The Azrieli
Music Prizes
Naomi Sato
Naomi Sato studied the shō with Ko Ishikawa at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and has collaborated with many composers and ensembles around the world.
Naomi has performed with the Ives Ensemble, Nieuw Ensemble, Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, (Netherlands), Diotima Quartet, Ensemble Cairn (France), Fontana Mix Ensemble, Xenia Ensemble (Italy), Ictus Ensemble, B’Rock (Belgium), PHACE (Austria), Ensemble Resonanz (Germany), Shonorities (UK/Greece), Prague Modern (Czechia), Philadelphia’s Network for New Music, N-JP project (US), and the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (Canada).
She was an invited artist at music festivals such as Estovest (Italy), Ars Musica (Belgium), Royaumont (France), Nasimi (Azerbaijan), and the Darmstädter Ferienkurse (Germany). Naomi has also participated in musical theatre at such prestigious establishments as Neuköllner Oper and Philharmonie Luxembourg. As a soloist and chamber musician, she has appeared in concerts in Japan, Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia.
She has lectured on the contemporary music scene, seen through the lens of Japanese traditional music, on three continents during the past 20 years, and has delivered composer workshops in the US and Canada.
Naomi is currently based in Amsterdam, where she has been the shō player in the Amsterdam-based Atlas Ensemble and a workshop clinician for the Atlas Academy since 2004.
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