Steinway Artis Aisa Ijiri about Steinway pianosWhat does Steinway mean to Asia?

Aisa Ijiri — Japanese concert pianist, Steinway Artist since 2010, and Spirio Recording Artist — reflects on the singular bond between a performer and her instrument. Raised in Kyoto and trained at Stockholm’s Kungliga Musikhögskolan, the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and the Royal College of Music in London, Ijiri has built an international career defined by emotional depth and exacting discipline.

In this intimate Owner Story, she shares what Steinway means to her — an instrument that matches the expressive demands of repertoire she holds most dear: Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, and Bach. Her words illuminate why the world’s finest concert pianists return, performance after performance, to Steinway & Sons.