Guitar
Education
Akiko received a B.M. of Biological Science from the University of Tokyo. She has a Graduate Performance Diploma in Guitar Performance and Chamber Music from the Peabody Institute where she was a student of Manuel Barrueco.
Performance and Teaching Experience
Akiko is a member of Aurora Guitar Quartet, Sumi Guitar Duo, and duoMare with flutist Rachel Choe. She debuted at Carnegie Hall in 2002 with the Aurora Guitar Quartet.