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The Concert report for Japan-South Korea (Pusan) goodwill exchange

This is a report on the concert I held in Pusan, Korea on October 22, 2013 for the Japan-Korea friendship exchange. The Piano Duo Association of Japan and the counterpart of Pusan in Korea have maintained a close relationship for the past twenty years, and we were invited as the Japanese representative of piano duo. On October 21, Piano Duo Association of Pusan, a concert by members of 14 persons have been performed. On October 22, We played Poulenc, Gershwin, Brahms, and Bennett there.

Mr.Sam Je-GAL (諸葛　森氏), who invited us, is a leading figure in the piano world in Pusan and the Honorary President of the Piano Duo Association of Pusan. He is the most famous and erudite teacher in the music world of Pusan in Korea. I am a pianist, engaged in music education as a professor of Tamagawa University.

I’ve heard that he had a chance to take the lecture of Kuniyoshi Obara, the founder of Tamagawa University and talk with him. In fact, he translated the Obara’s book, ”Zenjinkyoiku” or the Education toward the Balanced Man, into Korean.

I’ve also heard that he invited the Duo Kodama, (Mr. & Mrs. Kodama, Emeritus Professors of Kunitachi College of Music) from Japan more than 20 years ago. The concert held then was a very big one; 20 players from Japan and 20 players from South Korea. They played Beethoven’s ninth Symphony as two units of pianos. Following them in a sense, we were very lucky that we also were invited to this honorable concert.

Below is the message from 崔允僖，the President of the Piano Duo Association of Pusan.

The Duo Osano Performance in Pusan

It is a great honor to have the Duo Osano here in Pusan through the International Piano Duo Association of Japan, which has a great influence on the Piano Duo Association of Pusan.

I have regarded the performance of the Duo Osano, (Mr. & Mrs. Osano) as an ideal duo model, because their piano playing is very well organized, harmonized and united. The second reason is that although there are many who play with musical scores while playing ensemble, they played from memory. I think their style have caused a stir in our music world. I could not help feeling their professional spirits from the fact that they understood and memorized each other’s scores.

I hope that the performances like this will have good influences on young players in Korea, and that this will contribute to prospering the relationship between Korea and Japan.

Thank you very much.

November 20, 2013

The President of the Piano Duo Association of Pusan,

Finally, I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Mr.Sam Je-GAL (諸葛　森), the Honorary President of the Piano Duo Association of Pusan,崔允僖, the President of the Piano Duo Association of Pusan, Sumiko Minemura, the President of the International Piano Duo Association of Japan, and Shinnichi Minemura, the Chairman of the International Piano Duo Association of Japan, who all supported our concert for the Japan-Korea friendship exchange. Without them, the concert could not have completed.

Also I cannot express enough thanks to Kim Jouki (金乗基), who was kind enough to take care of us and did a splendid job as an interpreter for us, and the members of the Piano Duo Association of Pusan, who made whole-hearted speeches at the reception after the concert.

When it comes to the Japan-Korea relationship nowadays, it is very significant for us to have an opportunity like this since we could understand each other as musicians and make friends. We would like to nurture this relationship as little music ambassadors.

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