Nobuyuki Tsujii, a blind Japanese pianist who is sharing the first prize from the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, is relieved to be back home.
The 20-year-old pianist who says he rarely cries said tears welled up in his eyes when he won the Van Cliburn prize on June 7.
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