with Maestro Ramadanoff

Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra

May 5th, Saturday at 8 pm

Portola Valley Presbyterian Church
945 Portola Road
Portola Valley, CA

May 6th, Sunday at 2:30 pm

Los Altos United Methodist Church
655 Magdalena Avenue
Los Altos, CA

All Beethoven Program
Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major
Symphony No. 3 in Eb major “Eroica”

Ticket:
Single tickets are $20 at the door.
Senior tickets (60+) are $16 at the door.
Youth tickets (under 18) are $5 at the door.

Fundraising event for the Japan Recovery Project, Public Health Institute (PHI)

Sunday March 11, 2012 @ 1pm
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

$30 in advance /$35 at door
Under age 18 or student: $15 in advance /$20 at door
Tickets are available at City Box Office.
415-392-4400
www.cityboxoffice.com 

The KTSF26 on-air is scheduled on March 10th, Saturday at 6am.

I truly hope a lot of people will know about the event.

To commemorate the first anniversary of the catastrophic Japan earthquake and tsunami, you are invited to attend a memorial concert and photo exhibit on March 11, 2012, at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. It is also a fundraising event for the Japan Recovery Project sponsored by the Public Health Insitute. The concert program features compositions of Bach, Vivaldi, and Franck, as well as performances on the traditional Japanese koto instrument, and story-teller Brenda Aoki. Also, I will play the Cesar Franck violin sonata with Alexander Barantschik, concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony.

The Herbst Theatre will also present a photo exhibit by Satoshi Ueda, who comes from Rikuzen Takada in Tohoku, which was severely damaged by the disaster. Immediately after the earthquake and tsunami hit Tohoku, Mr. Ueda stopped all his professional projects in order to photograph the ruins of his decimated hometown, Rikuen Takada and record its agonizing road to recovery. Mr.Ueda, who is internationally acclaimed for his artistic accomplishments, will be present for the event.

A particular goal of this event is to raise funds to support the Japan Recovery Project for mental health services. It is incredible that the people of Tohoku managed to maintain their morale and orderliness under the stress of the catastrophe. Nevertheless, many of the Tohoku survivors are still suffering from the post-traumatic stress disorder and desperately need mental and moral support, perhaps for the remainder of their lives.

Tears of the Earth Memorial Concert and Photo Exhibit for the Great East Japan Earthquake

Sunday March 11, 2012

Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
$30 in advance /$35 at door
Under age 18 or student: $15 in advance /$20 at door
Tickets are available at City Box Office.
415-392-4400
www.cityboxoffice.com

Mr. Barantschik’s fine musicianship and technique was so inspiring that I totally forgot that I had taken on this recital with barely a week’s notice. Also, the audience was very supportive and enthusiastic, perhaps the warmest group of people I have ever played for. I was deeply moved to hear that during the intermission one gentleman in the audience was singing Brahms’s “Rain Song,” which is the melody from the third movement of his G major sonata.

Here is a review.

This year has been a great challenge for me to constantly arrange concert programs, while simultaneously dealing with all the disasters in Japan occurring in Japan without respite. I am truly grateful for the huge support I received from my friends and teachers in New York City and San Francisco.

Also, I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to perform for the refugees of those catastrophes, and I pray that my music helped my ravaged nation’s morale and healing. Moreover, despite all the grief and destruction of lives and property, I encountered moments of courage, sacrifice, and humanity that I never new existed.