NOBUYUKI TSUJII LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL

MUSTO: Improvisation and Fugue

BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 “The Tempest”

LISZT: “Un sospiro” from Trois études de concert, No. 3

LISZT: Rigoletto, Concert Paraphrase for Piano

MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition

FOSTER: "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" (arr. Tsujii)

CHOPIN: Prelude in D-flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15

TSUJII: Elegy for the Victims of the Earthquake and the Tsunami of March 11, 2011

Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano

Recorded at Carnegie Hall, November 10, 2011

On November 10, 2011, Nobuyuki Tsujii, the blind pianist from Japan who was the winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medal in 2009 appeared on the stage of Carnegie Hall.

His dream had come true. Arguably the most important event in the career of any performer, for “Nobu” it was a miracle. With his brilliant technique and beautiful tone, he contrasts familiar warhorses with newer pieces, including one of his own compositions, written in memory of the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Nobu brought the usually reserved Carnegie Hall audience to its feet.

Interviewed after Nobuyuki Tsujii’s recital, Van Cliburn observed: ‘What a thrill to hear this brilliant, very gifted, fabulous pianist. You feel God’s presence in the room when he plays. His soul is so pure, his music is so wonderful and it goes to infinity, to the highest heaven.’

Picture format: NTSC 16:9

Sound formats: PCM Stereo, HD Master Audio

Region code: 0

Booklet notes: English, German, French

Running time: 97 mins

AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE (excl. Japan)

Euroarts Blu-ray 2059084