Rate My Professor Lily Funahashi

Yuri Lily Funahashi is an Associate Professor of Music at Colby College, where she specializes in piano studies and has served on the faculty since 2009. She currently holds the position of co-chair of the Music Department and teaches piano lessons and chamber music. Funahashi earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from The Juilliard School, Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California, and Bachelor of Music with Honors in Piano Performance from the University of Wisconsin. Born in Japan, she moved to the United States at a young age and has developed an extensive performance career as a soloist and chamber musician.

Funahashi has performed widely in Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia, and throughout the United States, including major venues such as the Kennedy Center, Orchestra Hall in Chicago, the Music Center in Los Angeles, Jones Hall in Houston, and the 92nd Street Y in New York City. She has appeared on campuses including the Eastman School of Music, New England Conservatory, Harvard University, Goucher College, Colby College, Bates College, University of Wisconsin, University of Southern California, and University of Southern Maine. A member of Festival Chamber Music of New York City, she performs regularly in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall. Funahashi has been a guest artist at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, Vancouver Music Festival, Sebago Long Lake Festival, Portland Chamber Music Festival, Windham Chamber Music Festival, Mediterranean Music Festival, and Royal Viking’s Music Festival at Sea. She has collaborated frequently with the Verdehr Trio and performed with the Brentano String Quartet, Cassatt String Quartet, and Daedalus Quartet. As co-founder and co-director of the Maine Mountain Chamber Music series, she contributes significantly to regional musical life. Her recordings include releases for Musical Heritage and John Marks Records, featuring collaborations with violinist Arturo Delmoni on sonatas by Amy Beach and Johannes Brahms.