If one thing from all the stories I read could be true, what would I wish for? Somehow, as I was reading “Mio, my son”, I discovered one wish …
In the year 2015, summer, in Basel at flea market Petersplatz. I picked up the CD box “George Frideric Handel Organ Concertos Complete”, 5 CDs for 6 franc. 2 years have past since my first organ lesson, and I was in my 2nd year of music college. I never heard about “Organ Concerto” that time, …
“Rapunzel, let down your hair!” a six years old girl talked to this tower. The tower stay silent, she knocked on the wooden door, “hey, faster, Rapunzel, let down your hair!” I was thinking, if there is a door, it could not be the Rapunzel’s tower. “I guess Rapunzel lives in another tower, this tower …
Roses could be found in many stories: Alice in Wonderland, Mio my Son, Beauty and the Beast, Phantom of the Opera, you name it. Days ago, as I entered the rose garden nearby, I think of the little prince. The little prince was overwhelmed by thousands of roses. The reason was, this rose garden …
“Recently, it is very difficult for me to get up in the morning. I know my schedule and things to do, but why it is so difficult to wake up? I remember you in your last semester, you always make it to start your daily practice very early.” A college friend said. “Well, that time, …
“How old are you?” A 6 years old boy asked me years ago. “You guess.” I replied. “12 ?” I tried to control myself not to laugh out loud. With a decent smile, I said: “Wrong. Keep guessing.” “O, you must be as old as my cousin, 16?” According to the given answers, I think …
“Are you going to play ‘Ó, Felséges Úr, mi kegyes Istenünk’ today? ” the mentor asked.“Yes, it is really fascinating, but what does it mean?” I replied.“Oh! I see, it’s written in Hungarian. Ok, it’s Psalm 8, the title is ‘O, majesty Lord, our merciful God’. ‘Úr’ mean ‘Lord’, you will again and again see …
“I guess concert would be the last thing to be allowed after lockdown. You know, music is just entertainment.” I felt like a knife accidentally cross by my heart, especially to hear this – “music is just entertainment” from a musician friend whose life is music and her concerts are all being cancelled. Although musician …
The Sun Singer in Millesgården is overlooking Stockholm across the blue water and facing the sun. He does not have arm to wave to the passing ships. Since waving to ships is not his purpose of life, not having arms is not as sorrowful as not having head and so no mouth to sing. This …
This line sounds familiar? It is taken from an old Chinese movie 20 years ago, called “Xin Dong”《心动》. I could not recall most of it anymore, but two elements are still impressive after 20 years. One is the lyrics of the movie theme song. Another one is this dialog. The couple parted because of fate, …