I got up at 5:30AM this morning. I showered, packed, took care of things around the house. I devoted an hour to practicing between 7-8. I like practicing in the morning, even just for a little tiny bit. I feel like my brain continues to work on the work I started in the morning, throughout […]
This is an English translation of an article published in Nikkan San on Aug 29, 2019, as a part of my column, “The Way of the Pianist. One of my favorite saying in Japanese is “Suki koso mono no jo-zu nare (What one likes, one will do well).” I am surprised to learn, after a Google search,
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It is a rare treat to have nothing on my schedule. Yesterday was one such day! I do practice everyday, however crazy my travels get. I’ve practiced on tables at airports. Mental practicing – without moving my fingers – is also useful. Even five minutes can be useful, when I do have access to a
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I am writing this blog, as I enjoy my first weekend home in six weeks, after a three-week tour in Japan, and a week at a chamber music festival on the East Coast. It’s been an eventful summer! Los Angeles Public Library’s “LA Made” series presented me in branches throughout the LA County in my
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This is an English translation of an article published in Nikkan San on Aug 15, 2019, as a part of my column, “The Way of the Pianist. “Smile and the world smiles with you”…Hinako Shibuno, a twenty-year-old Japanese professional golfer who has just won the Women’s British Open also won the hearts of golf fans all over