Pianist in tears!!!. Most moving piano performance.

Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii bursts into tears when he plays at Carnegie Hall his own composition "Elegy for the Victims of the Tsunami of March 11, 2011 in Japan".

[beethovennine]

“To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” ― Ludwig van Beethoven.

[Carvisal]

They always wonder
who’s the pianist?
But never think
*how’s the pianist?*

[Rhinestoneshark]

He doesn’t need to see the world, the world needs to see him

[codyking]

He's not closing his eyes because he's overcome with emotion....Nobiyuki Tsujii is blind, has been since birth. How amazing is that.

[-overdooo-]

"Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes, doesn't mean he lacks vision." - Stevie Wonder

[Zalidia]

No matter how fast and accurate your fingers move on the piano, your music isn't complete without emotion.

[micmillist]

When the soul speaks, the world listens.

[NatashaVamvakou]

Music is not about notes .. it's about feelings, emotions... Touches your soul, releases your pain

[shairuno]

there is no race nor language barrier when it comes to music.

[toxicharry]

"Music speaks louder than words."
- Kousei Arima

[grimlyreaper]

He not just playing a piano, he is playing his happiness, his anguish, his grief, his sorrows, and his soul. This is what it means to be a pianist “and musician”

[kayemurley]

This brought tears to my eyes before I knew he was blind, and that he wrote it for the victims of the tsunami. Beautiful. (2023).

[drk_blood]

I played with this guy. 1 or 2 years before the pandemic.. we were with the Romanian Youth Orchestra in the Enescu Festival and I remember that he brought cookies for all the members of the orchestra (he was the soloist). Everybody loved him, as a musician as well as a human being ❤️ he is blind, indeed, but he is full of passion and talent, a piece of jewlry, proudly representing Japan on the big stages. God bless him !

[angusdillon]

If you didn’t already know - he’s also blind; that’s why he has someone to escort him on and off the stage. Truly amazing this man is!

[vedantdesai]

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” - Hellen Keller

[funnykeeda]

He is not blind, he can see what we can't! ❤

[satouoosugi]

Many don't know the process he went through composing this piece. It was his "new" challenge at the time. He was interviewed by NHK and they filmed him during his journey in writing this piece of music. He voiced his pain in how this was unlike any challenge he had ever faced, and that playing music and writing it are completely different things. He had days of weeping and frustration, and he even questioned his qualifications as a musician. While some may comment how simple the structure of this piece is, it is subtle and subdued. Grandeur isn't always the answer to true art, and simplicity is often the language of the heart.

[Walnutpaste]

this guy is blind for anyone who doesn’t already know

[ashtilization]

Pianist in tears,
I'm in tears,
You're in tears.

THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY BEAUTIFUL :(

[LS-tirz]

That was played so damned perfectly. He didn't rush not one note. The melody breathed openly, wow it twas gorgeously performed. Such passion just perfect!