This is an English translation of an article published in Nikkan San on April 4, 2019, as a part of my column, “The Way of the Pianist. “To listen is to expect to hear things.” I am quoting my teacher from a lesson when I was in high school. I have since pondered on it as […]
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I encountered this book in the midst of my soul searching. What are the contributions I can make to this world as a musician? What is the role of art in the world? What is the meaning, and the historical background, behind a Japanese woman like me specializing in Western classical instrument? One of the
This is an English translation of an article published in Nikkan San on March 21, 2019, as a part of my column, “The Way of the Pianist. “Music is beyond words“ is a common phrase. It can resonate as a synonym or be interpreted as an antonym to the phrase “music is a universal language” we
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This is an English translation of an article published in Nikkan San on March 7, 2019, as a part of my column, “The Way of the Pianist. “Music is a Universal Language” It may not be an overstatement if I were to say this phrase led me to be the pianist I am today. I
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Imagine being a farmer in a middle of nowhere Europe in the 18th Century. You work in the field year round. You hear the sound of nature all day long. Maybe you sing to yourself and with your co-workers. Maybe at night you gather around the fireplace and sing to the accompaniment of an instrument.
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