Born in Osaka in Japan, began to play piano at age 3 and a half.
First prize at the National Piano Competition in Japan launched her international
career as the winner of the 2nd Grand Prix in the Long/ Thibaud Competition in Paris
with 4 special prizes given by A. Rubinstein, Emile Sauer, Prince Rainier III of Monaco
etc. Lauréat at the Fryderyk Chopin International Competition in Warsaw. She studied
with Aldo Ciccolini ( Paris Conservatoire ), Vlado Perlemuter, Conrad Hansen, Louis
Kentner, Colette Zerah, S. Nagai &
T. Matsuura.
She has performed throughout the world in 37 countries at Berlin Philharmony Hall,
Gewanthaus concert Hall, Suntory Hall, Teatro Colon, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Salle
Pleyel, Salle Gaveau, Wigmore Hall, with outstanding orchestras and conductors such
as Skrowacewski, F. Bruggen, Janowsky, Sinaisky, Foster, Gushulbauer, Sado, Inoué,
Muto, P.I.Calderón, Milanov.
Her Duo Concert with M. Argerich has been broadcasted many times in the world. She
performed often with M. Argerich, I.Gitlis, A. Dumay, R. Pasquier, A.Noras, A. Hewitt,
the Quintets as Moragues, Parisii, Via Nova etc. She appears regularly at festivals
in La Roque d’Anthéron, Menton, Echternach, Verbier, Nantes, Nice, Lugano, Lisbon,
Toledo, New York, Salt Lake City & Warsaw, Tokyo etc.
Her discography includes Chopin, Ravel, Dynam-Victor Fumet (world first recording).Also
works by Fauré, Franck, Grieg, Lekeu, Pierné, Webern as chamber music CDs. She was
awarded twice Grand Prix d’Or for her recordings of Hikari Ōe. For her services to
French music, Ebi was named a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 1993, and in 2002
she received Japan’s prestigious ExxonMobile Music Prize.
She is often invited to give master classes in many countries as France, Belgium,
Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Finland, Russia, many cities in USA, Canada, Argentine,
Japan. She is often invited as a jury member at the international competitions such
as Chopin in Warsaw, Long-Thibaud, Haskil, Bachauer, Santander, Canals, e-competition
etc. She served as the president of jury at Hamamatsu International Piano Competition
in 2012 & 2015 and is the president of Chopin Society in Japan since March 2020.