Tomoko Kato (Kato Tomoko, September 6, 1957 -) is a Japanese violinist. She was born in Tokyo. She is professor at Toho Gakuen University.
She started playing the violin at the age of four. In 1969 when I was in elementary school (6th grade), she won first prize in the 23rd All Japan Student Music National Competition. In 1976, she entered Toho Gakuen University and studied with Toshiya Eto. In 1978, she won the first prize at the 47th Japan Music Competition, 1979, a special prize at the overseas dispatch contest.
After graduating from college in 1980, she joined the Tanglewood Music Festival and studied under Lawrence Lesser. In 1981, as a temporary trainee for the Agency for Cultural Affairs, she studied at the Juilliard School for 2 years and studied under Dorothy Delay. In 1982, she won the second prize at the 7th Tchaikovsky International Competition. The first place in this round was Victoria Murova, Sergei Stadelle and two Soviet leaders.
She returned to Japan in 1983 and opened a Japanese debut recital. In 1996, she became Toho Gakuen University Associate Professor, later Professor.
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