Nobuyuki Tsujii and Kyoto Symphony Orchestra

<Aside: I often wonder if there are reviews of classical music performances in Japan media. I had not run into any on the web. Here is one that was posted on twitter on October 10, 2012, of a review published in Kyoto news.  I included it in this collection because it is so rare for me to see such a review in Japanese.  The concert being reviewed took place on September 20, 2012.

京都新聞・音楽評 「辻井伸行＆京都市交響楽団演奏会」 （音楽評論家・福本健氏）

"Kyoto Symphony Orchestra concert and Nobuyuki Tsujii"

music review , Kyoto Shimbun,  (music critic Ken Fukumoto)

< photo of the newspaper article was posted via a link on twitter  http://photozou.jp/photo/show/2276068/156094038 and is captured and included below.>

<Big thanks to a Nobu fan who provided this text in the article that is about Nobu's performance - the English translation is mine.>

立派な演奏だった。明快な美しい音と手の内に入りきった安定感の

あるテクニックですべてをクリアに音にしている。 その見事さには敬服。表現も十分に音楽性豊かで、実に聴かせ上手という印象を与えるが、すでにひとつの形として出来上がっていて、今ここで音楽している喜 びといった感興の豊かさや表情の深みには、いささか乏しいと言える。一人の演奏家としては、それがこれからの課題だろう。

It was a splendid performance. The beautiful sound is clear and the techniques have a sense of stability.  The splendor is admirable.  The sufficiently rich musical expression gives an impression that is really good to hear.   When the music is taken as a whole, I feel the depth in expression and inspiring richness is somewhat scarce.  This would be his challenge in the future as a musician.

<critics! - see my article Of Taste and Critics, and Nobuyuki Tsujii>