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Jun Tsujii

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Featured Album in the September Issue of *Record Arts*!The latest volume in Jun Tsujiis lifes work: a collection of violin miniatures!After stepping down as concertmaster of the Kyoto City Symphony Orchestra, Jun Tsujii has been active as a soloist, chamber musician (with the My Heart Quartet), and violinist with Ensemble Vega, led by Akira Miyagawa.Jun Tsujii, former concertmaster of the Kyoto City Symphony Orchestra and associate professor at Kobe Jogakuin University, began recording his lifes work300 Short Pieces to Pass on to the Next Generationin 1997, with plans to compile the recordings into a database alongside out-of-print sheet music. The criterion for the 300 pieces is music that embodies the violins inherent beauty and resonance. Based on this, he seeks out masterpieces. With this latest release, the first-phase recording goal of 300 pieces has been surpassed.The booklet includes a mu