The saga of my battle for Hamburg Concert Tickets
One reason I don't travel to Japan for Nobu's concert is that, due to his popularity, his concert tickets there are difficult to come by. I used to get a good laugh reading postings from folks in Japan...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii & Fumiaki Miura duo CD 2019
Today I had the pleasure of adding a new recording to the Nobuyuki Tsujii English Wikipedia Page -- it's been a while!The new album is:フランク:ヴァイオリン・ソナタ/ブラームス:ヴァイオリン・ソナタ第1番《雨の歌》Franck: Violin Sonata /...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii played for the G20 summit 2019
On June 28 2019, leaders of the G20 (Group of 20) economies gathered in Osaka Japan.Unexpectedly, Nobuyuki Tsujii played a role in the gathering. He was among the Japanese artists that performed...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii plays "Flowers will bloom"
On June 28 2019, leaders of the G20 (Group of 20) economies gathered in Osaka, Japan.Unexpectedly, Nobuyuki Tsujii played a role in the gathering. He was among the Japanese artists that performed...
View ArticleOEK, Nobu, Patrick Hahn & Lucienne tour Japan -- July 2019
Starting July 17 2019, Nobu will be on a Japan tour with the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa (OEK). He will be joined by two fellow Harrison Parrott artists: Austrian conductor Patrick Hahn (born 1995,...
View ArticleNHK World July 12 2019 documentary: Fumi & Nobu at Miyazaki Festival
On July 11 2019, it suddenly came to my notice that NHK WORLD-JAPAN is streaming footage from the 24th Miyazaki International Music Festival - including performances of Nobuyuki Tsujii & Fumiak...
View ArticleOEKfan review of 7.18.19 Hahn-Nobu-Lucienne concert
The following is review of a performance by OEK, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Patrick Hahn & Lucienne tour on July 17-28 2019 by blogger 'OEKfan', a long-time supporter of the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa who...
View ArticleTokyo Tchaikovsky Festival 2019
Globe trotting conductor Valery Gergiev has boundless energy, and it is that Nobu appreciates his patronage. Since 2013, he has invited Nobu to perform with him every year, in Russia, Japan and...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii y el piano de Rachmaninov
Late last month, while I was traveling, word came that there will be a performance of Nobu in the Canary Islands (plural, not singular as I originally and mistakenly posted), next...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii: "The first time in Saipan"
Early today, a photo was posted to the Instagram account of Mrs. Itsuko Tsujii, mother of Nobuyuki Tsujii. The message says: "25年前の夏…初めてのサイパン" [Summer 25 years ago ... The first time in Saipan.]The...
View ArticleStill sore after all these years ...
Looking for Nobuyuki Tsujii news on Google a couple days ago, I came upon a posting by Scott Cantrell, former music critic for the Dallas Morning News, Texas, U.S.A. (Dallas Morning News is one of the...
View ArticleElbphilharmonie dreaming ...
Back in June, I waged a hard-fought midnight battle and scored tickets to Nobuyuki Tsujii's SOLD OUT concerts with Kent Nagano & the Hamburg Phil in Hamburg, Germany this October, It took a...
View Article"Nobuyuki Tsujii in Switzerland 2014" videos
In April/May 2014, Nobuyuki Tsujii held concerts in Switzerland (Baden, Basel) and Germany (Stuttgart, Dusseldorf). He was followed by a TV crew, and people in Japan were treated to an excellent...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii: 2020 recital program
This just shows up on the PIA ticket outlet site: A recital at the Kitara Hall of Hokkaido on March 1 2020.CHOPIN's 4 ballades are mentioned and I suspect the program is the same as for his upcoming...
View ArticleMiyazaki Festival on NHK-Premium TV, August 30
Word just came that NHK BS (Premium) TV will air on August 30 a documentary of the Miyazaki International Music Festival that took place in May. We have already seen some footage of that festival when...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii's Cliburn Competition 10 Year Anniversary Concerts, August 2019
This past June (2019) marked the 10th anniversary of the victory of Nobuyuki Tsujii at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. To commemorate the occasion, Avex Classic has been hosting...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii in Armenia & Romania September 2019
Next week marks the start of autumn, when classical music concerts are back in force. Like many other world-class musicians, Nobuyuki Tsujii has a busy concert schedule ahead. To start, he travels to...
View Article"The only way to a meaningful life in music"
An essayappears in a post, on August 23 2019, on the classical music blog "Slipped Disc" of U.K. journalist Norman Lebrecht. It features words of wisdom penned by Brinton Smith, a cellist and music...
View ArticleNobu & Fumi encore at Miyazaki, 2019
This past May, Nobuyuki Tsujii joined his violinist friend Fumiaki Miur at the Miyazaki International Music Festival, where they performed a duo recital of violin sonatas by Franck and Brahms. Some of...
View ArticleNobuyuki Tsujii in Armenia September 2019
This week Nobuyuki Tsujii is in the Black Sea region, where he will hold a recital in Armenia on September 6, followed by three concerts in Romania September 10-14, as part of 2019 George Enescu...
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