Haus Sonnenschein, located
in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, at the base of beautiful Mount
Fuji was founded in 1992. It is a classical music school offering lessons
in piano,
organ, harpsichord and violin. The music salon, in which monthly chamber music
concerts
by world class musicians, including members of the Vienna and Berlin philharmonic
orchestras, are held, seats up to 70 people and was specially designed with
acoustics
which are ideal for the performance of early music. The 7 meter high beechwood
ceiling,
Provencal terra cotta tiles, arched windows and oak benches bring to mind a
small
European chapel. In addition to a half concert grand, a Von Nagel two-manual
Flemish harpsichord,
and various other instruments, the salon contains two historical ones:
a pipe
organ built in Paris in 1910 by Mutin Cavaille-Coll and a
square piano built
in London in1833 by Broadwood & Sons.
Next time you are in Japan, please treat yourself an intimate and relaxing evening
of
world class music.
