PROFILE

Erika Colon is a soprano singer born in Venezuela and raised in Japan.
After her graduate studies at the Sacred Heart University in Tokyo (Master in Education), she completed her Master’s degree with distinction at the Royal Academy of Music in London in 2009. The same year, Ms. Colon made her debut at the prestigious Wigmore Hall. Her engagements as a soloist include Mozart Festival in Brussels, “Requiem” by Mozart for Sacred Music Festival and Handel’s “Messiah” for the Japan-U.K.150th Anniversary Concert in London. Ms Erika Colon has performed with distinguished musicians such as Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano and Joan Baez. While continuing her performance activities in Japan and abroad, she is active as the artistic director of White Hand Chorus NIPPON which consists of children with visual, hearing, and other disabilities aiming for social inclusion through music education.
Awards
2009 Jackdaws International Singing Competition Wigmore Hall Finalist
2020 Hagukumi Action Award by Kyoto city
2021 Tokyo International Singing Competition Grand-Prix
2021 Tokyo International Singing Competition Song Award
Recordings
2001 Ave Maria dedicated to the Bombed-Maria of Nagasaki
2019 CD Album “Esperanza” / Mothers for Peace
2021 CD Album “Bridge”/ King Records