Kikuko Kurose, born in Hyogo, Japan, began her study of piano music at the age of five and pursued her studies under Professor Masutaka Kanazawa at Kobe College Music Department. After graduation from the College in 1975, she started her career as a soloist in recitals and with orchestra. In 1979 she went to Italy to make a further study under Professor Lya De Barberiis at Santa Cecilia National Academy in Rome until she was given a diploma in 1981.
During this period she wons prizes in various international competitions held in Italy including “Bellini” in Caltanissetta, “Viotti” in Vercelli, and “Neglia” in Enna. Since then she had developed an active concert work as a soloist giving recitals and concertos in many places in Japan and Italy. Her performances have often been broadcast on Radio Italiana e Radio Vaticana.

She has released such CD albums as “Kikuko Kurose Plays Schubert” in 2 volums (1998), “Momenti d’incanto” (2000) and “W. A. Mozart - Kikuko Kurose Piano World, Emozioni di poesia e di colore” (2007) by Nami Records, Tokyo.