Nobuyuki Tsujii 2012-13 Japan Tour

July 8, 2012

Photo source: http://www.tsb.jp/tsujii_nobuyuki/

I have been waiting to hear about an announcement of the fall concert plan of Nobuyuki Tsujii, and today the first word came about his  2012-13 Japan tour, with a recital in Nagano scheduled for October 12.  I am very happy to hear about this tour, but I have actually been hoping to hear about a fall tour with a European orchestra, which has been rumored for some time.  I hope this Japan tour does not preclude the European orchestra tour.  In any case, the repertoire announced for the Japan tour should be a crowd pleaser: Debussy and Chopin are on the program, which includes

Debussy ドビュッシー

Arabesque 2  2つのアラベスク

Suite Bergamasque ベルガマスク組曲

Engraving 版画

Pleasure Island 喜びの島

Chopin ショパン

The Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61  幻想ポロネーズ(new on Nobu's repertoire -  listen to a  rendition played by Sviatoslav Richter here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Reb4yRWwwjg

The Heroic Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53

Op. 31 scherzo No2 スケルツォ第2番 変ロ短調 作品31

Grande valse brillante, Op.18  華麗なる大円舞曲

I am sure Avex Classics will be coming up with a nice flyer about the tour, meanwhile, the Nagano concert has been announced on two sites:

http://www.tsb.jp/tsujii_nobuyuki/

http://www.e-shinshu.jp/ticket/entry/266.php

Ticket release for this recital starts on August 12.