Mariko Anraku is hailed as a manifestation of grace and elegance and has won attention as one of the world’s outstanding harpists. She has appeared with orchestras all over the world, and as a recitalist, she has performed in major concert halls on three continents, including Weill Recital Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York. Furthermore, Ms. Anraku holds the position of Associate Principal Harpist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra – a position she has held since 1995.

An active chamber musician, Ms. Anraku has performed at the Spoleto, Tanglewood, Newport and Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festivals in the USA, the Banff Festival of the Arts and the Festival of Sound in Canada, the Spoleto Festival in Italy and the Karuizawa and Takefu Music Festivals in Japan. She has also performed for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Harvard Music Association and Columbia University and has collaborated with artists like clarinetist Richard Stoltzman and flutists, Emmanuel Pahud, Carol Wincenc, Paula Robison, Emily Beynon, and Michael Parloff.

Ms. Anraku is an exclusive recording artist with EMI Classics. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from The Julliard School and is a recipient of an Artist’s Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.