Biography
Kanae Furomoto has given performances in a number of countries in Europe and South East Asia, in the USA, as well as within the UK and her native Japan. Her experience as a soloist, as ensemble player and as accompanist extends from the radio broadcasts on the Classic FM, the NHK-FM and others to appearances at music festivals like the Budapest Spring Festival.
She studied at the Royal Academy of Music in the UK, firstly with Lois Phillips, and later with Hamish Milne. Having graduated RAM with the highest mark among the pianists, she was awarded several prestigious prizes and scholarships which enabled her to continue her study on the postgraduate course at the RAM. She simultaneously obtained the M.Mus. from the University of London. In 1999 she was one of the chosen soloists for the PLG Young Artist Concert Series to appear at the Purcell Room in London.
