She
is a harpist and arranger born in Japan who made her debut in New York in
1989 when she premiered works by several Japanese eminent composers.She has appeared as a soloist with
ensembles that include the Japan Chamber Ensemble and the Tokyo String
Orchestra and also recorded with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.Gaining much recognition in her
field she has commissioned works such as Shun-Shu-Ka by Samoi Satoh
and has appeared on recordings such as her solo Silent Night: Beautiful
Melodies of Christmas, Repertoire-Liebstraume, Simply
Christmas,Simply Christmas: Home for the Holidays, The Ultimate
Christmas Album of All Time, Song of the Seashore and Other Melodies of
Japan with James Galway and Lyrical Melodies of Japan with
Andras Andorjaan.
Ayako Shinozaki recordings
Sony Classical SFK 62677 (CD: Silent Night/Beautiful
Melodies of Christmas)