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​ Yuri Inoshita is a Japanese pianist based in London, active as a soloist, collaborative pianist, and chamber musician. She regularly performs across London and the UK, presenting diverse musical programmes through solo recitals, chamber music, opera projects, and innovative collaborative performances.

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 Born in Barcelona, raised in Paris and Tokyo, Yuri started her musical training at the age of five and received lessons at the Conservatoire Claude Debussy in Paris. After graduating from Toho Gakuen High School of Music, she completed her bachelor's degree in Intercultural Communication at Hosei University in Tokyo, besides her musical studies at Toho Gakuen College of Music. She moved to London in 2021, and completed her MMus with Distinction at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, where she studied under Martino Tirimo with the generous support of the Peter Harris Trust.

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 Yuri has been performing in public since young age and has been a member of the Baroque Ensemble in Tokyo to give concerts playing both on clavichord and on modern piano at venues including the Baroque Festival 2016 at the Matsumoto Memorial Hall. As soloist, she has performed at venues including St. James’s Piccadilly, St. Paul’s Covent Garden, and the Old Royal Naval College, as well as giving a solo recital at Shiodome Hall in Tokyo. She is regularly invited to perform at St. Alfege Church and St. George’s Beckenham, among other venues. As a chamber musician, Yuri is the founder of Harmonia Arts London, a chamber music collective launched in 2026 that curates innovative and collaborative projects. The collective presents piano trios and violin–piano duos, with programmes exploring themes of culture and artistic exchange. She is also a member of Meissa Trio, which has been working together since 2023 and has received prizes in international competitions. Her collaborative work also includes participation in the Wigmore Masterclass Series with Thomas Quasthoff and Nicky Spence, as well as chamber music and vocal projects with leading musicians and institutions. In 2023, she was awarded the David Gosling Prize for Piano Accompaniment.

 

 Yuri is passionate about exploring new forms of musical expression. As an improviser, she has performed her own composition Improvisation on Haiku (Japanese Poem) at the New Lights Festival 2024 and has collaborated with ViDa Nova Ensemble in their innovative performances.

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Recent Highlights; 

Opera 'Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus' by Libbie Larsen - Jul 2023

National Opera Studio Roadshow - Nov 2023

Petrushka by Sravinsky with TL Orchestra - Feb 2024

Cornwall Eastern Course with Meissa Trio- Apr 2024

Wigmore Chamber Day with Meissa Trio - Jun 2024

Wigmore Masterclass by Thomas Quasthoff - Jun 2024

University Women's Club with Meissa Trio - Jun 2024

Duo concert with Samtyuktha Rajagopal at St. James's Piccadilly - Nov 2024

Wigmore Masterclass by Nicky Spence - Jan 2025

Opera 'Turandot' with Instant Opera​

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