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Pianist Naomi Kudo has captivated audiences around the globe as recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician. Naomi made her orchestral debut at age sixteen performing Tchaikovsky's First Concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and later that year, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra playing Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain. Naomi has since appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras.

At the age of fourteen, Naomi made her recital debut at the International Chopin Festival in Duszniki-Zdroj, Poland. Various recital appearances have further taken her to venues in Europe and the US. Naomi has also made numerous appearances as a guest artist at the "New Names of the 21st Century" International Music Festival in Russia, the Nagoya International Youth Music Festival in Japan, and the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival.

An enthusiastic chamber musician, Naomi was awarded the silver medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and recently completed her first studio recording of Mozart and Brahms chamber works. She was named recipient of the 2007 Chopin Prize and was a consecutive winner of two Gina Bachauer International Piano Competitions at the Juilliard School.

As recipient of the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship at Juilliard, she was invited to perform in New York, Japan, and at the Musikverein in Vienna. Additionally, Naomi earned top honors as the school's recipient of the 2009 Arthur Rubinstein Prize and the 2011 Juilliard/Sanders/Tel Aviv Museum Recital Prize. She earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Juilliard School  and currently studies at the Mannes College of Music.