Dress rehearsal for the Bow, 10-Piano Concert, matsumoto, April, 2006.
Alex Krolewski with Japanese performer in rehearsal at the 10-Piano Concert, Matsumoto, April 2006.
Vending machine, Matsumoto, 2003.
Outside the rehearsal hall, 3-year-old Tasuya Higuchi in a martial arts pose, with his family’s guest, Rob Knickerbocer, listening to music in the background. Matsumoto, April, 2006.
Meeting with Mayor Akira Sugenoya of Matsumoto, April 2006. Standing L to R: Ayako Fujiwara Sensei, Eliza Block, Emily Barrale, Andrew Loo, Rebecca Willett, Shravan Prasad, Alexander Smyth, Christine Albro, Ann Taylor, Malinda Rawls, Sydney Woods, and Keiko Ogiwara Sensei.
American student Alexander Smyth in rehearsal, with his teacher, Leann Anderson, Matsumoto, April 2006.
Barbara Ruffalo, Shannon Russo, Bruce Boiney at rehearsal for the Matsumoto 10-Piano Concert, April, 2006.
Cherry blossoms , Matsumoto, April 2006.
Visiting teachers paying tribute at Dr. Kataoka's gravesite, Matsumoto, April, 2006.
Portrait of Dr.Kataoka displayed in her former studio at the Suzuki Institute in Matsumoto, April 2006.
Hisayo Kubota Sensei at Dr. Kataoka's Monument, Matsumoto, April 2006.
Matsumoto Castle, Castle, April 2006.