Chieko Kutsuzawa

A symphony concert with the Sofia Philharmonic on 12 October 2014 brought Chieko Kutsuzawa forward as a soloist; she shared the evening with Haruka Irie and Naho Yube. Kutsuzawa is also a composer and music teacher. She began attending Yamaha music classes at the age of three and later qualified to teach piano, electone and taishogoto. Her recordings of original music began with Watashi no Furusato in 2002, followed by further albums in 2008 and 2013. In October 2014 she performed three of her own pieces with the Sofia Philharmonic.