Keisuke Nakagoshi began his piano studies at the age of ten.
Arriving in the United States from Japan at the age of eighteen, Nakagoshi soon earned his Bachelor's degree in Composition and then his Masters degree in Chamber Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He studied piano and chamber music with Emanuel Ax, Gilbert Kalish, Menahem Pressler, and Paul Hersh. In his nearly twenty year career he has performed on numerous concert stages across the US, including the illustrious venues such as the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Davies Symphony Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl.
In 2009, Nakagoshi and Swiss born pianist Eva-Maria Zimmermann bonded over the original one piano four hands version of Stravinsky's monumental "The Rite of Spring" and subsequently formed the piano duo ZOFO, one of only a handful of duos worldwide devoted exclusively to piano duets. In 2013 ZOFO's first CD "MIND MELD", including their performance of "The Rite of Spring" which has been described by San Francisco Classical Voice as "simply gorgeous" was nominated for the Grammy award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble.
As well as ZOFO performances, Nakagoshi has been active performing with companies such as San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Earplay and Ives Collective. He regularly appears as the concerto soloist with orchestras such as Marin Symphony, San Francisco Philharmonic, Mendocino Festival Orchestra and Cambrian Symphony.
Notably, Nakagoshi made his solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony performing Ingvar Lidholm’s "Poesis" with Herbert Blomstedt conducting.
Nakagoshi is currently on the staff of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and serves as pianist on the production teams of Opera Parallèle and West Edge Opera.