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Elena Kuschnerova
A pianist now living in Germany who graduated at the top of her class from the Moscow Conservatory. Her sound is exceptionally beautiful. She is a Steinway artist, and her CDs have…
Mayako Tsukagoshi Marimba Solo Recital
Mayako Tsukagoshi is a young marimba player who won the Paris International Marimba Competition in 2006. This concert at Hakuju Hall featured an ambitious program including 1 Japan…
Cotton Club, Tokyo
Cotton Club is located in TOKIA, very close to Tokyo Station. After walking down the long approach and entering, you find yourself in another world that makes you forget everyday l…
Mike Price Jazz Quintet
Mike Price Jazz Quintet Mike Price (tp), Keiichi Shibata (p), Haruhiko Takauchi (g), Mark Tourian (b), Hikaru Kanza (ds) The powerful, expansive, crystal-clear tone of the trumpet.…
Musical Doodles
An event held in each 2 on 1 occasions at the Kawai Music Salon “Pause” in Aoyama-Omotesando. Adults gather and freely—or perhaps selfishly?—doodle with sound on their instruments.…
Touching Series: A Yodeling Prodigy
America is a vast place. This yodeling prodigy, Taylor Ware (11 years old), apparently taught herself using tapes and instructional booklets. It is not quite as startling as Bianca…
Moving Series: 11-Year-Old Genius Girl (An Incredibly Great Singer)
A gifted young girl, Bianca Ryan, appeared on an NBC audition show in the United States. According to the judges: “Change your hair, change your dress, and change your shoes.…
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Dies
According to Austrian news reports and other sources, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, who retired in the 1970s, had been regarded alongside Maria Callas and others as one of the greatest so…
Suor Angelica
I went to see Puccini’s opera Suor Angelica. An acquaintance of mine, conductor Hirofumi Yoshida (principal permanent conductor of the Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, Italy), ret…