Performer: Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi

Mr Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi had wisdom and depth in his sound, while the young were eager and energetic.

Intergenerational ensemble-making was the key feature of the opening concert of Suntory Hall's Chamber Music Garden festival, produced by eminent cellist and the hall's President Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi.

We talk about Suntory Hall's past, present and future, about Japanese composers and about the difference between teaching in Japan and in the United States.