Japanese Art Song Recital: Sahoko Sato-Timpone (mezzo) & Akiko Hosaki (piano)

Friday, June 21, 2024, 7pm ET - FREE EVENT

Japanese art song recital in celebration Make Music Day featuring Sahoko Sato-Timpone (mezzo) & Akiko Hosaki (piano)
In honor of Fête de la Musique (Make Music Day), ASPSNY will present this concert to community members of beautiful Japanese art songs by two incomparable specialists of the genre, Sahoko Sato-Timpone and Akiko Hosaki. Japanese American mezzo-soprano Sahoko Sato Timpone is a native of Tokyo who grew up in Germany and the U.S. She made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and has since performed in many operas and concerts throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. She graduated from the New England Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music and her DMA from Rutgers University, where she received the Irene Alm Memorial Award. She is an associate professor of voice at Florida State University and an artist faculty at the Lunigiana International Music Festival and Sicily International Voice Festival in Italy. Japanese American mezzo-soprano Sahoko Sato Timpone is a native of Tokyo who grew up in Germany and the U.S. She made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and has since performed in many operas and concerts throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. She graduated from the New England Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music and her DMA from Rutgers University, where she received the Irene Alm Memorial Award. She is an associate professor of voice at Florida State University and an artist faculty at the Lunigiana International Music Festival and Sicily International Voice Festival in Italy. A native of Osaka, Japan, Akiko Hosaki is acclaimed for her sensitive playing, and one of the most sought-after collaborative pianists and vocal coaches in the New York – New Jersey area. She is a protégée of the legendary collaborative pianist Dalton Baldwin.