Japanese play Chopin ballade in Washington, D.C.

Japanese play Chopin ballade in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese pianist Ikuyo Nagata (R) and compatriot violinist Reiko Watanabe play a duet of Belgian musician Eugene Ysaye's transcription of the Chopin ballade No. 1 at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 13, 2014. It was the first time the legendary Belgian violinist's 100-year-old arrangement for the violin and piano has been played. Nagata "deciphered" Ysaye's musical notes over about three years. (Kyodo)

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