International String Trio @ Framingham Public Library

International String Trio played a free concert at the library just outside of Boston. It’s been a long time since we performed in our home town!

The sponsor of the concert yesterday was the famous ice cream maker, Ben & Jerry, so there were free ice cream afterwards! I think ice cream is the most delicious thing on Earth in summer! 😆😆😆👍👍👍

Concert in Weston, Vermont!

We played in beautiful Vermont.

We were in White Mountains National Forests in New Hampshire last week and this time we were in Green Mountains National Forests in Vermont. We lucked out to visit such beautiful places two weeks in a row.

We are invited by the music organization of this place every year and play at the church on the hill, and the name of the church really is The Church on the Hill. We had a full house as always. People are good, the views are good, food was good. The whole thing was so perfect.

The video clip of the Japanese music concert.

If you have Facebook account, you can watch the video on the link below.

The Video Clip of the Japanese Concert at Kaji Aso Studio in Boston (May 1, 2016)

Japanese music concert!

A little Japanese music concert in Boston!

Leaving for a tour!

Howdy-ho Off to the four-week tour with International String Trio. Here we go again. We'll go around Midwest like last year. This is going to be a fun tour with lots of concerts. I am also looking forward to seeing lots of beautiful views!

The first tour of the year is over!

After the storm.....

Wow rough ocean. These raging waves are kinda scary. I love it. I forgot to mention that the town we played, Kill Devil Hills, is the place where the famous Wright Brothers flew the first airplane, Kitty Hawk, in the history of mankind. That was a great place to come for my first tour of the year because I'm about to fly high and do something new.

We arrived there safely, the concert was successful and now we are driving the minivan to Boston. A little worried about the aftermath of the blizzard in NYC area. Well, we'll find out.

The Japan Society of Boston New Year Party!

I performed for the New year party of The Japan Society of Boston yesterday. It was the duo of Mika & Richard Stoltzman and I was supporting them with Hideki Hiromoto on drums and Emily Shibata on vocal.

New year is a big deal for us Asians and that was a big new year party so I was expecting that everybody would be shouting, drinking, dancing and partying hard. I thought we were going to do the background-kind of music. Well, lest we forget, that was not a usual party but a Japanese party. Everybody was siting down nicely and quietly, and waiting for us to play. When I saw the audience from the stage all sitting noiselessly, I was stunned because I was expecting completely opposite.

That was the first concert of the year for me and it was a good one. I have a feeling that I’ll be playing lots of good shows this year!

Last rehearsal before the recording

Done the final rehearsal for the recording! We are going into the studio this weekend, shoot the video then put it up on YouTube. I think the video is going to hit 5 trillion views!!

Ellipsis Trio

I just saw the concert of the great piano trio, Ellipsis Trio. Wow! That was so really good!! The concert was one of the best concerts I've seen this year!
Ellipsis Trio

Pontiac, Illinois

We just hit the last note in snow-covered Pontiac, Illinois. That concludes our Midwest Tour 2015!

Perry Park Center in Perryville, Missouri

The second last concert of this tour was held in the town called Perryville, Missouri. We had lots of enthusiastic audience tonight!

Kenneth E Cowan Civic Center in Lebanon, Missouri

Great concert hall in Lebanon, Missouri! We loved playing in there!