A prodigious talent recognized from an early age, Urayama began her career with significant international acclaim, including a Silver Medal in the Chopin Competition in Japan at just twelve years old. By eighteen, she had secured prizes at numerous major competitions, with many of her performances broadcast nationally on radio and television.

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Her artistry has since graced concert halls across 13 countries, including Italy, Austria, Poland, and France. In 2011, she relocated to the United States to study under the renowned pianist Michael Lewin at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. There, she was awarded a full scholarship and graduated with honors, earning both a Master of Music and an Artist Diploma. Throughout her career, she has been the recipient of prestigious grants and awards from organizations such as the St. Botolph Club Foundation, the Meiji Yasuda Quality of Life Cultural Foundation, and the Churchill Competition.

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Beyond the traditional stage, Urayama is dedicated to a unique, lifelong project: collecting folk songs from diverse cultures and weaving them into unified compositions. This work, showcased on her CD, Blooming, seeks to demonstrate peaceful and artistic cultural coexistence through the universal language of music.

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Currently, Urayama serves as a faculty member at the Key Notes School of Music and is the founder of Blooming Piano Studio in Evanston. With over 30 years of professional life as a pianist, she is dedicated to fostering the next generation of artists and sharing the transformative power of music with the community.