Born in Japan in 1965, Ms. Kaneko graduated from the composition class at Toho Gakuen School of Music in 1988, and completed postgraduate studies in 1994. She went to study in France with a French Government scholarship in 1990. She then began to study at the Paris Conservatoire. She also attended the Summer Music Festivals in Avignon and Darmstadt with scholarships in 1992. In September 1997, she went to Paris to study at IRCAM. She is at present a full-time professor of Toho Gakuen School of Music.
Awards and prizes
First Prize in the 6th Competition of French-Japanese Contemporary Composition (1988)
First Prize for Composition in the 59th Japan Music Competition (1990)
E. Nakamichi Prize (1990)
Awarded the 9th Muramatsu Prize (January 1997)
Compositions
Orchestral works
悲しみの自乗 Tristesse (for orchestra)(1989)(First Prize and the E. Nakamichi Prize at the 59th Japan Music Competition, 1990): 8'
ラ・ピエス La Piece (for 15 Players)(1993/94): 10'
フルート協奏曲 Concerto (for Flute and Orchestra)(1995): 14'
ル・プロセシュス Le Processus (for 15 Players)(1996): 15'
気配 尺八とオーケストラのための Kehai (for Shakuhachi and Orchestra)(1998): 24'39"
グリゼイの墓 Le Tombeau de Gerard Grisey (for Chamber Orchestra)(2000): 20'
木島平讃歌 Hymn To Kijima-Daira (for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra)(2000): 4'45"
大好き木島平 Our Favorite Kijima-Daira (for children's chorus and Orchestra)(2000): 4'40"
祝典序曲《新しい生命（いのち）に》 Ouveture De Fete "Pour une nouvelle vie" (for Orchestra)(2001/02): 10'
Chamber works
ヴァイオリン・ソナタ Sonata (for Violin and Piano)(1985): 17'
弦楽四重奏曲 String Quartet(1986): 16'30"
ソナタ Sonata (for Flute, Violoncello and Piano)(1987): 14'
呼び声 Appel (for string quartet)(1988): 7'15"
プロメテウス Promtheus (for Flute and Piano)(1988): 10'30"
雅 Miyabi(= elegance) (for two Flutes)(1991): 7'
ある日ピアノと Un Jour Avec Le Piano (for Piano)(1992): 5'30"
