Shunske Sato
Violin
Shunske Sato is a violinist, conductor, chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. The diversity of his activities reflects his versatile and resourceful nature. Historically-informed performance practice is central to his identity, allowing him to inhabit the music and communicate with audiences in dramatic, revelatory ways.
Shunske directs and appears as soloist with period ensembles as well as symphonic orchestras around the world, and has led several staged productions. Resident in the Netherlands, Shunske has been a faculty member of the Amsterdam Conservatory since 2013.
From 2013 to 2023 Shunske was artistic leader and concertmaster of the Netherlands Bach Society. Since 2011, he has worked closely with Concerto Köln, where he has been making noteworthy strides into the realm of the performance practice of the 19th century.
Highlights of the 2024-2025 season included Shunske’s conducting debut with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the tour celebrating the release of Bee1h0ven | The Complete Violin Sonatas—Shunske’s recording of Beethoven’s complete violin sonatas with pianist, Shuann Chai.
Born in Tokyo, Shunske immigrated to the US at the age of four. Shunske studied at the Juilliard School in New York, Conservatoire National de Région in Paris, and Die Hochschule für Musik und Theather in Munich.