As 31-year-old Ukrainian Iana Lavrova performed alongside a 500-person-strong ensemble of fellow cellists in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, the moment was not only a celebration of peace and reconstruction but also a reminder of the long journey she has undertaken in fleeing from her war-torn country.
A concert bringing together 800 cellists from Japan and around the world will be held in May next year in Fukushima Prefecture to play and pray for those impacted by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated the northeastern Japan area. The organizing committee of the 2023 Fukushima…
A concert bringing together 800 cellists from Japan and around the world will be held in May next year in Fukushima Prefecture to play and pray for those impacted by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated the northeastern Japan area.