Ayako Uehara
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is a classical pianist.
She won 2nd prize in the 2000 Sydney International Piano Competition
. In 2002 she became the first woman (and first Japanese citizen) to win the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition
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She won 2nd prize in the 2000 Sydney International Piano Competition
Sydney International Piano Competition
The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia is a music competition, presented by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in association with the University of Sydney and broadcast live throughout Australia. It is held every four years, over a three-week period in July-August, and is...
. In 2002 she became the first woman (and first Japanese citizen) to win the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition
International Tchaikovsky Competition
The International Tchaikovsky Competition is a classical music competition held every four years in Moscow, Russia for pianists, violinists, and cellists between 16 and 30 years of age, and singers between 19 and 32 years of age...
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