Workshop: Masterclass

Presenter: Dr. Miki Aoki

February 19, 2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Hammer & Strings Conservatory
610 N Gilbert Road Suite 400
Gilbert, AZ 85234

Praised for “genuinely memorable performance” by BBC Music Magazine, pianist Miki Aoki is widely recognized for her diverse abilities as a pianist and collaborative artist. A frequent guest artist in prestigious concert series and festivals around the world, Ms. Aoki has performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall, St. Martin-in-the FieldsSt. John’s Smith Square, the Royal Festival Hall and the Purcell Room at South Bank Centre, the Barbican centre, Blackheath Halls (UK), Laeizhalle Hamburg, Gasteig München, Philharmonie Essen, Beethovenssal Hannover (Germany), Philia Hall, Munetsugu Hall (Japan), Wiener-Saal (Austria), St-Petersburg Philharmonic Hall (Russia) as well as in festivals such as Mecklenburg-Vorpommen, Salzburger Festspiele, Rheingau Festival (Germany), Menuhin Festival Gstaad (Switzerland), International Chamber Music Festival Silver Lyre (Russia), Beaulieu-sur-la Mer (France), Valdres Festival (Norway), Copenhagen Summer Music Festival (Denmark), Steirisches Kammermusik Festival(Austria), Tertis International Viola Competition and Festival (Isle of Man), Tembi Festival (Indonesia), Phnom Penh

International Music festival (Cambodia) and the International Classical Music Festival (Myanmar). Upon starting her new role as Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano at Arizona State University for the 2022 fall semester, Ms. Aoki relocated from New York City. During the pandemic, Ms. Aoki founded and launched the virtual concert series, ‘Musik in the Air’. All programs are woven together uniquely by Ms. Aoki, and each has a theme; each in addition to the mission of ‘Musik in the Air ’which is to bring a world-class concert experience to listeners wherever they may be.

Workshop: Masterclass