Crown prince plays viola at concert

Crown prince plays viola at concert

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Crown Princess Masako, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a concert performed by the Gakushuin OB orchestra, in which Crown Prince Naruhito played the viola, at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Tokyo on July 7, 2013. (Pool photo)

Crown prince plays viola at concert

Crown prince plays viola at concert

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito shows a viola bearing a picture of the "miracle pine" at a concert performed by the Gakushuin OB orchestra at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Tokyo on July 7, 2013. The wood for the viola came from driftwood left in areas of northeastern Japan that were ravaged by the March 2011 tsunami, as well as the "miracle pine," the only tree to survive from a forest of pines swept away by the tsunami. (Pool photo)

Crown prince plays viola at concert

Crown prince plays viola at concert

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito plays a viola made of driftwood during a concert performed by the Gakushuin OB orchestra at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Tokyo on July 7, 2013. The wood for the viola came from debris left in areas of northeastern Japan that were ravaged by the March 2011 tsunami, as well as the "miracle pine," the only tree to survive from a forest of pines swept away by the tsunami. (Pool photo)

Crown prince plays viola

Crown prince plays viola

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) plays the viola at a regular concert by Gakushuin OB Orchestra at a hall in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on June 15. (Pool photo)

Crown prince plays viola

Crown prince plays viola

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) plays the viola at a regular concert by Gakushuin OB Orchestra at a hall in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on June 15. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Crown prince gives viola performance in Tokyo

Crown prince gives viola performance in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) plays the viola during a concert by members of the Gakushuin OB orchestra at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on July 4, 2010. The orchestra is comprised of former students of Gakushuin schools who used to perform music there between junior high school and university. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)