900
musicians performed in a marathon concert lasting 184 hours, showcasing songs
from the Beatles to harp music, in what is being described as a small railway
station in Hikone city, western Japan.
With
no more than a 5 minute break every hour, and a 6.9 earthquake during the concert,
they've got themselves into the Guinness Book Of World Records.
They
finished the concert at 10 am on Saturday 31st March, 2007.
According
to reports on the Associated Press they received a certificate confirming:
"The
longest concert by multiple artists was achieved by Kuniko Teramura and friends
at Toriimoto Station ... from 23-31 March 2007"
They
beat the previous record by 2 hours (set in Canada in 2002.)
During
the earthquake the single female pianist refused to stop despite the building
shaking violently, according to event organizer Hiroshi Mizutani.
