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Nobuyuki Tsujii (辻井 伸行, Tsujii Nobuyuki) (also known as Nobu Tsujii) is a Japanese pianist and composer. He was born blind due to microphthalmia.
Oct 14, 2024 · Hearing Is Believing: Nobuyuki Tsujii Returns. 14 October, 2024. Blind since birth, Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii is a phenomenon, learning scores by ear and giving performances praised for their virtuosity and profound artistry.
He went on to become the world’s first blind pianist to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009, in a tie with Zheng Haochen from China. Because he is not able to see, he learns to play pieces through listening and memorisation.
Oct 18, 2022 · The story of this remarkable pianist, who has been blind from birth, is told through an audio-described documentary, commissioned by B:Music ahead of Nobuyuki’s first recital at Town Hall Birmingham.
Tsujii was born with a developmental disorder, microphthalmia, in both eyes, rendering him completely blind from birth. But his musical ability and interest manifested as early as two years of age, being able to play tunes on his toy piano that his mother hummed.
Sep 13, 2024 · For much of the enthusiastic crowd, it was a mere footnote that Haochen actually shared that Gold Medal with Nobuyuki Tsujii, a remarkable Japanese pianist blind from birth. Nobuyuki Tsujii at the 2009 Van Cliburn plays Chopin: Etudes Op. 10. An Exceptional Talent. Nobuyuki Tsujii in 2019.
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Nov 18, 2009 · A s Nobuyuki Tsujii finished the last note of Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante by Chopin, the packed audience in Tokyo’s Kioi Hall broke into an emotional applause.
