Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii returns home

Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii returns home

NARITA, Japan - Blind Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, who shared first prize with Chinese pianist Zhang Haochen at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition on June 7, shows his winner's medal while speaking to reporters at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on June 9 after returning home from Fort Worth, Texas.

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