Atsuko Seta

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Atsuko Seta is a Japanese pianist born in Osaka in 1955.

In 1977 she graduated from the Department of Music, Piano Course, Osaka Kyoiku University. In 1978 she completed a Postgraduate Course starting her career as a pianist thanks to the Argentine pianist Eduardo Delgado.
Since 1997, she has performed in Europe every year, especially piano concertos, with the Sudety Philharmonic in Poland.
In 2003 Atsuko Seta received the Music Critic Club Prize, which is given to the most active musician in West Japan.
In 2004, she received the Ibla Grand Prize <Ginastera Special Award> in Italy and played in New York's Carnegie Hall.
In 2003 and 2004 she performed piano concertos with the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra as a first Japanese pianist.

At the same time she continues performing for Peace concert & Charity for Asian children.