A friend of a friend's father, HakuKuon Kim, was the composer of songs played by a piano virtuoso, Rinrin Park, at The Bunkyo Cultural Center in Korakuen yesterday. They are both of Korean descent, and these themes were incorporated into the songs. I haven't been to a classical concert in years, and I was impressed with the songs and the pianist's ability. I liked how on one song she manipulated the strings by putting her hand into the piano to create sounds that were similar to that of the koto (I'm not sure whether it's on purpose or not), a traditional Japanese instrument. A cello player accompanied her later and created soundtrack worthy material as well. I was bemused to see a couple of people using flash photography (no flash from me-really!), and another guest who didn't turn off his cell phone and actually answered it!
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