Japanese girl wins award at Russia's top music school

Japanese girl wins award at Russia's top music school

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo shows Kanon Matsuda, a 16-year-old Japanese girl, who studies the piano at the Gnessin Moscow Special School of Music. Matsuda was given the best student award on Feb. 15, 2013, becoming the first foreigner to win the honor at the institution that has trained gifted children since the late 19th century.

Japanese girl wins award at Russia's top music school

Japanese girl wins award at Russia's top music school

MOSCOW, Russia - Kanon Matsuda, a 16-year-old Japanese girl, plays the piano during a ceremony at the Gnessin Moscow Special School of Music, Russia's top music school, on Feb. 15, 2013. Matsuda was given the best student award, becoming the first foreigner to win the honor at the institution that has trained gifted children since the late 19th century.

Reconstruction in Gaza advances at snail pace amid donors' absence

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Pianist Matsuda to perform in Japan this summer

Pianist Matsuda to perform in Japan this summer

Photo shows 19-year-old Moscow-based Japanese pianist Kanon Matsuda holding flowers on April 28, 2015. Matsuda, who released her debut CD through prestigious classical music label Deutsche Grammophon, is scheduled to perform at five locations in Japan, including Tokyo and Kyoto, this summer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Raising infant at evacuation center

Raising infant at evacuation center

OFUNATO, Japan - Rie Hatakeyama, 31, feeds her 9-month-old daughter Kanon with a milk bottle at an evacuation center in tsunami-hit Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 15, 2011. The mother and her husband walk two hours daily to fetch hot water for the milk, and are using powder milk and diapers sparingly as they do not know when supplies may stop coming to the shelter. (Kyodo)