as she had become a British citizen. 2009: In June, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music (DMus) degree by the University of Oxford during Encaenia 2009. 2011: Grammy award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) for her recording of Mozart's Piano Concerti No. 23 K. 488 and No. 24 K. 491 with the Cleveland Orchestra, which she conducted from the keyboard. 2012: in May, Uchida was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, one of the highest honours in classical music. 2015: in January, Uchida was awarded the Gold Medal of the Foundation (Stiftung) of the Mozarteum University of Salzburg 2015: Praemium Imperiale, awarded by the imperial family of Japan 2017: Grammy Award for the Best Classical Solo Vocal Album (as accompanist) with Dorothea Röschmann References External links Borletti-Buitoni Trust , WNCN-FM, 1 December 1985 Erica Jeal, 'Musical moments' (profile of Mitsuko Uchida), The Guardian, 25 February 2006. Accessed 1 February 2008. Allan Kozinn, 'A Keyboard Alchemist Exploring the Haze', New York Times, 29 April 2005. Accessed 1 February 2008. Transcript: 'Mitsuko Uchida', The Music Show, ABC (Australia), 1 July 2006. Accessed 1 February 2008. Andrew Lindemann Malone, 'From Pianist Uchida, Daring, Intense Mozart', The Washington Post, 17 November 2005, Page C02. Accessed 1 February 2008. 1948 births Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Japanese classical pianists Japanese women pianists Women classical pianists Japanese expatriates in Austria Japanese expatriates in England Living people Musicians from Vienna Musicians from Shizuoka Prefecture Prize-winners of the International Chopin Piano Competition Prize-winners of the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition Pupils of Maria Curcio University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna alumni Honorary Members of the Royal Academy of Music Musicians from London Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medallists Recipients of the Praemium Imperiale Persons of Cultural Merit Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Musicians awarded knighthoods 20th-century classical pianists Members of the American Philosophical Society Prize-winners of the ARD International Music Competition