Sachiko Kato’s themed recitals bring music together with stories and ideas from history, art, literature, and culture. Through brief, accessible interdisciplinary talks between selections, she invites audiences to discover connections beyond the music and to hear familiar and unfamiliar works from a new perspective.
Designed especially for house concerts and intimate venues, each program offers a personal and engaging listening experience.
Water
Featuring works by Debussy, Ravel, Chopin, Liszt, and others
A program inspired by water in its many forms—from shimmering reflections and flowing movement to stillness and mystery.
Winter
Featuring works by Chopin, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, and others
A musical journey through the many moods of winter—stillness, solitude, warmth, celebration, and the anticipation of spring.
Rhythms of Summer
Featuring works by Bach, Debussy, Ponce, Villa-Lobos, Lecuona, Ginastera, and Piazzolla
A colorful journey through rhythm and dance, traveling from Europe to Latin America and exploring the distinctive musical voices of Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, and Argentina.
The Sonata: Three Musical Worlds
Featuring sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert
One musical form, transformed by three very different musical minds. Mozart brings brilliance, elegance, and theatrical energy; Beethoven expands the sonata through his dramatic and highly individual musical personality; and Schubert opens an entirely different world of lyricism, reflection, and song.