WIT Life #154: Congratulations to Japanese Grammy Winners!
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WITLife is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some of the interesting tidbits and trends together with her own observations.
A bit of bright news in light of the Japanese government’s confirmation that its country’s economy has indeed dropped to #2 in the world. Omedetou to the following Grammy winners!
Pop Instrumental Album
“Take Your Pick,” Larry Carlton and Tak Matsumoto (guitarist in the popular Japanese rock duo B’z, pictured here on right)
Opera Recording
“Saariaho: L’Amour De Loin,” (Japanese American) Kent Nagano, conductor; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Rundfunkchor Berlin
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Mitsuko Uchida (“Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24,” Cleveland Orchestra)
Other winners include Japanese classical pianist Mitsuko Uchida who received Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with Orchestra, while the Best Contemporary Jazz Album award went to the Stanley Clarke Band, which includes Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara.
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