The pianist Tomoko Mukaiyama made her debut recital in Japan in 1990.  Winning the International Gaudeamus Prize brought invitations for solo rectials and concert apperances in Europe, Asia, and America.  In 1993 she won Japan's Muramatsu Prize.  She is a frequent interpreter of the music of Louis Andriessen; with Sospeso she performs the American premiere of Tao for piano and koto.