A British-Japanese pianist and composer, she graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a degree in Classical Composition in 2021. In 2024, she composed and orchestrated an original double-act ballet score, Peter Pan, for the Japanese children’s ballet company Studio Bontemps. She has performed across London’s prestigious venues, including Pizza Express Jazz Club, Milton Court Concert Hall and The Piano Boat. Maya is a recipient of Arts’ Council England’s Develop Your Creative Practice grant, and has been commissioned by Sound and Music. During the pandemic, she developed a book of educational piano pieces for children, titled Maya’s Mountain.