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

On March 14th (Friday), the 7th APA International Chamber Music Festival was held in its small hall at the Musashino Civic Cultural...