Pianist Kayoko Miyazawa, born in Tokyo, Japan, completed her pre-college studies at the Beijing Central Conservatory where she studied with YaMeng Huang. She came to the United States in 2011 to study at the Cleveland Institute of Music where she gained her Bachelor of Music degree studying with Paul Schenly and Daniel Shapiro and Master of Music in Collaborative Piano studying with Anita Pontremoli and Joela Jones. During her time at CIM, she was enrolled in both the Intensive Duo program and the Advanced Piano Trio chamber music program where she was coached by Sharon Robinson, Jaime Laredo, the Cavani Quartet, and the second violinist of the Cleveland Quartet Peter Salaff. Kayoko is currently continuing her collaborative piano studies at the University of Michigan, School of Music, Theater and Dance under the guidance of Martin Katz.