'Music for Peace' Project : Hiroshima, Warsaw and Chopin - A remembrance of things past certainly but surely now is a time to browse through this post once again and deeply reflect
6th August 2025 Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing on 6th August 1945 'Music for Peace Project' - Martha Argerich's creation from the ruins European Council President Charles Michel was in Japan where he was visiting the city of Hiroshima this morning (Friday May 13th 2022) In 1945 that city suffered the first atomic bombing, and Michel used a visit to a memorial there to discuss the current state of global security. Please browse this relevant account sometime ….. the account of Chopin played on Akiko’s piano that survived the bomb (although this innocent young girl Akiko did not) is desperately moving. As I said before, a timely reminder ….. This appalling device was many times less powerful than those of today. The EU leaders and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a joint statement released after the talks: "We remain committed to the ultimate goal of realizing a world without nuclear weapons, regardless of the current severe internation...