Debussy concert by Estampes & Made in Asia

Finished my busy days with a concert in Mons Conservatory on Thursday where we played Debussy Sonata for Debussy year as Estampes (flute, viola & Harp). Beautiful but very delicate work.

It was the concert for the Debussy festival at the Conservatory of Mons (Art² ) where I studied with Marc Grauwels. I think this was the first time I played there since my last exam. Debussy sonata is a beautiful and dreamy work but very delicate. I prefer play it in the middle of the concert.

Then next day "Made in Asia" at Brussels Expo as the Atelier de flute with Gahô Takahashi koto (Japanese harp) player, for the stand where we gave demonstrations and instruments trials.

Some of my students came to help me even from Paris. I don't see my students so often for the lessons but because we participate together in those events as the Atelier, we can build a good relationship (I believe...) and I really love this part of my work.

I'm happy & lucky to have my students who love the shinobue, koto ... and who are interested in my culture. They encourage me to spread these instruments and its music. Thanks a lot to all. 

After those busy days, of course we have to go to Japanese restaurants. Ajiyoshi - 味よ志 - & Menma.

Ajiyoshi @ Brussels 

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Discography 

Sky echo (shinobue, flute, koto, shamisen etc...)

Early 20th Century Jewels
  ( flute, viola - with cello, doublebase, harp /
 Debussy, Huybrechts, Roussel, Schulhoff) 

Tokyo Bruxelles Trio Albumflute - cello - piano
Kapustin, Pierné, Martinue


4tempi Album 
flutes, piccolo, altoflute, voice
Bozza, Piazzola .... 

Fusion Japonais in Strasbourg

I have just come back from Strasbourg where I gave a shinobue workshop and a concert with Hideaki and Mieko as Fusion Japonaise at the Conservatory of Strasbourg. 

I have always wanted to give a workshop for kids in a music school but I had never had a chance. So this time I was lucky.  Some mini-flutists played easy Japanese mélodie and others tried to make a sound... The shinobue is not big bat it looked like big instruments with some of them :-) 

Children also participated in our concert as a chorus. They learned a song in Japanese. So lovely. We also played Debussy "Rêverie" with shinobue, shamisen & koto.... It is not easy at all but it was interesting. I know many Japanese instrumentalists do this kind of arrangement in Japan. 



Thanks to the conservatory for inviting us to this project & thanks to Hideaki who made this chance. 

Auditorium of the Conservatory 

I also visited the modern & contemporary museum where you could find works of Kandinsky with music of Schoenberg. 

Then I took the direct TGV to Brussels which EXCEPTIONALLY stopped at Lille-Europe and I had to wait for 2 hours at the station to take another train. Because I also had to wait for hours my train because of their strike on the way to Strasbourg, unscheduled stop at the station became normal and it was like waiting a TGV for hours was my hobby.

I had to stay standing up between Lille-Brussels by the door after waiting for two hours. Maybe they wanted to punish me because I had wrote badly about their strike on my SNS. I hope for my next journey with TGV, they forgive me and I will have my place, arrive where I have to be on time without waiting for hours at the station.

Strasbourg Cathedral 

In front of Gare de l'Est  (East station) in Paris during their strike. 

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Discography 

Sky echo (shinobue, flute, koto, shamisen etc...)

Early 20th Century Jewels
  ( flute, viola - with cello, doublebase, harp /
 Debussy, Huybrechts, Roussel, Schulhoff) 

Tokyo Bruxelles Trio Albumflute - cello - piano
Kapustin, Pierné, Martinue


4tempi Album 
flutes, piccolo, altoflute, voice
Bozza, Piazzola .... 

Shinobue lesson in Paris for the past 4 years

The shinoue day in Paris. After 4 years that the workshop exists in Paris, the students begin to play advanced pieces and some transcribed scores themselves (what is often done for shinobue especially outside Japan.) As a creator of the Founded to expand shinobue in Europe and as a teacher, it's a pleasure to see motivated and active students.  

from Atelier de flûte

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Discography 

Sky echo (shinobue, flute, koto, shamisen etc...)

Early 20th Century Jewels
  ( flute, viola - with cello, doublebase, harp /
 Debussy, Huybrechts, Roussel, Schulhoff) 

Tokyo Bruxelles Trio Albumflute - cello - piano
Kapustin, Pierné, Martinue


4tempi Album 
flutes, piccolo, altoflute, voice
Bozza, Piazzola ....