It occurred to me while riding London’s Underground today, that I must have a collection of subway tickets and accompanying photos. So, I have pulled together as many candid photos taken in the past few months of different subways. I’m sure to some of you, these passes don’t look all that exciting:
PARIS
This was an interesting metro stop, located near The Louvre - Rivoli
The next two photos were taken in a metro stop by my cousin, Di-Ting Shih. He was playing around with his zoom on one of them.
Meeting up with my friend Alex at Place des Chatelet. She was a violinist in the orchestra during the Rach 3 recording.
TOKYO
My friend Yair and I spent a good number of minutes with blank stares in the Tokyo subway stops.
Eventually we got the hang of it...but I’m sure I’ll be just as shocked the next time I travel there!
NEW YORK
Although this was not for performance purposes, I thought I’d add in some candid photos from a recent trip to NYC with my good bro, Steve. I’d say that the New York subways were the dirtiest (Tokyo, of course, being the cleanest). I would have this charcteristic allergy stepping into a station, only to go away after resurfacing. Now I know you’re told not to speak to people on New York subways, but there was this hilarious guy from New Zealand who entertained us one ride home from a concert.
LONDON
I just got back today, so I will put together a blog soon of my recent concert in Oxford. In the mean time, here are some snapshots of London’s Tube. It was interesting to see how quiet that particular stop was. Had to say that the London staff were most helpful...there always seemed to be someone there to give you advice. Did I look THAT lost? Haha.
SAN FRANCISCO
I ended up right the BART train more than I had bargained for. I guess wherever I needed to go was always the very end of the ride. So, having said that...I ended up riding the BART to Millbrae, Richmond (North of Oakland) and Fremont. My rides would average an hour long! Still, I would rank it more efficient than the Toronto TTC, haha.
Anyone who dares to play Beethoven's last Piano Sonata Opus 111 must be fearless and confident in his skills. In the case of Thomas Yu, both are true...[He] plays the piece with elegance and depth...and his interpretation was the highlight of the festival day.
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany's largest newspaper, translated.
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