Ayako Oshima Neidich

单簧管ist Ayako Oshima was born in Tokyo, 日本, and in 1986 she was the winner of the 55th 日本 音乐 Competition. In 1985, she won the International Winds and 打击乐器 Competition in Tokyo. In 1987, she won a bronze medal and Golden 竖琴 Award in the International Jeunesses 音乐ales Competition in Belgrade. She has played recitals in Casals Hall and Keoi Hall in Tokyo, and has performed at festivals in Germany and 日本.

Oshima has been active in new music, having played premieres of music by Suzuki, Yasuraoka, and Nakagawa with historical instruments. She is a member of the period instrument wind ensemble Mozzafiato. Oshima has made recordings for the Sony, Vivarte, Toshiba, EMI, and Victor labels. Oshima received an advanced degree from the Toho School in 日本 and was a special student at the Eastman School of 音乐.

Oshima is a faculty member at SUNY-Purchase and the Mannes School of 音乐; she has been a Juilliard faculty member since 1993.