Greetings!
It has been very fortunate for me that I have gone to many countries and many cities through my music making, and I have met so many wonderful people. That is my treasure! From France to India, from Alaska to Argentina, from New York to Tokyo — my musical journey has taken me to so many places in the world. It is my pleasure to communicate with you through this website!
At my home, Los Angeles, California, I enjoy teaching students at Occidental College and at home, and collaborating with my friends in concerts. I love to create interesting programming in my concerts. For instance, 2011 celebrates Franz Liszt’s bicentennial year, and I have been performing a program titled “Celebrating Liszt: Hungarian Connection” featuring Liszt and other Hungarian composers. My ongoing mission has been to introduce beautiful Japanese music to the world, and on the last year’s tour I performed “Encuentro de Oriente y Occidente” (East meets West) in Latin American countries.
This webpage has 2 languages, and in my blogs I write mostly reviews on concerts, movies, and music in the English page and I write about more personal thoughts and everyday activities in the Japanese page.
Junko Ueno Garrett
A Movie – “First Position” 5/15/12
I really enjoyed this movie, almost reflecting myself when I was their age for hundred years (!) ago struggling to find my destination. Thousands of aspiring young dancers enter one of the world’s most prestigious ballet competitions, the Youth America Grand Prix, where lifelong dreams are at stake. There are several age categories, and each category offers amazing [...]
New York Philharmonic Debut in Disney Concert Hall 5/11/12
A night after the exciting Green Umbrella Concert I visited Disney Hall for New York Philharmonic concert. I understand it is their first national tour with Alan Gilbert. I thought their tour program was well-made, Dvorak: Carnival, Op. 92, Lindberg: Piano Concerto No. 2 with Yefim Bronfman as a soloist, and Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4. The [...]
