The 2400-seat Sacramento Community Center Theatre viewed from the stage at the Sacramento 10-Piano Concert, Au-gust 18, 2007. This amazing shot by Sacramento photographer (and performer) Kyle Kumasaki captures the scope of the entire event.
Teacher Dorothy Drake (New York) presenting appreciation gift from all the teachers to concert director Linda Nakagawa (L) at the post-concert banquet, Sacramento Convention Center, August 18, 2007. Interpreter Haruko Sakakibara in center. Dorothy's short speech was simply a list of adjectives, found in her thesaurus, that apply to Linda, some serious, some humorous. Photo by Kyle Kumasaki.
The performers of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 arranged for two pianos, five players on each part, at the Sacramento International Suzuki Piano Basics 10-Piano Concert, August 2007. From L to R: Kyle Kumasaki (California), Bria Long (California), Eri Momose (Japan), Ryota Miyoshi (Japan), Crystal Tran (California), Manami Tanaka (Japan), Andrew Loo (Georgia), Edward Burns (California), Chiho Ikegami (Japan), and Taj Costa (California). A truly international team. Photo by Ed Kumasaki.