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Year 2000 marked the 300thyear of the pianos existence, where talented musicians such

as pop stars Billy Joel and Jerry Lee Lewis, ja artist !a"e Bru#eck, and classical talents !iana

$rall and %oshiko &kiyoshi whose musical efforts span almost e"ery 'enre, 'ot to'ether for a

li"e performance in (ashin'ton !)*) &ll performed pieces on the music mar"el that is the 'rand

piano, testifyin' to its central place in musical history) %he hall was filled with audience who

shared the same interests in music wearin' tuxedo and #all 'own clapped their hands once the

performance started to show their respects) +or the performers, they performed "ery well in their

own class and style to show their appreciations to the audience for their continuous supports) t

was a joyous and #eautiful cele#ration)

&mon' the ener'etic son's that are performed durin' the cele#ration, the most attracted

composition of the music was -.iano /an performed and composed #y Billy Joel himself) t is

a classical rock n roll music #ecause the son' was first released in early 10s, where rock n roll

style rulin' the world music durin' that era, pro#a#ly influenced #y the late l"is .resley) Billy

Joel performed the son' alon'side with the #and sin'in' a#out the life of #ein' a pianist) t was

played in excitin' mood and e"okes the emotion of the audience) %he son' itself tell us a#out the

up and down in the life that we li"e and played in fast tempo)

%he most attracted composition of the performance durin' the cele#ration was -(holeLotta hakin 4oin 5n performed #y Jerry Lee Lewis) t was an ener'etic performance with

rock n roll style showed in 'reat ener'y #y the performer to #rin' across the music) %he

performer seems comforta#le with the technical demands of the music #y playin' the piano

while sin'in' in tune)

%he composition of music that like least was -t (as a 6ery 4ood Year performed and

composed #y %oshiko &kiyoshi herself) %he style of music is more into classic #ecause it sounds

like old fashioned of music played durin' world war era) %he music played was not expressed

the true meanin' re'ardin' to the son' title) %he expectation from the son' title was supposed to

#e a joyous and happy music, #ut the music played makes the audience feel a little #it sad) t

illustrate the world today is different from what has #een in the 'ood old days where the

performer try to express her disappointment a#out the world today as compared to the past)

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%he performance like least was -*ountry 4ardens performed #y tudent nsem#le) t

sound unprofessional and there was no chemistry amon' the youn' pianists) %here was less

sufficient ener'y to #rin' across the music while playin' in tune) %he performance seems not

comforta#le with the technical demands of the music #ecause they were too youn' and less

experience) &s a result, there was lack of communication amon' the performers)

5"erall it was a joyous and #eautiful performances, e"eryone seems to enjoy themsel"es

durin' the cele#ration) t was a 'reat and new experience, the first thin' come in mind #efore the

concert started was its just an ordinary performance #ut the result is different from expected) t

was 'reat and amain' performances) t is unlike the other concerts attended #efore #ecause of

different atmosphere and types of music) t is hi'hly recommended concert for those who lo"e

music, as for those who attend the concert surely they would 'o a'ain #y chances)