She was born in Osaka but grew up in Europe, attending the Conservatoire de Paris with older sister Mari.
She made her debut in 1991 with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra and was the youngest winner of the International Piano Competition in Munich at age 19.
Kodama was born in Osaka, Japan, but spent her early years in Europe, with her family moving there in 1973 and attending school in Germany.
[2][3][5] She has collaborated with violinists Christian Tetzlaff, Renaud Capuçon, Augustin Dumay; cellists Mario Brunello, Steven Isserlis and Christian-Pierre La Marca, her sister, pianist Mari Kodama; and the clarinettist Jörg Widmann.
[3][7] Composers include Toru Takemitsu, Ichiro Nodaïra, Toshio Hosokawa, Olivier Messiaen and Jörg Widmann.