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...

After two years of not performing in public, amid the Corona, MONATS-Trio concert at a nearby church was satisfactorily completed on...

Encounter with Saxophone About 20 years ago, when I retired from the life as a businessman, I started playing saxophone. Soon after, I...

My "Classic Film Theory" Many old movies are masterpieces, but with the generations change, it is usually difficult to convey it. I...

On October 15, 1825 Mendelssohn finished his first indisputable masterpiece, the Octet in E flat Major op.20, when Mendelssohn was...

It has been another challenging year for many people. I hope you and yours are safe and well, and settling in for a happy holiday season!...

Chapter 3 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdi (1809-1847, died at 38 years old) Although various literature states that Mendelssohn was born in...

Chapter 2 Peter Tschaikowsky (1840-1893, died at 53 years old) Tchaikovsky had a strong interest in music from an early age, but his...

Received an invitation to the "35th Anniversary Japan-Western Exhibition (2021)" at the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts. On July 21st, I...

It is August in midsummer from today. Tokyo Olympic Games are on, and Japan is in the gold-medal rush. There is only one week left for...

Well over 80 years old, for more than a decade after retiring from my corporate life, I have been listening to classical music mainly on...

I resumed rehearsal with my piano trio group “Monats-Trio” at home for the first time in a year after we began “stay-at-home” (due to...

On Sunday afternoon, I hosted my first ensemble at home after a yearlong COVID-19 "self-restrained" life. An ensemble of face-to-face is...

Many of you may be familiar with Looney Tunes’ animations produced from the late 1930s to the 1960s during the Golden Age of American...

Karén Hakobyan, a young American pianist, sent me information about his concert. I thought your blog readers of “Music and Friends” might...

Holy Week is starting this Sunday, ahead of Easter on April 4th. In the meantime, you may have the opportunity to hear Stabat Mater. Our...

On the Ides of March, March 15, in 44 B.C. (the 74th day in the Roman calendar) Julius Caesar was assassinated as he was warned by a...

Although I am not an audio maniac, I have more opportunities lately to listen to music and to watch movies at home due to the CORONA...

Today, I went to the "Abeno Harukas" art museum, next to the Kintetsu Department Store in Tennoji, Osaka, to see the "treasures from the...

"It was not an enjoyable experience. First of all the piano was dreadfully out of tune, which did not trouble Beethoven in the least,...