Several classical composers started their lives at the beginning of a year: January. As a good first example is one of Tomoko’s favorite ha...

  Start the year right by celebrating great piano composers who, themselves, began their lives in January. Several of them rate high with To...

  Piano playing knows no season. However, any season has more flavor when savored by playing a seasonal piano piece. Here are ten evocative ...

                 Tomoko appreciates the sound of animals: birds chirping at dawn in her garden and even donkeys braying in a Rumanian field....

  Summer is a great time to travel, and Tomoko has enjoyed traveling since she was a young woman. Now with the pandemic, it is harder to tra...

  Classic composers can also be poetic. One of Tomoko’s favorites is Frenchmen Francis Poulenc, who was also a celebrated pianist.   Franc...

Even as a child, Tomoko looked to Europe for musical inspiration. When Tomoko was in college, she loved to go to concerts when European...