<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>