Benyamin Nuss is a talent to remember. Discovered by Winfried Fechner of the WDR at an early age, he has skyrocketed onto the scene at a rate rarely seen since his debut into the game music world with his performances on Symphonic Shades. As Nuss took his place and amazed the crowd at Symphonic Fantasies, it was the watchful eye of Nobuo Uematsu that would in the end prove life changing. Shortly after that performance work began on compiling source material and ideas for his first CD release, a piano tribute to Uematsu.
Benyamin Nuss Plays Uematsu was finally released on the September 17th, and it’s safe to say that it is quite an accomplishment for a 20 year old pianist to have the honor of officially honoring someone as legendary as Uematsu. We’ll dive into this release today and see what the results are of the young pianist’s solo debut.
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