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Chamber Music Concert of Mozart and Brahms at 3rd@1st Concert Series on Sat. November 21 at 4pm November 18, 2015

It has been my pleasure to establish the concert series in Pasadena (I am a program coordinator), called 3rd@1st concert series at FUMC Pasadena (fumcpasadena.org). This is our second year and it has been going wonderfully! The 3rd concert of 2015-16 season will be this Saturday, November 21 at 4pm. And this is my turn to […]

A Movie “Meet the Patels” 11/18/15 November 18, 2015

Filmmaker Geeta V. Patel follows her brother, Indian-American actor Ravi V. Patel, as he embarks on a quest (and request from their parents) to find a wife with the traditional Indian match-maker system. First of all, it is really a fun movie. That is sure!! Secondly, it is made to look a home-made video, but […]

Sir Andras Schiff and LA Phil Concert 10/26/15 October 26, 2015

Sir Andras Schiff conducted LA Phil from piano for Mozart concerto No. 25, and conducted Haydn Mass in C major in the second half. In Mozart he created his own cadenza with musical quote (!). I think the night I went was French Anthem “La Marsellaise”! How fun! As always his tone and timber is […]

Sir Andras Schiff Recital at Disney Concert Hall on Sunday Oct. 18 and my memorable moment with him 10/24/15 October 24, 2015

This concert was one of Sir Schiff’s “Last Sonatas by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert” project. He performed Haydn: Sonata in E -flat major, Hob. XVI: 52, Beethoven: Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111, Mozart: Sonata in D major, K. 576, and Schubert: Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960. All of those sonatas […]

South American Tour in Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay 9/30/15 September 30, 2015

First of all I appreciate everybody helping for this concert tour. It requires many aspects, and many people worked hard to be successful. I feel so lucky to have this great opportunity to share my music in different places, and communicate with people through music. I have posted some of the photos from there. Fortunately all of 4 […]

A Movie “Top Spin” 8/21/15 August 21, 2015

I saw “Top Spin” at Laemmle’s Preview Show in Pasadena. It is really fun! This documentary follows three young American table-tennis prodigies as they try to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. One of the three, a New Yorker named Michael Landers, started playing Ping Pong at the age of 2! He has been working very hard […]

Grand Teton Music Festival: Trio Concert, Augustin Hadelich, violin, Joyce Yang, piano, and Pablo Villegas, guitar 8/5/15 August 11, 2015

I truly enjoyed their concert, especially the guitarist! Their programming was effective, and the way they managed the stage change was very smooth. They played solos, duets, and trios, and when one piece was over, the previous performer(s) stayed on the stage instead of exiting. Sometime they played continuously instead of getting applause between pieces. And […]

LA Phil: Hollywood Bowl Concert with Narek Hakhnazaryan, cellist 7/10/15 July 10, 2015

If you live in LA, Hollywood Bowl in summer is very special. It is very pleasant in the evening there, and we often enjoy the picnic with friends before the concert. So I did everything in “Hollywood Bowl Summer Package” yesterday! The program (7/9/15) featured Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite, Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations with cellist, Narek […]

A Movie “Woman in Gold” 6/21/15 June 21, 2015

I truly enjoyed this movie because I am a great fan of Klimt’s paintings and the movie is based in LA where I live! Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), an octogenarian Jewish refugee, who settled in LA after she fled from Nazis Austria, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family. […]

A Movie “Saint Laurent” 5/23/15 May 23, 2015

After the excellent movie “Dior and I” this movie was a perfect choice to follow. Few days before Christian Dior passed away he named Yves Saint Laurent as his successor. Saint Laurent was only 21 to manage one of most celebrated house. Knowing Saint Laurent’s creative mind and his creation in fashion world I was […]