pianists

"A small town pianist ponders a new life away from her embarassing mother when a beautiful girl shows up and changes everything"--Provided by publisher.

"Kosei and Nagi's duet has carried thoughts and feelings to the most precious people in the musicians' lives. The words, 'please play with me again' from Kosei give Kaori a small ray of hope. As Kosei competes to qualify for the Eastern Japan Piano Competition in December, Kaori begins her difficult rehabilitation. Each of them begins their difficult walk forward, but will the coming winter bring healing or hardship?"--Back cover.

A once accomplished concert pianist, Richard now has ALS. As he becomes increasingly paralyzed and is no longer able to live on his own, Karina becomes his reluctant caretaker. As Richard's muscles, voice, and breath fade, both he and Karina try to reconcile their past before it's too late.

A true story of courage, survival, and the power of music to uplift the human spirit, this compelling tribute to one special young woman and the lives she touched will both educate and inspire young readers.

Sixteen-year-old Maude, an orphan who was raised in a foster home, finds her world changed when she meets an American music producer who takes her to New York to produce an album.

"A small town pianist ponders a new life away from her embarassing mother when a beautiful girl shows up and changes everything"--.

"After successfully performing a piece imbued with his mother's memories, Kosei overcomes his trauma and seems stronger than ever. But for Kaori, the gala concert was spent bedridden in the hospital. Her second hospitalization, nearly back-to-back with her previous one, exacerbates Kosei's fears. Even then, he continues to practice piano. But one day, on the way to his music lessons, a strange girl falls into Kosei's life--what will he do?!"--Back cover.

"With Kaori nowhere to be seen at the gala concert, Kosei is forced to perform alone. As he plays, he confronts painful memories and finds a link connecting him to the audience, his late mother, and even himself. Meanwhile, Tsubaki struggles to find truth within her complicated feelings for Kosei-is he like a little brother to her, a childhood friend, or something more...?"--Back cover.

"After the death of his mother, child prodigy Arima Kosei gave up the piano forever -- or so he thought. That vow turned out to be no match for the persistence of sprightly violinist Kaori Miyazono, who's roped Arima back into the world of competitive classical music. But after so many years, will Arima be able to sit down at the ivories again like nothing happened? Or will history repeat itself, with Arima crumbling under the pressure?"--Back cover.

"Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she bring Kosei back to music, and back to life?"--Back cover.