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Shinobu Kameyama is an accomplished pianist from Aichi prefecture,
Japan. Raised in a musical family, Shinobu began studying piano with her mother at the
age of three. Throughout her youth in Japan she continued her piano studies and played
for recitals, concerts and special events. Shinobu graduated from the Nanzan University
in Nagoya-city, Japan with a degree in British and American studies, and studied
communications and linguistics for one year as a foreign exchange student at the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Throughout her college years Shinobu
continued playing the piano and her enthusiasm for music remained strong.
In 2003 Shinobu and her husband moved from Japan to Santa Clara, California. Her
husband is an engineer in the Silicon Valley, and Shinobu continues her career as a pianist
and accompanist for various music groups in the Bay Area. Versed in many styles of
music, Shinobu also performs with Santa Clara United Methodist Church Choir and the
Santa Clara Senior Variety Band. She especially loves to accompany passionate Italian
and French opera, as well as play solo piano repertoire by Chopin, Beethoven and
Debussy.
Shinobu first met Susanna one evening at an opera rehearsal for Cosi fan tutte.
Susanna noticed that Shinobu, who was the rehearsal accompanist, looked very cold,
and during a break offered Shinobu a pair of gloves to warm her hands. This chance
Japan. Raised in a musical family, Shinobu began studying piano with her mother at the
age of three. Throughout her youth in Japan she continued her piano studies and played
for recitals, concerts and special events. Shinobu graduated from the Nanzan University
in Nagoya-city, Japan with a degree in British and American studies, and studied
communications and linguistics for one year as a foreign exchange student at the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Throughout her college years Shinobu
continued playing the piano and her enthusiasm for music remained strong.
In 2003 Shinobu and her husband moved from Japan to Santa Clara, California. Her
husband is an engineer in the Silicon Valley, and Shinobu continues her career as a pianist
and accompanist for various music groups in the Bay Area. Versed in many styles of
music, Shinobu also performs with Santa Clara United Methodist Church Choir and the
Santa Clara Senior Variety Band. She especially loves to accompany passionate Italian
and French opera, as well as play solo piano repertoire by Chopin, Beethoven and
Debussy.
Shinobu first met Susanna one evening at an opera rehearsal for Cosi fan tutte.
Susanna noticed that Shinobu, who was the rehearsal accompanist, looked very cold,
and during a break offered Shinobu a pair of gloves to warm her hands. This chance
meeting ultimately led to a dear friendship and partnership with Nova and Susanna . Shinobu and Susanna went on to work together in
La Traviata, and shortly thereafter Shinobu began rehearsing with Bella Sorella. Recognizing her dedication, talent and warm heart,
Nova and Susanna asked Shinobu to be Bella Sorella’s official accompanist. Since collaborating on Popera, Shinobu, Nova and Susanna
have become both working partners and dear friends. Shinobu’s relentless pursuit of technical perfection and countless hours of work
with Bella Sorella live up to her name’s English translation – “Great Will.”
La Traviata, and shortly thereafter Shinobu began rehearsing with Bella Sorella. Recognizing her dedication, talent and warm heart,
Nova and Susanna asked Shinobu to be Bella Sorella’s official accompanist. Since collaborating on Popera, Shinobu, Nova and Susanna
have become both working partners and dear friends. Shinobu’s relentless pursuit of technical perfection and countless hours of work
with Bella Sorella live up to her name’s English translation – “Great Will.”
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