Asayama, Natsuko 1976
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Last updated：March 12, 2018
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Born in Hiroshima City. Completed the doctoral program in Musicology at Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School. Began studying piano in childhood, and after graduating from the Piano Department of Musashino Academia Musicae High School, transitioned to musicology. Studied under Ichiro Kadokura and Kinya Osumi. Recipient of the Ataka Award. Publications include the thesis "Re-evaluation of Czerny's Edition of The Well-Tempered Clavier – A Glimpse into 19th-Century Bach Reception" (Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Thesis, 1999), "German Music History as Seen in Three Denkmäler" (Ongakugaku 53/2, The Musicological Society of Japan, 2008), among others. Co-translated works include M. Petzoldt's Bach's City (Tokyo Shoseki, 2005). Research interests include the musical world of J. S. Bach, as well as performance practices and the history of reception of early music in 19th-century Germany. Currently, an Educational Research Assistant in the Department of Musicology, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts.