Original Articles

Nobuyuki Tsujii, a great Liszt interpreter (September 2023)

Happy 33rd birthday, Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii! (September 2021)

"The Sorrow of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics"  (July 2021)

Nobuyuki Tsujii's Hours of Practice -- why?  

Where to sit at a Nobuyuki Tsujii concert? (February 2021)

Say it ain't so! "No concert for the next 18 months!" (April 2020)

2020: a gap year that no one wants (March 2020)

"A genuine coolness that never exaggerates" (March 2020)

"E un fel de Andrea Bocelli al pianului"  (September 2019)

Still sore after all these years (August 2019)

Nobuyuki Tsujii: "The first time in Saipan" (August 2019)

Nobuyuki Tsuji plays "Flowers will bloom (June 2019)

Midnight battle for Hamburg tickets (June 2019)

Nobuyuki Tsujii is special for Russia (May 2019)

Kind world -- The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra & Nobuyuki Tsujii (May 2019)

"Nobuyuki Tsujii has small hands" -- NOT! (April 2019)

Nobuyuki Tsujii's Theme Music for TV Show 'Giants of Beauty' (April 2019)

How to get rid of irksome YouTube recommendations (March 2019)

"Mr. Asano, THANK YOU from ALL Nobu fans!!" (January 2019)

The Story of the "Elegy for Tsunami Victims" by Nobuyuki Tsujii (December 2018)

Beauty is in the Ear of the Listener (December 2018)

Nobuyuki Tsujii turns 30 years old.(September 2018)

"The Golden Goose" Warning, 2018 (April 2018)

The Essential Nobuyuki Tsujii Videos

Please stop spreading misinformation about Nobuyuki Tsujii!(March 2018)

"Nobu Fever" in Japan -- 2018 (March 2018)

Nobuyuki Tsujii's "La Campanella" (Jan 2018)

Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu (January 2018)

Nobu's autograph (January 2018)

Why Piano Teachers love Nobuyuki Tsujii (December 2017)

Mr. Masahiro Kawakami 2011 Interview (translated December 2017)

"Blind people are not amazing."(November 2017)

Nobuyuki Tsujii at Age 14 (November 2017)

Should blindness be a factor of Nobu's performance evaluation? (October 2017)

Sheet music for Nobuyuki Tsujii's Original Compositions (September 2017)

"The joy of truly good music companionship" (August 2017)

"Nobuyuki Tsujii would have failed an audition at that high school"(August 2017)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Liszt's Transcendental Etudes (July 2017)

Thank you, Mr. Gergiev! (August 2017)

Encores (July 2017)

A Collage of Photos: Nobuyuki Tsujii & Conductors (May 2017)

My Labor of Love for Nobu (May 2017)

Nobu not among "a wealth of jewels in Tokyo's 'acoustic treasure chest' "?  (April 2017)

The Touring Life -- Nobuyuki Tsujii (Feb 2017)

Nobuyuki Tsujii with Strasbourg Phil -- a smashing  success (Feb 2017)

Nobuyuki Tsujii's 2017 Premium Recital Program (Feb 2017)

On Nobu's Piano Chops: More chatters from Japan (January 2017)

 "The amazing career of Nobuyuki Tsujii and his actual ability"(January 2017)

Onward & forward: Nobuyuki Tsujii in 2017(January 2017)

A kurota (?) came to Nobu's recital (December 2016)

Nobu: A bright spot in a topsy-turvy world (December 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii & the Kurotas (December 2016)

The piano broke in the middle of Mozart (December 2016)

In search of a lost scene -- Nobuyuki Tsujii on a narrow path in Berlin (December 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii & Yeol Eum Son duet 2011(November 2016)

Thanksgiving 2016 (November 2016)

My Journey to Down Under (November 2016)

Mr. Kawakami on Nobu's Talent & Personality (September 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii: Birthday and Charity Concerts (September 2016)

Happy 28th Birthday, Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii! (September 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii -- "Dont' call him the Blind Pianist"(August 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii 2016 CD "LISZT Sonata & Gaspard" (July 2016)

Personal appearance, public Image, geniuses (July 2016)

Bach, Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii??? (July 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii's daring 2017 recital: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven (July 2016)Nobuyuki Tsujii -- UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! (June 2016)

Etiquette for Meeting Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii (revised June 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii, Master of the Sounds of Nature (June 2016)

Nobu's Cliburn victory -- my favorite photos (June 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 (May 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Chopin's Op. 10, 2016 (April 2016)

The Cherry Trees bloom in the heart of Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii (March 31 2016)

Japan's 3.11 Disaster remembered (March 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii × Miura Fumiaki (February 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii & his "Sensei" Ashkenazy (February 2016)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1(Jan. 2016)

Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii in 2015, a Golden Year -- accomplishments and favorite photos

Sayonara, Maestro Gergiev and Munich Phil!

Maestro Gergiev: thank you, best wishes, and a request

My time in Munich/Salzburg

Nobuyuki Tsujii recital at the Hearst Theater 2015 (my eyewitness account)

Nobuyuki Tsujii's 2016 Chopin Recital Repertoire - Part 1 (September 2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii's 2016 Chopin Recital Repertoire - Part 2 (three waltzes)

Happy 27, Tsujii-san! (September 2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii must break out of his Own Shell (August 1 2015)

Mrs. Itsuko Tsujii on Deveoping the Talent of her son Nobuyuki Tsujii (July 27, 2015)

Dr. Kawakami at Nobu's Kioi Hall recital (July 23, 2015)

Play Grieg's Lyric Pieces, Mr. Tsujii! (July 19, 2015)

What should Nobuyuki Tsujii play next?  (June 27, 2015)

Nobu in a Zone (June 24, 2015)

The orchestra and the Soloist (June 4 2015)

Happy Mother's Day 2015! (My lunch with Nobu) (May 2015)

Why does Mr. Tsujii rock his head and body? (April 2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Liszt's Sonata in B Minor (March 2015)

A quiet reverence for Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii in Japan (March 2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii "What the wind brings" 辻井伸行の風がはこんできたも (March 2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii meets Prince William (March 2015)

A little Dirty Laundry in the Classical Music World (February 2015)

A look at Nobuyuki Tsujii's "Appassionata" recital works (February 2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii, guided by the conductor (February 2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii appreciation from Brazil & China (February 2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii -- film music composer (February 2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii Original Works 2015 album (January 2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Rhapsody in Blue (January 2015)

On Standing Ovations & National Characters (January 2015)

The curse of low expectations for the blind (January 2015)

Rachmaninoff's "Ossia" Cadenza (January 2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Rach 3 -- update (January 2015)

Happy 2015, Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii! (December 2014)

この辻井伸行プッシュは誰が得するの? Who benefits from this Nobuyuki Tsujii push?  (December 2014)

Image Making for Concert Pianists - a year-end musing (December 2014)

My time in Liverpool, U.K. 2014 (November 2014)

Yutaka Sado and Nobuyuki Tsujii (November 2014)

All the Light They Cannot See (October 2014)

Nobuyuki Tsujii's Torch Songs (Sept 2014)

"Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Liszt" CD -- my take (Sept 2014)

Message in a Bottle (for fans of Nobuyuki Tsujii outside Japan) (Sept 2014)

Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii -- more solo + concerto please! (September 2014)

Happy 26, Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii! (August 2014)

Nobuyuki Tsujii, the global pianist (who is not seen nearly enough in U.S. or Europe) (September 1)

Nobu, the Healthy Pianist (August 2014)

The Distinctive Piano Tone of Nobuyuki Tsujii (August 2014)

Nobu's Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 (August 2014)

A pianist by any other name .... (August 2014)

Nobuyuki Tsujii "Touching the Sound"(August 2014)

"Imagine being a concert pianist": talent, virtuosity, charisma (August 2014)

The New(?) Nobuyuki Tsujii CD (July 2014)

Illustrations of Nobuyuki Tsujii (July 2014)

The Blind Musician in Artworks (July 2014)

Once again, the Goose that laid the Golden Eggs (July 2014)

Nobu reached yet another mountain top! (June 2014)

Nobu on cover of StyleNorway Magazine (June 2014)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Chopin's Sonata No. 3 (June 2014)

On music prodigies -- from Mozart to Nobuyuki Tsujii  (June 2014)

Touring with a Miracle -- from Mozart to Nobuyuki Tsujii" (June 2014)

My time in Germany May 2014  (May 2014)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Chopin's Ballade No. 4 (May 2014)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Ravel (April 2014)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Gaspard de la Nuit

Nobuyuki Tsujii a "monstrum"! - Part 2 (April 2014)

Nobuyuki Tsujii a "monstrum"! (March 2014)

A wish list for Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii  (March 2014)

Nobuyuki Tsujii and concert reviewers (March 2014)

Nobuyuki Tsujii in Overdrive (March 2014)

Seeing the Blind - and Nobu -- in a New Light (February 2014)

Saddended: The "Japan Beethoven" scandal and its implication on Nobuyuki Tsujii (Feb 2014)

Nobuyuki Tsujii at the Carnegie 2014 - Postscript (Jan 2014)

Etiquette for meeting Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii (Jan 2014)

2013, a banner year for Nobuyuki Tsujii! (Dec 2013)

"The Record Geijutsu" gives Nobuyuki Tsujii a thumbs-up (Dec 2013)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Rach 3 (Dec 2013)

Edvard Grieg' s "To Spring" (November 2013)

Nobuyuki Tsujii "sees" (November 2013)

Nobuyuki Tsujii: not the first blind virtuoso (November 2013)

Nobuyuki Tsujii: "Glenn Gould-like brilliance"(November 2013)

Nightmares on the Keyboard(October 2013)

In the land of Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii 辻井伸行さん (October 2013)

Happy 25, Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii! (September 2013)

Nobuyuki Tsujii meets French Artist Éric Durant (September 2013)

Nobuyuki Tsujii in "Empowering Journey", 2013 TV episode (August 2013) - in 4 parts

Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii: don't be the golden goose!(August 2013)

"Nobuyuki Tsujii: After the Proms - back to reality"(July 2013)

More on "Nobu has not been forgotten at the 2013 Cliburn Competition" (June 2003)

Nobu has not been forgotten at the 2013 Cliburn Competition (June 2013)

If I had wings (why I didn't travel to Nobu's recitals this month) (Mar 2013)

Eulogy for Mr. Van Cliburn by Nobuyuki Tsujii (Feb. 2013)

My thoughts on the 2013 International Van Cliburn Piano Competition(February 18, 2013)

Nobu x Ashkenazy 2013 - Grieg and Chopin 2 concertos (February 12, 2013)

Nobuyuki Tsujii at White Nights DVD/Blu-Ray (February 4, 2013)

Echo location, Mr. Tsujii?  (January 10, 2013)

2012 - a great year for Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii!(December 31, 2012)

Happy 24, Mr. Nobuyuki Tsujii! (A Year of Triumphs) (September 2012)

Tribute to Mr. Kawakami TV Show Transcript and Photos (2012)

The Wit of Nobuyuki Tsujii (July 2012)

Nobuyuki Tsujii on the Sawako morning show July 21, 2012 (with transcripts of the dialogue in English and Japanese)

Nobuyuki Tsujii meets Rafal Blechacz  (July 2012)

After London - new thoughts on Nobuyuki Tsujii(June 2012)

Nobu Fever lives on (April 2012)

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Prokofiev's Concerto No. 3 (April 2012)

Of Taste and Critics, and Nobuyuki Tsujii (April 2012)

Carnegie Debut afterthoughts (Nov 2011)

Welcome back, Tsujii-san! (September  2011)

Happy 23, Nobu! 辻井伸行君23歳の誕生日おめでとう。(September  2011)

辻井伸行 - 平和大使 Nobuyuki Tsujii - Peace Ambassador (Aug 2011)

Nobu's Songs: "Nobuyuki Tsujii Works 2000-2011" CD (Aug 2011)

Summer Thoughts and Worries (June 2011)

Nobu at a New Stage - the young pianist composer (2011)

Nobu's Carengie Hall Debut Recital Program(2011)

Nobu needs a haircut (2011)

さようなら, sayōnara, farewell - see you in fall, Nobu!(2011)

Nobuyuki Tsujii - the Composer (2011)

Nobuyuki Tsujii and the"Hayashi rice (2011)

Tchaikovsky's Concerto and Schuman's Papillons (2011)

Nobuyuki Tsujii at the 2005 Chopin Piano Competition (2015)

Nobuyuki Tsujii at the 2005 Chopin Piano Competition (2011)

Nobu - going to the top? (2011)

My Favorite Nobu (Tunes) (2011)

Nobu's World (on being blind) (2011)

Nobu conquers "Pictures at An Exhibition(2011) - updated September 1, 2015

It takes a village(2010)

Terms of Endearment (2010)

Close Encounter with Nobuyuki Tsujii (2010)

How I Caught "Nobu Fever" (2010)

A Miracle at the Cliburn