Kimi Sato (born 5 March 1949) is a
Japanese composer.
Biography
She was born in
Sendai where she studied with
Yoshiro Irino and graduated from the Toko Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo. She continued her studies at the
Paris Conservatory with
Olivier Messiaen, graduating in 1978. She returned to Japan in 1981 and was awarded the
Prix de Rome in 1984, becoming the first foreign recipient of the prize.[1][2]
Works
Selected works include:
Espace (1974)
Aillerus... (1984)
le cadre blanc (1972)
Beyond Space, Sound (1976)
le blu du ciel (1977)
Further reading
Balmer, Yves (2010). Barthel-Calvet, Anne-Sylvie (ed.). Messiaen 2008: Messiaen au Conservatoire: contributions du Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris aux célébrations de la naissance d'Olivier Messiaen (in French). Vol. 96. pp. 235–236.
ISBN9782912541116.