Profile Recently featured in the Juilliard School's centenary publication, "Dance Drama Music: 100 Years of the Juilliard School," pianist Sachiko Kato has been known for her versatility, beautiful sonorous sound, and innovative programming. A winner of the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition and the Pro-Piano Recital Series Audition, Ms. Kato made her Carnegie Weill Hall recital debut in 1994. Since then, she has been performing extensively throughout the United States and Japan. She has recently been heard at the Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall and Performing Arts Library, World Financial Center, Steinway Hall and Klavierhaus Hall in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum, Norris Theater of Performing Arts, Old First Church and Crocker Art Museum in California, LiveArts Concert Series and Art Complex Museum in Massachusetts, among others. Her pianism had also been feature-broadcast by KMZT FM and WKCR FM. In addition to her career as solo performer, Ms. Kato has also been active in chamber music. She has recently appeared in Storm King Music Festival as well as Arcady Music Festival in Maine. She is also a founder of "Weaving Japanese Sounds--Music of Modern Japan" which presents the works of various Japanese contemporary composers to American audiences in friendly settings. The project was launched two years ago to the standing-room only audience and critical acclaim: "... highly recommend this innovative new series; there is much to explore," Kato plays "with finesse and a lovely, delicate touch," and brings "interpretive clarity" with "impressively crisp fingerwork and consistent energy." (New York Concert Review). A native of Osaka, Japan, Ms. Kato grew up in Los Angeles, California where she started to gain recognition as a promising artist at an early age. She made a debut performance with the Brentwood Symphony Orchestra at age 15. After receiving a Bachelor of Music from California State University, she was offered a scholarship to study at Juilliard School where she received a Master of Music degree. Her teachers include such renowned pianists as Russell Sherman, Jerome Lowenthal, and Herbert Stessin. Publicity photo: Sachiko Kato (WARNING: 300 dpi) Sample audio: Clout Atlas - Toshi Ichiyanagi (2 min.), Ballade No. 4 - Frederic Chopin (2 min.) and Between Tides (piano trio) - Toru Takemitsu (2 min.)