„She penetrates deeply into the essence of music and conveys it with intense, sensitive playing.“ (klassi.com)
“With crystal-clear touch, she brought the original tonal colors and rich modulations of the works to life, giving the imaginative motifs distinct contours.” (Darmstädter Echo)
Born in Kanagawa, Japan, pianist Mayuko Miyata began studying the piano at an early age and received numerous awards in youth competitions. At the age of 18, she moved to Europe to study at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre with Prof. Bernd Zack.
She completed both her artistic training and a postgraduate program in piano chamber music with Prof. Stefan Imorde and Mario Alarcón with distinction.
A formative artistic influence was a year of study in Poland with Chopin interpreter Lidia Grychtolowna, which deepened her engagement with the music of Frédéric Chopin.
Mayuko Miyata performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. She has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the Mecklenburg Chamber Soloists, the Vorpommern Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Kalisz Symphony Orchestra in Poland, and has been featured at renowned festivals such as the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival and Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz. Concert tours have taken her, among other places, to Japan, where she performed as a soloist with orchestra. She also participated musically in an official event hosted by the then Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel.
„The transparent clarity of her playing is reminiscent of Chopin’s deep admiration for and love of Bach.“ (klassik Heute)
“Fully in her element, the soloist painted a soundscape of striking intensity in her concerts, woven from luminous colors and flowing lines.” (Darmstädter Echo)
In addition to her concert activities, she is devoted to CD production. Her recordings include Romantic Works for Flute and Piano (Genuin) as well as other chamber music and solo programs. A particular artistic focus is her solo album Harmony, featuring works by Chopin, which she presented with release concerts at venues including the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the Konzerthaus Berlin.
From 2011 to 2022, she served as a lecturer at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre, teaching, among others, the violin classes of Prof. Petru Munteanu and Prof. Liviu Casleanu, as well as the double bass class of Prof.
Silvio Dalla Torre. In 2025, she returned to the university as a collaborative pianist for the clarinet class of Julian Bliss as part of the Summer Campus. From 2015 to 2019, she also served as jury president of the International Music Arts Piano Concours in Fukuoka and, in this capacity, regularly gave concerts, masterclasses, and seminars.
Since 2021, she has repeatedly traveled to the South American rainforest, exploring music in its original, nature-connected form in exchange with indigenous cultures—a profound experience that continues to shape her artistic work.
Mayuko Miyata currently resides in Berlin.