C級銀賞、E級金賞、G級銅賞、特級銀賞及び聴衆賞受賞。第3回福田靖子賞選考会において奨励賞受賞。第1回びわ湖ホールピアノコンクール第1位。

第19回マウロ・パオロ・モノポリ国際コンクール2位受賞。第8回アミグダラ国際ピアノコンクール1位受賞。第1回フィオレンティーノ国際コンクール1位受賞。

ソロ活動のみならず、デュオ、室内楽など、さまざまな楽器編成での演奏会に出演。またソリストとして、藝大フィルハーモニア管弦楽団、東京シティ・フィルハーモニック管弦楽団、ドナウ交響楽団、プーリアフィルハーモニカなど、国内外のオーケストラと共演。

その他、音楽祭への出演や多数のリサイタル開催など、活動の場を広げている。

2021年6月にKNS Classicalより初のアルバム「Lumière」をリリース（Spotify, Amazon Music, iTunesなど、デジタル配信にて視聴可能）。

これまでに、二本柳奈津子、岡原慎也、黒田亜樹、椋木裕子、赤松林太郎、青柳晋、ジャック・ルヴィエの各氏に師事。

現在、演奏活動を行いながらコンクールの審査員やアドバイザー、アドバイスレッスン講師として指導にあたるなど、後進の育成に努めている。

東京藝術大学音楽学部附属音楽高等学校、大阪音楽大学非常勤講師。一般社団法人全日本ピアノ指導者協会（PTNA）正会員。

Mai Koshio graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts and completed her master’s degree at its graduate school. Upon graduation, she was selected to give a performance before the Imperial Family at the Tokagakudo Concert Hall in the Imperial Palace. She then completed her master’s degree with highest honors at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, followed by the university’s postgraduate course.

At the PTNA Piano Competition National Finals, she was awarded the Silver Prize (Level C), Gold Prize (Level E), Bronze Prize (Level G), and the Silver Prize and Audience Award in the Special Grade. She also received the Encouragement Prize at the 3rd Yasuko Fukuda Award, and won First Prize at the 1st Biwako Hall Piano Competition.

Internationally, she was awarded Second Prize at the 19th Mauro Paolo Monopoli International Piano Competition, First Prize at the 8th Amigdala International Piano Competition, and First Prize at the 1st Fiorentino International Competition.

In addition to her solo career, she performs in duos, chamber music, and a wide range of ensembles. As a soloist, she has appeared with orchestras in Japan and abroad, including the Geidai Philharmonia Orchestra, the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, the Danube Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra Filarmonica Pugliese. She has also performed at music festivals and given numerous recitals.

In June 2021, she released her debut album “Lumière” on KNS Classical, available on Spotify, Amazon Music, iTunes, and other digital platforms.

She has studied with Natsuko Nihonyanagi, Shinya Okahara, Aki Kuroda, Yuko Mukunoki, Rintaro Akamatsu, Susumu Aoyagi, and Jacques Rouvier.

Alongside her performing career, she is devoted to nurturing the next generation of pianists as a competition judge, adviser, and teacher. She is a part-time lecturer at the Music High School attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, and at Osaka College of Music, and is a full member of the Piano Teachers’ National Association of Japan (PTNA).