Ms. Yoshikawa is an active performer based in Boston, MA, having wide range of repertoire of marimba, percussion literatures.

As a committed contemporary musician, Yuko takes an active interest in commissioning new music aiming to discover and collaborate with composers.  She has commissioned and premiered solo marimba and chamber works by numerous composers such as Dana Brayton, Pius Cheung, Lachlan Fife, Alfred Marra, Lior Navok, Cayenna Ponchione, Rudolf Rojahn, Akie Takada. 

She also performs frequently as an entertainment musician around Boston.  She is a contracted musician at Sutton Entertainment Services and Graves Live Entertainment, and performing local schools, hospitals, private parties, churches, also Harvard Club, and Fenway Park.

She has been invited to Music Festivals including: KoSA X, SMARTS Institute,is Hih and Zeltsman Marimba Festival.  She also has performed with orchestras and bands including Rhythmusa with Dave Samuels at Berklee Percussion Festival Concert, Binghamton Community Orchestra (NY), Middlesex Concert Band (MA), also she was one of soloists for The Creation by Cayenna Ponchione performed at PASIC ‘04.

A recipient of several awards including: Winner of the Aspen Music Festival and School Solo Competition (2000), Artists prize at Naniwa Arts Foundation Festival (1999), and Winner of Graduation Solo Competition at Osaka College of Music (1999).  She was also a semi-finalist in the World Marimba Competition in Stuttgart (2002) and semi-finalist in International Marimba Competition Belgium (2004).

Ms. Yoshikawa began her musical training starting with piano at age of three, percussion at nine, marimba at fifteen.  She holds B.M. in percussion performance from Osaka College of Music in Japan, and M.M. in marimba performance from The Boston Conservatory where she studied with world-renowned marimbist Nancy Zeltsman and Pat Hollenbeck, percussionist of Boston Pops and Boston Symphony.

Yuko Yoshikawa endorses Marimba One instrument. 

Website - http://www.YukoYoshikawa.com