Education
She first studied with Broadus Erle at Yale University, and later with Joseph Fuchs at Juilliard.
She first studied with Broadus Erle at Yale University, and later with Joseph Fuchs at Juilliard.
She was the first student to complete the Suzuki Method course, at age nine. Nishizaki came to the United States from Japan in 1962. In 1966, she was awarded Juilliard"s Fritz Kreisler Scholarship.
Some of Nishizaki"s recordings with Slovak Philharmonic under Kenneth Jean by Naxos Records of famous violin concertos are highly ranked by The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music.
She has performed and recorded with pianists such as Andras Schiff, Jenö Jandó and Michael Ponti, and has performed in a number of chamber music ensembles.