Kazumi Sato

Kazumi Sato (flutist)
He started to learn piano from his father, a professor of piano. He began taking lessons of flute at 13 and started his professional career as a flutist at 18.
In 1971 he went to Germany to study flute under Kerl-Heinz Zoller at Hochschule der Kunst Ham,burg and from 1972 studied flute under Dr. Hans Peter Schmitz and piano under Prof. Ingeborg Peukert as Hochschle der Kunst Berlin. In1973 he became the principal flutist of Bayern Hofer Symphoniker. In 1976 he became a lecturer at Musikschule Berlin and was also active as a soloist.
His albums available on Camerata are 'Franck: Flute Sonata" with Fumiko Sato(pf) in 1982, "Handel : 6 Sonatas for Flute" with Soichi Katsuta(vc) and Picht-Axenfeld(harpsichord) in 1985, "Mozart : Complete Flute Quartets" with members of Seiferd String Quartet in 1987, "Mozart : 3 Flute Sonatas" with Anthony Spiri(pf) in 1991, "Beethoven & Reger: Serenades" with members of Das Wiener Philharmonia Trio in 1996, and "Haydn,Beethoven & Ries: Flute Sonatas" with Roland Batik(pf) in 2000.
Currently he is an active flutist as a soloist as well as a member of chamber ensembles.

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