Aimee Tsuchiya
Education and Training
BM, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Summa Cum Laude; MM and DMA, New England Conservatory, Distinction in Performance
Awards and Recognition
Winner at Chopin Society Young Artists Competition
Top piano prize in the Minnesota Orchestra's Young People's Symphony Concert Association
Finalist, New World Symphony auditions
Schubert Club Competition award
Thursday Musical Competition award
Fellowships to Interlochen, Tanglewood, Yellow Barn, and Banff Chamber Music Festivals.
Aimee Tsuchiya
Division: Expanded Education
Department: Assistant Chair, Chamber Music; Piano
Instrument: Piano
Pianist Aimee Tsuchiya is the Assistant Chair of the Chamber Music and Piano departments for NEC's Expanded Education Division, including NEC Preparatory School and Adult Education.
Ms. Tsuchiya has appeared as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia, including several concerto engagements at Mechanics Hall and live broadcasts on WGBH, Chicago Public Radio, and CBC radio. Her broad repertoire has showcased works as various as John Cage’s The Perilous Night for prepared piano; the world premiere of Abby Richardson’s Downstream for piano and orchestra with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra; and a recital of early 20th-century violin repertoire with Karl Stobbe, concertmaster of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Tsuchiya has worked with members of the Boston Symphony, the Guarneri Quartet, the Peabody Trio, and the Cleveland Quartet, as well as pianists Emanuel Ax, Awadagin Pratt, Lydia Artymiw, Irma Vallecilla, Margot Garret, and Andre Watts.
An active and versatile teacher in the Boston area for many years, Ms. Tsuchiya works with students of all levels, abilities, and ages. Areas of instruction include solo piano, duo and chamber music, class instruction, and vocal coaching. She holds many chair and coordinator positions at her schools, in addition to teaching, and was for several years the Director of Chamber Music at both the Brookline and Winchester Music Schools.
Assistant Chair of Piano, Assistant Chair of Chamber Music, Accompanist Coordinator, NEC Expanded Education. Piano faculty, Winsor School. Piano and Chamber Faculty, and Brookline Music School.
Curriculum Vitae
BM, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Summa Cum Laude; MM and DMA, New England Conservatory, Distinction in Performance
- Winner at Chopin Society Young Artists Competition
- Top piano prize in the Minnesota Orchestra's Young People's Symphony Concert Association
- Finalist, New World Symphony auditions
- Schubert Club Competition award
- Thursday Musical Competition award
- Fellowships to Interlochen, Tanglewood, Yellow Barn, and Banff Chamber Music Festivals.
