Nov 21 - Dec 8: Nobuyki Tsujii holds the 2019 edition of Impressionist music & paintings concerts in Japan. During these concerts, Nobu performs solo pieces by Debussy, Ravel & Satie, accompanied by large-screen projection of art works. All 8 performances sold out in advance.
This page collects news, photos & comments about the performances as they unfold. Please scroll down to see them. Thank you for your visit.
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Performance no. 2
Nov 23 (Saturday, holiday) 14:00 Osaka The Symphony Hall (1,704 seats)
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♪ Nov 21 19:00 広島文化学園HBGホール Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall (2,001 seats)
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♪ Nov 21 Hiroshima: "two hour concert is so short! ! I wanted to hear more."
The first of 8 Piano and Arts Concerts was held in Hiroshima. And apparently Nobu came through with flying colors, as usual.
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This page collects news, photos & comments about the performances as they unfold. Please scroll down to see them. Thank you for your visit.
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Performance no. 2
Nov 23 (Saturday, holiday) 14:00 Osaka The Symphony Hall (1,704 seats)
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♪ Nov 21 19:00 広島文化学園HBGホール Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall (2,001 seats)
♪ Nov 21 Hiroshima: "two hour concert is so short! ! I wanted to hear more."
The first of 8 Piano and Arts Concerts was held in Hiroshima. And apparently Nobu came through with flying colors, as usual.
辻井伸行さんのコンサートで広島へ。
平和記念公園の近くのホールで。
ツアーの初日でした。
印象派の絵画の映像をバックに映しながらの演奏。今まで聴いたこともないような柔らかい音色を聴きながら、どこか違う世界ヘ誘われました(^^)
亡き王女のためのパヴァーヌ。を聴きたくて取ったチケット。
どれも素晴らしかったのですが、ラヴェルのソナチネ第二楽章が特に心に染みました。
本当に美しい音色。
アンコールは私の思い出の曲「喜びの島」
2時間のコンサートがこんなに短いなんて！！もっともっと聴きたかった。
平和記念公園の近くのホールで。
ツアーの初日でした。
印象派の絵画の映像をバックに映しながらの演奏。今まで聴いたこともないような柔らかい音色を聴きながら、どこか違う世界ヘ誘われました(^^)
亡き王女のためのパヴァーヌ。を聴きたくて取ったチケット。
どれも素晴らしかったのですが、ラヴェルのソナチネ第二楽章が特に心に染みました。
本当に美しい音色。
アンコールは私の思い出の曲「喜びの島」
2時間のコンサートがこんなに短いなんて！！もっともっと聴きたかった。
Visited Hiroshima for Nobuyuki Tsujii's concert.
In the hall near the Peace Memorial Park.
It was the first day of the tour.
Performing while projecting images of impressionist paintings. While listening to a soft tone that I have never heard before, I was invited to a different world (^^)
Pavane for the dead princess. I took the ticket because I wanted to listen that piece.
Everything was wonderful, but Ravel's 2nd Sonatine movement was particularly hearty.
Really beautiful tone.
Encore is a memorable piece “Isle of Joy"
Two hour concert is so short! ! I wanted to hear more.
In the hall near the Peace Memorial Park.
It was the first day of the tour.
Performing while projecting images of impressionist paintings. While listening to a soft tone that I have never heard before, I was invited to a different world (^^)
Pavane for the dead princess. I took the ticket because I wanted to listen that piece.
Everything was wonderful, but Ravel's 2nd Sonatine movement was particularly hearty.
Really beautiful tone.
Encore is a memorable piece “Isle of Joy"
Two hour concert is so short! ! I wanted to hear more.
with photos of the list of encores [Debussy's 'Reverie'& 'Isle of Joy'] & the Peace Memorial [which I visited while in Japan in 2013 and was greatly impressed by it.]
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印象派っていうのがね……！ほんと良きなんですよ……私は印象主義音楽が大好きで、当然ドビュッシーとかラヴェルが好きなわけで。ドビュッシーの曲たくさんだよ！最高……。アラベスクが唐草模様のことなんて初めて知ったし、アラベスク第2番とかこんなにじっくり聴いたの初めて。
ドビュッシーのあの綺麗な感じ、聴いた瞬間ドビュッシーだなぁって分かる感じの曲ね、いいよね。
アンコールにドビュッシーの喜びの島を弾いてくださったんだけど、最後の最後で1番テンション上がりました。喜びの島、すっごく好きなんだけど、生で聞いたことなくて、今回初めて聴いて、圧倒された。なんて難しい曲なんだ！！！
ラヴェルの亡き王女のためのパヴァーヌ、水の戯れももちろんよかったけど、ソナチネが本当に良かった。3番。ソナチネ3番すごかった。ラヴェルってほんと自分の事しか考えてないような（難しさ的な意味で）曲作るよね。楽譜見るだけで目眩しそう。ソナチネ3番弾き終わった時の辻井さんかっこよかった……。
サティのジムノペディも大好きで1番から3番まで聴けてよかった！1番だけは弾けるけど、私が弾くのとの違いよ…………とりあえずジムノペディはヒーリングソング。
いつも思うんだけど、どうやって練習してるんだろう、なんで鍵盤間違わないんだろう。私なんて目見えるのに間違えるし。弾いてる時は盲目だということを忘れてしまうよ。頭を左右に振りながらの演奏スタイル。どんなことを感じて弾いてらっしゃるのか、なんかもう天才ってすごい。
とりあえず私は印象主義音楽が好きです。
Impressionism ......! It's really good ... I love impressionist music, and of course I like Debussy and Ravel. Lots of Debussy songs! The best ... It was the first time that I knew Arabesque is related to an arabesque pattern, and listened to Arabesque No. 2 and so on.
That beautiful feeling of Debussy, it's good.
It was his playing of Debussy's Isle of Joy in the encore that I felt the tension the most at the last minute. I really like the island of joy, but I'd never heard of it live, and this was the first time I heard it and was overwhelmed. What a difficult piece! ! !
Pavane for a Dead Princess of Ravel, and jeux d'eau was of course good, Sonatine was really good. number 3. Sonatine No.3 was amazing. [number 2, I think] Ravel makes a song (in a difficult sense) that really only thinks about you. I get dizzy just ooking at the score. Mr. Tsujii was cool when he finished playing Sonatine No.3 ...
Gymnopédie of Satie I also love and it was good to hear from No. 1 to No. 3! I can play only the first, but it's different from how I play .... For now, Gymnopédie is a healing song.
I always think, but how does he practice it, why doesn't he hit the wrong notes? I can see but I make mistakes. I forget that he is blind when he plays. A performance style with your head swinging from side to side. What kind of things does he feel when he play? Truly an amazing genius.
Now, I like impressionism in music.
ドビュッシーのあの綺麗な感じ、聴いた瞬間ドビュッシーだなぁって分かる感じの曲ね、いいよね。
アンコールにドビュッシーの喜びの島を弾いてくださったんだけど、最後の最後で1番テンション上がりました。喜びの島、すっごく好きなんだけど、生で聞いたことなくて、今回初めて聴いて、圧倒された。なんて難しい曲なんだ！！！
ラヴェルの亡き王女のためのパヴァーヌ、水の戯れももちろんよかったけど、ソナチネが本当に良かった。3番。ソナチネ3番すごかった。ラヴェルってほんと自分の事しか考えてないような（難しさ的な意味で）曲作るよね。楽譜見るだけで目眩しそう。ソナチネ3番弾き終わった時の辻井さんかっこよかった……。
サティのジムノペディも大好きで1番から3番まで聴けてよかった！1番だけは弾けるけど、私が弾くのとの違いよ…………とりあえずジムノペディはヒーリングソング。
いつも思うんだけど、どうやって練習してるんだろう、なんで鍵盤間違わないんだろう。私なんて目見えるのに間違えるし。弾いてる時は盲目だということを忘れてしまうよ。頭を左右に振りながらの演奏スタイル。どんなことを感じて弾いてらっしゃるのか、なんかもう天才ってすごい。
とりあえず私は印象主義音楽が好きです。
Impressionism ......! It's really good ... I love impressionist music, and of course I like Debussy and Ravel. Lots of Debussy songs! The best ... It was the first time that I knew Arabesque is related to an arabesque pattern, and listened to Arabesque No. 2 and so on.
That beautiful feeling of Debussy, it's good.
It was his playing of Debussy's Isle of Joy in the encore that I felt the tension the most at the last minute. I really like the island of joy, but I'd never heard of it live, and this was the first time I heard it and was overwhelmed. What a difficult piece! ! !
Pavane for a Dead Princess of Ravel, and jeux d'eau was of course good, Sonatine was really good. number 3. Sonatine No.3 was amazing. [number 2, I think] Ravel makes a song (in a difficult sense) that really only thinks about you. I get dizzy just ooking at the score. Mr. Tsujii was cool when he finished playing Sonatine No.3 ...
Gymnopédie of Satie I also love and it was good to hear from No. 1 to No. 3! I can play only the first, but it's different from how I play .... For now, Gymnopédie is a healing song.
I always think, but how does he practice it, why doesn't he hit the wrong notes? I can see but I make mistakes. I forget that he is blind when he plays. A performance style with your head swinging from side to side. What kind of things does he feel when he play? Truly an amazing genius.
Now, I like impressionism in music.
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The Avex page for the concerts is at https://avex.jp/classics/tsujii-ongakutokaiga2019/
These are the eight performances:
http://www.ints.co.jp/tsujii-music-art2019/index.htm
The Avex page for the concerts is at https://avex.jp/classics/tsujii-ongakutokaiga2019/
These are the eight performances:
http://www.ints.co.jp/tsujii-music-art2019/index.htm
Nov 21 19:00 広島文化学園HBGホール Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall info
Nov 23 (Saturday, holiday) 14:00 Osaka The Symphony Hall
Nov 23 (Saturday, holiday) 14:00 Osaka The Symphony Hall
November 24 (Sun) 14:00 Suntory Hall
November 25 (Mon) 19:00 Bunkamura Orchard Hall
Nov 28 18:30 静岡市民文化会館 大ホール Shizuoka Citizen's Culture Hall Large Hall
Nov 28 18:30 静岡市民文化会館 大ホール Shizuoka Citizen's Culture Hall Large Hall
Nov 3015:00 三重 Mie Prefecture Cultural Hall Large Hall
December 1st (Sun) 14:00 Sumida Triphony Hall
Dec 8 Sunday 15:00 Toyota City Concert Hall, Nagoya Toyota Performance
The planned program is as follows:
[Part 1]
<Debussy × Impressionists Renoir, Degas & Hokusai Katsushika"The Great Wave">
Debussy: Deux Arabesques, Suite Bergamasque, Image Book 1
[Part 2]
<Satie and Ravel × Impressionists Monet,, etc >
Satie: Three Gymnopédies
Ravel : Pavane for the late princess, water play, sonatine
<Debussy × Impressionists Renoir, Degas & Hokusai Katsushika"The Great Wave">
Debussy: Deux Arabesques, Suite Bergamasque, Image Book 1
[Part 2]
<Satie and Ravel × Impressionists Monet,, etc >
Satie: Three Gymnopédies
Ravel : Pavane for the late princess, water play, sonatine
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