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Katsura began studying piano during childhood, and would go on to obtain from Kyoto City University of Arts a Master’s degree in the performance of this instrument. Unlike with literature, where the reader directly receives the work, in music this happens through the medium of the player or musical interpreter. As a performer herself, Katsura started to think about the fundamental question of what “playing” means, that is, what function is it that the “musical interpreter” performs? Such thoughts would eventually lead her onto her current path of musicology. Katsura’s main focus in this area is the history of the musical concert. In particular, she will study the transition in 19th century Europe when music ceased to be played solely for the noblesse in their courts or in Christian ceremonies, and started to be played also for the citizens (Burger) in a concert hall. Using historical materials, such as concert leaflets, concert reviews, and bibliographical data of the spread of musical notes, Katsura seeks to shed light onto the process of establishing the concert and the musical markets in Europe. From the perspective of the “Concert”, Katsura will rewrite the history of music.