It’s the start of a new month. We are still going through this global panic. I still carry spare masks and sanitizer everywhere I go. Yes, I’m fully vaccinated.
When I was a child, the beginning of September was always a sad time. It meant the summer was over and we had to return to school. I was privileged enough to have most of my childhood friends living on the same 10-acre block as me. Returning to school was nothing special and even meant I’d have less time to see some of my friends as we went to different schools.
As a working professional, the first week of September has no significance to me. Yet, somehow I still feel a sadness about the end of summer, although it doesn’t officially end until the 21st.
Regardless of season or time of year, there is one constant in my life and that is classical piano.
The peace and joy experienced from listening to classical piano is out of this world. The Romantic era of classical piano has pretty much cured my depression. Well, to be honest, it is a good remedy.
There were so many great pianists throughout history. There are many great pianists today.
Be sure to check out Seong-Jin Cho, a young virtuoso pianist who hails from my second country, South Korea.