Nobuyuki Tsujii at White Nights

Nobuyuki Tsujii at White Nights

Blind since birth, pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii believes that “there are no barriers in the field of music.” At the age of twelve, he made noted recital debuts at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. In 2009 Nobuyuki won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medal, his Carnegie Hall debut took place in November 2011. For the first time Nobuyuki Tsujii plays together with Maestro Valery Gergiev, live recorded from the Mariinsky Concert Hall in St. Petersburg. On the program: Tchaikovski - Concerto for Piano No. 1, Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G sharp Minor Op. 32 No. 12, Tsujii - Elegie for the victims of the earthquacke and Tsunami of March 11, 2011, Tchaikovski - November from 'The Seasons', Shostakovich - Symphony No. 14.