Mitsuko Uchida

Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Chamber Music (2015-2016)

The Visiting Professorship in Chamber Music is made possible by the generous support of  Lawrence Saper and is hosted by Peterhouse, Cambridge.

Mitsuko Uchida is a celebrated classical pianist. Mitsuko Uchida is a performer who brings a deep insight into the music she plays through her own search for truth and beauty.

She is renowned for her interpretations of Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Beethoven, both in the concert hall and on CD, but she has also illuminated the music of Berg, Schoenberg, Webern and Boulez for a new generation of listeners. Her recording of the Schoenberg Piano Concerto with Pierre Boulez and the Cleveland Orchestra won four award, including the Gramophone Award for Best Concerto.Amongst many current projects, Uchida is recording a selection of Mozart's Piano Concertos with the Cleveland Orchestra, directing from the piano: all of the discs in this series have received critical acclaim including a Grammy Award in 2011.