Tête de veau, at a restaurant in Lyon, June 2025 Blog Update At the start of this year, I intended to update my blog regularly with personal stories and reflections. However, time seemed to slip by, and before I realized it, an entire year had passed without many posts. For those of you I haven't connected with in a while, I want to assure you through this blog that I am doing well. While there haven't been major changes in my life, I continue to cherish everyday moments and

Chapter 17, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770～1827, died at 56 ) Beethoven's grandfather, a renowned bass singer from what is now Belgium, moved to Bonn and rose from singer to conductor at the Elector of Cologne’s court chapel. His father, also a court singer, subjected him to rigorous piano training from an early age, hoping to shape him into a great musician. At 16, he visited Vienna and met Mozart. During his subsequent years in Bonn, he was favored by the Breuning family and b

In recent years, I’ve lost close friends and acquaintances, and at 87 years old I find myself worrying when I don’t hear from the people I exchange emails with. So I’m posting some of my photos and my saxophone performances online to let them know how I’m doing. I’m still playing the saxophone, even if my progress has been slow. In August, I performed “Memory” from Cats at my piano teacher’s Summer Concert — my first time playing in a recital in quite a while, https://youtu.b