Chapter 15: Johannes Brahms  (1833-1897, died at age 63) Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany, and learned to play the piano well from an...

In this occasion I played Brahms Piano Trio op114 with Kazuyuki Torii (piano) and Dr. Steffen Luitz (cello). Steffen was visiting Japan...

Chapter 14 Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 ～ 1809, died at 77) Haydn was Born in Rohrau, Austria. His father was a wheelwright who loved...

Chapter 13 Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843～1907, died at 64) Grieg’s grandfather immigrated to Norway from Scotland. Grieg studied at the...

Chapter 12  Jean Sibelius (1865～1957, died at 91) After studying law at the University of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius later turned to music,...

Chapter 11 Gabriel Urbain Fauré (1846 ～1924, died at 79) Born in Pamiers in the southwestern part of France, Fauré studied under Camille...

Performed Brahms piano trio op.114 with Ms. Motoko Koizumi (Piano) and Mr. Hajime Saito (Cello) at Musashino City Hall in Musashino,...

Chapter 10 Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов) (1873～1943, died at 69) Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (Сергей...

On January 23rd, I had the opportunity to go to Akira Fuse's live tour concert held in Chofu City. As soon as my wife found it, I made a...

When I catch a glimpse of recent music programs, I often get special interests in pianist Kyohei Sorita’s* (28 years old) point of views...

Drama/Music Rated: R for language and brief nudity Stars: Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer Director: Todd Field...

An exhibition of a Western-style painter (introduced in August 2021 on this blog) was again held at the Hankyu Department Store of Umeda...

Chapter 9 George Friedrich Händel (1685-1759, died at the age of 74) Born in 1685 in Halle, Germany, the same year as J.S. Bach, he first...

The piano class's annual recital (summer concert) was held on August 6th (at Takarazuka Bunka Sozokan - the former Takarazuka Music...

Chapter 8 Alexander P. Borodin (1833-1887, died at 53 years old) Born in a Georgian aristocratic family, and a trained chemist who became...

Chapter 7 Friedrich Smetana (1824-1884, died at 60 years old) Born in a house of brewer in Litomyšl, Czech Republic, he went to Prague...

My piano trio group, MONATS-Trio, performed at ”The Avant,” a retirement home in Palo Alto yesterday afternoon (Sunday, May 22). We...

Chapter 6 Antonín Dvořák (1841～1904, died at 62 years old) Born in Nelahozeves (Mühlhausen) near Prague in the Czech Republic, after...

Chapter 5 Ferencz（Franz）Liszt (1811 - 1866, died at 74 years old ) Liszt was born in Raiding, a deserted village in the Kingdom of...

Chapter 4 　Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828, died at 31 years old) Why did I choose Schubert for Chapter 4? The year before last, 2020, is...