Pianist Nobuyuko Tsujii to perform in YSO concert

Staff report

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Gold-medal pianist Nobuyuko Tsujii will perform Chopin’s First Piano Concerto in a Youngstown Symphony Orchestra concert at 8 p.m. Saturday in Powers Auditorium.

Tickets for the concert are on sale at the symphony box office, by phone at 330-744-0264 and online at youngstownsymphony.com

Tsujii won the gold medal at the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.

The 22-year-old, who has been blind since birth, is the first gold medalist from Japan.

The concert, titled “Heroes and Legends,” will feature the William Tell Overture and soundtrack music from “Titanic,” “The Gladiator,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Indiana Jones” and “E.T.”