Japanese violinists

‘Ukrainian Night’ in Sendai – in 1903?

  • 10th June 2022

My last blog took at its starting point a performance at a concert in Sendai in 1916: It’s a Long Way to Tipperary (billed as ‘Tipperary Song’). The piece I’m writing about today is a bit of a mystery: with regard to the title, the connection with Ukraine seems to…

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Earthquakes, Tsunami, and Charity Concerts: 1896 and 2011

Earthquakes, Tsunami, and Charity Concerts: 1896 and 2011

  • 10th March 2021

This week, on 11 March it will be ten years since the triple disaster – earthquake, tsunami, and the multiple nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant – hit North-Eastern Japan. While the third was man-made and unprecedented, natural disasters, alas, are not new to Japan. The Sanriku coast…

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Japanese Violinists’ Birthdays in October

Japanese Violinists’ Birthdays in October

  • 1st October 2016

Birthday violinists in October include SUZUKI Shin’ichi  鈴木鎮一  (1898-1998) on 17 October, Midori (b. 1971, known in Japan as GOTÔ Midori 五嶋 みどり) on 25 October and TAKEZAWA Kyôko 竹澤恭子 (b. 1966) on 30 October. Suzuki Shin’ichi, is of course, best known for his development the “mother tongue” method of…

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