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Naoko Christ-Kato
was born in Yokohama, Japan, and studied piano in Tokyo, Hanover with Prof. Konrad Meister, and Lübeck with Prof. Manfred Fock, where she graduated with an artistic concert exam. She is a prizewinner of the "Young Artist Piano Contest" and the "Best Players Contest" in Japan. In 2004, she premiered the piece "Invention & Etude" by the American composer Michael Tenzer (*1957), and in 2009, she recorded Tenzer's work "Let Others Name You" on CD. In 2015, she founded the Gernsheim Duo with soprano Anna Gann. Since then, she has continued to work on the discovery and performance of works by forgotten and persecuted Jewish composers. In 2019, the duo's first CD, "Verborgene Schätze," was released on GENUIN, featuring 22 piano songs as world premiere recordings by Friedrich Gernsheim. Concerts have taken the ensemble as far afield as Japan. In 2023, the Japanese public broadcaster NHK and NHK World broadcast a report on the duo's commitment to forgotten Jewish composers. Articles have also appeared in various print media and radio broadcasts in Germany and Japan. She maintains a lively concert schedule as a soloist, as a partner in song recitals, in chamber music ensembles, and in projects with artists. In 2024, she premiered the suite "Waldminiaturen" by the American composer Stanley Grill (*1953), which was composed for her. Her CD "In the Forest" was released in November 2024. Naoko Christ-Kato holds scholarships from the German Music Council (2022) and the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Thuringia (2025).
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CONCERTS
17. 05. 2025 20:00 Gemeindehaus Reichelsheim Reichelsheim(Odenwald) Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
25. 05. 2025 17:00 Kulturkirche St.Marien Dorsten Klavierabend "Rosy Wertheim"
07. 09. 2025 17:00 kleine Synagoge Erfurt 3klangspiel
28. 09. 2025 17:00 Bayreuth 3klangspiel
03. 10. 2025 Saarbrücken Gernsheim-Duo
04. 10. 2025 Hornbach Gernsheim-Duo
09. 11. 2025 17:00 Villa Falkenhorst Thüringen,Österreich Robert Kahn Kammerensemble
Archives
07. 04. 2025 19:30 Kulturkreis Torhaus Hamburg "piano meets artfilm" mit Bette Bayer
06. 04. 2025 18:00 Kirche Bargteheide Bargteheide "piano meets artfilm" mit Bette Bayer
02. 02. 2025 17:00 ehemalige Synagoge Schweich Gernsheim-Duo
01. 02. 2025 20:00 Theodor-Zink-Museum Kaiserslautern Gernsheim-Duo
30. 01. 2025 (Gedenkveranstaltung) Insel Mainau Robert Kahn Kammerensemble
23. 11. 2024 19:00 Gemeinschaftshaus Ronnenberg Gernsheim-Duo
17. 11. 2024 17:00 NeuStadtHalle am Schloss Neustadt a. d. Aisch Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
10. 11. 2024 18:00. Jüdisches Museum Rendsburg Gernsheim-Duo
09. 11. 2024 19:30 Alte Pfarrkirche Pankow Berlin Gernsheim-Duo
09. 11. 2024 11:00 Interkultuelles Zentrum Genezareth Berlin Gernsheim-Duo
20. 10. 2024 17:00 Synagoge Aschenhausen Aschenhausen 3klangspiel
12. 10. 2024 19.30 Sonorium Tokyo Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
12. 10. 2024 16:00 Sonorium Tokyo Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
22. 09. 2024 17:00 Synagoge Berkach Berkach 3klangspiel
14. 09. 2024 18:00 Schloss Schmalkalden Schmalkalden 3klangspiel
25. 08. 2024 18:00 Kirche Bargteheide Bargteheide Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
14. 07. 2024 16:00 Georgenkirche Dessau 3klangspiel
21. 04. 2024 17:00 Bachkirche Arnstadt "piano meets artfilm" mit Bette Bayer
20. 04. 2024 19:00 Hauptkirche St. Marien Suhl "piano meets artfilm" mit Bette Bayer
27. 01. 2024 18:00 Interkulturelles Zentrum Genezareth Berlin Gernsheim-Duo
25. 12. 2023 10:00 Kirche Zella St. Blasii Zella Gernsheim-Duo *Gottesdienst
29. 10. 2023 14:44 Schloss Glücksburg Römhild Gernsheim-Duo
22. 10. 2023 17:00 Baumbachhaus Kranichfeld 3klangspiel
15. 10. 2023 16:00 Lutherische Eiko Church Shizuoka Gernsheim-Duo
14. 10. 2023 14:00 Holocaust Education Center Fukuyama Gernsheim-Duo
09. 10. 2023 16:00 Japan Biblical Theological Seminary Tokyo Gernsheim-Duo
08.10. 2023 14:00 Kamakuraoncho Church Kamakura Gernsheim-Duo
07. 10. 2023 14:00 Yokosukauwamachi Church Yokosuka Gernsheim-Duo
05. 10. 2023 19:00 Jewish Community of Japan Tokyo Gernsheim-Duo
24. 09. 2023 18:00 Kulturkirche St.Marien Dorsten Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
23. 09. 2023 19:30 Stadtkirche. Darmstadt Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
17. 09. 2023 18:00 Kulturkreis Torhaus Hamburg Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
09. 09. 2023 18:00 Königin-Luise-Kirche Berlin Gernsheim-Duo
08. 09. 2023 19:00 Ev. Apostel-Paulus-Kirche. Berlin. Gernsheim-Duo
23. 07. 2023 18:00 Área cultural Oriol Barcelona Recital
16. 07. 2023 17:00 Schloss Wolzogen Mellrichstadt Gernsheim-Duo
09. 07. 2023 16:00 Struppsche Villa Meiningen Gernsheim-Duo & Enno Hesse
23. 04. 2023 17:00 Stadtkirche. Meiningen. Gernsheim-Duo
22. 01. 2023 16:00 Maria-Magdalena-Kirche Hamburg Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
21. 01. 2023 16:00 Matthias-Claudius-Kirche Hamburg Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
NEWS
03.11.2024 Meine neue CD "In the Forest" - Piano Works ist erschienen und erhältlich bei amazon, jpc, spotify, appleMusic, bandcamp!
November 2nd, 2023 An interview with concert excerpts from the Gernsheim duo was broadcast on the Japanese television station NHK Web article published!
October 28th, 2023 An interview with concert excerpts from the Gernsheim duo will be broadcast on the Japanese television station NHK!
09.2023 The American composer Stanley Grill composed 15 “forest miniatures” for solo piano and dedicated them to me. I am very grateful and excited about the beautiful music!
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