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Tokyo native Yasuko Mitsui is one of Japan's premier artists of the keyboard, and is widely known in classical music circles for her masterful concerts and recordings.

Mitsui studied piano and harpsichord at the Tokyo Murashino Music University and the National University of Music in Vienna. She has received plaudits for her performances with the Ensemble Bella Musica, on TV shows, at music festivals, and in concerts throughout Europe and Japan.

Mitsui's classical repertoire is varied, although she is partial to J. S. Bach's baroque compositions. She has collaborated with W. Holzmair, A. Schmid and O. Warla; her artistry is enjoyed by her legion of admirers through CD recordings from Columbia, EMI, Video Garo, and Elect Records.

She participated in master classes in Vienna, Hannover and Briev. Mitsui has judged international piano and harpsichord competitions; she sits on the faculty of Iwate National and Elisabeth Universities as Professor.

Mitsui passionately advocates peace among nations through the binding force of music, and believes that the Harmony for Peace Concert in New York will inspire collective action to diffuse nuclear tensions.