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Yuri Funahashi

Title

Associate Professor

Department

Music

Information

  • (207) 859-5681
  • [email protected]
  • 207-859-5635
  • Bixler Art and Music Center

Current Courses

CRS Title Sec
MU191 Music Lessons: Credit E1
MU191 Music Lessons: Credit E2
MU193 Applied Music: Ensemble for Credit L
MU193 Applied Music: Ensemble for Credit L1

Education

  • D.M.A., Piano Performance, The Juilliard School
  • M.M., Piano Performance, University of Southern California
  • B.M. with Honors, Piano Performance, University of Wisconsin

Areas of Expertise

  • Piano Studies
  • Chamber Music

Personal Information

Pianist Yuri Funahashi has performed extensively in Europe, Japan, Canada and Australia and in many of the major halls in the U.S. including the Kennedy Center, Orchestra Hall in Chicago, the Music Center in Los Angeles, Jones Hall in Houston and the 92nd Street Y in New York City. She has also been heard on many college campuses across the U.S. such as the Eastman School of Music, the New England Conservatory, Harvard University, Goucher College, Colby College, Bates College, Kalamazoo College, Tulane University, Michigan State University, University of Wisconsin, University of Louisville, University of Connecticut, University of Southern California, University of Miami, University of Central Florida, and the University of Southern Maine among others.

As a member of the Festival Chamber Music of New York City, Funahashi performs regularly in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall and has been a guest artist at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, the Vancouver Music Festival, Sebago Long Lake Festival, The Portland Chamber Music Festival, the Windham Chamber Music Festival, the Mediterranean Music Festival and Royal Viking’s Music Festival at Sea.

She has collaborated frequently with the Verdehr Trio, has appeared in performances with the Brentano String Quartet, the Cassatt String Quartet, The Daedalus Quartet, and is co-founder and co-director of the Maine Mountain Chamber Music series. Born in Japan, Funahashi moved to the U.S. at a young age with her family and received the doctor of musical arts degree from The Juilliard School. She has recorded for Musical Heritage and John Marks Records. She teaches piano and chamber music and serves as co-chair of the Music Department at Colby College.

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