Aki Takahashi (Takahashi Aki, b. 1944) is a Japanese pianist specializing in contemporary classical music.
Born in Kamakura, he began studying piano at the age of five and received his M.A. degree from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. His teachers included Yutaka Ito, Ray Lev, and George Vásárhelyi. He presented his first public recital in 1970 and his European debut in 1972.
He has released numerous recordings and many 20th-century composers (including John Cage, Morton Feldman, Peter Garland, Alvin Lucier, Isang Yun, Joji Yuasa, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Carl Stone, Maki Ishii, and Takehisa Kosugi) have written pieces for him.
He has also performed works by Olivier Messiaen, Pierre Boulez, Iannis Xenakis, Tōru Takemitsu, and his brother, Yuji Takahashi.
He has toured extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He served as Artist-in-Residence at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1980 - 1981. He was a guest professor at the California Institute of the Art s in 1984 and 1985.
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