Sheet Music Downloads: Delivery is currently taking longer than usual. We’re working to restore instant access as soon as possible. Audio downloads are processing as normal.
Mitsuko Uchida
Born: 20th December 1948, Atami, Shizuoka, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
When Mitsuko Uchida talks about her art, one term that comes up again and again is 'the right balance'. Her playing has an extraordinary sense of equilibrium: between intellectual rigour and naturalness of expression; between acute awareness of tradition and an eternal quest for discovery; between personal commitment and objective understanding; between beauty and truth. All this would be remarkable in any musician, but is particularly striking when one considers the diverse cultural influences on Uchida's life and career. Japanese by birth, trained in Vienna, she has lived in London for more than two decades and is happy to call herself an Englishwoman.
Browse: Mitsuko Uchida
Further Reading: Mitsuko Uchida
-
Late Beethoven from Mitsuko Uchida
24th Jul 2026
Mitsuko Uchida's new album captures live performances of the late Beethoven sonatas, in which the spark of the moment and all the qualities with which she has become synonymous combine to create magic.
Recent Best Sellers: Mitsuko Uchida
-
Special offer. Beethoven: The Last Three Piano Sonatas, Opp. 109, 110 & 111
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 24th July 2026
-
Gramophone Magazine, September 2026, Editor's Choice
CD: Original price $16.25 Reduced $14.62Download from $10.00 -
-
Special offer. Mozart: The Piano Sonatas
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
-
Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Instrumental
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
5 CDs: Original price $26.25 Reduced $19.68Download from $25.00 -
-
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
-
BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, Instrumental Choice
-
Gramophone Awards, 2022, Winner - Piano
-
Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
-
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
-
The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2022
CD: $14.75Download from $10.00 -
-
Special offer. Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 & Klavierstücke D946
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
-
Building a Library, August 2005, First Choice
Presto CD: Original price $17.00 Reduced $13.60Download from $6.75 -
