12月16号晚上，来自日本的国际友人敬子·宝杰森的“爱＆地球”钢琴爵士音乐会在宏泰音乐厅举行。受到上乘爵士乐的影响， 她的演出风格优雅而轻快，完全不带传统音乐会的严肃呆板， 别有一番风味。

     On the night of December 16, a jazz piano concert featuring Japanese musician Keiko Borjeson was held in Hongtai Concert Hall. A departure from the more reserved and formulated conventional concert music, Ms. Borjeson’s delightful performance refreshed local audience’s sensational experiences. Her engaging performing style encouraged the audience to participate in the performance and fostered communication on and off the stage.

    A pianist, vocalist, composer and concert master, Ms. Borjeson showed her music talent in early childhood and received extensive education in classical piano playing and chamber music. She once performed with the Nippon Symphony Orchestra and has made frequent appearances in piano concerts home and abroad. Her elegant and vibrant performing style is considered to be influenced by upper-class jazz. One of the legendary figures in the history of American jazz music, Hank Jones, once commented on Ms. Borjeson as one of the most creative musicians that he has ever known -- “Performing between outrageous innovation and enlightening joyfulness might sound contradictory, however, she strikes an amazing balance with her magic touch.”

    Ms. Borjeson is currently planning to visit Xiamen again next month to give more performances to local audiences.