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SATOKO (Satoko Ishize) was born in Tokyo and was raised in Japan and the US. She started taking piano lessons at the age of four. She first performed in public at the age of seven in New York City. By the time she was a teenager she was already an accomplished musician and appeared in major concert halls in Japan such as Aso Bunka Kaikan, Hitomi Memorial Hall and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. She is born with perfect pitch.
From the mid 90’s she began performing internationally. She played in France, Russia, England, Spain and the US. Because of her outstanding performances, she was allowed to skip four years and was accepted to a master’s program without a bachelor’s degree. She graduated from State University of New York at Purchase (MFA Piano) and Manhattan School of Music (MM Piano). She studied in Japan, US and Europe.
Her major teachers include Edward Zolas (one of the very few pianists who studied both with I. Vengerova and R. Lhevinne Hiroshi Yamaguch, Irena Dubkova, and Volodymyr Vynnytsky. Currently, she is studying with one of the most distinguished composers/professors of our time. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_Vengerova https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosina_Lhévinne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Vynnytsky)
In 2006 she made a TV debut. She was chosen by the United Nations as a composer for the United Nations Public Service Announcement (PSA). She donated her professional expertise to people working for the United Nations, including then Secretary-General, Kofi Annan and her composition was aired worldwide. Her pieces were heard by more than 15 million people in this event alone.
Her music continued to serve the United Nations (DESA). Her work was chosen numerous times since then and can be heared with the messages given by the top UN officials such as then Ban Ki-moon, then Under-Secretary General Jose Antonio Ocampo/Sha Zukang, Director,Division of Public Administration and Development Management of DESA Guido Bertucci, and so on. Her pieces were heard by millions of people around the world.
“Your imaginative gesture as the composer of the PSA has been remarkable”
—-United Nations
In 2007 she also made a radio debut. She wrote for radio programs such as UN calling Asia and UN Daily News. Her radio music were aired in Australia , New Zealand, Italy, Japan, India, Nepal, Thailand,Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea, Malysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Maldives, Micronesia,Turks and Caicos, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, United Arab Emirates, Togo, Ghana and USA.
“appreciate your musical talent”
—-United Nations
“We are hopeful that in the future Isidze’s compositions will be performed at Armenia’s stages on numerous occasions,”
—-Ruzan Khojikyan
an excerpt from news.am-Ruzan Khojikyan Kindly concluded the interview given by Armenian News-news.am with these words. The real article can be seen here⇨ news.am
In 2013 she worked with Novosibirsk State Philharmonic Society to celebrate the city’s 120th anniversary. She worked with renowned conductor, Mr. Vladimir Gusev, People’s Artist of Russia, and received an honor from the mayor of Novosibirsk, Vladimir Gorodetsky. Novosibirsk is a sister city to Sapporo, the largest city in Asian Russia. (translation of his words are shown down below)
“great contribution to the development of the international cultural ties between the cities of Sapporo and Novosibirsk”
“Your proactive enlightening activities in the field of music promote the popularization of Japanese culture and the development of good relations between our countries.”
—-V.F Gorodetsky, Mayor of Novosibirsk
“In 2013 a performance of her composition “Ancient Times” enjoyed a sold-out in Novosibirsk”
—–https://www.m24.ru/articles/Moskva/22012016/95261 (M24News Moscow)
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SATOKO is a member of ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). She writes classical pieces, pop/rock and jazz. Her pieces were played in numerous events in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Yerevan, Moscow, and Novosibirsk.
She will be giving master classes at Orenburg State University (Russia) from fall 2020.
SATOKO’s Unique Background
Born to a family of Shinto priests, Satoko worked as a MIKO maiden in her youth. Her grandfather, uncles, an aunt, cousins were/are priests and owned/own Shinto Shrines in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Since her father was not the oldest son, he worked in the cooperate world, for MUFG Bank (which took him to New York City) and Nikon Cameras. However, since he did have a license, he served as a priest in his spare time. Therefore, SATOKO had the privilege to observe sacred rituals that were not open to the public. She incorporates those sounds into her music so that the rest of the world will be able to enjoy the traditional Japanese art. Her maternal ancestors were Samurai and worked for the Date Family (Date Clan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_clan) as Karou/Shukurou (the Tomizuka family) in Sendai, Japan. Her inspiration comes from the old stories that her maternal grandmother, Aiko Tomizuka, had told her when she was a little girl. At the same time, since Shinto welcomes all religions, SATOKO was sent to British and American Christian Schools in Japan and a Catholic School in the US (13 years in total). Therefore, she writes Christian Music as well. SATOKO’s passion is music and cultural relations.
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#Lourdes #SATOKO #composer #Сатоко Исидзэ
http://cyclowiki.org/wiki/Сатоко_Исидзэ (2016)
http://cyclowiki.org/wiki/Сатоко_Исидзэ (English Translation)
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