Blind Japanese Pianist Wins International Prize
20-year old Tokyo native, Nobuyuki Tsujii, become the first Japanese pianist to win a gold medal at the Van Cliburn international piano competition. Nobuyuki Tsujii has been blind since birth but learned to play the piano by listening to recordings, is also the first blind pianist to win the competition.
He won $20,000 and will go on a concert tour with the other finalists. He’ll also be giving a series of concerts in Japan.
Watch the video of his performance..