Notable web postings - July 2016
Continued from Notable web postings - June 2016
Older notable web postings are collected at Notable web postings archival
July is here! This month, we look forward to "The Pianist 2016", July 14-30 AND the July 20 release of Nobu's new CD Liszt: Piano Sonata / Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
♪ July 30 "Brilliance of Vennice"It's so good to finally hear something about the music that Nobu composed for the "Venice Renaissance" Exhibition in Tokyo. Thanks to this twitter
国立新美術館の「ヴェネチア・ルネサンスの巨匠たち」を見てきました。
あまり混雑もしておらず、
ゆったりと鑑賞できました。
音声ガイド80番、
辻井伸行さんの「ヴェネチアの輝き」がとても良く、
会場で何度も繰り返し聴きました。
I was at the National Museum to view the "Venice Renaissance Greats" Exhibition.
It was not crowded. I was able to look comfortably. Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii's "Brilliance of Venice" is No. 80 on the audio guide no. 80, and it is very nice.
I listened to it many times at the venue.
♪ July 29 Tweet of the day
辻井伸行さんのコンサート✨
この日のために生きていた！！
Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii's concert
I had been living for this day.
♪ July 27
Nobu's latest CD "Liszt & Ravel " debuts on Billboard Japan classical chart (August 1) at No. 4
♪ July 27
It is good to see "Nobuyuki Tsujii at White Nights" among the illustrious list of "EuroArts Music on TV" programs on this page (right column, scroll down)
http://www.euroarts.com/artikel/company/management/contact/
"30.07.2016
03:00 pm CEST, Classica
Nobuyuki Tsujii at White Nights"
That video has been shown many times on TV in Europe.
♪ July 27 Nobu mentioned in Reaction to the Shocking News
I am not the only person who thought of Nobu when I heard the shocking news from Japan.
Here is a blog post (too difficult for me to translate) in reaction to the news, citing Nobu as one of two "great people with disabilities.".
http://bloura.hatenablog.jp/entry/2016/07/26/135540
誰だって「障害者なんていなくなればいい」と思ったことはある。だから「障害者ってすごい！」と言わせる社会を考えるべき。
朝から「津久井やまゆり園」で起きたショッキングな事件が報道されっぱなしですね。
Whoever thought that "If only there were no disabled people"? Society should refer to them as "the amazing disabled."
Shocking incident that occurred in "Tsukui Lily Garden" has been reported this morning.
...
障害者支援も、弱みをカバーするんじゃなくて強みを伸ばして欲しい
たまに「すごい障害者」とでも言うべき人いるじゃん？
Even people with disabilities support should strive to extend their strengths rather than cover up the weaknesses
Shall we talk about "great people with disabilities"?
「障害者＝こういうすごい人」というイメージが行き渡れば、見下す風潮はなくなるはず。
"Persons with Disabilities = such amazing people." If the image is changed, there will be no tendency to look down on them.
[For examples]
知的障害を持った画家、福島尚さん
盲目のピアニスト、辻井伸行さん
Painter with intellectual disabilities, Mr. Sho Fukushima
Blind pianist, Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii
...
I imagine there are many comments in Japan similar to this.
♪ July 26
We live in a troubled time. This horrific news from Japan is especially disturbing.
A knife-wielding man went on a stabbing rampage at a care facility for people with disabilities in Kanagawa Prefecture early Tuesday, killing at least 19 people and wounding 25 others, 20 of them seriously, police and firefighters said. The Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrested Satoshi Uematsu, 26, who drove to the Tsukui Police Station and turned himself around 3 a.m. Tuesday, and quoted him as saying “I did it.”
“It’s better that the disabled disappear,” the police further quoted him as saying.
Image: Japan Times
Kanagawa Prefecture is just outside Tokyo, and Nobu performed there yesterday.
It is unthinkable for something like that to happen in Japan. My heart goes out to those affected and traumatized.
♪ July 24
I just found another Bach-Mozart-Beethoven recital that Nobu will perform in Germany next February
February 24 20:00 Prinzregententheater, Munich
This is yet another great venue -- Nobu has performed there before. This recital will come two days before the recital in the Kammermusiksaal Philharmonie in Berlin.
PHOTO source: Wikipedia
♪ July 23 A Note on Nobu's new CD from Japan
I find these terse write-up's especially challenging to translate. But I believe the reviewer pays a compliment to the disc:
@YukihiroKato
http://classicalcd.la.coocan.jp/etcetera/201607.htm#201607231
辻井伸行のリストのピアノ・ソナタと，夜のガスパール
辻井伸行は，２００７年のＣＤデビュー以来，エイベックス・クラシックスから録音をリリースし続けているのですが，新譜として，今度はリストのピアノ・ソナタと，ラヴェルの夜のガスパールをカップリングした１枚が発売になりました。
Nobuyuki Tsujii LISZT piano sonata, Gaspard de la nuit
Since his debut in 2007, Nobuyuki Tsujii has continued to release CDs under Avex Classics. This new album that has just come on sale, contains Liszt's piano sonata coupled with Ravel's "Gaspard of the night".
いずれもベルリンのテルデックス・スタジオでのレコーディングセッションですが，録音データを見ると，夜のガスパールの方は，昨年発売されたショパンのピアノ・ソナタ第３番と同時に録音されたようです。
While both works were recorded in Berlin's Tel index Studio, the data [in the CD liner notes] indicates that the Gaspard de la nuit was recorded at the same time as the Piano Sonata No. 3 of Chopin that was released last year
両曲ともテクニックと表現力が要求される作品ですが，果敢に攻めるタイプの作品は案外辻井伸行には合っているのではないかという気もするので，これは期待できそうな気がしますし，ＳＡＣＤではなく，常のＣＤなのが残念ですが，楽しみに聴かせてもらおうと思っています
Both works require great technique and expressive power. It is surprising that Mr. Tsujii would push himself to play these challenging works. I expect these tracks to be released on SACD [Super Audio CD] and I look forward to listening to them. It does not do justice to listen to them on ordinary CD.
I hope we will see more reviews from Japan. Please stay tuned..
July 20 Nobu encourages Students affected by Great East Japan Earthquake
河北新報ONLINE NEWS
2016年07月20日水曜日
＜辻井伸行＞楽しみピアノ続けて 生徒を激励
国内を代表するピアニスト、辻井伸行さんや加古隆さんらが出演するコンサート「ＴＨＥ ＰＩＡＮＩＳＴ！」仙台公演が１８日、仙台市青葉区の東京エレクトロンホール宮城で開かれ、常盤木学園高音楽科の生徒２５人が終演直後の辻井さんと交流した。
生徒らはコンサートを楽しんだ後、辻井さんの楽屋を訪ね、花束を手渡して共に記念撮影をした。辻井さんは「音楽を楽しんでいれば、きっとピアノを続けていける」と生徒らを激励した。
花束を渡した３年、阿部紗也加さん（１７）は「いつもテレビで見ている辻井さんが間近にいて緊張した。楽しく、時には葛藤しながら音楽と向き合い続けたい」と語った。
コンサートに特別協賛しているフジテック（滋賀県彦根市）が、音楽を通じて東日本大震災の被災地の子どもたちを元気づけようと辻井さんとの交流を企画。開演前には仙台市や東松島市などの小学生３８人がリハーサルを見学した。
写真: 辻井さん（右）に花束を手渡す生徒
Hebei News ONLINE
2016 Jul 20, Wednesday
Nobuyuki Tsujii encourages students to continue to enjoy the piano
Pianist who represent this country, Nobuyuki Tsujii, and Kako Takashi et al starred in "THE PIANIST!" Sendai performances on the 18th, held at the Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi, Sendai. 25 students from the Tokiwagi Gakuen high school music department visited with Mr. Tsujii immediately following the show.
After students and colleagues enjoyed the concert, they visited the dressing room of Mr. Tsujii, where commemorative photographs were taken and a bouquet of flowers was presented. Mr. Tsujii says, "As long as you enjoy the music, then for sure you should continue to play the piano," in encouraging the students.
Third year students, Ms. Sayaka Abe (17), presented the flowers, said she was nervous to be so close to Mr. Tsujii, whom she had seen often on TV. "It was fun. Sometimes learning music is a struggle, but now I want to continue. "
Fujitec, special sponsor of the concert, organized the visit to cheer up the children in the affected areas of the Great East Japan Earthquake Tsujii through Mr. Tsujii's music. Before curtain time, 38 elementary school students from Sendai and Higashimatsushima visited the rehearsal.
Photo Caption: A student hand s a bouquet of flowers to Mr. Tsujii (right)
♪ July 18 May 15 2017 Nobu & Ashkenazy at Berlin Philharmonic Concert Hall -- tickets now available online
Tickets for May 15 2017 Concert of Nobu at the Philarmonie Berlin -- Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 with conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy & the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO Berlin) -- have come on sale today. Lots of seats are available but the best seats are gone. Click to purchase ticket online => HERE
And, yes, I have gotten my ticket ^_^
♪ July 17 "What Color is My Wind" book +CD on sale in Japan
Tweet from a book store in Japan, showing books on display about Nobu. The latest is a combo-pack of a book (co-)authored by his mother, Mrs. Itsuko Tsujii, titled "What Color is the wind today?" [supposedly a question asked by a very young Nobu] with a CD of selected tracks from Nobu's recordings.
The Books page on this site has been updated to include a reference to this new release => Books
♪ July 16
Yuko spotted this blog post by someone who attended one of his"Emperor" performances with the Munich Phil & Valery Gergiev last November. I am short on time to translate the piece, but want to keep this link for later. The piece is unusally thoughtful, it seems, and the gist of it is a tribute to Nobu's ability to generate wondrous sound by listening
http://adamambo.exblog.jp/22628026/
≪辻井伸行≫ 聞く人
"Nobuyuki Tsujii" A person who listens
それは、白と黒の木片でできた歯を持っている。
歯の根元からは腱が伸びていて、歯を叩くと振動が奥にある骨に伝わり、音を鳴らす。
その骨達は大きく開いた口の中にあるから、もしかして、この骨が歯なのかも知れない。
It has teeth made of black and white pieces of wood.
From the root of the tooth there is stretched tendon, vibration and tapping the tooth is transmitted to the bone in the back, sound comes out.
Because their bones we are in the wide-open mouth, you mean, this bone might be a tooth.
この人は、三本足に大きな口を開けた、この器をどう想像しただろう。
それは、ピアノという個体の存在を超越して、見事にオーケストラと調和した音色だった。
This person, opened the big mouth to the three-legged instrument that he can only imagine. ,
The tone that he generates transcends the existence of the individualand the piano; it is a tone that in harmony with the beautifully orchestra.
音を遮るもののない広いジャングルの中で、楽器という動物たちが思い思いに鳴き声を上げるように、辻井さんのピアノも時に際立ち、時にかき消され。
それでも、確かにそれは森の一員で、嬉しそうに水の中を、地を、宙を踊りまわっていた。
Among the wide jungle of unobstructed sound,
As instruments like creatures each raise the cry in their own way,
Tsujii's piano stands out; although at times it is drowned out, it certainly is a member of the forest
Happily in the water, the earth, it dances in the air.
...
♪ July 14
The Venice Renaissance Exhibition in Tokyo tweeted:
本 展の見所の一つ、音声ガイド。ナレーションは石坂浩二さん。聞き応えのある内容、そして辻井伸行さんのオリジナル楽曲も入って豊かな時間をお過ごしくださ い。#国立新美術館 #アカデミア美術館 One of the attractions of the exhibition is the audio guide. Mr. Koji Ishizaka is the narrator, and Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii's rich original music can also be heard. # The National Museum of Art # Accademia Gallery
♪ July 13 Talents on loan from God…
I was hoping to read just something like this from Minnesota, where Nobu performed at the Minnesota Beethoven Festival last month with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
Please click this link and scroll down to the post just below the photo of loons (ducks) on one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes => Talents on loan from God…
Minnesota Orchestra Usher of Mendota Heights: “I attended an outstanding opening concert on Saturday, June 25, at the Beethoven Festival in Winona. The performers were the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the soloist was a 27-year-old Japanese pianist, Nobuyuki Tsujii, who was born blind. He is slight in stature, his hands not very large, but is an absolute genius! He performed Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, and played with such clarity that it was amazing!
“Following the concert, I went with my cousin to Green Mill, and while we were sitting, in walked Nobu (which is the name he goes by) with the gentleman who travels with him. We went over to him to tell him how outstanding he was.
“Later in the evening, at the restaurant, I happened to be standing next to the gentleman who travels with Nobu — and as a piano teacher myself, I questioned him as to how Nobu learns and performs very difficult music. He told me that he has a teacher who performs eight measures at a time, records it with instructions, and that is how he learns all of his music — an amazing feat!
“The Minnesota Orchestra should try to engage him for a future season. He has performed all over the world, including Carnegie Hall. I’m sure anyone who attended this concert would agree with my assessment of it.”
♪ July 13 "Touching the Sound" in German view-able for free through July 17
"Touching the Sound - Die Klangwelt des blinden Pianisten Nobuyuki Tsujii", a 52-minutes edition of the 2014 Peter Rosen documentary, is available for free viewing on Germany's WDR television site until July 17, here => http://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/video/sendungen/wdr-klassik/video-touching-the-sound---die-klangwelt-des-blinden-pianisten-nobuyuki-tsujii-100~.html
The narrative is in German.
♪ July 13
A Twitter just posted about an unadvertised concert -- it appears to be a private event
辻井伸行きたああああしかも古典派攻めだしサマコン有能すぎ11年連続参戦決定
Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii is coming! Moreover, talented classical Trombone Samakon decided to participate for 11th consecutive years
The accompanying photo shows a concert on Augst 25 at 6:30PM, with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Laureate Kazuyoshi Akiyama 秋山和慶
It appears that Nobu will perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, which he will also perform on his Japan tour with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe "Best of Mozart" in October.
♪ July 13
2016 ヴェネツィア・ルネサンス展
公式テーマ曲 辻井伸行さん
国立新美術館, 東京都
7月13日 - 10月10日
2016 Venice Renaissance Exhibition
Official theme song by Nobuyuki Tsujii
The National Museum of Art, Tokyo
July 13 - October 10
♪ July 13
I am a regular reader of The Japan Times, so I don't know how this article that came up in February 2015 escaped my attention. But I just noticed this fine photo of Nobu with Britian's Prince William, with the caption "Britain's Prince William talks with award-winning visually impaired pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii during a reception at the British Ambassador's official residence in Tokyo on Friday" (Japan Times, February 28 2015)
This photo has now been added to my previous post "Nobuyuki Tsujii meets Prince William"
♪ July 13
公式テーマ曲 辻井伸行さん♪ まだ聴いてなかったです 前売り券購入済みです ヴェネツィア・ルネサンス展 ^ - ^
The official theme song by Nobuyuki Tsujii ♪ I have not heard yet , but I have already purchased advance ticket to the Venice Renaissance Exhibition -tweet
♪ July 10 "Respect" from Germany
The documentary "Touching the Sound" was shown in Germany last week.
It's good to see this comment on Twitter:
Habe eben #nobuyuki tsujii Klavier spielen gesehen und gehört, im Fernsehen . Respekt
"Just saw and heard Nobuyuki Tsujii playing piano on television. Respect."
♪ July 12 Nobu's Former University 上野学園大 "Ueno gakuen" in Turmoil.
News articles have just come up reporting that there is turmoil in the management of Nobu's alma mater, Ueno Gakuen University, which he attended from 2007 to 2011
“盲目のピアニスト”辻井伸行さんら輩出の名門学校法人で内紛勃発！理事長が辞任していた
Infighting broke out in the corporation overseeing the prestigious school whose graduates include "blind pianist" Nobuyuki Tsujii and others! Chairman has resigned ...
Last month, there was news that the university was selling a rare classical music manuscript, causing speculation that the university might have "fallen on hard times"
Nobu is mentioned in a June article in Japan Times
"Bach score owned by Tokyo music college may fetch $3 million at auction" ... "The seller is Ueno Gakuen, "a private conservatory established in 1958. Among its graduates are visually impaired pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, who shot to fame after winning the gold medal at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2009."
In a post on the "Slipped Disc" classical-music tabloid blog, it is speculated (unsubstantiated) that the sale comes about because "Tokyo’s Ueno Gakuen conservatory ... appears to have fallen on hard times."
I remember reading that the university's chairman flew from Tokyo to witness Nobu's triumph at The Cliburn Competition in 2009.
♪ July 12 Birthday of Mr. Van Cliburn
I was reminded by this tweet from エール管弦楽団 @aile_orchestra that today is the birthday of Mr. Van Cliburn.
明日7月12日はアメリカのピアニスト、ヴァン・クライバーンの誕生日です。
彼の名前がついたコンクールで、辻井伸行さんが優勝したことはとても有名ですね。
Tomorrow July 12, is the birthday of American pianist Van Cliburn. Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii became famous when he won the competition named after him.
On his passing on February 27, 2013, Nobu released an eloquent eulogy for Mr. Cliburn:
(Translated from Japanese) "He was tall and slender; the hands that I shook I remember were warm and soft. From the calm elegance in the way of his speaking, I had the impression that he was a very delicate and gentle person. Since then, he was sure to come whenever I performed in Texas. In November 2011, he came to my recital at Carnegie Hall, and we had dinner together after the concert; he was very cheerful."
I heard about his illness and visited him at his home on February 2nd of this year. He stood up to greet me, and talked with me for more than the scheduled 30 minutes. Our conversation went from advice on playing techniques, to the importance of telling more people about the beauty of classical music, a very wide range of things; it was sprinkled with jokes and stories, and he was very happy. He said that Cliburn medalists like us, in addition to striving to deepen our own musical understanding, can make a strong impression on others to attract them to classical music. When we said goodbye, his handshake was strong, so I feel I cannot believe that he has passed away.
Please read the rest of the eulogy here => The Passing of Mr. Van Cliburn
♪ July 10 "Philly Touch Tours" on NBC Nightly News
It has always impressed me how happy Nobu looks on video whenever he is allowed to touch a statue of Beethoven or a museum object. Yesterday on our U.S. television NBC Nightly News there is a segment on a museum in Philadelphia that offers a tour for the visually impaired to experience ancient history with a hands-on experience. The footage shows visually-impaired people exploring ancient objects with their hands. Among the visitors are pianists and artists, including long-time Nobu fan Jamie, who can be seen at time-mark 1:08 and 1:26. Thanks Jamie, for letting me know about this excellent effort, and I hope similar projects will take place in cities all over the world.
Please click here to see s video of the segment => http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/this-museum-gives-it-s-blind-visitors-access-with-a-special-touch-721985603672
PHOTO above: Nobu touching a statue of Beethoven in Vienna, 2015.
PHOTO above: Still photo (at tme mark 1: 26) from NBC Nightly News -- Nobu fan Jamie is seen in the center wearing the "have a whale" T-shirt
♪ July 8 A critic's review on the Central Park Concert
Almost two weeks after Nobu's performance in New York's Central Park with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, a critic's review surfaced in The New Criterion, "a New York-based monthly literary magazine and journal of artistic and cultural criticism" (wikipedia). Coming from New York, this can be considered a positive review for Nobu, although the learned reviewer could not refrain from making some jabs on Nobu, including that she thought Nobu played one encore too many!
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is New-York based, and the focus of the review seems to be on the local band, understandably.
Please read the original article here => http://www.newcriterion.com/posts.cfm/Beethoven-in-the-wild-8180
Below is an excerpt of the part pertaining to Nobu's performance.
Beethoven in the wild
by Madeline Fortier
The New Criterion
Dispatch July 08, 2016 01:20 pm
...
The blind pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii joined for Beethoven’s sonorous “Emperor” concerto and established his technical prowess right away, arpeggiating and trilling at an adequately jaunty pace. As the theme passed to the strings, his performance grew livelier. But liveliness has its limits. As the first movement progressed, it became apparent that Tsujii was driving the orchestra, speeding through the movement’s most tender moments. Playing with this “democratic chamber group,” the soloist staged a coup. This movement would have benefitted from more feeling, dynamic contrast, and rubato from Tsujii (only during the second movement did he begin playing with emotion), but Tsujii’s forceful leadership was well received overall.
In a concerto, the conductor mediates between orchestra and soloist. If the soloist does anything unexpected, the conductor guides the orchestra, following the soloist. For the conductorless Orpheus, no intermediary was necessary. Tsujii essentially functioned as the absent conductor, and the group, already expertly attuned to visual clues from fellow musicians, followed Tsujii’s unconventional tempo choices with grace, despite Tsujii’s often-ambiguous cues.
The transition to movement three was seamless. Thanks to Tsujii’s leadership, the orchestra avoided the endemic awkwardness of the passage’s tempo fluctuations, and it perfectly matched Tsujii’s articulations. With resounding energy and synchronization, Orpheus championed the theme of the final movement. Beethoven’s “Emperor,” more than any other piece in the concert, highlighted the strengths of both the soloist and the chamber orchestra. At the grand conclusion of the concerto and before the applause, an audience member near me couldn’t help but murmur, “Wow.” I had to agree.
Tsujii proceeded to perform two solo encore pieces: Gershwin’s “Prelude No. 1” and the Liszt–Paganini “La Campanella.” Though the audience was enthusiastic enough for one encore, it certainly hadn’t called for a second. The ensuing mini-concert felt awkward and forced. Both the jazz and the étude showcased Tsujii’s incredible speed with virtuosic technique, but the initial Gershwin blues motif elicited giggles from the audience.
...
[Editorial: The giggling is a typical reaction to the "Gershwin" encore, even when Nobu played it in Japan, because it is such an unexpected piece after the "Emperor." Nobu was eager to play this piece as a tribute to the host country (U.S.A.). A similar reaction came up when he played a rendition of Foster's "Jeanie with Light Brown Hair" as his first encore in Carnegie Hall in 2011. The 2nd encore was Liszt's La Campanella, and while this particular reviewer may not appreciate it, the audience seemingly did, judging from comments posted on the web.]
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♪ July 5 "Mozart Premium Concerts"???
There is now a new poster for Nobu's fall tour with the Europe Chamber Orchestra, featuring one of Nobu's best recent photos with a new title of "Mozart Premium Concerts." Tickets for the 10 tour performances have come on sale but sales have been underwhelming, even for the Tokyo and Osaka performances. Hence the need for a new promotion campaign, I think.
This is very rude, but I have to question the wisdom of yet another chamber music orchestra tour on the heels of the recent Orpheus tour, and so much Mozart and Beethoven in Japan, where people favor Chopin and Liszt!
And, I really hope that the design of this new flyer is not intended to mislead people into thinking that these performances are like Nobu's premium recitals offered in the recent past (but not this year).
New poster for Nobu's Japan tour with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe "Best of Mozart"signals a redoubled effort for ticket sales? Image source: TicketSpace
♪ July 5
Thoughts on Nobu's new recital program => Bach, Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii??? (July 2016)
♪ July 4 We know what Nobu will play in the Berlin Philharmonic Chamber Concert Hall next February!!
It is 4th of July, but my curiosity got the better of me. I put on my Sherlock Holmes cap and found out what Nobu will be performing in the Berlin Philharmonic Chamber Concert Hall on February 26 next year.
And it's a doozy -- please click this link => HERE
Now it is time for some fireworks!
PHOTO Nobu practiced in the Kammermusiksaal Philharmonie for his 2013 debut recital
♪ July 5 Nobu's Official Central Park Concert Report
Nobu's website posted a report on the 6/28 Central Park Concert with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
No Nobu photo :-(, but take a look at the massive equipment entailed at the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts - Since 1905!
2016年6月28日（アメリカ）
アメリカ、ニューヨーク州ニューヨーク
セントラルパークのNaumburg Bandshellにて、オルフェウス室内管弦楽団とベートーヴェンのピアノ協奏曲第5番「皇帝」を演奏しました。
初の野外コンサートで、いつもと会場の音響が違いましたが、蛍が飛び、鳥の鳴き声が聞こえる中、大勢のお客様にも来て頂いて、気持ちよく演奏が出来ました。
演奏は、ニューヨークのラジオ局WQXRが収録してインターネット経由で全世界へ生中継されました。
June 28, 2016 (USA)
New York, New York State, America
At the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, I played Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "emperor" with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
In my first open-air concert, the sound of the venue was different.
Fireflies flew, while cries of birds can be heard. We had a large audience, and I was able to play comfortably.
The concert was recorded and broadcast live to the whole world via the Internet by a New York radio station WQXR
July 5
辻井さん、生まれて来てありがとう！ Mr. Tsujii, thank you for being born! -tweet
♪ July 3
Nobu's Winter 2017 Europe Tour - at least 8 performances, including 2 recitals -- at which Nobu will play Bach! => see HERE
In March 2016, Nobuyuki Tsujii toured with the Dresden Philharmonic in Germany: 5 concerts in as many days. It was a rousing success.
It looks like Nobu will be in Europe again in February 2017, performing Grieg's Concerto with Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg and conductor Marco Letonja Feb 9-16 in France (Strasbourg), Germany and Switzerland.
In addition, 2 recitals are listed on the German RTT online ticket site:
Wednesday February 22 19:30
Stadttheater Fürth (Bavaria, Germany. )
Sunday February 26, 20:00
Kammermusiksaal Philharmonie (Berlin Phiharmonic Chamber Concert Hall)
Nobu last performed in the Berlin Phiharmonic Chamber Concert Hall on his Fall 2014 Europe Tour
Thoughts on Nobu's recital program => Bach, Mr. Nobelium Tsujii??? (July 2016)
July 2
Orchestra on Demand 7.02.2016
http://orchestraondemand.blogspot.com/2016/07/new-jul2-royal-concertgebouw-o-wiener-s.html
Concertgebouw ,Wiener Symphoniker, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Nobuyuki Tsujii
AUDIO
WQXR Radio
http://www.wqxr.org/story/listen-live-orpheus-and-nobuyuki-tsujii-central-park/
July 2
Nobu the celebrity in Japan --- This Twitter traveled to Otaru (", a port city on Hokkaido (Japan’s northernmost island)" and found these photos mounted on a wall of a restaurant where he (the twitter) enjoyed delicious shrimps.
https://twitter.com/nmbskehktakb481/status/749237563781623808
小樽に到着して、最初に都チラシを食べました 特にエビがおいしかったです(海老) 出入りのとこに天才ピアニスト、辻井伸行さんの写真と新聞がありました(新聞)(ピアノ)
June 30
A tantalizing tweet from oboist and Broadway conductor 伊熊啓輔 Ikuma Keisuke,who was on the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra both in Japan and U.S. and has shared on Twitter a series of zany selfies of him and his friend Kemp, with Nobu in the background.
オルフェウスと辻井伸行ツアーの余韻に浸る間もなく、連日某映画サントラのレコーディング。なんと同じビルの別スタジオで録音中の辻井伸行氏に「2日ぶりの」再会。自撮りにケンプがいないのがサビしい😢#オルフェウス室内管弦楽団#辻井伸行 pic.twitter.com/uOwmUsnBZN
Now immersed in the afterglow of the Orpheus and Nobuyuki Tsujii tour, and recording a certain film sound track every day. In another studio in the same building Nobuyuki Tsujii recorded "Two Days After" reunion. Too bad [my buddy] Kemp is not here to take the selfie.
June 29
There is a bit of news involving the Tokyo university that he graduated from.
Nobu is mentioned in this article in Japan Times
"Bach score owned by Tokyo music college may fetch $3 million at auction" ... "The seller is Ueno Gakuen, "a private conservatory established in 1958. Among its graduates are visually impaired pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, who shot to fame after winning the gold medal at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2009."
In a post on the "Slipped Disc" classical-music tabloid blog, it is speculated (unsubstantiated) that the sale comes about because "Tokyo’s Ueno Gakuen conservatory ... appears to have fallen on hard times."
Ueno Gakuen 上野学園, Nobu's alma mater, is selling a rare Bach manuscript