International concert artist Nariaki Sugiura has performed solo recitals and concerto engagements in Europe, South and North America, and Asia at some of the most prestigious concert halls including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Shenzhen Concert Hall (China), Ferenc Liszt Music Academy Recital Hall (Hungary), Daejeon Arts and Cultural Center Hall (Korea), Manoel Theater (Malta), Kioi Hall (Japan). Sugiura has recorded eight CDs for such labels as Klavier Records, Eroica Classical Recordings, Albany Records, and T. K. Music Productions. His performances have been featured on television and radio, broadcast nationally and internationally. Active as an editor, his editions of chamber music scores are published by Ludwig Masters Music Publications. 

A devoted teacher as well as performer, Dr. Sugiura has become of the leading piano pedagogues of his generation. He has given piano master classes at numerous institutions including Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim (Germany), Civico Instituto Musicale “V. Baravalle” (Italy), Gheorghe Dima Music Academy (Romania), University of Antioquia (Colombia), Xinghai Conservatory of Music (China), Ewha WomensUniversity and Sunhwa Arts High School (Korea), Universitas Pelita Harapan (Indonesia), St. Paul’s College (Hong Kong), International Winter Festival at the Federal University of Santa Maria (Brazil). Currently he is Associate Professor of Piano and Collaborative Piano at University of North Dakota while he is a visiting faculty at East China Normal University. Hereceived Masters and Doctor of Music in Piano Performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Numerous national and international competitions have awarded Nariakiprizes.