Kristina Reiko Cooper

Although she first began her career as a classical artist, she has received critical acclaim for her diversity in music genres.

As a musician, Cooper has premiered works by composers including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Philip Glass, Mario Davidovsky, Josef Bardanashvili, Roberto Sierra, and Patrick Zimmerli.

She has collaborated with artists including Tan Dun, Mitsuko Uchida, Hilary Hahn, Cho-Liang Lin, Wu Man, Anne Akiko Meyers, Hyung-ki Joo and Barry Douglas.

She is a member of the classical group Opus X, including Lidia Baich, Ukrainian-Danish pianist Tanja Zapolski, and Danish-British clarinetist Lone Madsen.

[4] Cooper converted to Judaism and currently spends her time between New York and Tel Aviv with her husband, Leonard Rosen, an investment banker, whom she married in 2006.