Performers:
Indiana University Violin Virtuosi
(Violin)
Rachel Auer, Yoo Jin Cho, Juliette Cucunato, Jordana Greenberg, Rachel Patrick,
Thomas Rodgers, Emma Steele, Julie Wunderle, Peter Vickery,
(Piano) Chih-Yi Chen
(Director) Mimi Zweig
No.209-3
Notice of 50th Anniversary Events Keep them in your diary!Ⅰ UNESCO Gathering : October 2 (Sat.) 1:00pm at Meguro Persimmon Hall
(Main Hall)
Part 1. Ceremony Part 2. Memorial Speech “Live for Tomorrow’s World” ---Talk and Photos--- By Ms Yoshino Oishi, documentary photographer, professor of Tokyo Polytechnic University and a resident of Meguro City Part 3. Party Ⅱ UNESCO Peace Concert 2004 : October 29 (Fri.) 7:00pm at Meguro Persimmon Hall (Main Hall) Klavier Quintett, Wien --- A Wind from Vienna Part Ⅲ Ⅲ Publication of a collection of children’s poems - “Road to the Future” Ⅳ Publication of the 50th anniversary issue |
Meguro UNESCO Association the 50th anniversary memorial / The 34th Meguro UNESCO Concert
Date: June
11, 2004 / Place: Meguro Persimmon Hall (Main Hall)
Sponsored
by Meguro UNESCO Association / Planning Cooperation by RIAX Corporation
Supported
by Meguro City, the Board of Education of Meguro City, MIFA,
National
Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan, US-Japan 150 Years Committee and Tokyo
American Center
Performers:
(Violin)
Rachel Auer, Yoo Jin Cho, Juliette Cucunato, Jordana Greenberg, Rachel Patrick,
Thomas Rodgers, Emma Steele, Julie Wunderle, Peter Vickery,
(Piano) Chih-Yi Chen
(Director) Mimi Zweig
”Violin Virtuosi” is a musical group composed of 9 violinists of
Indiana University students whose ages are from 15 to18 and a pianist
The word “virtuoso (virtuosi is its plural)” means a person who is extremely skilful at playing a musical instrument. From their performances, I felt something like a spirit of sound and strength that was different from that which I feel from matured technical artists. The young musicians’ performances were full of youthfulness and power that made me feel energetic.
From a wonderful ensemble by 9 players and a variety of impressive solos, the audience had a very good time enjoying music. Especially, we were overwhelmed and drawn into the “Zieguenerweisen”. Many elementary and junior high school students came to the concert and I saw some of them were bringing their violins in their hands. After the concert, the performers enjoyed taking photos, giving the children autographs and interacting with the audience. The scene was really what you would expect of a UNESCO concert. I hope the night was a memorable one not only for the grown-ups but also for the children.
A few days after the concert, we received some letters from young people. Here are some of them.
“I went to the violin concert for the first time. It was just the same as the one I had dreamed of for a long time that I want to perform in the future ------- I want to play the piano wearing a dress like the pianist on the stage.” (Ayaka Kawashima, 2nd grade in elementary school)
“I was surprised that the players who perform in many parts of the world were only 3 years older than I am. The sound of strings were so beautiful and the ensemble was very powerful.” (Hiromi Tanaka, 1st grade in junior high school)
“I had been very interested in this concert because the players were in the same generation as I am. Hearing their music, I was impressed so much because each player’s performances were full of confidence.”(Mai Tanaka, 2nd grade in university)
- reported by Moriaki Saito