Rachel Naomi Kudo

2008 GILMORE YOUNG ARTIST Rachel Naomi Kudo
Rachel Naomi Kudo has performed at venues worldwide, including the Fazioli Concert Hall in Italy, the Royal Castle in Poland, Salle Cortot in Paris, Musikverein in Vienna, Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Israel, Tivoli International Festival in Denmark, Bergen International Festival in Norway, Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in New York.

Ms. Kudo was named a Davidson Fellow Laureate by the Davidson Institute of Talent Development and is a three-time recipient of the Rohm Music Foundation Scholarship in Japan. She was twice invited to Carnegie Hall’s Professional Training Workshops, working with pianists Emanuel Ax and Sir Andras Schiff. 

Ms. Kudo is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where she received top honors as recipient of the Artur Rubinstein Prize, Chopin Prize, Sanders/Tel Aviv Art Museum Prize, Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship, and was two-time winner of the Bachauer International Piano Competition. She has taught masterclasses around the world, and was recently engaged as webcast host for the U.S. National Chopin and Cliburn Junior International Piano Competitions.