Koji Attwood

Koji Attwood, a Kansas native, made his solo debut at the age of ten, and one year later won 2nd prize at the Young Keyboard Artists International Competition.  He earned 2nd prize at both the Stravinsky and Missouri Southern International Keyboard competitions, and was a participant in the International William Kapell Keyboard and the Hamamatsu International Piano competitions. Koji was also a winner of Astral Artistic Services' 2003 International Auditions, and was the featured artist on yamahamusicsoft.com's "New York City Rising Star" series.

Mr. Attwood has performed numerous solo recitals across much of the country, including concerts in Steinway Hall, Lincoln Center, and on the Kosciuszko Foundation Concert Series.  He appeared regularly on the "World of the Piano" series at the Juilliard School and was frequently heard on a weekly radio show on New York's WQXR, hosted by David Dubal entitled, "Reflections From the Keyboard: the Pianist in Comparative Performance" and currently on Dubal's new show, "The Piano Matters" on WWFM.

Committed to the performance of contemporary music, Mr. Attwood has given world premiere performances of works by Cynthia Folio, Hector Martinez Morales, and Daniel Ott.  Also active in chamber music, Mr. Attwood has performed with members of the Borromeo, St. Lawrence, Koryo, and Enso quartets, and is a regular collaborator with the esteemed dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov. Mr. Attwood has also performed throughout the United States and in Europe with the Mark Morris Dance Group, Wally Cardona Quartet, and C. Eule Dance. In May and June 2010, he joined the American Ballet Theatre for eight sold-out all-Chopin performances at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, playing in the company's critically lauded premiere of the John Neumeier ballet Lady of the Camellias.

Mr. Attwood's recent performances include a highly acclaimed recital at Merkin Hall in New York City, a European debut at the Husum festival in Germany, debut in Canada at the Theatre Outremont in Montreal, and an invitation by the Fondation Cziffra to perform at the Chapelle Royale Saint-Frambourg in France. He is featured, along with pianists Marc-Andre Hamelin, Lev Vinacour, and Daniel Berman on the 2009 "Rarities of Piano" Danacord release, and as an avid transcriber, has over twenty arrangements to his credit, some of which are available at www.abundantsilence.org.

Prior to receiving a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music as a student of Seymour Lipkin, Koji studied at the University of Kansas with Richard Angeletti. He went on to earn a Master of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School, under the tutelage of Jerome Lowenthal. Mr. Attwood currently serves on the faculty of the Gifted Music School in Salt Lake City, Utah, as an instructor in piano, lecturer on music history, and chamber music coach. Additionally, he has been a visiting professor of piano at both Utah State University [2017-18], and the University of Utah [2019-22]. Koji is a Yamaha Artist.