Setsuko Kutsuno is a marimbist and percussionist. She joined the percussion section of Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra on June 28, 2025.
Kutsuno graduated at the top of her class from Kyoto City University of Arts and completed the graduate diploma program in marimba at the Boston Conservatory. Her awards include first prize in the marimba division of the 31st Japan Wind and Percussion Competition, together with the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award and the Governor of Tokyo Award; first prize in the marimba division of the international percussion competition organized by the Italy Percussive Arts Society; and first prize at the Southern California International Marimba Competition.
As a marimba soloist, she has performed with the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. She is also listed as a marimba artist for KOROGI and an Innovative Percussion artist.