Emma kato

INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL DEPARTMENT - cello

Emma Kato is a cellist and music instructor, born and raised in New York City. She started playing the cello at the age of 6 at Third Street Music School, where she studied with Su Hang, Tova Rosenberg, Carolyn Jeselsohn, and Sibylle Johner. Later, she attended Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts, where she continued her musical education.

Emma received her Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music in 2018, studying with renowned cellist Alan Harris, and completed her Master of Music in 2020 at the Manhattan School of Music with Julia Lichten.

Growing up, Emma won 1st prize in the Wagner College Young Musician Competition and the Associated Music Teachers League Scholarship Competition. More recently she won 2nd place in the Cello Concerto Competition at The Eastman School of Music.

Emma first started teaching in 2012 at various music camps, such as Third Street Music School, Chamber Music Center, and Kinhaven Music School. She currently works as a cello instructor at The Diller-Quaile School of Music and Brooklyn Waldorf School in New York City and has recently completed her Suzuki Teacher Training certification, which has enabled her to connect and share her knowledge of the instrument and engage inquiring young minds on a whole new level.