Japanese pianist tells of his joy

Japanese pianist tells of his joy

Takeshi Kakehashi (L), a Japanese pianist who won the second prize in the International Marguerite Long and Jacques Thibaud Competition on Dec. 5, tells of his joy in a Paris hotel on Dec. 8. The secretariat of the contest said he is the first blind musician to win a prize in the prestigious contest. Smiling at right is his mother Yuko.

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