This September, Nobuyuki Tsujii will perform in a region of the world that many people -- myself included -- know little about. Please read on.
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If, like me, your answers are no, then this YouTube video may help (yes, there really is a YouTube video for EVERYTHING!)
And here is a map of the countries around the Black Sea.
What's with the red arrow? Well, that's a trip -- Armenia to Romania -- that Nobu will make this September, according to concert information that has shown up on the web. Please read on.
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According to wikipedia: Japan has an embassy in Bucharest (capital of Romania) as well as in Yerevan (capital of Armenia).
As the crow flies, the distance between Armenia and Romania is 1070 miles (1720 km). Travel by air between the two countries takes over 7 hours (and the carrier won't be the All-Nippon-Airways, Nobu's sponsor!)
More likely is that Nobu and his team will travel to Vienna, from where Romania can be reached by flight in 2 hours, and Armenia can be reached by flight in 4 hours.
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Today, this page showed up on my daily Nobu news search![]()
It has a black-and-white photo of a facial close up of Nobu (one of the Harrisonparrott Artist publicity photos) superimposed with the word "yuki" (as in Nobuyuki, but ... it should be "nobu"!)
The English says "September 7 Friday 19:30 Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall," but the rest of
the language in the text is unfamiliar. Thankfully, GoogleTranslate has no problem recognizing it as Armanian:
Safe journey, Tsujii-san!
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THE BLACK SEA
How's your world geography? Where is the Black Sea on the world map? Is it a 'sea' or a 'lake' Do you know the countries surrounding it?If, like me, your answers are no, then this YouTube video may help (yes, there really is a YouTube video for EVERYTHING!)
And here is a map of the countries around the Black Sea.
What's with the red arrow? Well, that's a trip -- Armenia to Romania -- that Nobu will make this September, according to concert information that has shown up on the web. Please read on.
NOBU THE GLOBETROTTER
Romania and Armenia are countries that are, well, off the beaten paths of star pianists. But Nobu, our beloved road warrior, is not one who shies away from far-flung corners of the world. Why, just last summer he braved an European heat wave to perform at summer festivals in Friedrichshafe and Biarritz. I imagine somewhere in the Tsujii household there is a world map mounted on the wall, dotted with pushpins for cities/countries that Nobu has performed in ...According to wikipedia: Japan has an embassy in Bucharest (capital of Romania) as well as in Yerevan (capital of Armenia).
As the crow flies, the distance between Armenia and Romania is 1070 miles (1720 km). Travel by air between the two countries takes over 7 hours (and the carrier won't be the All-Nippon-Airways, Nobu's sponsor!)
More likely is that Nobu and his team will travel to Vienna, from where Romania can be reached by flight in 2 hours, and Armenia can be reached by flight in 4 hours.
THE CONCERTS
For some time now, there has been web postings about Nobu's debut in Romania, at the the 2019 George Enescu Festival in Romania (schedule below, click here for details.)September 10 20:00 Rach 2 with conductor Michael Sanderling & the Romanian Youth Orchestra at the Grand Palace Hall, Bucharest, Romania
September 12, 14 recital
Today, this page showed up on my daily Nobu news search
It has a black-and-white photo of a facial close up of Nobu (one of the Harrisonparrott Artist publicity photos) superimposed with the word "yuki" (as in Nobuyuki, but ... it should be "nobu"!)
The English says "September 7 Friday 19:30 Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall," but the rest of
the language in the text is unfamiliar. Thankfully, GoogleTranslate has no problem recognizing it as Armanian:
Սեպտեմբերի 6-ին Արամ Խաչատրյան համերգասրահում տեղի կունենա հայտնի դաշնակահար Նոբույուկի Ցուջիի համերգը:
Ծրագրում՝ Դեբյուսի, Ռավել, Շոպեն:
Տոմսերի արժեքը՝ 3000-15000 դր.:
[On September 6, Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall will host a concert by renowned pianist Nobuyuk Tsujii.
In the program: Debussy, Ravel, Chopin.
Ticket price: 3000-15000 AMD.]
Ծրագրում՝ Դեբյուսի, Ռավել, Շոպեն:
Տոմսերի արժեքը՝ 3000-15000 դր.:
[On September 6, Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall will host a concert by renowned pianist Nobuyuk Tsujii.
In the program: Debussy, Ravel, Chopin.
Ticket price: 3000-15000 AMD.]
The Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall (1,300 seats) is "one of the architectural pearls of Yerevan", and it is the home of the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Image above: Map of Armenia - image source https://www.123rf.com/
Image above: Map of Armenia - image source https://www.123rf.com/
Safe journey, Tsujii-san!
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Nobuyuki Tsujii at the 2019 George Enescu Festival in Romania