Maya's recent recording of recital works by Poulenc, Stravinsky and Milhaud for Orchid Classics received the Recital Selection of The Month in Strad Magazine, the review exclaiming "this recital disc simply oozes class ... playing with an elegance and natural warmth that is delectable... Bravo!"
The London Conchord Ensemble's new recording of Bach concertos for Quartz has also been singled out for praise which included being given CD of the week on Classic FM.
Maya Koch has played as soloist with many orchestras including the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz and the Arcata Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. In 2006 she completed a 12 concert tour of China, playing Beethoven's violin concerto in cities including Beijing and Shanghai. The tour, which received widespread critical acclaim, began with a sold out concert in Stuttgart's Liederhalle.
Other chamber music activities have seen collaborations with such artists as Martha Argerich, Ivry Gitlis, and The Schubert Ensemble with whom she will appear this season for their 25th anniversary concert at London's Wigmore Hall.
Future performances include the Last Night of the Welsh Proms with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a concerto tour of Germany including Stuttgart's Liederhalle (Beethovensaal) and chamber music performances at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Palais des Beaux Arts Brussels.
Maya Koch studied with Josef Rissin in Karlsruhe, Jean-Jacques Kantorow at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris and with David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music in London. Her numerous prizes and awards include the Bach Prize in Baden-Baden and first prize at the International Lions Competition for Violinists in Porto, Portugal.
She has been broadcast by BBC Radio 3, NHK Tokyo and several national radio stations in Germany.