A native of Japan, Shiori Kiriake has received numerous prizes as a pianist, including 1st prizes at the Boston International Piano Competition and the International Amateur Piano Competition held in Tokyo. She has performed widely as a recitalist in the US and Japan and has performed with members of the Berlin Philharmonic at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, as a concerto soloist at the California Concerto Festival and at Noontime Concerts in San Francisco. Currently living in Northern California, she is a student of John McCarthy, Director Emeritus at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In addition to her musical pursuits, Ms. Kiriake holds a degree in Education from Kyoto University and works as the PR Lead at AltX Research KK, a Web3 startup.