Ayako Uehara (pianist)

Ayako Uehara (上原 彩子, Uehara Ayako; born July 30, 1980 in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese classical pianist.

Ayako Uehara
Born	(1980-07-30)July 30, 1980  Japan Kagawa prefecture, Takamatsu
Other names	上原彩子
Occupation	pianist

She won 2nd prize in the 2000 Sydney International Piano Competition. In 2002 she became the first woman (and first Japanese citizen) to win the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition.^[1][2]