James Conlon(I)

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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 Â— 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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James Conlon was born on 18 March 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for La Bohème (1988), Grace de Monaco (2014) and La flûte enchantée (2006).

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Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

La Bohème (1988)

7.1

Music Department

1988

Nicole Kidman in Grace de Monaco (2014)

Grace de Monaco

5.7

Soundtrack("Symphonies Nos. 1-3")

2014

La flûte enchantée (2006)

La flûte enchantée

6.5

Music Department

2006

Samuel L. Jackson in The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

The Caveman's Valentine

5.8

Soundtrack("Regnava nel Silenzio from the opera Lucia di Lammermoor")

2001

Credits

Music Department

Verdi: Macbeth
Video
- conductor
- 2017
Braunfels: Die Vögel - The Birds
- conductor
- 2010
Lady Macbeth del distretto di Mzensk
TV Movie
- conductor
- 2008
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- conductor
- 2007
La Traviata
8.4
- conductor
- 2006
La flûte enchantée
6.5
- conductor
- 2006
Le rossignol
7.6
TV Movie
- conductor
- 2005
Rusalka
8.0
TV Movie
- conductor
- 2002
Manon
7.7
TV Movie
- music consultant: Opéra National de Parsi
- 2001
Don Quichotte
TV Movie
- conductor
- 2000
Madame Butterfly
7.0
- musical director
- 1995
Don Giovanni
7.5
TV Movie
- conductor
- 1991
Great Performances at the Met
8.1
TV Series
- conductor
- 2014–2018
La Bohème
7.1
- conductor
- 1988

Actor

Soundtrack

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A Surprise in Texas

A Surprise in Texas

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Born
- March 18, 1950
- New York City, New York, USA

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American conductor who studied at Juilliard.

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