Author, Researcher and Lecturer with a Passion for History, Music and Japan
Violinists’ birthdays in January include Iwabuchi Ryûtarô 岩淵龍太郎(b. 1928) on 21/I, Shimizu Takashi 清水高師(b. 1953) on 13/I, Shinozaki Fuminori 篠崎史紀 (b. 1963) on 18/1,Suwa Nejiko 諏訪根自子(1920-2012) on 23/1 and Shôji Sayaka 庄司 紗矢香(b. 1983) on 30/I. Iwabuchi Ryûtarô and Suwa Nejiko were among the first “home grown” violinists of Japan….
AT LAST! The Hardback edition of Not by Love Alone took a little longer because of technical issues. Yesterday I could finally unpack my first copy. Paperbacks are all very well: however, there is something immensely satisfying about a hardback. The ISBN is 978-87-997283-0-5 and it should soon be available…
Towards the end of my stay in Tokyo last year, I visited the Café Le Violon in Asagaya. I learnt about the Café Le Violon through a youtube video. The description said that the recording from the original SP had been made at the Violon. It may have been this…