Shunsuke Sato

Shunske Sato

Shunske Sato in 2005
Background information
Born 10 June 1984
Tokyo, Japan
Genres Classical music
Occupation(s) Violinist
Instruments Violin
Shunske Sato in 2005

Shunske Sato (佐藤 俊介 Satō Shunsuke, born 10 June 1984 in Tokyo) is a Japanese born, classical and baroque violinist and violist.

Musical activities

Sato started his concert career in the United States at 12, by winning the Young Concert Artists first prize in 1997,[1] performing throughout North America, Europe, and Japan as a soloist with orchestras such as Baltimore Symphony, Seattle Symphony Orchestra,[2] National Symphony Orchestra (United States), Minnesota Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Omsk Academy Symphony Orchestra,[3] Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Gulbenkian Orchestra, and Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra.

Sato's New York recital debut in 2000 was quoted as his concert was a knockout...has developed an astonishing level of poise and musicality in the New York Times by Allan Kozinn on 24 October 2000.[4]

In 2001, Sato became the youngest artist performed Beethoven's violin concert at the Beethoven Festival in Bonn, Germany, which was broadcast through Deutsche Welle.[5]

He was a recipient of loan by Nippon Music Foundation,[6] a winner of Idemitzu Music Prize in 2005 sponsored by Idemitsu Kosan, one of leading oil companies in Japan.

In 2007, as a violist, Sato recorded viola solo sonatas written for Sato by Akira Nishimura for Camerata Tokyo.[7]

He was educated by Chin Kim, Dorothy DeLay[8] and Masao Kawasaki at the Juilliard School, Jaime Laredo at the Curtis Institute, Gérard Poulet at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, Mary Utiger at Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Munchen.

As a baroque violinist, he won the Second Prize and the Audience Award at the 17th International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig, Germany in July, 2010.[9][10] The Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan has chosen Sato to be a recipient of the New Face Prize in Music Division at its 65th Arts Festival based on his Baroque recital which took place in Tokyo on 29 Oct, 2010.[11]

In 2011 October, Sato made a UK debut in Cambridge and London with the Academy of Ancient Music under direction of Richard Egarr, performing Niccolò Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 2 with gut strings on a period instrument.[12]
in 2013 December, Sato with German pianist and harpsichordist Andreas Staier performed duo recitals at the Izumi Hall in Osaka,[13] at the Toppan Hall in Tokyo,[14] Japan performing Mozart's sonatas.

In 2013 Jan, Sato was appointed as a concert master of the Netherlands Bach Society Orchestra, succeeding Johannes Leertouwer,[15] as well as of the Concerto Köln.[16]
In 2013 Jan, he received a special baroque violin - Giovanni Grancino, Milan around 1695 - on loan from the Jumpstart Jr. Foundation in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[17]
In 2013 Nov, the Amsterdam School of the Arts announced their appointment of Sato as a guest teacher to the Early Music Department.[18]

Discography

Sato has released following CDs.

* 2005　Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin　(Label: Live Notes)
Recorded: August 2004/Released: January 2005
Daily Yomiuri: The Best New CD Of The Month (February 2005)
Asahi Shimbun: The Critics' Recommendation (February 2005)
Mainichi Daily News: The Critics' Choice (February 2005)

  1. Sonata in G minor op.27 no.1
  2. Sonata in A minor op.27 no.2
  3. Sonata in D minor "Ballade" op.27 no.3
  4. Sonata in E minor op.27 no.4
  5. Sonata in G major op.27 no.5
  6. Sonata in E major op.27 no.6

* 2006　Preludes: Favorite Miniatures　(Label: Live Notes)
Recorded: November 2005/Released: March 2006
(composer: see below/ piano: Takashi Sato)

  1. George Gershwin～Heifetz：Three Preludes
  2. Lili Boulanger：: Nocturne
  3. Victor Herbert：・À la Valse
  4. Piotr Tchaikovsky～Auer：Lensky's Aria
  5. Percy Grainger～Kreisler：Molly on the Shore
  6. Antonín Dvořák～Kreisler：Songs My Mother Taught Me
  7. Alfredo D'Ambrosio～Elman：Serenade
  8. Manuel Ponce～Heifetz：Estrellita
  9. Jacques Ibert～Heifetz：Le petit âne blanc
  10. Robert Schumann～Milstein：Abendlied
  11. Cecile Chaminade～Kreisler：Sérénade espagnole
  12. Moritz Moszkowski～Sarasate：Guitarre
  13. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov～Kreisler：Chanson arabe
  14. Felix Winternitz～Kreisler：Dance of the Marionette
  15. Claude Debussy～Roque：La plus que lente
  16. Henryk Wieniawski～Kreisler：Caprice in E-flat
  17. Henryk Wieniawski；Polonaise Brillante

* 2007　Edvard Grieg: Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano　(Label: Live Notes)
Recorded: June 2007/Released: October 2007
Grand Prize awarded by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan), 62nd National Arts Festival 2007　[19]
Contents(composer:Edvard Grieg/ piano：Takashi Sato)

  1. Sonata no.1 in F major, op.8
  2. Sonata no.2 in G major, op.13
  3. Sonata no.3 in C minor, op.45

* 2008　Shunske Sato Plays: Violin and Viola Solo Sonatas by Akira Nishimura　(Label: Camerata)
Recorded: March 2007 /Released: March 2008
Contents:　(composer:Akira Nishimura)

  1. Sonata No. 1 for violin ('Incantation') (2005)
  2. Sonata No. 2 for violin ('Trance Medium')(2005)
  3. Sonata No. 3 for violin ('Characters of flame')(2007)
  4. Monologue for solo violin (1995)
  5. Sonata No. 1 for viola ('Whirl dance') (2005)
  6. Sonata No. 2 for viola ('Mantra on the C string')(2007)
  7. Fantasia on 'Song of the Birds', for viola (2005)
  8. Threnody, for viola (1999)

* 2009　Nicolò Paganini: 24 Caprices, op.1 (world premiere recording on period instrument) (Label: UCJ Japan)
 Recorded: January 2009/Released: April 2009
Daily Yomiuri: The Best New CD Of The Month (May 2009)
Mainichi Daily News: The Critics' Choice (May 2009)
Early Music America Magazine (Volume 17, Number 4, Winter 2011): IN CONCLUSION Hats Off, Gentle People! Is the Revolution Over? (by Anthony Martin)
Contents(composer: Nicolo Paganini：24 Caprices Op.1)

  1. Caprice no.1 in E major
  2. Caprice no.2 in B minor
  3. Caprice no.3 in E minor
  4. Caprice no.4 in C minor
  5. Caprice no.5 in A minor
  6. Caprice no.6 in G minor
  7. Caprice no.7 in A minor
  8. Caprice no.8 in Eb major
  9. Caprice no.9 in E major
  10. Caprice no.10 in G minor
  11. Caprice no.11 in C major
  12. Caprice no.12 in Ab major
  13. Caprice no.13 in Bb major
  14. Caprice no.14 in Eb major
  15. Caprice no.15 in E minor
  16. Caprice no.16 in G minor
  17. Caprice no.17 in Eb major
  18. Caprice no.18 in C major
  19. Caprice no.19 in Eb major
  20. Caprice no.20 in D major
  21. Caprice no.21 in A major
  22. Caprice no.22 in F major
  23. Caprice no.23 in Eb major
  24. Caprice no.24 in A minor

Concert Live Recorded: October 24, 2010 / Released: May 26, 2011
Daily Yomiuri: The Recommended New CD Of The Month (June 2011)

Contents:

  1. Haydn：Violin Concerto No.1 in C Major Hob.VIIa:1
  2. Haydn：Symphony No.92 in G Major Hob.I:92『Oxford』
  3. Beethoven：Symphony No.2 in D Major op.36

* 2012 July 31　Georg Philipp Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Violin without Bass (Label: Live Notes)
 The Record Geijutsu: The Editor's Choice (Oct 2012)
The Ongakuno Tomo: The Best New Cd of the Month (Sep 2012)
Recorded: December 2011/Released: July 31, 2012
Daily Yomiuri: The Best New CD Of The Month (Aug 2012)
Asahi Shimbun : The Critics' Recommendation (Aug 2012)
CD Journal: Editor's Choice (Sep 2012)

Contents(composer: Georg Philipp Telemann：12 Fantasias for Violin without Bass)

  1. Fantasia no.1 in B-flat major TWV
  2. Fantasia no.2 in G major TWV
  3. Fantasia no.3 in F minor TWV
  4. Fantasia no.4 in D major TWV
  5. Fantasia no.5 in A major TWV
  6. Fantasia no.6 in E minor TWV
  7. Fantasia no.7 in E-flat major TWV
  8. Fantasia no.8 in E major TWV
  9. Fantasia no.9 in B minor TWV
  10. Fantasia no.10 in D major TWV
  11. Fantasia no.11 in F major TWV
  12. Fantasia no.12 in A minor TWV

References

  1. ↑ Young Concert Artists Official Site see Alumni section year 1997
  2. ↑ Seattle P-I SATO MINGLES SOUL AND TECHNIQUE TO INAUGURATE SERIES WITH STYLE by R.M. Campbell 19 July 1999
  3. ↑ Билетомск Звучание Востока April 2008
  4. ↑ New York Times by Allan Kozinn 24 October 2000
  5. ↑ Shunsuke Sato at the Beethoven Festival 2001 by Rick Fulker 22 March 2002 at DW site
  6. ↑ Nippon Music Foundation (EN) see recipients
  7. ↑ Answers.com Whirl Dance: Shunské Sato plays Akira Nishimura reviewed by James Manheim
  8. ↑ Teaching Genius:Dorothy DeLay and the Making of a Musician by Barbara Sand 2005 Hal Leonard Corporation p.82
  9. ↑ XVII International J.S. Bach Competition in Leipzig Official Site
  10. ↑ Internationaler Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Wettbewerb MITTELDEUTSCHER RUNDFUNK Site
  11. ↑ Agency for Cultural Affairs announced the prize winners in 2010 Arts Festival
  12. ↑ Shunské Sato and the Academy of Ancient Music serve a dazzling Paganini
  13. ↑ "Izumi Hall Calendar 2013 Dec"
  14. ↑ "Andreas Steier Project 8"
  15. ↑ Shunske Sato concertmeester van De Nederlandse Bachvereniging
  16. ↑ "Concerto Köln Muziker"
  17. ↑ The result of the auditions 2012
  18. ↑ "Conservatorium van Amsterdam announces that Violinist Shunske Sato to join the Early Music Department as a guest teacher"
  19. ↑ the 62nd National Arts Festival List of prize winners by the Agency for Cultural Affairs

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