Naoko Christ-Kato
was born in 1976 in Yokohama. After completing her Bachelor of Music at the Conservatory of Tokyo, she came to Germany and studied with Professor Konrad Meister in Hannover. Her artist’s diploma and concert exams were fulfilled in 2006 with Professor Manfred Fock at the Musikhochschule Lübeck. Naoko Christ-Kato is a prize recipient in the young artist piano contest and the best players’ contest in Japan and also received the promotion prize of the educational council. In 2004 she performed the premiere of "Invention & Etude" by the american composer Michael Tenzer (*1957); in 2009 she recorded Tenzer’s "Let Others Name You" on CD for New World Records.In 2015 she founded the Gernsheim-Duo together with soprano Anna Gann. In 2019 it released the CD "Hidden Treasures" on the GENUIN label with 22 world premiere recordings of piano songs by its namesake Friedrich Gernsheim. She maintains an active concert schedule as a soloist as well as collaborative pianist for (among others) ballet performances and song recitals. Additionally, she is active as a piano instructor.
Naoko Christ-Kato is a scholarship holder of the German Music Council.

CONCERTS
25. 12. 2023 10:00 Kirche Zella St. Blasii Zella Gernsheim-Duo *Gottesdienst
13. 01. 2024 19:30 Wolkensteinsaal Konstanz "piano meets artfilm" mit Bette Bayer
14. 01. 2024 17:00 Augustinum Überlingen "piano meets artfilm" mit Bette Bayer
25. 01. 2024 19:00 Eberhard-Ossig-Stiftung Berlin Gernsheim-Duo
26. 01. 2024 19:00 KulturKirche Nikodemus Berlin Gernsheim-Duo
27. 01. 2024 18:00 Interkulturelles Zentrum Genezareth Berlin Gernsheim-Duo
28. 01. 2024 11:00 KulturKirche Nikodemus Berlin Gernsheim-Duo *Gottesdienst
28. 01. 2024 18:00 Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Berlin Gernsheim-Duo *Gottesdienst
28. 01. 2024 19:30 Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Berlin Gernsheim-Duo
20. 04. 2024 19:00 Hauptkirche St. Marien Suhl "piano meets artfilm" mit Bette Bayer
21. 04. 2024 17:00 Bachkirche Arnstadt "piano meets artfilm" mit Bette Bayer
19. 06. 2024 19:00 Tagungsstätte d.e. Kirche Hofgeismar Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
14. 10. 2024 Sonorium Tokyo Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
17. 11. 2024 17:00 NeuStadtHalle am Schloss Neustadt a. d. Aisch Klavierabend "Waldszenen"
Archives
29. 10. 2023 14:44 Schloss Glücksburg Römhild Gernsheim-Duo
22. 10. 2023 17:00 Baumbachhaus Kranichfeld Gernsheim-Duo & Enno Hesse
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
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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