3.2. Music by the Harmonies

Naomi Okumura Hobbs was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She earned her Music Degree at Musashino Music University in Tokyo, where she also taught for ten years. In 1998, one year before she moved to San Diego, she performed Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2012, she was the first prize winner of the Professional Division of the 7th international Piano Competition in Mexico, and in this year, Naomi became the gold medalist of 6th Seattle International Piano Competition.