Original score of Finnish composer's symphony "Hiroshima" discovered

Photo taken on June 5, 2015, shows the original score of "Symphony No. 2 Hiroshima" composed by Erkki Aaltonen (1910-1990) of Finland about four years after the 1945 atomic bombing of the western Japanese city. Based on the score found a few years ago, the symphony will be played in Hiroshima in November and in Hiroshima and Nishinomiya neighboring Osaka in December. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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