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Ice show by Mao Asada

Ice show by Mao Asada

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada (C) is pictured after performing in an ice show in Tokyo on March 23, 2023, accompanied by pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (L) and violist Fumiaki Miura (R).

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Ice show by Mao Asada

Ice show by Mao Asada

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs in an ice show in Tokyo on March 23, 2023, accompanied by pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (L, top) and violist Fumiaki Miura (R, top).

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Disaster anniv. concert in Paris

Disaster anniv. concert in Paris

PARIS, France - Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (C) is applauded by the audience after his performance with Japanese conductor Yutaka Sado (far R) and the orchestra in a concert at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, which was held on March 11, 2012, the first anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami, to offer condolences to the disaster victims and encourage those affected by it.

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Crown Prince Naruhito attends pianist Tsuji's concert

Crown Prince Naruhito attends pianist Tsuji's concert

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) attends a concert by the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra and Nobuyuki Tsujii, a blind Japanese pianist who shared the first prize at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Blind musician Tsujii wins international piano competition

Blind musician Tsujii wins international piano competition

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyuki Tsujii (C), a blind Japanese pianist who shared the first prize at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, returns to Japan on June 9, accompanied by his mother Itsuko.

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Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

TOKYO, 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, performs during a concert in Tokyo on June 11. The concert was the first given by Tsujii since his return to Japan on June 9.

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Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Blind Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (R), who shared first prize with Chinese pianist Zhang Haochen at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition on June 7, acknowledges the audience during a concert in Tokyo on June 11. The concert was the first given by Tsujii since his return to Japan on June 9.

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Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

TOKYO, 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, performs during a concert in Tokyo on June 11. The concert was the first given by Tsujii since his return to Japan on June 9.

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Blind musician Tsujii wins international piano competition

Blind musician Tsujii wins international piano competition

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyuki Tsujii, a blind Japanese pianist, shows off the first prize he shared at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, at a news conference in Tokyo on June 10.

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Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

TOKYO, 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 off his winner's medal during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on June 10.

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Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

TOKYO, 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, speaks during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on June 10.

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Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

TOKYO, 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, smiles during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on June 10.

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Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii returns home

Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii returns home

NARITA, Japan - Blind Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (L), who shared first prize with Chinese pianist Zhang Haochen at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition on June 7, speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on June 9 after returning home from Fort Worth, Texas. At right is his mother Itsuko.

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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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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, speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on June 9 after returning home from Fort Worth, Texas.

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Pianist Tsujii holds concert at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki

Pianist Tsujii holds concert at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki

Blind pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (L) accompanies singer Ayaka Hirahara at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, during a concert on Aug. 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Britain's Prince William meets blind Japanese pianist Tsujii

Britain's Prince William meets blind Japanese pianist Tsujii

Britain's Prince William (R) chats with Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, who was born blind, during a reception at the British ambassador's official residence in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2015. The Duke of Cambridge was in Japan for a four-day visit through March 1. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor and empress at piano concert

Emperor and empress at piano concert

Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko are pictured during a piano concert by Nobuyuki Tsujii in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2017. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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, speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on June 9 after returning home from Fort Worth, Texas. (Kyodo)

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Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii returns home

Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii returns home

NARITA, Japan - Blind Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (L), who shared first prize with Chinese pianist Zhang Haochen at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition on June 7, speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on June 9 after returning home from Fort Worth, Texas. At right is his mother Itsuko. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Blind Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (R), who shared first prize with Chinese pianist Zhang Haochen at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition on June 7, acknowledges the audience during a concert in Tokyo on June 11. The concert was the first given by Tsujii since his return to Japan on June 9. (Kyodo)

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Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

TOKYO, 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, performs during a concert in Tokyo on June 11. The concert was the first given by Tsujii since his return to Japan on June 9. (Kyodo)

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Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

Van Cliburn winner Tsujii performs in Tokyo

TOKYO, 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, performs during a concert in Tokyo on June 11. The concert was the first given by Tsujii since his return to Japan on June 9. (Kyodo)

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Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

TOKYO, 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 off his winner's medal during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on June 10. (Kyodo)

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Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

TOKYO, 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, smiles during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on June 10. (Kyodo)

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Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

Van Cliburn piano competition winner Tsujii meets press in Tokyo

TOKYO, 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, speaks during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on June 10. (Kyodo)

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Disaster anniv. concert in Paris

Disaster anniv. concert in Paris

PARIS, France - Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (C) is applauded by the audience after his performance with Japanese conductor Yutaka Sado (far R) and the orchestra in a concert at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, which was held on March 11, 2012, the first anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami, to offer condolences to the disaster victims and encourage those affected by it. (Kyodo)

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G-20 summit in Osaka

G-20 summit in Osaka

Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, who is blind, and opera singer Michie Nakamaru perform before world leaders attending a Group of 20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, on June 28, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-20 summit in Osaka

G-20 summit in Osaka

Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, who is blind, performs before world leaders attending a Group of 20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, on June 28, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's imperial couple attend a movie

Japan's imperial couple attend a movie

Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (L) greet pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii (R) before a premiere of the movie "Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori" (A forest of sheep and steel) in Tokyo on May 24, 2018. Tsujii played the ending theme in the movie. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor and empress at piano concert

Emperor and empress at piano concert

Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii plays at a concert attended by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at a concert hall in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2017. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor and empress at piano concert

Emperor and empress at piano concert

Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii plays at a concert attended by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at a concert hall in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2017. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor and empress at piano concert

Emperor and empress at piano concert

Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko are pictured during a piano concert by Nobuyuki Tsujii in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2017. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pianist Tsujii performs at Australian parliament

Pianist Tsujii performs at Australian parliament

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (L) meets with Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii on Oct. 14, 2016, in Canberra. Tsuji, who is blind, performed at Parliament House the same day to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a friendship and cooperation treaty between Japan and Australia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown Prince Naruhito attends pianist Tsuji's concert

Crown Prince Naruhito attends pianist Tsuji's concert

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) attends a concert by the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra and Nobuyuki Tsujii, a blind Japanese pianist who shared the first prize at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2009. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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