As I write, it is already New Year's Eve in Japan.
The Nobuyuki Tsujii New Year TV/Radio Specials start there this evening with a re-run of the "Miracle Pianist debut 10th anniversary" show that was aired on BS-Asahi last New Year Eve, followed by a brand-new "Miracle Pianist" Special to be aired tomorrow, New Year Day.
2019 promises to be another exciting year for Nobu and his fans. Ready or not, here it comes!
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These are the currently known upcoming concerts on Nobu's calendar:
* January 12, 13 New Year Pianist! shows with 加古隆 Kako Takashi and レ･フレールLes Freres Bunkamura, Tokyo
Outside of the delights of concerts, there are these items to keep in mind:
* June 7 Cliburn Competition Gold Medal 10-year anniversary
* September 13 Nobu turns 31!
* 2020 Tokyo Olympics -- Nobu has publicly expressed his desire to be part of the open/closing ceremonies at the Olympic/Paralympic at his home city. Announcements of the lineup for these performances should be forthcoming. Let's hope the powers-that-be grant his wish!
* NEW CDs: This is pure speculation, but I expect release of recordings of these works -- the Kapustin etudes and the Chopin scherzos .
* NEW BS-Fuji Travelogue: Again, this is just speculation, but I offer the suggest of a show about Nobu's travels in Taiwan and/or Hong Kong in April
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Above all else, let us wish good health and good cheers for Tsujii-kun, and peace on earth.
Happy New Year, everyone!
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The Nobuyuki Tsujii New Year TV/Radio Specials start there this evening with a re-run of the "Miracle Pianist debut 10th anniversary" show that was aired on BS-Asahi last New Year Eve, followed by a brand-new "Miracle Pianist" Special to be aired tomorrow, New Year Day.
2019 promises to be another exciting year for Nobu and his fans. Ready or not, here it comes!
These are the currently known upcoming concerts on Nobu's calendar:
* December 11 - March 7 Nobuyuki Tsujii "Debussy-Ravel-Chopin" 2018-19 Japan Recital Tour
*January 14 14:00 2019 Super Soloist concert Bunkamura, Tokyo -- Nobu performs Chopin 1 with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
February 14 recital, Kammermusiksaal Philharmonie, Berlin
February 16 recital, Liederhale Stuttgart
February 17 recital Fürth
* February 22 19:00 Tokyo Art Theater "Music & Painting" concert
* April 12-27 Nobuyuki Tsujii & the Orpheus tour Asia, 2019
April 12-13 Hong Kong
April 16 Taipei
April 18-27 Japan Tour
*May 23-27 with Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg & conductor Marko Letonja; Tchai 1 in Strasbourg France & Cologne Germany
* June 20 -24 2019 Stars of the White Nights in St. Petersburg
June 20 BEETHOVEN Concerto No. 5 with Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev
June 24 solo recital
June 24 solo recital
* July 18 - 23 Shostakovich Piano & Trumpet Concerto No. 1 with the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa (OEK), conductor Patrick Hahn and Trumpet Lucienne Renaudin Vary in Tokyo, Kanazawa, Nagano, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Aomori
* Nov 2 Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 with Kent Nagano & the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Nagoya, possibly also at the BBC Proms Japan in Tokyo & Osaka
Looks like a lot of traveling ahead for Nobu. And at least two new additions to his repertoire: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Liszt and by Shostakovich, respectively. And that's not all. If Nobu's schedule in years past is any guide, there should be other performances not yet disclosed. Some possibilities include these favorites: a "premium recital" tour in Japan, duo recitals with violinist Fumiaki Miura, Yatsugatake Kogen Salon (Nagano mountain resort) summer concerts, and perchance some summer music festivals in U.S. or Europe.
***Looks like a lot of traveling ahead for Nobu. And at least two new additions to his repertoire: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Liszt and by Shostakovich, respectively. And that's not all. If Nobu's schedule in years past is any guide, there should be other performances not yet disclosed. Some possibilities include these favorites: a "premium recital" tour in Japan, duo recitals with violinist Fumiaki Miura, Yatsugatake Kogen Salon (Nagano mountain resort) summer concerts, and perchance some summer music festivals in U.S. or Europe.
Outside of the delights of concerts, there are these items to keep in mind:
* June 7 Cliburn Competition Gold Medal 10-year anniversary
* September 13 Nobu turns 31!
* 2020 Tokyo Olympics -- Nobu has publicly expressed his desire to be part of the open/closing ceremonies at the Olympic/Paralympic at his home city. Announcements of the lineup for these performances should be forthcoming. Let's hope the powers-that-be grant his wish!
* NEW CDs: This is pure speculation, but I expect release of recordings of these works -- the Kapustin etudes and the Chopin scherzos .
* NEW BS-Fuji Travelogue: Again, this is just speculation, but I offer the suggest of a show about Nobu's travels in Taiwan and/or Hong Kong in April
***
Above all else, let us wish good health and good cheers for Tsujii-kun, and peace on earth.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Image source; http://321happynewyear.com/
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2018 -- the year that 辻井伸行 Nobuyuki Tsujii turned 30, and so much more
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