📍 Los Angeles, California
A native of Kanagawa, Japan, Dr. Yuri Inoo is a musician and educator based in the Los Angeles area. She has performed and collaborated with artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams, Steve Reich, Andrea Bocelli, and members of NEXUS and can be heard in numerous contemporary music and chamber recordings, as well as motion picture soundtracks.
Yuri is currently the Principal Percussionist of the Redlands Symphony in Redlands, California, and an active freelance musician in Southern California. As an educator, she is the percussion instructor at Occidental College, University of Redlands, Mount Saint Mary’s University, and Idyllwild Arts Academy, while maintaining a private studio and appearing as a clinician throughout Southern California.
She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from San Francisco State University, graduating summa cum laude and receiving the Most Outstanding Senior Award. She completed her Master of Music and Doctorate in Musical Arts in Percussion Performance at the University of Southern California, where she studied with Erik Forrester.
