The management of the Foundation is in the field of responsibility of
the Board of Directors, which is authorized
by the foundation board.
Mrs. Heidi Schmidt, Chairwoman,
Ms. Grit Schmidt, Deputy Chairwoman,
and Mr. Masayuki
Kato manage the office of the Hermann Hauser Guitar Foundation.
Masayuki Kato
Studies with I. Suzuki in Tokio
1969 First Prize at the music contest of the national Japanese broadcasting
company
1972 Emigration to Germany
International master classes with Oscar Ghiglia,
Narciso Yepes, Alirio Diaz and Julian Bream
Musical influence of Alexandre Tansmann,
John W. Duarte and Joaquin Rodrigo
1974 Silver Prize at the international music contest „Viotti“ and
First Prize at the international guitar competition
in Milano
1974 thru 1980 Lecturer for the subject guitar at the University
of Music, Aachen, Germany
Lecturer at international guitar classes in Reisbach and Tokio
1996 Seminar at the University
of Music in Oslo, Norway
1998 Invitation for a seminar at the University
of Music, Essen, Germany
More than 800 concerts and international music festivals as well
as radio and tv broadcasts in Europe, Japan
and the US
Sheet music at Gendai Guitar Edition in Tokio
Member of the jury at the international guitar competition in
Japan, Germany and Spain (international guitar competition „Andres
Segovia“)
Chamber music in duet with Peter Lukas Graf, one of the world´s best
flutists, and in the Matiegka Trio with the soloists of the Stuttgart
Chamber Orchstra
