Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii bursts into tears when he plays at Carnegie Hall his own composition "Elegy for the Victims of the Tsunami of March 11, 2011 in Japan".
I played with this guy. 1 or 2 years before the pandemic.. we were with the Romanian Youth Orchestra in the Enescu Festival and I remember that he brought cookies for all the members of the orchestra (he was the soloist). Everybody loved him, as a musician as well as a human being ❤️ he is blind, indeed, but he is full of passion and talent, a piece of jewlry, proudly representing Japan on the big stages. God bless him !
@@BrodyBaddis thx, but I'm not giving away my real name on random places on internet. Also, I play in professional orchestras, I really don't have any recordings with me playing solo so.. thanks anyway :)
@@BrodyBaddis what a dumb question, really? Instead of acting stupid why don't you just say I don't believe you! I mean why would someone make something like that up for no reason, really?! Just keep your comments to yourself if they're going to be like this
That was played so damned perfectly. He didn't rush not one note. The melody breathed openly, wow it twas gorgeously performed. Such passion just perfect!
Well that sounds great but really lots of songs revolve around words and there is a language barrier. It could be the ballad of the century but it wouldn't sound like that to me in French or spainish
So moving. When I read of its creation for the tsunami victims it had such impact on my soul. Incredibly beautiful work by an incredibly beautiful person.
You know damn well when a music piece can make a grown ass man cry, just shows what music truly is. Great job Nobuyuki, you might not be able to see but you are able to move emotions, and that is what a true pianist should value and prioritize.
This makes me surprised. I’ve been playing piano for years now yet I couldn’t reach his level, in fact it wouldn’t be nice if my skills and his are compared because I’m no match of him.
I guess if you will try to see the world from his perspective it will be hard at first but then you will start noticing new things...You might reach his level but not his heart though...
@@shikhamishra6088 I would actually argue that lack of physical vision will not hold back someone talented enough to reach the highest skill level on any instrument. On the contrary, I think piano is an excellent choice for someone who is blind, so he is making best use of the cards/disadvantages he was dealt which should be inspiring to everyone.
Amen to that. I've been telling my wife for 35 years that "Music is something I *feel* ... not something I *do*. I aspire to play like this man, to feel what I play and express that emotion in every note. I'm certain there are those here that know exactly what I'm referring to 😊.
He not just playing a piano, he is playing his happiness, his anguish, his grief, his sorrows, and his soul. This is what it means to be a pianist “and musician”
Nobuyuki's tear of joy! It happens in that moment in time when your heart, Spirit, & mind are unilaterally touched & you know there is a good God! What an accomplishment! Bravo!
You should see the comment section in any Epic Music vid... Audiomachine, TSFH, Jo Blankenburg, Mark Petrie etc... people write complete dystopian dissertations based and in pedantic emotion. Some of them are so emo, their lawns cut themselves.
Many don't know the process he went through composing this piece. It was his "new" challenge at the time. He was interviewed by NHK and they filmed him during his journey in writing this piece of music. He voiced his pain in how this was unlike any challenge he had ever faced, and that playing music and writing it are completely different things. He had days of weeping and frustration, and he even questioned his qualifications as a musician. While some may comment how simple the structure of this piece is, it is subtle and subdued. Grandeur isn't always the answer to true art, and simplicity is often the language of the heart.
I understand that writing this piece for him was a difficult journey, just like the journey for the victims of the tsunami in Japan. You can here their journey in the music. It begins in a minor key and is very sorrowful, but it transitions into a major key, with the courageous promise of hope. The piece tells of a tragedy that brought out strength and character through struggle. The purpose of music is to invoke a feeling. Nobuyuki most certainly accomplished that with the composing of this beautiful piece of music. It has become one of my favorite pieces of all time.
@@Gabi-dt7jn It's an elegy with serious reflection as to what happened with the Tsunami.. It's a beautiful piece for a different scenario.. Nothing in this is boring.. unless you count your sorry ass life being unskillful and fucking boring.
Gosh, not sure I ever heard anything so passionately played on a piano. From the very first notes, he went deep into my soul with his playing. Yes, pure genius. Thank you Nobuyuki Tsujii for bringing such passion to others
The tsunami event was truly heartbreaking. Listening to this masterpiece many years later, still brings us to that depressing atmosphere. May God bless all the families of the victims and always take care of them.
Ludwig van Beethoven it is not stronger than the influence of the Quran . ( Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for fear of Allah. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may reflect. )
I just had the pleasure of hearing his music. I don’t know much about piano music, but I do understand passion I’m a hard rough around the edges kind of guy I work in the oil fields of West Texas and I’ve had nothing bring me to tears as fast as this.
There is harder work I work on the fields of a farm, we grow food, do weeding for many hours under the sun and harvest food, raise cattle and break wild horses. We work from sunrise to sunset, monday to monday and this since I was a child.
I attended a performance in Hawaii, a blind man who played the piano, self taught pianist who, as a small child, used to lay under his bed and pluck the bed springs and make music. It was an amazing performance, watching his hands literally fly over those keys and not miss a single note.
Mark Thomas, as as visual person who plays piano with relatively good eyesight, one of my personal challenges is to play as if I didn’t. 🤗💕🤗 Thank you for this, another inspirational motivator.
This is why I have so much hope in humanity! A blind and very talented pianist performing a piece he made for the earthquake and tsunami victims of 2011! His tears show that his heart is broken as his performs! We could learn so much from someone with such a heart like his! I am in tears now and hoping that we can all put our petty differences asside and realize that at the end of the day we are all here together! Peace isn't something our government can create, peace is something that we our selves can obtain because it's in everyone of us!!
Suddenly time didn’t exist ….only The pianist, His Pain, his Joy, his Amazing talent & my gratitude !!! Thank You Tsuji !!! You truly are AMAZING!!! 🌅🙏🏽💜🎵🎶🎼 🎹 🙂
I first thought this price of music was absolutely beautiful until I read that he was blind, And that the song was played in memory of the tragedy of March 11 2011 in Japan. (Earthquake and tsunami) I don't know how I feel about it anymore, this just makes the song so much more beautiful and it moved me to tears. I loved it.
Olivier rappeur ? what about my profile pic i like Naruto so i put it as my prof pic.. look at yours its like some fucking 5 year olds tv show fucking 5 year old get out of these comment section if you don't know anything about piano
Adrian you should be comparing the 9k to the 292k, in order to get the proportion of people who actually decided to press either button, instead of the people who could’ve been unable or been too lazy to do it. The ratio is roughly (292k) 32:1 versus (28mil) 3111:1
"The loneliest people are the kindest, the saddest people smile the brightest, and the most damaged people are the wisest. All because they don't wish to see others suffer like they do." -Anonymous
This song gives me chills because of how good it is. No matter how accurate and beautiful the notes are, the emotion is what gives a song it’s beauty. Great job.
He did not "burst into tears". That's completely untrue. He was weeping, but composed the entire time. He was born blind and learned to play piano by hear. Simply amazing.
Agreed that he didn't "burst into tears", in fact expressions like that are not that uncommon for people who were born blind. It doesn't mean they're crying while making that expression.
I am also outside of country. Every time when I listen your music, it make me think what I can do for something, for someone. Your music encourage my small power to be bigger.
@@bobababy6089 I understand as I have no mother or father. I can't tell you what that feels like and to loose my sister as well that can't be explained. Also a past habit is all people want to remind me of it along with strangers. Music and the love for cannabis is what keeps me going. Your my friend now.
To all haters, imagine being blind and then sit down in front of that many people and just get lost in your music played on one of the most beautiful instruments in the world if not the most beautiful anyone would be crying.
Then I heard a new sound: a living sound, like the richest, most complex, most beautiful piece of music you've ever heard. Growing in volume as a pure white light descended, it obliterated the monotonous mechanical pounding that, seemingly for eons, had been my only company up until then. The light got closer and closer, spinning around and around and generating those filaments of pure white light that I now saw were tinged, here and there, with hints of gold.
At least 16,000 people died in the March 2011 tsunami that hit Japan, and it is for these lost souls that Nobuyuki Tsujii weeps. His composition is a simple, heartfelt memorial to this great tragedy. Mr. Tsujii is a prolific composer and first rate pianist; he embodies great love, sincerity, warmth and in my personal estimation was put here on earth to remind the rest of us of what it is to be human. He is a miracle if there ever was one.
@@TrollProductionsMC you know a piano key can make different sounds from every person because of many factors like emotions, pressions in your fingers, hands posture, talent ect. And piano is a difficult instrument to learn because of that. So he is a talented pianist indeed!
what is music? a race to proof who is the fastest player? to proof who is the best? to show people how great you are? to be able play everything perfectly just like the original song? nah man, music is emotion, a language, it's speak to your soul. When u want people to understand something there are a person who uses many words and make things complicated for people to understand and the other person uses simple words but hit right
Some of you just don't get it. Even though it isn't incredibly difficult composition it doesn't mean this piece was ordinary. This piano player can play anything you put in front of him but he created this piece in memory of a tragedy and not to awe an audience with a technical master piece. He put so much emotion into it and this was his motive. The timing, emotion, and feel are truly genius but these small yet significant facets of great piano playing are lost on those who simply would rather criticize what they do not understand.
+nv vam Perhaps I can bring this to a practical level: The Wedding March is a simple piece, and yet many brides and grooms have been so touched by the reason it is being played, they cry. Doesn't have to be complicated to have real meaning and feeling. This young gentleman has brought his heart and soul to this piece, and that is priceless!
+nv vam it's when the emotion is expressed in sounds, music and any kind of art ... that's when masterpieces like this get the chance to get to the surface :)
As a professional musician and someone who has played for over 50 years, attended Berklee for 2 years and studied every creative musical genius from Bach to Billie Eilish; this guy is beyond excellent. Excellent in his writing, his expression and his execution. He moved me to tears as well.
Comment from Barbara Gray I feel the same as you do as a Pianist I think music is touching he is playing it beautifully, music when played properly is wonderful it's touching it's fun it's everything you'd ever want you can find it in music . music has been a very important part of my life , this is very beautiful.
He may be blind, yet has greater sight and vision than most will ever experience. We are thankful that he has the bravery to share his gift with others.
It's not judgemental, it is the truth. Being able to share his emotions through his music is an incredible gift not many possesses. Do not see your point here honestly.
If I had created such a profoundly beautiful, and soulful piece of music, I'd cry too... Deeply moving, and a wonderful piece of humanity....[`Salutes!!!]
The second he started playing I felt like I understood. I play piano, flute, guitar, and am learning violin...His feeling was so impossible to explain, the amount of passion, sorrow, greaf, and strength that was put into this piece is priceless. You can truly understand that he feels with sound, it's even more amazing since he was born blind. This made me cry so much. ❤
Many viewers are asking for the title of this music, so here it is: In English - "Still, we live on" In Japanese - "Soredemo ikiteyuku" He composed for the victims of the fateful and dreadful day of March 11, 2011 in Japan. RIP
I’ll research this song..also I will never forget that day on 3/11/2011 because I was there and the feeling like someone’s hand was shaking our building and it scare me so much..we survived it but will never forget it🇯🇵
@@lorele1949 I'm so sorry that you had to experience such a rare tragic event.....but you're still with us on this Earth.... for that, I'm happy for you!
What a wonderful song! There’s a famous episode in here, Japan about him. To the question “what do you wanna do first, if you could see?” - he answered “I wanna see my mom” How clear mind!
Holy crap while I was listening to the piece it reminded me of my mom a gentle but strong feeling he probably made this for his mom, wow shows how powerful music is.
What I love about powerful activities is the determination to keep moving forward despite the inner turmoil. At one point you see him hunched over, looking like he's carrying all the suffering for which he's playing and in the face of that, he does not buckle. He keeps moving forward on a happy/hopeful note (as some have pointed out in the comments). It was a wonderful play.
They always wonder
who’s the pianist?
But never think
*how’s the pianist?*
Your profile picture tho!
Im 7 and this is deep
@@stevenr285 What are you doing on CZcams?
@@acidicpurple8559 Bro im not 7 i just tried being funny
Because nobody fucking cares. He only needs to play the piano. And he either does it well or he should fuck off from the stage.
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” - Hellen Keller
Yes!!!!!!!
@FlabbergastedGoose What exactly looked like Rosa Parks 🤣🤣
Not a good quote.
600th like
Yes!!!
I played with this guy. 1 or 2 years before the pandemic.. we were with the Romanian Youth Orchestra in the Enescu Festival and I remember that he brought cookies for all the members of the orchestra (he was the soloist). Everybody loved him, as a musician as well as a human being ❤️ he is blind, indeed, but he is full of passion and talent, a piece of jewlry, proudly representing Japan on the big stages. God bless him !
That's so awesome!
what's your irl name? if you make good music, i want to hear it.
@@BrodyBaddis thx, but I'm not giving away my real name on random places on internet. Also, I play in professional orchestras, I really don't have any recordings with me playing solo so.. thanks anyway :)
@@BrodyBaddis what a dumb question, really? Instead of acting stupid why don't you just say I don't believe you! I mean why would someone make something like that up for no reason, really?! Just keep your comments to yourself if they're going to be like this
@@drk_blood that had to be so amazing thank you for sharing it! That's a memory you'll never 4get I'm sure
*"Life is like a piano. Black keys are pain and white keys are happiness. But you need them both to play the music"*
perfectly said
If you play the black keys alone you hear pure harmony, same for the white. Its when moving from one to the other that there is perceived tension.
*Laughs in key of C*
Completely disagree! how can you say black keys to be pain
this is straight cringe and lowkey racist
"Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes, doesn't mean he lacks vision."
Or feeling!
Some of the greatest pianist have been blind people.
Your comment is priceless!
@@sharonwells9593 and some have been deaf such as beethhoven
He certainly loses his eye sight but no one can take the eye of passion in one's heart
“To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” ― Ludwig van Beethoven.
music is giving you a way to express your emotions with a sound to share your feelings with the outer world
Σας ευχαριστω κύριε γι'αυτό,π γράψατε!ναστε πάντα καλά!Απλά μας θυμισατε, ότι η κλασσική μουσική είναι ΑΝΘΡΩΠΙΝΗ!!!!!!
❤️❤️
yeah ive seen that a thousand times
agree!
Music is not about notes .. it's about feelings,emotions... Touches your soul,releases your pain
This is the sentence ive been looking for for 40yrs, perfectly describes it.
@@tobys593 glad I made it 🥰
Actually about both.
This brought tears to my eyes before I knew he was blind, and that he wrote it for the victims of the tsunami. Beautiful. (2023).
HE'S BLIND!?!?!?!??!?!?
@@its.tranquility. Since birth.
Just from his head down I had wondered if he was blind
No matter how fast and accurate your fingers move on the piano, your music isn't complete without emotion.
Guess this is what AI can't do.
You eat too much cheese
True
Same for guitarists who like shredding.
True!
He doesn’t need to see the world, the world needs to see him
You're a sage. what you wrote gave me chills. That's so correct.
What? Why? This is another ridiculous emotional statement that makes no logical sense!
@@bobolinkr not everything needs to be understood with the intellect
Im 14 and thats deep
Profound...
He's not closing his eyes because he's overcome with emotion....Nobiyuki Tsujii is blind, has been since birth. How amazing is that.
-_-
That was played so damned perfectly. He didn't rush not one note. The melody breathed openly, wow it twas gorgeously performed. Such passion just perfect!
Thanks
this guy is blind for anyone who doesn’t already know
Whaaaaaaat fr fr 😮😮wow amazing 💪🏾
@@M.I.D what 😳👏👏👏👏😭😭😭😭🙄🙄🙄✨✨✋✋✋😎😎😎😎that 🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🥶🥶🥶🔥🔥🔥🔥🥶🥵🥵🥵🧍🏿♂️🧍🏿♂️🧍🏿♂️🧍♂️🧍♂️🧍♂️👑👑👑👑is🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🥶🥶🥶🥶🥵🥵🥵🥵🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢👀👀👀crazy
bocelli of piano
Amazing 😬, ...🙏 respect
OH ....Thats why there are many comments about 'blind' ..
there is no race nor language barrier when it comes to music.
Dont care for rap
@@intresting5413 lol wth that looks like a scam link
@@rickvassell8349 there's more than a few rap songs that tell very emotional stories and great stories
@@rickvassell8349 instrumental pieces
Well that sounds great but really lots of songs revolve around words and there is a language barrier. It could be the ballad of the century but it wouldn't sound like that to me in French or spainish
So moving. When I read of its creation for the tsunami victims it had such impact on my soul. Incredibly beautiful work by an incredibly beautiful person.
はい、彼は10年以上経った今でも、被害に遭った人達を勇気づけ傷ついた心に寄り添っています。
とても優しく心が美しい人です。
You know damn well when a music piece can make a grown ass man cry, just shows what music truly is. Great job Nobuyuki, you might not be able to see but you are able to move emotions, and that is what a true pianist should value and prioritize.
This is probably the most peaceful comment section in CZcams
Then I don’t think you’ve seen the thread of people fighting about anime in this comment section 😕
I think so:(
Affluence is a feature of classical music, education is a feature of affluence.
The piano playing in the background makes it that much better
I just went through and liked all the comments
If you didn’t already know - he’s also blind; that’s why he has someone to escort him on and off the stage. Truly amazing this man is!
Thanks yoda😇
This makes me surprised. I’ve been playing piano for years now yet I couldn’t reach his level, in fact it wouldn’t be nice if my skills and his are compared because I’m no match of him.
I guess if you will try to see the world from his perspective it will be hard at first but then you will start noticing new things...You might reach his level but not his heart though...
@@shikhamishra6088 I would actually argue that lack of physical vision will not hold back someone talented enough to reach the highest skill level on any instrument. On the contrary, I think piano is an excellent choice for someone who is blind, so he is making best use of the cards/disadvantages he was dealt which should be inspiring to everyone.
I was wondering how on earth he had his eyes shut the whole time
No matter how well you play, no matter how well you sing, if it doesn't resonate with people's hearts, it's not called music.
This is what music is
太美了，一位全盲的日本鋼琴家 ，真是值得我們敬佩.
When the soul speaks, the world listens.
Really beautiful Performance
Indeed. It touches the soul.
Can you give me an example of a soul? I need something to work with here!
@Menachem Mevashir How can we prove this is a soul?
Please i want to talk you all spritually
I want to be your friend
Pardon me, but this man is NOT blind. He may be one of the few humans on Earth that can see.
Michael Saunders really felt this comment.
Powerful!
Lovely comment!
Wow god bless you man 👍
Your are correct...he is seeing this world through Music n touching millions of hearts
Something about his hunched over and humble posture makes me feel so sad, he’s so precious
his "eyes" can see a lot more than the rest of us can!
There are two types of pianists:
Those who read the piece,
And others who feel it
For me it depends on the song
Amen to that.
I've been telling my wife for 35 years that "Music is something I *feel* ... not something I *do*. I aspire to play like this man, to feel what I play and express that emotion in every note. I'm certain there are those here that know exactly what I'm referring to 😊.
I can't believe I've watched this video a thousand times and never once noticed the cucumber.
a@@DavidBenton
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Really great Pianist
He not just playing a piano, he is playing his happiness, his anguish, his grief, his sorrows, and his soul. This is what it means to be a pianist “and musician”
Beautiful
This is what it means to be a MUSICIAN
I'm 9 and this is so deep
Amen!
Musician*
A true musician feels the emotion of the composer and the piece of music . This is a perfect example of this .
Technique goes with accuracy, but musicianship goes with spirit.
"Music speaks louder than words."
- Kousei Arima
Omg yes... crying
💕💕💕
*Watches Your Lie in April* I have decided I have always loved piano and will now become a prodigy!
Nobuyuki's tear of joy! It happens in that moment in time when your heart, Spirit, & mind are unilaterally touched & you know there is a good God! What an accomplishment! Bravo!
Yes,,🤧
Suddenly everyone in the comments becomes a poet
Lol, that what I was thinking
Power of music, if was a reggaeton everyone in the comments becomes a peace of shit
You should see the comment section in any Epic Music vid... Audiomachine, TSFH, Jo Blankenburg, Mark Petrie etc...
people write complete dystopian dissertations based and in pedantic emotion.
Some of them are so emo, their lawns cut themselves.
He's not blind. He's insert meaningless platitude here!
@@Stephen_Brooks- because it's safer than the stairs?
He expressed his emotions on the piano, it doesn't matter if he player the wrong note.
This had me in tears.
This is a true pianist😢
Didnt know he played a wrong note
no matter how bad your day is...watch this and you will be fine.
that's what I do whenever life gets hard🥺
Many don't know the process he went through composing this piece. It was his "new" challenge at the time. He was interviewed by NHK and they filmed him during his journey in writing this piece of music. He voiced his pain in how this was unlike any challenge he had ever faced, and that playing music and writing it are completely different things. He had days of weeping and frustration, and he even questioned his qualifications as a musician. While some may comment how simple the structure of this piece is, it is subtle and subdued. Grandeur isn't always the answer to true art, and simplicity is often the language of the heart.
Excellent thanks for more Information on this beautiful young man.
Beautiful words
Thanks for the bio
I understand that writing this piece for him was a difficult journey, just like the journey for the victims of the tsunami in Japan. You can here their journey in the music. It begins in a minor key and is very sorrowful, but it transitions into a major key, with the courageous promise of hope. The piece tells of a tragedy that brought out strength and character through struggle. The purpose of music is to invoke a feeling. Nobuyuki most certainly accomplished that with the composing of this beautiful piece of music. It has become one of my favorite pieces of all time.
True genius is evoking emotions from simple tunes or words!
the people saying this piece is too “simple” or “boring” are the ones who don’t actually understand music
Alex Reinfield : couldn’t agree more. Just look at the structure of Fur Elise.
"You have to listen to the notes he's not playing."
-Another Pretentious nobody
Alex Reinfield or art
@@Gabi-dt7jn It's an elegy with serious reflection as to what happened with the Tsunami.. It's a beautiful piece for a different scenario.. Nothing in this is boring.. unless you count your sorry ass life being unskillful and fucking boring.
@@akai4real26 i like how your comment just pretended to be classy and elegant just to go balls to the walls flame
Gosh, not sure I ever heard anything so passionately played on a piano. From the very first notes, he went deep into my soul with his playing. Yes, pure genius. Thank you Nobuyuki Tsujii for bringing such passion to others
The tsunami event was truly heartbreaking. Listening to this masterpiece many years later, still brings us to that depressing atmosphere. May God bless all the families of the victims and always take care of them.
Pianist in tears,
I'm in tears,
You're in tears.
THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY BEAUTIFUL :(
༎ຶ‿༎ຶ
Yes😭
Agreed
Yeah
I've never seen and heard something so beautiful like this
“A blind person quite often sees things clearer”. My mom would tell me this when I was often being stubborn. She went blind in her early 20s.
Damn. How old are you?
😔
I hope she’s doing alright. I wish the best for both of you!
vivek patil bruh he doesn’t mean 1920s
I feel you... My mom is, unfortunately, the same. This song is one of the loudest voice of a crying soul
So refined
So compassionate
So elegant
So simply
So beautiful
Thank you. Cape Town ❤️
The language of humanity, no borders, no prejudice, timeless.
There’s an old Chinese saying, 3 min on the stage 10 years of practice off the stage
Zero Almost there, actually it’s 1 minute on stage :D 台上1分钟，台下10年工
Yup
Yes and no. If you've been playing for 10 years then youve probably done some youth stuff
Kamuii well that’s why the likes of you will never do anything significant, no offense it’s just competence require unholy amount of practice
Believe me, no one needs 10 years of practice to play that dreadful piece. It sounds like something out of a 6 year old’s piano recital.
The power of music is stronger than anything else in the world, it can make even the strongest man cry
- Ludwig van Beethoven
This is true 🙂
You are at my side all along, my true mentor, my guiding moonlight
Ludwig, The Holy Blade
Ludwig van Beethoven it is not stronger than the influence of the Quran . ( Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for fear of Allah. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may reflect. )
@@nazar7069 shut the fuck up
What about thermonuclear missles
I just had the pleasure of hearing his music. I don’t know much about piano music, but I do understand passion I’m a hard rough around the edges kind of guy I work in the oil fields of West Texas and I’ve had nothing bring me to tears as fast as this.
There is harder work I work on the fields of a farm, we grow food, do weeding for many hours under the sun and harvest food, raise cattle and break wild horses. We work from sunrise to sunset, monday to monday and this since I was a child.
I’m usually not into listening to just a piano but oh my, the way he plays and the beauty of the song. It just flows so beautifully
I attended a performance in Hawaii, a blind man who played the piano, self taught pianist who, as a small child, used to lay under his bed and pluck the bed springs and make music. It was an amazing performance, watching his hands literally fly over those keys and not miss a single note.
Wow
That’s amazing. 😍
Absolutely fantastic piece of music. So heartfelt. True talent. Thank you for putting a smile on my face, after a hard day. God bless you.
Mark Thomas, as as visual person who plays piano with relatively good eyesight, one of my personal challenges is to play as if I didn’t. 🤗💕🤗
Thank you for this, another inspirational motivator.
Amazing indeed. Can you check out my youtube channel? I play the piano too.
11K people did not like this...that’s kinda scary...
It really is. Some people will look for the bad in anything and some will look for the good.
They are CZcams's bots actually
They were probably blind too and one of there friends recommended it to them and they missed the like. Or they are fucking stupid
@@cookiesstealer1760 yup
Or people who don't like music as a whole, which i also can't understand..
It's like rejecting a good deed or leaving a kid crying..
Music Speaks, When words fail. Simply Beautiful.
Music takes you places you never thought nor felt you could be
"Will it reach her?"- Kousei
Damnnn this comment hit different :((
Fuck why you gotta remind me of that show man now Imma cry till morning
Your lie in april?
i think Forest of Piano is better
i was looking for this comment :(
Who is listening to this soul moving performance in 2020
me
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Dipak Senapati 🗣🙋🏻♂️
Coronavirus 2020. State is on 14 day self isolation. Hope everyone around the world s staying safe and healthy.
Me, I’m listening, it breathtaking
Music is spiritual and it's nice to know he is a human with natural emotions.
May they all rest in peace. Experiences like hearing this for the first time in my life is truly extraordinary. What passion.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
When someone speaks from his heart,
Everyone can hear it.
When a musician plays from the heart,
Everyone can Feel it.
Perfectly beautiful.
I second that. ⚘
Not if they're amateurs.
This is why I have so much hope in humanity! A blind and very talented pianist performing a piece he made for the earthquake and tsunami victims of 2011! His tears show that his heart is broken as his performs! We could learn so much from someone with such a heart like his! I am in tears now and hoping that we can all put our petty differences asside and realize that at the end of the day we are all here together! Peace isn't something our government can create, peace is something that we our selves can obtain because it's in everyone of us!!
i wish everyone get this
Sorry but don't hold your breath
Wonderful thought!!!
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Wow
The lightness of touch…it was, in short, effing brilliant…
Suddenly time didn’t exist ….only The pianist, His Pain, his Joy, his Amazing talent & my gratitude !!! Thank You Tsuji !!! You truly are AMAZING!!! 🌅🙏🏽💜🎵🎶🎼 🎹 🙂
He’s blind but he got the clearest vision. 🥺
I agree. I can see but can't play like he does.
What you said is so true. Why because he plays it from the heart.
I know there’s a
Deaf Guy too
@@patricksquire8438 honestly I would rather be a blind pianist then a deaf pianist because you could then hear your beautiful melodies and peices
@@squaisheynugget3777 Beethoven was truly a cursed man not being able to hear his brilliant works.
I first thought this price of music was absolutely beautiful until I read that he was blind, And that the song was played in memory of the tragedy of March 11 2011 in Japan. (Earthquake and tsunami) I don't know how I feel about it anymore, this just makes the song so much more beautiful and it moved me to tears. I loved it.
ok check your profile picture (you probably describe your own life sadly or only what you hate on your own life :/)
Olivier rappeur ? what about my profile pic i like Naruto so i put it as my prof pic.. look at yours its like some fucking 5 year olds tv show fucking 5 year old get out of these comment section if you don't know anything about piano
ty m8
Olivier rappeur Don't let the Naruto fan boy get you down. Just look at my profile pic. Its a picture of a man, who wants to fcking die.
kappa.
B4NG KAI he literally called the guy a pussy because he expressed what he was feeling
the emotion he puts into playing is beautiful. making me tear up.. 😭😭
Wow, what gentle and moving hands he had. Incredible talent.
9k dislikes... sometimes I wonder why this generation is so heartless. This guy has such a pure heart.
it’s for the people who doesn’t like the sound on this great piano music
(i play piano btw)
Eliel203 9,000 almost doesn’t register on a pie graph next to 28,000,000. Please get a grip.
done dislike
Eliel203 some people will never understand how this world works...
Adrian you should be comparing the 9k to the 292k, in order to get the proportion of people who actually decided to press either button, instead of the people who could’ve been unable or been too lazy to do it.
The ratio is roughly (292k) 32:1 versus (28mil) 3111:1
"The loneliest people are the kindest,
the saddest people smile the brightest,
and the most damaged people are the wisest.
All because they don't wish to see others suffer
like they do." -Anonymous
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@@carolplasencia8295 Thank you! 💗
That's a beautiful quote; how true.
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He played the piano with significant amounts of passion and soul. A masterpiece that gave me goosebumps, beautiful performance!
This song gives me chills because of how good it is. No matter how accurate and beautiful the notes are, the emotion is what gives a song it’s beauty. Great job.
he is blind yet blessed with eyes in his heart for music....
patrick Koh how did you know
Bhomik Kataria 3:05
patrick Koh probably the gayest shit I've heard this year
Gary Nicol you're an idiot.
Jerry Granata Why are you calling me an idiot?
He did not "burst into tears". That's completely untrue. He was weeping, but composed the entire time. He was born blind and learned to play piano by hear. Simply amazing.
Agreed that he didn't "burst into tears", in fact expressions like that are not that uncommon for people who were born blind. It doesn't mean they're crying while making that expression.
one can see the tears falling....
my bad ... I didn't look closely enough. you're right.
Dewey Cox learned how to play the guitar without even having a sense of smell. 🤔
Dr. Evil that's impossible!
I am also outside of country.
Every time when I listen your music, it make me think what I can do for something, for someone.
Your music encourage my small power to be bigger.
He’s playing that for someone, if even himself. Beautiful.
Earlier ... when he was young, he said he wanted to see his mother's face ...
😭😭😭 pls dont remind me of that
@@bobababy6089 I understand as I have no mother or father. I can't tell you what that feels like and to loose my sister as well that can't be explained. Also a past habit is all people want to remind me of it along with strangers. Music and the love for cannabis is what keeps me going. Your my friend now.
He is blind actually
@@GoogleAccount-xx8fc Dang, that sounds really tough🙁💔
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To all haters, imagine being blind and then sit down in front of that many people and just get lost in your music played on one of the most beautiful instruments in the world if not the most beautiful anyone would be crying.
who the hell would be hating this there's nothing to hate unless you think there is :O
Liam Petersen
Check some of the comments dude there are plenty of people hating on it, saying it is nothing special and stuff.
827 people dislike this video. I bet they have no heart.
absolutely wondeful soul
yes ,you are right.
Then I heard a new sound: a living sound, like the richest, most complex, most beautiful piece of music you've ever heard. Growing in volume as a pure white light descended, it obliterated the monotonous mechanical pounding that, seemingly for eons, had been my only company up until then. The light got closer and closer, spinning around and around and generating those filaments of pure white light that I now saw were tinged, here and there, with hints of gold.
My kind of music. My ears enjoy it so much! So utterly moving……
At least 16,000 people died in the March 2011 tsunami that hit Japan, and it is for these lost souls that Nobuyuki Tsujii weeps. His composition is a simple, heartfelt memorial to this great tragedy. Mr. Tsujii is a prolific composer and first rate pianist; he embodies great love, sincerity, warmth and in my personal estimation was put here on earth to remind the rest of us of what it is to be human. He is a miracle if there ever was one.
Well said! Thank you.
davidhertzberg amen
davidhertzberg Wonderfully said
Van Cliburn played with the same warmth and humanity. He was a beautiful soul.
davidhertzberg well said
The sounds he make are so pure. It’s like an Angel’s playing.
It's so😃😃😃 beautiful
It's not him making those sounds, it's called a piano, you click on it and it makes sounds.
@@TrollProductionsMC you know a piano key can make different sounds from every person because of many factors like emotions, pressions in your fingers, hands posture, talent ect.
And piano is a difficult instrument to learn because of that. So he is a talented pianist indeed!
papa mito Okay smartass.
@@TrollProductionsMC It's not the piano making the sounds, it's the vibrational energy of air molecules being detected by the ears, you dingus.
Admire his skills in playing a beautiful piece in piano even he can't see the world around him because his blind😢
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Beautiful, beautiful sounds from the piano! Notes so clear, crisp, lingering. 💕
what is music? a race to proof who is the fastest player? to proof who is the best? to show people how great you are? to be able play everything perfectly just like the original song? nah man, music is emotion, a language, it's speak to your soul. When u want people to understand something there are a person who uses many words and make things complicated for people to understand and the other person uses simple words but hit right
Very true!
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Prove*
Damn right!
true that brother
Some of you just don't get it. Even though it isn't incredibly difficult composition it doesn't mean this piece was ordinary. This piano player can play anything you put in front of him but he created this piece in memory of a tragedy and not to awe an audience with a technical master piece. He put so much emotion into it and this was his motive. The timing, emotion, and feel are truly genius but these small yet significant facets of great piano playing are lost on those who simply would rather criticize what they do not understand.
+nv vam Perhaps I can bring this to a practical level: The Wedding March is a simple piece, and yet many brides and grooms have been so touched by the reason it is being played, they cry. Doesn't have to be complicated to have real meaning and feeling. This young gentleman has brought his heart and soul to this piece, and that is priceless!
+nv vam Nv vam: This was an excellent comment. You are exactly correct.
+nv vam it's when the emotion is expressed in sounds, music and any kind of art ... that's when masterpieces like this get the chance to get to the surface :)
+nv vam he is also blind
Bruh you just reminded me of " Your lie in April"
I had goosebumps while listening you can tell the emotions he has put into this
One of the most beautiful pieces I have ever heard in my lifetime. Absolutely brilliant.
As a professional musician and someone who has played for over 50 years, attended Berklee for 2 years and studied every creative musical genius from Bach to Billie Eilish; this guy is beyond excellent. Excellent in his writing, his expression and his execution. He moved me to tears as well.
Wow
Do not include Billie Eillish as a genius. She is far from being a genius.
@@dowlernatasha1396 yes I agree. I was gonna reply the same. Its an insult to the real genius's
Hmm Billie eilish? Idk. But I think his voicing is just decent, same for the writing. Rhythm and structure are kind of 2d ngl
Okay. No one cares about your background
As a pianist, I can feel the emotion that he delivered.. The pain.. All is sincere truly from his heart to us...
I realize you are from “The lie of April”
@@bobeo56789 actually, the anime name is "your lie in april" :)
your lie in april actually makes me love classical piano
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Comment from Barbara Gray I feel the same as you do as a Pianist I think music is touching he is playing it beautifully, music when played properly is wonderful it's touching it's fun it's everything you'd ever want you can find it in music . music has been a very important part of my life , this is very beautiful.
When you dont know how to explain or define what music is, just listen to this ...
I can't keep holding my tears. His performance is deeply emotional. 🥲❤
He is the most emotional pianist I have ever seen. Respect!!!
the kid is blind but can play better than most of us ever will. respect.
He may be blind, yet has greater sight and vision than most will ever experience. We are thankful that he has the bravery to share his gift with others.
I respect that thought.
I think he would also not want you to be so judgemental of others.
It's not judgemental, it is the truth. Being able to share his emotions through his music is an incredible gift not many possesses. Do not see your point here honestly.
He was born blind. No judgement here
JuicemanBill
Please explain how I was being "judgemental of others".
The fact that he's blind makes his emotions transfer more purely into the piano 🎹
If I had created such a profoundly beautiful, and soulful piece of music, I'd cry too... Deeply moving, and a wonderful piece of humanity....[`Salutes!!!]
He sees with his heart, and feels with his soul. Like it should be.
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Beautiful words Sonya! I totally agree with you .
Makes sense
Like it should be indeed
Hello Sonya, you’ve got nice taste in music.
The second he started playing I felt like I understood. I play piano, flute, guitar, and am learning violin...His feeling was so impossible to explain, the amount of passion, sorrow, greaf, and strength that was put into this piece is priceless. You can truly understand that he feels with sound, it's even more amazing since he was born blind. This made me cry so much. ❤
me too 😢
Emma Bradford do you teach me how to play guitar, Emma?
just watch youtube videos, that's how I learned guitar and flute. I learned Piano by books
Emma Bradford
Emma Bradford He was played this song in memory of the great east Japan earthquake letting the piano play his sorrow.
Thank you Nobuyuki !! You speak for all of us ----
I would listen to his playing all night long and go to all of his performances if I could!❤❤❤😊
Many viewers are asking for the title of this music, so here it is:
In English - "Still, we live on"
In Japanese - "Soredemo ikiteyuku"
He composed for the victims of the fateful and dreadful day of March 11, 2011 in Japan. RIP
I’ll research this song..also I will never forget that day on 3/11/2011 because I was there and the feeling like someone’s hand was shaking our building and it scare me so much..we survived it but will never forget it🇯🇵
@@lorele1949 I'm so sorry that you had to experience such a rare tragic event.....but you're still with us on this Earth.... for that, I'm happy for you!
Thank you
日本に来てくれてありがとう。地震のせいで怖い思いをさせて本当にごめんなさい。あなたのような人が地球上にいてくれて、日本に訪れてくれて、日本を楽しんでくれて本当に嬉しいです。心から感謝しています。
@Rockin' Grandma
Thank you for the info.
🙂Have a nice day.
What a wonderful song!
There’s a famous episode in here, Japan about him.
To the question “what do you wanna do first, if you could see?” - he answered “I wanna see my mom”
How clear mind!
That made me cry.
Holy crap while I was listening to the piece it reminded me of my mom a gentle but strong feeling he probably made this for his mom, wow shows how powerful music is.
Your lie in april vibes
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K. Y. Damn he’s blind but very good playerrr wow
beautiful composition, beautifully played and expressed by Nobuyuki. Thank you.
His Emotion & Passion created a tsunami of emotions for me! Beautiful Performance!! 👏💯❤🙏
Played his piano very soulfully, a masterpiece that gives you goose bumps. Great performance
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literally got goosebumps
This was played for the victims of tsunami in 2011, they all must be proud of you. Well done👍
it's in the description
Yes well done. Can you check out my youtube channel?
@@AveRay_ so what?
Victims mean they’re dead
@@tihamercsepregi7885 no shit
Such a pretty piece! I love how compassionate he is when he plays this song.
What I love about powerful activities is the determination to keep moving forward despite the inner turmoil. At one point you see him hunched over, looking like he's carrying all the suffering for which he's playing and in the face of that, he does not buckle. He keeps moving forward on a happy/hopeful note (as some have pointed out in the comments). It was a wonderful play.
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