Takako Arai

Notable guitarist, songwriter, Composer and producer Steve Vai, who has worked with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, and a rich catalog of solo material garnering 3 Grammy wins, 15 nominations, myriad world wide awards and over 15 million career record sales, is releasing the second volume of his project Piano Reductions, after 14 years. Vai teamed up with the extremely talented professional Japanese pianist Miho Arai, who has idolized Steve for years, to recreate piano versions of 12 of his songs, including "Burning Rain," "Lucky Charms" and "Dying For Your Love" and many more. Her virtuosity is breathtaking. Vai fans responded very well to Piano Reductions Vol I, and he is now releasing Vol II.

Six Divertimenti Hob.IV:6-11, a chamber music masterpiece by F.J.Haydn, is performed by three musicians who are also active in leading orchestras in the field of early music, such as Bach Collegium Japan and Orchestra Libera Classica. The work packs the compositional techniques and originality developed in the service of the Esterházy family into small chamber pieces, including the popular flute. This is a masterful performance that greatly enhances the appeal of this collection of pieces, which would have delighted even the most discerning connoisseurs of the time.