Pianist and Dalcroze expert, Yoriko Richman is a distinguished graduate of Musashino Academia Musicae, Tokyo, with a B.A. in Piano and Education. Holding an International Dalcroze License from the Dalcroze School of Music, New York, and a Professional Diploma from Berklee College of Music, Boston, Yoriko further honed her skills at the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze in Geneva.

Yoriko has enriched the musical landscape teaching Dalcroze at institutions such as Mannes College of Music, Showa Academia Musicae, San Francisco Girls Chorus, San Francisco Ballet, Crowden Music Center, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and provided several Dalcroze workshops at various schools. Yoriko has also taught the Dalcroze teaching method at San Francisco Conservatory’s collegiate department.