Hiroshima piano with tragic backstory takes center stage
In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
April 18, 20254m 23s
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Show Notes
A piano that was exposed to the blast and radiation from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima 80 years ago has made it on stage. A German playwright who was inspired by the instrument’s tragic story to write the piece in which the piano takes center stage has finally been able to see it for himself.