Miho Zaitsu

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Education: 2000 BM Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, 2004 MM Rice University, Doctoral Candidate at CUNY Graduate Center

One World Symphony Cellist

1. Are any of your family members musicians? If so, what do they do?
No

2. What has been the highlight of your One World Symphony career to date?
Town Hall concert

3. What would you say is your favorite piece of music?
Oh that is so hard to answer. It depends on my mood, but I have a fondness for opera (particularly Verdi) and lieder (Brahms). Chamber music of course -- late Beethoven quartets, Mendelssohn C Minor Trio, Brahms B Major Trio. Symphonies -- Bruckner, Beethoven, Brahms. Outside of classical....radiohead, jazz.

4. What's the best thing about One World Symphony?
The sense of family and love for music.

...And the worst moment (if any)?
Can't think of any.

5. What music do you listen to in the car or subway?
Chamber music, Jazz, Opera

6. What is your favorite drink?
Non-alcoholic: fresh juices, alcoholic: scotch

7. What was the most recent book you read?
Currently reading: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri and To Have or To Be by Erich Fromm

8. When you do have some free time, how do you relax?
Walking in the park, museums, cooking, eating ethnic foods.

9. If you had the opportunity to time travel, when and where would you prefer to live?
I would go about 100 years in the future to New York City.

10. If you weren't a musician what would you be?
Art historian or writer

11. Why would you recommend to other musicians and public to participate with One World Symphony?
The concept is original, musicians always enthusiastic, and because no matter what you will never be given a boring performance.

12. What are your hobbies?
Cooking, watching foreign films, writing.