Chiaki Ohara is a renowned Japanese pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

, known for her
collaboration in musical pieces such as "Hall Of Mirrors" and "Fantasy".

Early life

Chiaki Ohara, born in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

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, received her first piano lessons
at the age of four. From 1972 to 1975 she attended the high school
of Osaka College of Music

Osaka College of Music

is a private university in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1915, and it was chartered as a university in 1958.-External links:*...

, where since 1963 she has already been
a piano student of Prof. Tetsuro Kanzawa.
In parallel, she took private lessons with Tomiko Miyajima from 1974 to 1980.

Currently, she also performs regularly in duo with
Sandra Leonie Ritter (saxophone).
This cooperation is already equipped with its own CD production,
released at the label "music Leondra documented".
Other chamber music partner of Chiaki Ohara included Sergio Azzolini,
Ingo Goritzki

Ingo Goritzki

Ingo Goritzki is a German oboist, pianist, and flautist. He began his flute and piano studies in Freiburg, and switched to oboe as his primary instrument at age 20.-Career:...

, Dennis Kuhn, Peter Leiner, Will Sanders

Will Sanders

Will Sanders is a dutch hornist.-Biography:Sanders was born in Venlo, the Netherlands.He trained in music at Maastricht, where he graduated with honours in 1988. In 1985, while still a student, he became a member of the European Youth Orchestra, conducted by Claudio Abbado...

 and Markus Stockhausen

Markus Stockhausen

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