The Cherry Trees bloom in the heart of Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii
April is here. Cherry blossoms (sakura) are in bloom in Japan (as well as in the U.S. capital, a gift from Japan), and everywhere people go for お花見 (O hanami -- flower viewing). Image source:...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii plays Chopin's Op. 10, 2016
This month, on April 16, Nobuyuki Tsujii will be in London's Wigmore Hall, playing his first-ever recital in the United Kingdom. I will be there.Nobu has had plenty of practice for this all-Chopin...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii returns to Liverpool, 2016
I don't think I would ever have traveled to Liverpool in 2014, if not for Nobuyuki Tsujii's concerts there.In November of that year, Nobu made two performances with conductor Vasily Petrenko and the...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii Dresden March 2016 "Mehr Licht" blog review
Nobuyuki Tsujii toured with the Dresden Philharmonic in GermanyMarch 2-6, 2016. The tour was a resounding success, with sold-out performances and favorable reviews from Berlin, Cologne Dresden and...
View ArticleNobu's first time in U.K., 2010
To mark Nobu's first piano recital in London on April 16 this month, I dug up an old postingthat I made back in 2010, when Nobu set foot in U.K. for his very first time. I cleaned it up and present it...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii in London, April 2016
It is spring in London. The weather is in the 50's (10C), the sky is overcast, but we are lucky to have some sunny weather. Out on the streets, some people are still wearing long coats and scarves....
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii in Liverpool, April 2016
Nobu performed "Emperor" in Liverpool on April 21 and 22with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (RLPO) and conductor Darrell Ang.Thursday 21 April 2016 7:30 pm Friday 22 April 2016 7:30 pm Photo above:...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii in St. Petersburg, April 2016
On April 20, word came from Nobu's manager about a concert of which I heard nothing till then. That unadvertised April 25 performance of Nobu with Valery Gergiev in St. Petersburg is part of a...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe 2016
On the concert schedule of Nobuyuki Tsujii this fall is a"Best of Mozart" Japan tour with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. 辻井伸行&ヨーロッパ室内管弦楽団 “極上のモーツァルト” I have not seen an official poster for the...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii & Vladimir Ashkenazy in Miyazaki May 7 2016
Related article: Nobuyuki Tsujii & his "Sensei" Ashkenazy (February 2016)Nobuyuki Tsujii performs Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 with Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Miyazaki...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii 2016 Wigmore Hall debut interview
This 辻井 伸行 Nobuyuki Tsujii U.K. interview appeared in the Japanese U.K. News Digest, May 5 2016 edition. The text of the interview is preserved below, along with a rough English translation by me...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3
In past interviews, Nobu has said that he plans to learn at least one new concerto each year. He has indeed done that since his rise to fame in 2009.It is now midway in year 2016, and the new concerto...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii & the Orpheus -- 2016 tour
Nobuyuki Tsujii and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra first performed together in 2014, making highly successful tours in the U.S. as well as in Japan. In June 2016, they reunite to once again tour in...
View Article"Our own moral awakening" -- President Obama at the Hiroshima Memorial Park
On May 27, 2016, President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to pay a visit to Japan's Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. In a moving speech, he started with:"Seventy-one years ago,...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii & the Orpheus -- 2016 Japan tour news, comments and photos
In June 2016, Nobuyuki Tsujii and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra make their second Japan tour, titled "Masterpieces of Beethoven." Please scroll down to browse the news, photos and comments about the...
View ArticleNobu's Cliburn victory -- my favorite photos
♪ June 4 Asahi News posting: 6月7日 今日は何の日辻井伸行さん、米・国際ピアノコンクールで優勝(平成21年)...生 まれつき全盲の辻井伸行さん(20)が7日、米国のバン・クライバーン国際ピアノコンクールで優勝した。辻井さんは幼いころから「神童」と注目を集めてき...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii, Master of the Sounds of Nature
The other day (June 6 2016), someone tweeted辻井伸行「風がはこんできたもの」 #NHKマイあさラジオ #nhkr1 apparently after Nobu's own composition "What the Wind Carries" was aired on Japan's NHK Oita radio. I have always loved...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 -- NTV broadcast
Related page: Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1A video of this show can be viewed on your computer at => http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4h4er5 OR click arrow below.On June...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in U.S. 2016
Nobuyuki Tsujii and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra first performed together in 2014, making highly successful tours in the U.S. as well as in Japan. In June 2016, they reunite to once again tour in the...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii -- UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT!
Today, the London-based management firm 'HarrisonParrott'made an announcement that Nobuyuki Tsujii has signed on with the firm. The announcement starts as follows:Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii signs to...
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