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Peter Rosen(I)

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Peter Rosen
In May 2009, 29 young contestants came from all over the world to compete in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth Texas, the most prestigious prize in the music world. This is the story of one of them, a 20 year old from Tokyo, Nobuyuki Tsujii, blind from birth. 'Nobu fever,' became a term in the world of Classical music after Nobuyuki Tsujii won the 13the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. 

Tsujii, who is clearly relishing the newfound notoriety, said: 'I donÂ’t think I myself have changed because of the 'fever.Â’ But it has come as a surprise. I did not know I had become so famous and now, with so many offers to perform, I have to say 'noÂ’ for the first time.'

 Though classical music is more popular in Japan than in many other countries, there has never been anything like the mania there over a homegrown concert musician before, his agents said.

 National newspapers reported his Cliburn win on the front page — the fact that ChinaÂ’s Haochen Zhang shared top honors was hardly mentioned. More than 30 TV crews covered TsujiiÂ’s airport arrival, according to reports from Japan.

 JapanÂ’s Chopin Piano magazine issued a glossy, 78-page special issue about TsujiiÂ’s victory, and a publisher announced that his achievement would be noted in a new public-school textbook.

 After Tsujii said at a news conference that it would be a relief to his parents when he married, a flood of mail came from female fans.
 A female TV journalist was roundly attacked for insensitivity after asking Tsujii what he would like to see if his sight was restored for a single day.

 The reply, however, won Tsujii kudos: 'IÂ’d like to see the faces of my parents. But I already see them every day with my heartÂ’s eye.'


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Peter Rosen is known for Khachaturian (2003), The Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music (1989) and Reflections: Samuel Eliot Morison (1976).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Khachaturian (2003)
    Khachaturian
    8.4
    • Director
    • 2003
    The Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music (1989)
    The Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1989
    Reflections: Samuel Eliot Morison (1976)
    Reflections: Samuel Eliot Morison
    • Director
    • 1976
    God's Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz (2011)
    God's Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2011

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    Director

    • Rachmaninoff Revisited (2020)
      Rachmaninoff Revisited
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future (2016)
      Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Gordon Getty: There Will Be Music (2015)
      Gordon Getty: There Will Be Music
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Touching the Sound: The Improbable Journey of Nobuyuki Tsujii (2015)
      Touching the Sound: The Improbable Journey of Nobuyuki Tsujii
      8.9
      • Director
      • 2015
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987–2015
    • The Cliburn: 50 Years of Gold
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Nobuyuki Tsujii Live at Carnegie Hall (2012)
      Nobuyuki Tsujii Live at Carnegie Hall
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • God's Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz (2011)
      God's Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2011
    • The Byron Janis Story (2010)
      The Byron Janis Story
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2010
    • A Surprise in Texas (2010)
      A Surprise in Texas
      8.3
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Shadows in Paradise: Hitler's Exiles in Hollywood (2008)
      Shadows in Paradise: Hitler's Exiles in Hollywood
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Who Gets to Call It Art? (2006)
      Who Gets to Call It Art?
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2006
    • A Workshop for Peace
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Great Conversations in Music
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • In the Key of G
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2005

    Producer

    • Rachmaninoff Revisited (2020)
      Rachmaninoff Revisited
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2020
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1987–2016
    • Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future (2016)
      Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Gordon Getty: There Will Be Music (2015)
      Gordon Getty: There Will Be Music
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Touching the Sound: The Improbable Journey of Nobuyuki Tsujii (2015)
      Touching the Sound: The Improbable Journey of Nobuyuki Tsujii
      8.9
      • producer
      • 2015
    • The Cliburn: 50 Years of Gold
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Nobuyuki Tsujii Live at Carnegie Hall (2012)
      Nobuyuki Tsujii Live at Carnegie Hall
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2012
    • God's Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz (2011)
      God's Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2011
    • The Byron Janis Story (2010)
      The Byron Janis Story
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2010
    • A Surprise in Texas (2010)
      A Surprise in Texas
      8.3
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Shadows in Paradise: Hitler's Exiles in Hollywood (2008)
      Shadows in Paradise: Hitler's Exiles in Hollywood
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Who Gets to Call It Art? (2006)
      Who Gets to Call It Art?
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2006
    • A Workshop for Peace
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Great Conversations in Music
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2005
    • In the Key of G
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2005

    Editor

    • Rachmaninoff Revisited (2020)
      Rachmaninoff Revisited
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Gordon Getty: There Will Be Music (2015)
      Gordon Getty: There Will Be Music
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Touching the Sound: The Improbable Journey of Nobuyuki Tsujii (2015)
      Touching the Sound: The Improbable Journey of Nobuyuki Tsujii
      8.9
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2008–2015
    • The Cliburn: 50 Years of Gold
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Nobuyuki Tsujii Live at Carnegie Hall (2012)
      Nobuyuki Tsujii Live at Carnegie Hall
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • God's Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz (2011)
      God's Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz
      7.2
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • A Workshop for Peace
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2005
    • The Hollywood Bowl: Music Under the Stars
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2003
    • Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leroy Anderson (2000)
      Once Upon a Sleigh Ride: The Music & Life of Leroy Anderson
      8.8
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2000
    • Biography (1987)
      Biography
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1998
    • Pro Musicis: The Spirit of Music
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1991
    • Sherrill Milnes at Juilliard: An Opera Master Class
      Video
      • Editor
      • 1986
    • Leonard Bernstein: Reflections (1978)
      Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1978
    • Bright College Years
      • Editor
      • 1970

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