Yoko Kawano was born in Tokyo in August 1953. At 11 years old , she entered a special school for gifted children, the name is TOHO GAKUEN School of Music. ( Seiji Ozawa from same school. )

At 16 years old , she met the teacher name is Toyoko Kreuter. Yoko wanted to be pianist.The teacher recommend her to go to KUNITATI music college. 

( Joe Hisaishi was hers senior by three years at the college. )

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Graduate school , she performed many concerts , became a pianist in japan.

On the other hand , Toyoko says to her need dedicated to training the young.

So, she start work at YAMAHA music school , to training piano teacher.

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After that she while continuing the performance activities , she teaught the piano to a high school student who will be a nursery teacher in a private high school.

During a busy life, at the age of 38, at the request of the piano concerto from Chiyoda Philharmony, she played the piano concerto of Mozart.

Taking this opportunity, she received scholarships in Canada and France to study abroad in order to achieve further heights.

Later, during high-school teachers, fostering upbringing at home, She appeared at national and international music festivals and received acclaim.

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Her home students have gone on to go to Japanese music high school , college , and graduate schools, while they have also advanced to the Royal Music School in Belgium and the Regional Music Academy in Paris

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After a number of jobs, she have taught over 1300 students in total.

The number of concerts also performed 150 stage.