Koki Tanaka, D.M.A.

About Koki

Currently, Dr. Koki Tanaka teaches Aural Skills and Fundamental Theory courses at Nazareth University, chamber music at Roberts Wesleyan University, and violin at Eastman Community Music School, the Hochstein School, and Roberts Wesleyan Community Music School in Rochester, New York. Dr. Tanaka also teaches at Interlochen Arts Camp as a faculty member.

Dr. Tanaka has recently given solo recitals in Seoul, South Korea, and frequently performs with his wife and a pianist, E-Na Song, at Eastman School of Music, SUNY Brockport, George Eastman House, Wilmot Recital Hall and Beston Hall at Nazareth University, as well as performing at Esber Recital Hall at Penn State University for 2023 New Music Festival and Symposium. During each summer, Dr. Tanaka performs frequently at Interlochen Center for the Arts with his colleagues as a part of the faculty recitals, where he premiered a unique chamber music piece, Outside(Inside)Out (2022) by Daniel Sabzghabaei.

Dr. Tanaka made his debut at the age of 18 at Benaroya Hall, performing the rarely heard Conus Violin Concerto in E minor under the direction of conductor Fusao Kajima and Stephen Rogers Radcliffe.

Dr. Tanaka holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Mikhail Kopelman, Renée Jolles, and Lynn Blakeslee, and received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Washington, studying with Ronald Patterson.

My goal is to support the next generation of musicians and guide them to various prospects. I do not limit one's imagination and always support ideas. I believe my role as a teacher is to evaluate students' wishes and identify the right tools and support needed for them to achieve their goals.