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Kimi Sato
Born (1949-03-05) 5 March 1949 (age 76)
Other names 佐藤 喜美
Occupation Composer

Kimi Sato was born on March 5, 1949. She is a very talented Japanese composer. A composer is someone who writes music.

Kimi Sato's Musical Journey

Kimi Sato was born in Sendai, Japan. She started her music studies there. Later, she went to the Toko Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo. She studied with a famous teacher named Yoshiro Irino.

After finishing her studies in Japan, Kimi Sato traveled to Paris, France. She continued to study music at the Paris Conservatory. There, she learned from another very important composer, Olivier Messiaen. She finished her studies in Paris in 1978.

In 1981, Kimi Sato returned to Japan. A few years later, in 1984, she won a special award called the Prix de Rome. This was a big honor because she was the first person from outside France to ever win this prize!

Her Musical Creations

Kimi Sato has written many different pieces of music. Here are some of her selected works:

  • Espace (1974)
  • Aillerus... (1984)
  • le cadre blanc (1972)
  • Beyond Space, Sound (1976)
  • le blu du ciel (1977)
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