Mitsuko Uchida

Dame Mitsuko Uchida DBE
内田光子
Uchida with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, 2016
Born	(1948-12-20) 20 December 1948 (age 75) Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Citizenship	Japan United Kingdom
Occupation(s)	Classical pianist, conductor
Years active	1972–present
Title	Co-artistic director of the Marlboro Music School and Festival (with Jonathan Biss)
Partner	Robert Cooper
Website	mitsukouchida.com

Dame Mitsuko Uchida, DBE (内田光子, [ɯtɕida miꜜtsɯ̥ko]; born 20 December 1948) is a Japanese-English classical pianist and conductor. Born in Japan and naturalised in England, she is particularly notable for her interpretations of Mozart and Schubert.

She has appeared with many notable orchestras, recorded a wide repertory with several labels, won numerous awards and honours (including Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2009) and is the co-artistic director, with Jonathan Biss, of the Marlboro Music School and Festival.^[1] She has also conducted several major orchestras.