Great story – nicely written.

I love classical music too and miss it sooo much that wherever I go I try to combine such business travel with one of these events in town – like recently in Hong Kong at the last performance of the conservatory of music (talking about teary-eyes) listening to recital by these young gifted musicians playing Chopin, Schubert ad all these other pisces composers, then in Hangzhou where a famous Russian pianist performed some Russian works (teary eyes again) and then next weekend (Nov 9, 2008) in Kuala Lumpur a Ravel concert by the Malaysian Philharmonic, yet with Ravel never get these teary eyes but maybe he was not pisces.

I have had 5 grand pianos myself but can’t play. The healing is the music and each piano had its own character. My favorite one was a Steinway 220 cm long that traveled all over the word and where Jewish children wrote on the bottem of the piano during the 2nd world war. Never found out what happened with them but after the war the piano was brought back to me to America and now remains in Florida in the house of a pianist. In california I bought a huge concert piano for $2500 from a church with a crazy pastor that barely fit my room.

Then my ex sold it – and she is gone (the piano)

I am growing up.

Going to concerts is even better.

But the healing sound of a great grand …. boy – it’s like heaven

Krista I love your blog !!

Hi Paul

Hey, thanks for sharing your experiences with music! I love music too, actually all kinds but classical and jazz take first priority. The next music fest here in Penang is the Penang Jazz Festival – we attended last year (it’s at the Bayview Beach Resort – quite a long drive for us from this part of our island but still, a worthwhile drive!). My next goal is to learn the piano because I have never had the chance to learn it when I was young plus my best friend always scared me off – she hated her piano teacher and would tell me horror stories of her piano lessons.

Did you know that one of the ways to enhance your creativity is by listening to music, esp. classical? Some of the best symphonies to listen to should be Beethoven’s 9th, Mozart’s Symphony # 35, Mahler’s 4th Symphony in G Major among others. Such a delicious selection!

Art and culture is beauty for the soul. One must always be surrounded by such!

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