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2019年5月2日 · The Japanese emperor’s abdication means that the country’s throne has passed from a cellist to a violist. The new emperor, Naruhito, is a keen viola player who picked up the musical bug from his parents Akihito, a cellist, and particularly his mother Michiko, an accomplished pianist.
Watch: Japan’s new emperor plays in an orchestra - Slipped Disc
2019年5月2日 · Interestingly, while Naruhito may be the first head of state to play the viola, one head of government has been a violist: Lothar de Maziere, the last (and only democratically elected) prime ...
Japan's Emperor and Empress attend viola concert
2025年1月14日 · Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a viola concert on January 13. The two attended 85-year-old violist Uzuka Toshiyuki's recital in Tokyo. Uzuka, a professor emeritus at the Tokyo College of Music, has been teaching viola to Emperor Naruhito for about 40 years.
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2019年5月29日 · During President Donald Trump's visit to Japan to welcome the new Emperor to his post, he gifted Naruhito with an American viola, made in 1938 by Ivan W. Allison of West Virginia. The instrument was sold by Joe Joyner of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Royal outing in Japan for tsunami driftwood viola - The Strad
2013年7月6日 · Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan has performed on a viola made from debris from the March 2011 tsunami, reports the Asahi Shimbun. The Crown Prince, the eldest son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, played the instrument at an orchestral concert given by alumni of Tokyo's Gakushuin University on 7 July.
Japan’s New Emperor is a Violist - WFMT
2019年5月7日 · According to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emperor Naruhito, who ascended to the throne on May 1, 2019, is a violist and violinist! However, the new emperor is not the only musical member of his family.
Her Majesty's art and music - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
2016年1月12日 · The Empress is fond of music. She plays the piano and is a good accompanist to the Emperor, who plays the cello and to Crown Prince Naruhito, who plays the viola and violin. When She finds time, She enjoys playing in a small chamber ensemble with Her musician friends.
The new Emperor is a viola player - Slippedisc
2019年4月30日 · The new Emperor of Japan, Naruhito, is committed to his music – particularly to playing his own instrument, the viola. In an essay for a concert booklet, Naruhito once wrote: ‘I’m starting to...
Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito plays the violin as he performs...
Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito plays the violin as he performs Johannes Brahms' "Tragic Overture Op.81" during the Gakushuin OB Orchestra's 49th concert at the Gakushuin University in Tokyo 04 July...
Viola Gift to Emperor Naruhito - The Pegbox - Maestronet Forums
2019年5月27日 · To Naruhito, 59, the president presented a 1938 viola, handmade in West Virginia, along with a signed photo of American composer Aaron Copland and a signed photo of himself (as is customary when state guests visit the emperor and empress). The emperor is a viola player, according to the Japan Times .