Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody Performed By Miyuji Kaneko

On Friday, we had the pleasure here in Hanno to welcome the Ukraine State Symphony Orchestra, and piano soloist Miyuji Kaneko, for an all Tchaikovsky program. Kaneko's father is Hungarian, his mother is from Japan, so I thought this video is appropriate, as he performs Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody.



Miyuji Kaneko did really well with a certain elegance, performing the 1st piano symphony in B-flat minor, and as an encore he played Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. It looked like he wanted to play more, as he almost sat down for another... I'm sure the audience would have loved it.

On March 18, you can hear him play Liszt, Bach and Bartok at the Saitama Arts Theatre in Yono, Saitama, where he will start with the Ungarische Rhapsodie.

The symphony orchestra from Odessa had a wonderful sound, that made Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony seem fresh, especially the strings, with such warm approach to the famous melodies. I think a wonderful time was had by all on a cold winter's night, as the orchestra prepared for performances this weekend at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall and Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall. It was fun chatting with some of the players before the concert, especially the lady who said she didn't know which town she was in: "You're in Hanno, Saitama!"

The orchestra also did an ancore, from the Nutcracker Suite, and then they had to hurry back to Tokyo. I hope they enjoyed their brief visit to the boondocks, where we are not used to such rare pleasures. Some 700-800 people in Hanno would like to thank you very much.