Mari Inoue earned her diploma and master's degree in piano performance at the Showa University of Music in Japan, where she studied with Yasuo Usui.

 

She also participated in masterclasses, including at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw.

 

Further studies led her to the Hamburger Konservatorium, where she trained with Gabriele Wulff and Christiane Behn.

 

She later completed a diploma in piano duo performance with distinction at the University of Music and Theatre in Rostock, under the guidance of Hans-Peter and Volker Stenzl.

 

As part of her piano duo with Yukari Ito, she performed as a theatrical pianist in a production of Lortzing’s Der Waffenschmied at the Theater Academy Hamburg.

 

She was invited to perform twice in a row at the Pianos an der Elbe festival, initiated by Steinway, and has since been active in concert performances throughout Germany.

 

In 2017, she released a CD in collaboration with soprano Susanne Etmanski. In 2025, she released a new album with Duo Inoue/Sames (with flutist Katharina Sames) on the prestigious ARS Produktion label,which was qualified for OPUS KLASSIK 2025.

 

She currently resides in Hamburg and is active internationally as a concert pianist and piano educator,with a particular focus on her ensembles: Duo Inoue/Sames (flute & piano) and Piano Duo Yukari &Mari.