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I simply quit listening the radio news while I am driving. I have noticed I listen those news mindlessly. So now I take some CDs, especially strings, singers, orchestras, usually not piano CDs with me, and enjoy first class musicians playing for me in my car. One of my favorites is Hilary Hahn’s Bach CD, partitas. I […]

I have done my 4th journey on Bach: Goldberg Variations at Carrolwood Cultural Center in Tampa, FL, last Saturday. I have been writing about this piece for several times on this site, and you have read my confession before, yes, it has been a long journey to reach to here. Diligent practice on separate hands, […]

I, again, went to Laemmle Theater’s Sneak Preview for “Norwegian Wood” in Beverly Hills. It has been advertised well so many people came. With a bit of drive from my part of town to Beverly Hills, I got there only few minutes to the starting time. I got in the line. And the bad news!! The theater […]

I visited NoHo Laemmle Theater, just opened 3 weeks ago, to see “The Artist”. The theater is located in the heart of NoHo area, surrounded by restaurants and theaters. I loved this new cinema. It was fun to walk around after the movie. “The Artist” is charming, fun, creative, artistic, and exciting with amazing acting. […]

I went to the preview of “Music is the Weapon” at Playhouse 7 of Laemmle Theater. It is a documentary film about Fela Kuti, a legendary Nigerian musician. The film was made in 1982, I suppose when he was at his height. He was not only an inspiring musician, but also a person of strong view […]

I used to live in Houston, TX, before moving to LA. Houston was my first American city to live. I studied at Shepherd School of Music at Rice University for my DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts degree), and taught at Rice University’s Pre College School. Also I was a staff accompanist at HSPVA. I met […]

This movie is really CUTE and FUN, and Antonio Banderas is doing a fantastic job being a “Puss”. “Puss” is a cool “Zorro”, and going through an adventure with a charming “Kitty” and a crafty “Hampty”. It was a good and harmless movie for me to enjoy free time. I have been a fan of “Puss” since “Shrek”, […]

I just came back from Japan. It was a 3 nights/5 days trip, my shortest trip to Japan. The Benefit Concert went very well with TV Broadcasting and Newspaper Articles. This concert was organized along with the celebration of donated pianos by the Local Rotary Club. The temporary school building was constructed recently, and 4 pianos […]

I had a fantastic time performing chamber music this afternoon at Occidental College! As a musician it is a great joy to play chamber music with wonderful friends. Robert Gupta and Johnny Lee, violins, John Hayhurst, viola, David Garrett, cello, and me on piano, performed Schumann Piano Quintet last year, and we carried our team to Dohnanyi […]

I am actually very busy these days, and going to Hollywood in the evening seems a hectic activity. I got the invitation from the Japan Foundation to watch “Jiro – Dreams of Sushi” by David Gelb at Egyptian Theater, one of the featured movies at AFI Festival. So I went. This is the movie of […]