This week was full, both in terms of my personal life, as well as with global news that keep alerting me to be more aware, more responsible, more conscientious, more active and compassionate… I kept feeling like I wasn’t doing enough, not learning fast enough, not doing/thinking/feeling enough…And I also had my life and career to keep spinning. So…
An Eventful Week: Hiking, New Mics, Podcast Appearances…. Read More »
I lost a friend a few weeks ago. I have a friend whose due date was last week. I have friends fighting illnesses, and other challenges. Finding myself thinking about my friends every time I play these days, I started wondering if playing the piano is my way of offering prayers.
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It’s important to celebrate success. It builds confidence. It makes your job even more fun. And it makes you look forward to the next, and beyond. And success can teach you things, too. We tend to look to mistakes and failures for lessons, but we should be able to draw as much, if not more,
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Happy New Year to my readers! To celebrate the arrival of this new year in my own way, let me announce the recital program I will be touring with this year. Entitled “Musical Bridge: The Old World & The New World // Beethoven & Gershwin.” Please contact me if you are interested in booking this
Happy 2020：Beethoven and Gershwin! Read More »
This is an English translation of an article published in Nikkan San on December 19, 2019, as a part of my column, “The Way of the Pianist. 「All’s well that ends well」is a title to Shakespeare’s play, but it’s used like an idiom especially around this time of the year. One of the special things about being
The End of a Year. Read More »