３歳でピアノを、10歳でクラリネットを始める。相愛大学卒業、同大学専攻科修了。海川雅富、鈴木豊人、濱中浩一の各氏に師事。卒業演奏会、京都府 新人演 奏会、霧島国際音楽祭、”一万人の第九”オーケストラ等に参加。京都音楽家クラブ所属。渡米後、ニューヨーク市立大学クイーンズ・カレッジにて修士課程を 修了。チャールズ・ナイディック、大島文子の両氏に師事。現在はＮＹにてフリーの演奏家として室内楽やチェンバーオーケストラなどで演奏活動と同時に、 Amadeus Music School、Song of Songs にて後進の指導にあたる。

・誕生日：９月１日　防災の日　乙女座
・血液型：Ｂ型
・好きな食べ物：抹茶味のお菓子
・好きな言葉：音楽家にはならなくても良いけど、音楽はやった方が良い。ｂｙ大島文子
・趣味：フィギュアスケート鑑賞、レッサーパンダのぬいぐるみ
・特技：初めてのレストランで美味しいものを注文出来る。
・好きな曲：普段は歩くときに聴くのでアップテンポのハウス系が多いです
・近所にリンゴの専門店があるので最近、赤いの青いのとリンゴの食べ比べにはまってます。でも結局FUJIに戻ってきてしまいます。

Noriko Nagao, clarinetist, was born in Kyoto, Japan. She began playing the piano at the age of three and the clarinet at the age of ten. She received her M.A degree at Queens College, CUNY as a student of Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima and B.M. and Artist Diploma from the Conservatory Music of Soai University where she studied under Masatomi Kaigawa and Toyohito Suzuki. As an orchestra player, she has performed with various groups, such as RICCS, NYJAA (New York Japanese American Association) Chamber Orchestra, Queens College Orchestra, Kirishima Music Festival Youth Orchestra and the Youth Orchestra for the “Beethoven 9th Symphony with ten thousand choirs” with Peter Schmidl, Principal Clarinetist of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. She is also an active chamber musician performing music of many different styles. Music festivals in which she has participated include the Kirishima International Music Festival and the Kitakaruizawa Clarinet Seminar. Currently, Ms. Nagao is an active clarinetist in the NY area and also a clarinet and piano teacher at several music schools which foster children’ s musical talent and prepare them for ABRSM and Carnegie Hall TAP.