Television appearance on BS-11
It has been a considerable time since I last posted an entry. What with the university job and running to and from Tokyo at least twice a week I have found it very hard to keep up with any of my personal affairs. In the following entries, I shall try to fill in the picture a little more.
At the end of last month I received an e-mail from Ms Kyoko Wada from TBS-vision, the Hi-vision Digital Satellite Channel of TBS asking that I would participate in a programme called otona no jiyujikan. This was broadcast live last night from 7:00pm to 9:45pm. I came on for the last section of the programme from about 8:40pm to 9:40pm. The programme is set in a digitally realised drinking bar which is “run” by TV presenter Agawa Sawako. Serving at the counter is Honda Seiji who also entertains guests at the piano. The first to call to the bar was the writer Tamaoka Kaoru. They were later joined by Nire Shuhei. I entered at the end and played three pieces on the biwa – Nehan Koshiki, Gion Shoja and Kado biwa.
It was very well received. I could not see much because I had to focus so much on my own playing that I did not have any idea how the others in the studio were responding. It shall be broadcast again tomorrow at 10:00 am in full and on Sunday in a shortened version.
