​About Mai

Japanese-American pianist Mai Mizuno is an active performer and educator based in Plano, Texas. She has performed throughout North America and Japan, including appearances at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in Washington, D.C., and Miyama Conseru in Japan. Following her performance of Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, Classical Voice of North Carolina praised her “strong technique and unflagging energy.”

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​As a collaborative pianist, Mai served as studio pianist for distinguished faculty

including violinists Kevork Mardirossian, Grigory Kalinovsky, Jorja Fleezanis, and Mimi Zweig; trombonists Carl Lenthe and Peter Ellefson; and baritone Wolfgang Brendel. She also served as accompanist for the Indiana University Pre-College String Academy and continues to collaborate regularly with instrumentalists, vocalists, and young musicians.

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Mai holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she served as an Associate Instructor teaching class piano and private lessons. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the University of North Texas, studying with Vladimir Viardo. Her principal teachers and mentors include Shigeo Neriki, Jean-Louis Haguenauer, Arnaldo Cohen, Evelyne Brancart, and Hans Boepple.

 

Today, Mai maintains an active career as a performer, adjudicator, and educator throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth area. She regularly appears in solo and chamber music performances, serves as a pianist for UIL Solo & Ensemble events, collaborates with local studios and competitions, and maintains a private piano studio in Plano. Through her work as both a performer and educator, she is passionate about helping students develop musicianship, creativity, confidence, and a lifelong love of music.