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Program

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23

Sergei Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op. 32

No. 12 in G-sharp minor, Allegro

Nobuyuki Tsujii (Nobu), Original Composition

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Seasons, Op. 37a

11. November: Troika

Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 14, Op. 135

1. Adagio. "De profundis" (Federico García Lorca)

2. Allegretto. "Malagueña" (Federico García Lorca)

3. Allegro molto. "Loreley" (Guillaume Apollinaire)

4. Adagio. "Le Suicidé" (Guillaume Apollinaire)

5. Allegretto. "Les Attentives I" (On watch) (Guillaume Apollinaire)

6. Adagio. "Les Attentives II" (Madam, look!) (Guillaume Apollinaire)

7. Adagio. "À la Santé" (Guillaume Apollinaire)

8. Allegro. "Réponse des Cosaques Zaporogues au Sultan de Constantinople" (Guillaume Apollinaire)

9. Andante. "O, Del'vig, Del'vig!" (Wilhelm Küchelbecker)

10. Largo. "Der Tod des Dichters" (Rainer Maria Rilke)

11. Moderato. "Schlußstück" (Rainer Maria Rilke)

Valery Gergiev conducts Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich – With Nobuyuki Tsujii

White Nights of Saint Petersburg 2012

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Cast

Nobuyuki Tsujii (Nobu) — Pianist

Olga Sergeyeva — Soprano

Yuri Vorobiev — Bass

Mariinsky Orchestra

Valery Gergiev — Conductor

Program notes

The young prodigy Nobuyuki Tsujii, "Nobu", as he is affectionately known, plays Russian masterpieces at the White Nights Festival of St. Petersburg, with Valery Gergiev conducting the Mariinsky Orchestra.

Among the promising young piano talents of Japan, no doubt a special place is held by Nobuyuki Tsujii. Blind since birth, the young prodigy took the 2009 Van Cliburn competition by storm. Ever since that auspicious debut, Nobuyuki has been making his tour of the world's concert stages. Among these has been St. Petersburg’s legendary Mariinsky Theater, where the pianist performed in concerts featuring Russian masterpieces by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Shostakovich under the direction of Valery Gergiev, and added a personal touch to the program with the inclusion of his own original composition.

A closer look: featured composers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Sergei Rachmaninov

Nobuyuki Tsujii (Nobu)

Dmitri Shostakovich

Further listening: featured works

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Composer)

Preludes, Op. 32

Sergei Rachmaninov (Composer)