Nobuyuki Tsujii was in town during Spring Break for 3 performances of Rach 3 with the Seattle Symphony. Blind from birth, Tsujii grabbed the world’s attention when he won the Van Cliburn in 2009. Rachmaninoff’s 3rd piano concerto is one of the hardest in the repertoire, and it was a STUNNING and INSPIRING performance! We were lucky to get some of the last tickets available. Brahms 4th Symphony comprised the 2nd half of the program - Seattle Symphony is so good! After a standing ovation and repeated calls for an encore, Tsujii played a Kapustin Concert Etude, making it look easy.
An added treat was being able to see Sky. Now in her first year of the engineering program at UW, she toured us through some of the campus, the beautiful cherry blossoms, and some yummy Korean food nearby. She still finds time to enjoy music weekly with the university orchestra!
Earlier in the spring, the OG AP Music Theory study group met up for some pastries downtown- so proud of how these three persevered and took the exam during the pandemic, with a 100% pass rate! It was fun to hear what everyone is up to post college, all navigating careers and adult life!
