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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
This week Gustavo Dudamel and LA Phil are performing multi media concerts featuring de Falla’s El Amor Brujo with Siudy Garrido Flamenco Dance Company and guests dancers. First of all, de Falla’s affectionate music is so perfect to be collaborated with flamenco dance. The beautiful lighting and costumes add different dimention into this production. The dancers, Siudy […]
I went to listen Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s last concert of 2014-15 season, and the soloist was one of my favorite pianists, Jonathan Biss! He played Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, and it was just beautiful. It was very thoughtful, yet very simple and sincere. Also it was joyful. He has amazing tone […]
First of all I enjoyed this movie deeply. It is well-written. We can experience the inside of Christian Dior’s fashion house, which has a long tradition. I love fashion, and I have a style I like to wear so the fashion is important to me. Frédéric Tcheng, a director of this movie, has great eyes emotionally […]
After seeing the recent movie about Seymour Bernstein, I read this book to follow. First of all I could not find the original book in English (of course!) so I checked out the book translated in Japanese at the LA Public Library. I must say the translation is not good unfortunately. The language is not […]
It was my first tme to hear a cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan, a 2011 XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition winner. I have heard a great reputation about him, and I was so looking forward to it. He chose to play Saint Saens concerto, and after finishing it, he played Armenian composer’s unaccompanied sonata. He played it to […]