piano

Tokyo tuners' school rebuilds old pianos to donate
Ayumi Nakamura, a student at the Japan Tuning Music Academy, tunes a black upright piano, of the same model as one considered for donation, in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on July 2. (Shoko Hina)
August 10, 2012
The "patient" was full of dust and mold, but still students at the Japan Tuning Music Academy in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward agreed they could bring it back to life.
Recovered piano to be played in Hiroshima
Kumiko (Photo by Jun Takahashi)
August 04, 2012
A grand piano recovered from the muck of tsunami-stricken Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, will be played by singer Kumiko in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, the 67th anniversary of the...
All that jazz: 10-year-old pianist has magical...
Gen Okuda, a 10-year-old jazz pianist who released his first album in December (Eiichi Murano)
January 25, 2012
At first glance, Gen Okuda seems like any ordinary 10-year-old boy--scraped knees from climbing trees and full of laughter when he pulls a prank on his parents.
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