I went to Nagoya for the special concert.

Hello everyone. I would like to talk about the special concert I went last Friday.

The concert was of Fumiaki Miura, the greatest young violinist in Japan. This time he played with Nagoya Philharmonic.

This concert was special because it was the premiere of a famous Sibelius program in Japan.

It was composed by Sibelius, violin concerto, and his symphony no.5.

Sibelius’s concerto is very famous violin concerto, and many people play it in Japan. However, nobody in Japan played his original one.
He wrote this concerto in 1903, and the premiere was in1904. Unfortunately people didn't like the piece of music then. Sibelius got shocked, so he edited it, then played it again in 1905.

Many violinists play the edited version of Sibelius' violin concerto, but no one has played the unedited version before.

I had played this concerto long time ago, so I knew about it well. But I haven't listened to the pre-edit one, so I was absolutely eager to go to this concert. I think it was the first time in Japan.

That concert was held in Nagoya, it is a little bit far from Tokyo. I went to Nagoya after school by myself.  

It was my second time to go to Nagoya, but the  first time visiting the concert hall. It was very exciting, because it  was like an adventure. I didn't get lost, so it wasn't so thrilling though.  
It was my fourth time to see Fumiaki Miura.  I think he is a great violinist and I like him alot. 

The original Sibelius's violin concertos were amazing. I think it was very difficult to play and it was more difficult to play with  an orchestra.

I can't believe people thought it was a very bad piece.

I want to play the original concerto of Sibelius one day.

Current events. USA

On April 6th 2014,  American Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the USA will send missile defense ships to Japan for protecting against North Korea's missile. 

Japan is  currently worried about two things; missiles of North Korea, because Japan doesn't know when missiles will attack Japan.  North Korea also has been threatening Japan about using their new nuclear power. 

Secondly, Japan is worried about what China would do to Japan, because the relationship between the two countries is really getting worse since fighting about Senkaku Islands. The Senkaku islands are islands known in China as Diaoyu island in East China sea.

The two extra ships would make the total number of the war ships in Japan: seven.
Mr. Hagel went to China on 7th of February to talk about how to use their authority, Deployment of military power, and he wants to tell clearly, how friendly the relationship of Japan and the US.  The US will deployment missile in Alaska too.

In February, Hagel made an announcement about missile defense expansion in Asia especially in Japan.
Hagel talked about China doesn't respect other east asian countries. It is very similar to Russia's way of treating Ukraine. He compared.

 Hagel said "You cannot... redefine boundaries and violate territorial integrity and sovereignty of nations by force, coercion and intimidation, whether it's in small islands in the Pacific or large nations in Europe,"

Japanese tax will be increase 5% to 8%

Hi everyone. Today, I have painful news, that is Japanese tax will be increase 5% to 8%. That mean Japanese people must to pay more than before. For example, ¥100 item is ¥105, but it will be ¥108!?

This thing has many merit and demerit. 

The merit of the increase the tax are... 

- Increase countries money

- Security system is stabilized.
- The tax revenue stable. 
- Work related to public works increases. 

 - Lead to the early recovery of the affected areas of the earthquake.

The demerit of the increase the tax are...

- Burden is increased. 
- Domestic consumption is reduced. 
- Economy deteriorates. 
- Life of low-income earners will be painful. 
- Dissatisfaction with the government people are increases. 
- Bankruptcy of small businesses increases. 
- Unemployed increases. 
- Suicide increases.

▼消費税増税のデメリット

・国民の負担が増える。

・国内の消費が減る。景気が悪化する。

・低所得者の生活が苦しくなる。

・国民の政府に対する不満が増える。

・中小企業の倒産が増える。

・失業者が増える。自殺する人が増える。

I"m in Miyazaki now!

Hello everyone. I would like to talk you about where I am. I’m in Miyazaki now for participate music academy. However, my arm is still broken, so I doing only auditing.

The member of the participator are very great player I think. And every teacher are great, so I can learn lots. For example, how to play difficult part, how to use the bow, etc.

This music academy made by Tsugio Tokunaga, and Isaac Stern. They are both violinist.

Tsugio Tokunaga is a one of the very famous violinist in the Japan.

He is a very old man, but he has a very high technique as great as young violinist.

He teach in this academy and he teach in many famous university.

Isaac Stern is a person who is a deceased now.

He is a amazing violin player for play violin and conductor.

He made a wonderful music festival in Miyazaki Japan. The revel of that festival is a world class.

He is a good teacher too.  He made a great festival and he taught many good violin player. His student is almost violinist now.

Pinchas Zukerman is a one of the most famous student. He participate Miyazaki festival.

This academy has 8 days. 3/15 to 3/ 25. I arrived 18th. I can play with my friends, and I played violin only right hand. It was very difficult to each other. After the listening and friends violin practice, we went to eat dinner. One day we went to ramen, the next day Prof. Tsugio Tokunaga bring almost student to dinner.

I really want to play violin together my friends. I didn’t play violin about 3 weeks, so it is very stressed to me, but I can listening violin sounds, and I can meet my friends, so I’m very happy now. 

I want participate the usual lesson next year, I already can't wait!

Composer Mamoru Samuragouchi held a press comference.

Last month, Japanese composer Mamoru Samuragouchi's "Ghost Writer", Niigaki held the press conference and he spoke the secret about Mamoru.

Mamoru is known as a deaf composer. People called him Japanese Beethoven. Japanese people loved him, and he is a star, because he is deaf, but still able to compose. 

Niigaki said in the conference,  "Mamoru can't compose, Play the piano, or any instruments. I have composed all the music for him for 18 years"

This shocked people, and lots of his fans were sad. 

On last friday, Mamoru himself finally spoke about it. 

His conference was different to Niigakis. 

For example, Niigaki said Mamoru is not deaf, I normally spoke on the phone.

Mamoru said It never happen, because it is impossible to him.

Niigaki said he wanted to stop this crazy happen

Mamoru said Niigaki never said that, and he demanded more money every time.

Niigaki said get only ¥7000000 in 18 years

Mamoru said sometime he gave more ¥3000000 per one piece of music.

I don't understand which one telling truth.
There is another story regarding Mamoru Samuragochi.

Miku is a Japanese girl, who was born with one hand.
She has been playing violin since she was 3.
Niigaki is one of her Accompanist.
Mamoru found out about her.
and he wanted to get fame, by using her story.
He asked Niigaki to compose a piece for her.
Mamoru of course said to the public it was him who composed it.
A few TV shows pick this story up, and made documentaries about it.
Mamoru got what he wanted.
After that, Miku's parents were angry, because they didn't want their daughter to be on TV.
Mamoru got angry at Miku's parents too for not thanking him for giving Miku a chance to be famous.
Miku's parents said "We do thank Mamoru for being kind to our daughter, but we never said we wanted to her to be on TV"
Mamoru and Miku separated since then.

I think Mamoru is lying, because everything he said is just defending himself.
I think he is a terrible person.
I feel really shock, because I liked him piece of music, and I feel like betrayed by him.

I went to America for participate violin competition.

I went to America a few weeks. It was a very hard journey.

I used the airplane twice for went to America. First airplane is Narita to Dallas. Second airplane is Dallas to Austin.

The Austin was warmer than Japan. sometime cold as Japan.
I went to Austin because I participated international violin competition.

The competition name is a Menuhin international competition. 

This competition has a two department. senior and junior.
Junior has t be 10years old to 15 years old.
 Senior has to be 15 years to 25 years old.
this competition has to be play many piece of music. first Baroque, classic, contemporary music, and improvisation.
Is was very hard to me, because I haven't to play this much piece of song at once, so I had to more hard practice.
The competition were started Senior's round one. then Junior's round one.
The Japanese participant in senior is two people, and Japanese junior participant is three people.
I could make a many friends in there.
I want to participate again for revenge.

 My cousin came to my house 1 month ago with my aunt.

He is almost one year old.

Everyone in a family was very happy to see him again. He is very cute, and he is idol in my house.  However, he is very shy, and much attached to his mother so he couldn't carry on a back.

He seemed like he was intimidated by my family, especially me.

 One day, I wanted to play with him using cups. It made of plastic, so it not dangerous.

I made a tower, and then he broke that. He really liked breaking the tower.

After that, we bonded. He never cried any more, and he was happy with me.

When he was born, he stayed in my house for one month with his mom.

I think he doesn't remember my family.

When he was born, I couldn't go to the hospital, because I had a violin lesson.

A day later, I went to see him. He was really tiny, but according to the doctor he was a big baby.

He hated me in the beginning, and when he saw my face, he cried.

He was very shy, so he can't

He loves to play cup.

If I make a cup tower,