SEPT 11 Here in California the day of SEPT 11 is ending, while it is already Sept 12 noon in Japan.

😊 By the time I wake up, it will already be SEPT 13 in Japan. Birthday wishes for Nobu have already started to show up on the Internet, so I will say now: Happy 37, Tsujii-san!

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Thank you for your gift of joy of music. Long may we enjoy that gift! 

SEPT 10 On this day, Nobuyuki Tsujii performed Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 in the  Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrea Battistoni.  The audience response was enthusiastic.  In his official instagram, Nobu wrote: "This was my first time performing Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2. I've always wanted to try this, and I'm especially happy that the audience enjoyed it. It's said to be one of the most difficult piano concertos, so I was a little nervous at first, but once the performance began, I could feel the audience's intense attention, and I was able to enjoy the performance despite my nervousness.

He will next perform the work in MEXICO with #ofunam on Oct 25 & 26. 

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Aug 25 Posted by @losangelestheatre

"Los Angeles Philharmonic has a treat in store under the starry skies above the Hollywood Bowl! Giedre Slekyte conducts a magnificent all-Beethoven program featuring the composer's overture to Op. 84 Egmont, his Piano Concerto No. 4 - featuring the talents of the blind Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii - and, for the grand finale, his Eroica Symphony! "

The concert can be heard on radio on OCT 5 on Classical California Radio KUSC https://www.kusc.org/  

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Aug 22 Nobuyuki Tsujii's debut with the Cleveland Orchestra received a good review.

"... Tsujii treated every note like a precious jewel, giving his playing an ethereal quality. That approach felt especially apt during the beautiful second-movement Larghetto, which featured his exceptionally clear trills and arpeggios.... The orchestra takes somewhat of a backseat during this concerto. The spotlight remained steadfastly on Tsujii, creating a sense of awe both at how difficult the solo part is and how effortless the pianist made it sound."

August 21  the August 5 Nagasaki Urakami Cathedral concert to commemorate the historical atomic bombing is now viewable on Japan's streaming platform TV-er.   Performers include Nobuyuki Tsujii, Fumiaki Miura, Takashi Kako Quartet, and others. The link to the streaming page is https://tver.jp/episodes/epe7o6zrzd 

Sadly, the streaming is not viewable outside of Japan. Thanks to good friends, I was able to watch some short clips from the streaming, which I shared on this page: Nobuyuki Tsujii 2025 commemorative concert for the NAGASAKI Urakami Cathedral 

AUG 12 Next up for Nobuyuki Tsujii: 3 popular summer USA concerts with top orchestras: 

• * AUG 16 Rach2 at the Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; 

• * AUG 21 Chopin 2 with The Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, Ohio; 

• * AUG 26 Beethoven 4 with the LA Phil at Hollywood Bowl.

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Safe travels and great success, Nobu! 🙏 

August 18 Instagram from the Ravinia Festival, with a fine photo of Nobu taking a bow 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNcbPK3ttNs/

"Nobuyuki Tsujii and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra were the purpose of my journey.

In the stormy night forest, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 unfolded — a truly world-class, cathedral-level pinnacle of classical music.

Compared with the equally pinnacle performance of the London Symphony Orchestra with Valentina Lisitsa, tonight’s interpretation was far more tender and delicate, rather than a grand symphonic epic.

At the end, the entire audience rose to their feet, thundering applause echoing for thirty minutes."

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August 5 ANA (All Nippon Airways), a major sponsor of Nobuyuki Tsujii's travels, announced a new edition of its  Hawaii music festival, ANA Mele 2025.  As in years past, Nobu will perform at Blue Note Hawaii, Honolulu; hold a music workshop for school children, and hold a ANA 'Aha Mele Concert with Nobuyuki Tsujii and Friends at the Waikiki Shell -- this year joined by some ARK Philharmonic performance artists, including Fumiaki Miura

Nov 19 18:45 Blue Note Hawaii Concert 

Nov 21 Music workshop at an elementary school in Honolulu; closed to public

Nov 22 6 PM ANA 'Aha Mele Concert with Nobuyuki Tsujii and Friends. Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, HI

June 24 An announcement came today  that Nobu is finally to perform in Germany again.  (He last performed there publicly in 2019.)
Prinzregententheater. München
"Im Innersten der Klänge [In the innermost part of the sounds]"
Rachmaninoff: “Vocalise” (version for piano)
Rimsky-Korsakov: “Flight of the Bumblebee” (arr. Rachmaninoff)
Tchaikovsky: “Nutcracker Suite” (arr. Pletnev) and others
Monday, April 27, 2026, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

The announcement also mentions that some of the pieces on the recital program will appear in a new Deutsche Grammophon album, to be released Spring 2026!

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