Artist Profile
RENA KATO
"She started playing the piano at the age of two, and at the age of five, entered a music school for children attached to Toho Gakuen University. Started playing the violin from the age of six. She graduated from Toho Gakuen High School Music Department and performed at the same university. Won the 2nd Tokyo Chamber Music Competition. She has studied at music festivals in Japan and abroad, and has worked as a part-time performer for Toho Gakuen. Since 2012, the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Charity Concert has been held every year in Chiba City, and has been reported on NHKTV ""Good Morning Japan"" and many other media. Currently, she is leading the Chiba Chuo Music Classroom besides performing activities all over the country, aiming to promote culture to the community and contribute to society through music. Achievement was recognized, and a certificate of appreciation was awarded from Kamaishi City, Chiba Prefectural Hospital Bureau, and the Japan Retinitis Pigmentosa Association."