Miko Kominami

Academy faculty

Pianist Miko Kominami is a graduate of the Juilliard School, and she currently enjoys a varied career as a soloist, faculty member at Luther College, and as Principal Keyboardist of Orchestra Iowa. She has concertized extensively throughout North America, including performances in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, Boston, Washington D.C., and Toronto, both as a soloist and a collaborator with other artists. As a concerto soloist, she has been featured repeatedly with Orchestra Iowa, Danbury Symphony, Kishwaukee Symphony, Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra, Symphony of the Potomac, and the Luther College Symphony.

Ms. Kominami gave her New York Solo Debut Recital at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in 1996, as a result of winning the Artists International Award. She was acclaimed by New York Concert Review as “both a virtuosic and a musicianly performer.” Other awards include a Canada Council Arts Grant, and First Prize at the 1996 Concerto Soloists’ Competition in Philadelphia. She has performed live on WFMT Chicago, as well as Maine and Iowa Public Radio Stations.

In addition to her solo engagements, Ms. Kominami is a founding member of the Murasaki Duo, a cello/piano ensemble. The Duo has toured Scandinavia, as well as Israel, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It regularly performs on chamber music series throughout the nation, and has released recordings on the Centaur Records, Delos, and Montgomery Arts House labels. Its recording Duo Virtuoso won the Violoncello Foundation’s Fourth “Listeners’ Choice Award” in 2016. Ms. Kominami can be heard on other recordings released by Delos, Innova, and Fleur de Son Classics.