Anna-Katharina Schau began playing the accordion at the age of six. Her interest in contemporary music as well as in new playing techniques led her to the Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media. In 2022, she completed her studies with a Master of Music under Goran Stevanovic. Her education was supplemented by masterclasses with Hugo Noth, Claudia Buder, Mie Miki, Veli Kujala, and Andreas Borregaard.
One of her greatest successes is winning the German Music Competition (“Deutscher Musikwettbewerb”) in 2021 together with the Trio Klangspektrum (clarinet, violoncello, and accordion), a trio for contemporary music. In the 2022/23 season, the young trio was part of the German Music Competition concert series.
