Japan's Emergence as a Musical Power: The Introduction of Western Music in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Japan

Old Japanese photo of violinist

Associate professor Margaret Mehl from Japanese studies at ToRS examines the rise of western style classical music in Japan and the causes of Japan's worldwide influence on classical music today.

Date and Time: Tuesday 4 March 2014 at 17:30 - 19:30
Venue: Bethesda, Rømersgade 17, 1362 København K (by Torvehallerne)
Organisers: Embassy of Japan 

Read more about the lecture here: http://www.dk.emb-japan.go.jp/culture/music.htm
and about Margaret Mehl's forthcoming book here: www.notbylovealone.com