Reviews
"Resonating with the American Symphony Orchestra, Nagashima's Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 had the power and warmth. His performance was not only virtuosic, but also, there were delicacy and sensitivity. He fascinated audience with the flowing Liszt, received a long standing ovations... he dazzled audience with an encore, dream like performance of Chopin's nocturne. His sensitive touch and passionate expression made the outstanding performance."
US Frontline, New York, (Carnegie Hall Review)
"His clean articulation and rhythmic precision, and the ability of performing with such poetic grandeur and emotional depth without ever losing stylistic elegance proved that he is one of the finest Mozart pianist of today."
Annette Thomas , The London Daily Press
"Nagashima's decisive, powerful playing makes this latest entry self justifying… many will be pleased by the aggressive piano presence as well as by his forthright performance…"
(on his Beethoven's Emperor Concerto CD on Angelok1)
Fanfare Magazine, USA
"The pianist who has the talent and capability to join the rank of historical pianists."
Music Magazine "Chopin", Japan
"Nagashima's solo was superb...masterful...wide range of color and musicality. Bring him back anytime. We'll be there!"
Tryon Daily, NC, USA
"Tatsuya Nagashima played with authority and skill, displaying a fine command of the music throughout. The piano sang under Nagashima's hand and the power and confidence of his playing made for a superb performance."
The Herald-Sun, Durham, NC, USA
"Nagashima is one of the most notable pianist of the world's music scene today"
Yomiuri America
"sophisticated, dynamic performance...wonderful touch on the keyboard"
Spectator, USA
"He arrived to play the first concert and knocked our socks off. Not only he was gracious and humble, but he played the piece beautifully."
The Strad Magazine
"The Concert was outstanding... Nagashima was splendid. It reminded me of our great discovery of Van Cliburn in 1958, on this very same stage (Tchaikovsky Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory)...he played with great passion, and faultless professionalism."
Sergei Gossachinsky, News Moscow, Russia
"Tatsuya Nagashima's stirring performance of Beethoven's Emperor concerto. Nagashima goes all out for grandiosity in his big-boned reading playing with improvisatory quality that unearths premonitions of Franz Liszt's concertos... full freshed approach..."
Victor Karr, ClassicToday.com
"full of passion, natural musicality"
China Times, Taiwan
"Sometime sensitive, sometime passionate, Nagashima's brilliant performance fascinated audience... he was splendid performing this contemporary and sometime jazzy (Copland's) concerto requires virtuoso pianistic skills..."
(Lincoln Center Concert Review)
US Frontline, USA
"Nagashima, winner of many awards and competitions, demonstrated compellingly how an interpretation can make music accessible... Nagashima captivated the audience with his astonishing keyboard skills, and put enormous expression into this unusual work."
(on the Russian Premier of Copland's Piano Concerto)
Igor Larionoff, The Moscow Tribune, Russia
"technical excellence and the ability to instill a real depth of emotion into music."
The Elkhart Truth, IN, USA
"technically polihed, artistically abundantly ripen."
National Concert Hall Magazine, Taipei, Taiwan
"clear and very expressive playing by Tatsuya Nagashima....delicate fingers..."
South Bend Tribune, IN, USA
"Dazzling and magical performances of piano masterpieces by Schumann and Kabalevsky delivered with precision and passion. "
Cdbaby.com
"good, solid, no-nonsense Emperor to add to the 60 or so already in the catalogs… The Taiwan-born pianist, Nagashima, who began his career as a child prodigy in Taiwan and Japan, plays well. …(the recording is) attractive, and I'm sure I'll listen to them again."
American Recording Guide