Background
She was born in Osaka, Japan and raised in Germany and Paris, France due to her father"s postings in these countries as well as Switzerland and England.
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Mari Kodama
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Education
She studied piano at the Conservatoire National in Paris starting at age 14, under Germaine Mounier, and chamber music under Geneviève Joy-Dutilleux and while still a teenager, was performing in various European competitions.
Career
Their mother gave up performances for teaching and Mari assuming everyone played piano. She was able to read notes by age three. By the age of 10, she had already decided to be a concert pianist deciding not to return to Japan to prepare for university.
She made her Japanese debut in 1984 at age 17 and was immediately a success.
Membership
Kodama is a founding member of chamber music festivals in San Francisco, Sapporo, and Gmunden.
