From the Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall, St. Petersburg, 8 July 2012
For the first time, the blind pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii plays together with Maestro Valery Gergiev.
Nobuyuki Tsujii – piano
Mariinksy Theatre Orchestra
Valery Gergiev – conductor
Pyotr Iljitsch Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 23
1:26 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
22:01 II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo
29:02 III. Allegro con fuoco
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Blind since birth, pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii believes that “there are no barriers in the field of music.” At the age of twelve, he made noted recital debuts at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. In 2009 Nobu won the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medal, his Carnegie Hall debut took place in November 2011.