Nobuyuki Tsujii, méticuleux pianiste de l'instant face à un public enthousiaste

By Alain Lompech, 24 October 2017

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“Son piano a une sonorité rayonnante, lumineuse mais boisée, une splendeur de Steinway”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 23 October 2017

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor "Pathétique", Op.13

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, Op.109

Chopin, 12 Études, Op.10

Chopin, Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, Op.22

Nobuyuki Tsujii, Piano

Chopin and Rachmaninov make for a gorgeous summer evening in Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 21st August

Dima Slobodeniouk returns to Cleveland for an evening of Romantic era masterworks, and pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii makes a memorable local debut.

****1

Powerful Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich from Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Chris Garlick, 7th June

Nobuyuki Tsujii joins the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's ever-popular First Piano Concerto before Vasily Petrenko conducts a thrilling Shostakovich 8.

****1

Bell-tastic season opener in Liverpool

Rohan Shotton, 19th September

Vasily Petrenko opens his penultimate season with RLPO in raucous style.

****1

Surface clatter and turbulent storms in Nobuyuki Tsujii’s QEH recital

Mark Pullinger, 30th January

Nobuyuki Tsujii's debut in the Southbank's International Piano Series proves a mixed success.

***11

Nobuyuki Tsujii’s recital in Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 22nd May

There are not many classical musicians on the international circuit who could achieve the ‘legend’ status; whose concerts would be attended by adoring fans rushing to the stage at the conclusion of the recital, who would be referred to by a nickname, suggesting an ongoing relationship and familiarity with their fans.

****1

Technical merit high, artistic impression mixed

David Karlin, 30th March

An excellent second half performance of Chopin's Four Ballades is preceded by an interpretation of waltzes and études that often lacks nuance of phrasing and dynamics.

***11

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Alain Lompech

Pendant trente ans, Alain Lompech, né en 1954, a été critique musical et journaliste au Monde de la musique puis au Monde, dont il a été chef des pages « Art et Spectacles » puis chef d'édition, tout en tenant la chronique « Jardins » du quotidien. Il a produit de nombreuses émissions sur France Musique, station dont il a été le directeur adjoint et chef des programmes, et où il est l'un des membres réguliers de « La Tribune des critiques de disques ». Il publie chaque mois des critiques de disques dans le mensuel Diapason. Alain Lompech a publié le premier volume des Grands pianistes du XXe siècle, chez Buchet-Chastel, et travaille à la rédaction du deuxième volume.