Piano Faculty

Hikari is an acclaimed pianist who made her solo debut at the age of twelve, performing piano concertos in Poland, and later appeared as a soloist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as a winner of the Leonard Slatkin Piano Award. A passionate chamber musician, she has been regularly invited to perform chamber music at the prestigious Kent Blossom Music Festival, collaborating with members of the Cleveland Orchestra. She is also actively involved in premiering contemporary and new music.

Equally distinguished as a ballet pianist, Hikari has collaborated with renowned dance companies and institutions across the United States and Europe. She has served as Company Pianist and Orchestral Pianist with the Milwaukee Ballet and previously held the role of Head of School Pianist and Company Rehearsal Pianist at Tulsa Ballet. With expertise in accompanying a wide-ranging repertoire, she has worked with leading organizations including the Mark Morris Dance Group, Northern Ballet, English National Ballet, the University of Michigan, and many others. She earned her Master of Music degree in piano performance from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Music degree, awarded on full scholarship, from the Lynn University Conservatory of Music.