"I met Noriko in New York in 1987 and we decided that she should come to London to work with me for the Leeds IPC. The result of that competition enabled her to have a very successful career as an international concert pianist. This concert is a pleasurable opportunity to celebrate that event of 20 years ago."
Benjamin Kaplan,
professor Royal Academy of Music
(Noriko's Mentor)
Noriko Ogawa has established herself as one of the most successful pianists in Japan and I wish her all the very best for her 20th anniversary concert at Suntory Hall in February 08.
I have had the pleasure and privilege of producing the majority of Noriko's recordings for BIS over the last ten years. She is a pianist of the highest order and a musician of great integrity. An inspiring artist indeed!
Robert Suff
(Artist & Repertoire Director, BIS Records, Sweden)