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＊The beautiful sounds of Trumpet Ensemble broadcasted by NHK came out from a hi-vision TV this morning. The Trumpet Ensemble has been rarely played in Japan. During the summer, I stopped to use a vacuum tube amplifier ( a main amplifier for my audio systems) in order to avoid overheating. Early this morning it was 22 degrees. So I put immediately the power in the amplifier. I enjoyed the ensemble just like it was played in front of me. The duet of piano and trumpet of Mozart's Turkish March was excellent. There is no introductions of players at NHK's Hi-vision TV broadcast but the list of players is displayed only a few seconds by superimposed dialogue after the concert. So I opened the NHK's home page and found the menu of concert and the list of players. But there is no explanation about them.
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(The menu included "Danish Crown Prince March by Clerk, " "Area by Bach," "Turkish March by Mozart, " "Dance by Rossini," "Fire Dance by Vizuttei" and "Sword Dance by Hachatrian.")
From Internet, I found they were invited by the Kajimoto Music Office to Japan late last year. Every one of them has different nationality. So they cannot be called, for example, as members of a German band or those who came form Vienna. The nationality of Zauder, who seems to be a leader, has not been found yet. The above mentioned duet was supposed to be played by Laura (piano) and Allen Vizutti (trumpet). In Europe, they can organize easily such an orchestra as they have many artists who are not rated as big leaguers but as minor leaguers. Although NHK Symphony Orchestra has been mainly organized by Japanese players, I have been of the opinion that the orchestra should have more foreign artists. Thus the orchestra will grow from a local orchestra in East Asia to one of the best orchestras in world.
＊Mr. Mitsuo Saito faded away. We entered the old Ministry of Commerce at the same time as carrier officials and our ages are same. He could speak fluently in German, French and English. In his later years, he made efforts to train young engineers and technicians for undeveloped countries as an official of United Nations. He was a controversialist and we had frequently discussions throughout night. Even after shops were closed, he came to my home and talked until the morning. Once he invited me to a dinner at Taillevent in Paris. I believed that he was a man to succeed Mr. Yasushi Akashi (ex-vice secretary of United Nations) if he was healthy. But he has been in poor condition from years ago. It was a regret that he had lost the chance. I made an error for visiting the Tokyo New Church in Setagayga a day after his funeral (August 11, 2002.) I prayed for him at a empty hall in the church.