Nobuyuki Tsujii
JapanAge 20
Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal
Beverley Taylor Smith Award for the Best Performance of a New Work
Nobuyuki Tsujii’s performance credits include the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. At the age of twelve, he made noted recital debuts at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. An acclaimed debut album released by Avex classics in 2007 led to a fifteen-city tour of Japan and a second CD featuring Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, released in 2008. Blind since birth, Mr. Tsujii states his firm belief that “there are no barriers in the field of music.” He participates in the performer’s program at the Ueno Gakuen College of Music in Tokyo.
PRELIMINARY RECITAL
Chopin Twelve Etudes, Op. 10
Debussy Images, Book I
Liszt Paganini Etude No. 3, “La Campanella”
SEMIFINAL RECITAL
Beethoven Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 106, “Hammerklavier”
Musto Improvisation & Fugue
SEMIFINAL CHAMBER
Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
FINAL RECITAL
Beethoven Sonata in F minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”
Chopin Berceuse, Op. 57
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
FINAL CONCERTI
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
PRELIMINARY RECITAL
Chopin Twelve Etudes, Op. 10
Debussy Images, Book I
Liszt Paganini Etude No. 3, “La Campanella”
SEMIFINAL RECITAL
Beethoven Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 106, “Hammerklavier”
Musto Improvisation & Fugue
SEMIFINAL CHAMBER
Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
FINAL RECITAL
Beethoven Sonata in F minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”
Chopin Berceuse, Op. 57
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
FINAL CONCERTI
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
