Canadian pianist Christine Yoshikawa has established herself on the international stage as one of Canada’s exciting young pianists of her generation. Her performances have garnered international acclaim and critics have praised her as a pianist of "pure power” (South Bend Tribune), "remarkable endurance, refinement, precision and authority", and "radiant lyricism, elegance and warmth". (The Observer). Her versatile international performing career as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician have led to appearances as concerto soloist with major orchestras and recital engagements in cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Munich, Prague, Sofia, and Tokyo among others, and in collaboration with some of the world’s finest musicians.

Prizewinner of numerous national and international competitions, she is also a committed educator conducting clinics and masterclasses internationally and has held teaching positions at the University of British Columbia and Arizona State University. Currently, she serves on the faculty of Chipola College and on the roster of Recording Artists for Eroica Classical Recordings. Her performances are archived at the Canadian Music Centres across Canada and at Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw and broadcast on national radio across North America and abroad.

A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Christine began her piano studies at age two with her mother and furthered her studies with Arthur Rowe and Jane Coop at the University of Victoria and University of British Columbia. She made her debut as soloist with orchestra with Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto at the age of nine, and has garnered top medals from the Western Board and the Royal School of Music in London. Additionally, she was awarded a full scholarship to study with the late Gyorgy Sebok of Indiana University at the Banff Centre of the Performing Arts; at the prestigious Toradze Institute at Indiana University South Bend as a Charter Fellow with Alexander Toradze; and received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance from Arizona State University as a pupil of renowned American pianist Robert Hamilton.


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