{"id":1795,"date":"2009-01-27T00:17:37","date_gmt":"2009-01-27T08:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/?p=1795"},"modified":"2013-02-07T19:14:42","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T03:14:42","slug":"iwasaki-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2009\/01\/27\/iwasaki-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"iwasaki interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/jun-iwasaki_2_absolute-images.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1796\" style=\"border: 5px solid black;\" title=\"jun-iwasaki_2_absolute-images\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/jun-iwasaki_2_absolute-images-133x200.jpg?resize=133%2C200\" alt=\"jun-iwasaki_2_absolute-images\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Jun Iwasaki<br \/>\nPhoto: Absolute Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out James Bash&#8217;s excellent blog for an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/conversation-with-jun-iwasaki.html\">interview with OSO concertmaster Jun Iwasaki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that Jun first started on the cello?\u00c2\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jun Iwasaki Photo: Absolute Images Be sure to check out James Bash&#8217;s excellent blog for an interview with OSO concertmaster Jun Iwasaki. 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