Tchaivkovsky, is my predilect his music is a Bijou is the best medicine for the soul.Slfia,is great she plays with passion.Congratulations.And thanks to You/tube.Ceci Silva E.
TH-cam is a strange place. The whole world is here to criticise you if you make the smallest mistakes. This concerto was considered unplayable by Nicolay Rubinstein, one the the world's greatest pianists, and just because it's so familiar now, doesn't mean it was ever easy. I don't know this soloist but she's so young! And probably nervous. She plays wonderfully at times and let's celebrate the fact that she's playing a 40 minute piece from memory. Wrong notes are fine and they happen a lot in live performances. We've become accustomed to listening to perfected studio recordings. Let's give this gifted young pianist a break, shall we?
I don't know her either, but she makes a pretty good fist of a near-impossible piece. Were you saying you thought she lacked integrity? I didn't get that impression at all. However, I remember my mother learning No. 1 for a concert she'd been talked into doing in the early 1960s and I think she used more bad language during that period than in the rest of her life. And she was a really good pianist who taught piano all her adult life!
I am not a professional musician, but as a lover of classical music, it does not matter if she made a few mistakes in a 40 minute concert played from memory. What matters to me is her energy, her love for this concert and her passion!!! This is contagious and therfore I LOVE her performance!
Fily agree. Even find it unpleasant to have to read some bitter remarks about how the finger slipped to the left, or her bench was way too far for good posture and that tempo... so different from what I think would be best (and you also have those forte piano issues I dealt with... You're gruesome
Very good point. In the first 5 minutes I noticed a few mistakes that were apparent even to my amateur ear. On the other hand, I could not play such a piece with the music in front of me, much less from memory, if my life depended on it. I once wanted to be a pianist; let;s just say I am glad that I have a decent singing voice. May this young lady have a long and successful career.
@Realistic Man I'm talling for the generstions to come. Ome of the profound aspects about humans is our collective failure to spot greatness when it appears combined with nearly universal recognition of it generations later. I'd be very happy to let Sofia answer to God for me what have you done with the tallent I've given you. Nearing the end of my seventies ill stick with my opinion of her tallents if you don't mind. Gteatnes isn't judged well at the time when annuals take the honors. Perennials take generations to establish themselves. Consider the daisy and the oak. She's on track for where most of us will never go.
I have watched many, many filmed performances of this Concerto. None have had the obvious love of the piece that this does. Technical excellence is for the exam room. Passion is for the Concert Hall. What an inspiring young lady!!!
Although this is an old performance and surely no one is interested in my comment, I will still write a few lines for my own sake. I landed on this video by chance and didn't know it was a competition until I noticed those few mistakes, although overall I had already been impressed by Sofia's performance. Then I started to check the comments and saw that people mention some bad ones which I could hardly track down. That means the positive ones have literally drowned the bad ones ahahah! I have started to learn the piano seriously only a couple of years ago after a lifetime of playing by ear. What I like the most, beside the heartly performance, is that few mistakes haven't hindered her confidence at all and she's kept playing like nothing ever happened. I know from experience how hard that is and I can say I'm not even close to that frame of mind. I see that now in 2020 she's become an accomplished pianist and I'm glad she has not let the naysayers affect her heart and courage. Well done, Sofia! I wish one day I will be able to play like you, not at your level of course, but with the same confidence and purity of heart you are showing. If only the music world had more people like you...
Now I am looking for more performances by this fine young pianist. It is always interesting to hear how an artist matures. (BTW. I am still interested in your comment.)
Criticisms are from those people who are not able to distinguish between interpretation and a mere execution, no matter how good the latter could be. Sofia, your interpretation is wonderful. It can be "measured" by the feeling it transmits to the listeners. Tchaikovsky wrote that music for you. Thank you Sofia!
I agree. I already listened to this interpretation several times, and I can't simple interrupt. As I always can't, when it comes to Tchaikovsky! Believe me, I know my favorite pieces well, and I am not easy to contempt. This young lady and her masters / companion musicians (and the great Tchaikovsky) make your world better. Envy and evil stay below, far down. It is so nice to see good comments about good things.
I just love the young lady's facial expressions with her mouth as she fingers the keys. So sweet, and what a concert pianist for her age. She plays with unadulterated passion. When Tchaikovsky wrote it, it was considered unplayable! Bravo Sofia.
Sofia Vasheruk is a great pianist. She managed to embody herself along with the orchestra and at the same time to be distinguished. She actually rightfully became the orchestra' s crown. The musicians felt it and gradually responded to her positively. She won their respect and, I stress, that is a great achievement for a young student. I, as an audience, felt like we traveled together in the world of music. And that the same ideas about what is beautiful and what is ugly brought us together in a higher plane of existence. That it is about time to create a greater self, to fight for a better world. Many thanks to Sofia and to the orchestra.
This girl is so full of love and emotion for the music. She's a joy to watch. I'm just seeing her now and this performance was nearly 5 years ago. I'm going to check her out for what she's up to these days.
Bravo Sofia...you play with real spirit. Having listened to this work performed by so many great pianists accompanied by great orchestras led by great conductors...so young Sofia and so talented...you moved me to shed tears of absolute joy...God, I love the way you play the piano, with so much verve and immersion....
People with a passion for music. It's not about better or about mistakes. If I could play like them ... I would smile at some mistakes. Fanatics don't really love music..they love to find something in others. I love their game and passion. Warm greetings from Germany
I love her expressions as she's playing and intend to watch this many more times for that reason. She appears so absorbed in the music and completely immersed. Absolutely nothing 'put-on' here. How lucky we are to be able to enjoy performances like this. The odd wrong note enhances the experience for me as it reminds me how incredibly difficult it must be to play this fantastic piece of work.
I see a shining star rising over the horizon! We must remember she is a young pianist and is doing extremely well!. When we were her age, we had the same moments at our concerto performances.
You could see her happiness and relief when she got through the most difficult passage. She is so wonderfully talented. I cannot wait to hear more from her.
Sophia, I can see the way you love Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto nr. 1 as much as I do. You put your whole body into it. Without being a spectacle, you are as much enjoyable to watch as your music is to hear. You don't just "Play Piano", you Make Music with the piano and your soul. I would pay a fortune just to watch you practice. Very, very nice! Thank You!
Ich bin Maler, beschäftige mich seit ein paar jahren mit den Energien künstlerischen Tuns: Freude, Lust, Leidenschaft, Begeisterung und Hingabe. Für mich ist es ein Weg in allem Tun. Wenn ich jemandem erklären möchte was ich meine, dann zeigt diese Interpretation von Sofia alles was ich mir vorstelle. Ich sehe die Freude und spüre die Lust und Leidenschaft, fühle Begeisterung und manchmal gibt es Augenblicke tiefster Hingabe. Mehr ist doch gar nicht möglich. Und jede falsche Note (Ich konnte keine heraushören, bin da aber auch nicht geschult) ist Salz in der Suppe. Perfektion ist grausam.Tiefste Anerkennung und ein großes Dankeschön für dieses Geschenk.
15 years old! Beautiful. I'm nervous for her, such a difficult piece and she tackles it with the right energy and feeling. Magnificent interpretation. Brava, bravissima!! Timing is on point. So well done!
I love classical music,Chopin,Beethovin,and Tchaikovsky as my big three. This young lady is spectacular,energetic,and passionate. I'm glad I found this piece of music on You Tube. Thanks to You Tube for supplying us with so many great music selections.
What I like most about this performance is how fresh and original it is. Ms. Vasheruk may not have a grand fortissimo, and may not have exquisite polish, but she had exquisite courage, playing this old warhorse as if she'd never heard anyone else played it at all. Her tempi are unhurried, she plays softly where others play more loudly, and she lavishes a lot of care on things that other pianists pass over as mere details (for example, the trilling filigree that leads out of the first movement cadenza, or the stomping left hand in the opening of the third movement). It seems to me she has, more than other pianists, a feeling for the scherzando, antic elements in this concerto, and has a lot of fun in teasing them out. I've listened to this concerto in many different hands and hers, here, brought out sounds I'd never heard before. She makes the opening movement less a grand, impressive, cataclysmic thing than an intimate thing. This is a highly personal performance in the best possible sense. Instead of conquering the piece, she loves it and is delighted by it. 7/8/14
Carlos Tadeu Silva I should think that if you are a professional pianist and advertise a work as being in your repertoire, you will have memorized it very well. vasheruk.com/repertoire.html
Marc Vincenti I was going to make a comment on this wonderfully original performance, only to see that you had written, most eloquently, almost everything I wanted to say. I just wanted to add the thesis that we live in such a wondrous age. When this piece was written (1874/5) and you lived near a major city, you might have heard this piece three or four times in your life. Aren't we lucky to live in a time where, at the click of a mouse, you can hear so many different versions. Aren't we fantastically fortunate?
OMG!! Just found about this wonderful pianist!! All I've got to say is WOW!! She has such a great complicity with the maestro and blends well with the orchestra. I've read some about the fortissimos, it's true she might not have the same force as other pianist but it's not needed as her play as a whole is just amazing! I like the way she feels the music and gives us that stunning sound!!
I don't care much about the competition, her way of playing this concerto totally opens my mind about this concerto. Since her first note, really. Such a thoughtful person who maybe skips some practice. I adore this performance.
Awesome, full blooded and intense playing. It's not my favourite piano concerto,but after watching this performance I've begun to appreciate the sheer grandeur of the piece. Absolutely stunning recording.
I learned piano for 7 years, but i was not that brilliant and my parents knew it and didnt critizise me. But i actually can Imagine it very well. Composers/performer have spent months to prepare it so good they can. Take a look at Rachmaninoff, who fell in a deep depression as the critics about his piano concerto (or was ist a symphony) were really bad. After a therapie he wrote the piano concerto 2 and dedicated it to his therapist. This piece ist gorgeous. Thank god he found a way out of his depression and we can hear bis marvellous music today. Im really sorry for your experience. 😥 Most artist have a gentle soul. Dont brake it!!
The best version I ever listened to, simply for her passion, energy, and of course her skill, the orchestra is also good, overall a great one. I every much enjoyed it. You should turn the volume up to appreciate it.
Sofia, I know this video first appeared 6 years ago so I am a little late. I hope you are having a wonderful life and continuing to play the piano! I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your performance. Your ability, your focus, your emotion, your stamina, your courage and your great partnership with the maestro had me watching you wide eyed the whole 38 minutes! About 3/4 through the conductor nodded to you something like, "Everything okay?" You smiled at him and reassured him you were ready! Yes, ready! Let's do it! And near the very end your smile was hard to contain because you knew you were nearing the end and you were so overjoyed about your accomplishment! And, so was I and everyone else that was supporting you throughout the piece. Sofia, incredible! Thank you so much for this performance and I think Tchaikovsky would have loved to come back stage to congratulate you for your performance. He would have been in tears (like me) watching you play with so much emotion. Peace, my dear.
Just shows how much better a performance can be when one enjoys themselves. I have watched this video umpteen times now and every time it makes me happy. I will cherish this version always. Thank you Sofia Vasheruk.
Such an unexpectedly elegant performance...delicate... light and a breathe of fresh air .... and Ms Vasheruk is wonderful to watch she clearly loves this piece which is often derided but is one of the masterworks for piano. Her heart and soul are clearly in her performance. Wonderful!
That was so amazing! It was beyond adorable when you could tell she knew she was almost done. So concentrated before and then came the smiles from knowing it was a stellar perfomance. Bravo!
Yes and Yes! This is what I look for. A unique interpretation which has not been seen before. The two parts go hand in hand. Execution and Interpretation. Sophia VAsheruk has a great technique and a very very great interpretation !
She lives the music with every breath, movement and emotion along the way. Delightful and emotional expression. Id like to watch her perform Fredrick Chopin.
Magnificent. She is the first pianist I have ever seen who reminds me very much of the remarkable and iconoclastic Canadian pianist Glen Gould, as remarkable an individual as one could ever be. Brilliant job, well done !! She brings the same intensity and artistry and her technique is close to perfection.
Sofia is not only wonderfully talented and STUNNINGLY beautiful young lady, but her unbridled joy and enthusiasm she displays when playing makes this the most watchable piece on the whole of TH-cam.
This girl is Amazing in my opinion, I see that some of you are those that get off on picking people apart if they miss a note here or there, I love Tchaikovsky's music and for her to play as beautifully as she did by memory should be what's more important here. As I like to tell people that pick other musicians apart, "post a video of you playing it better, and then you may have a right to be a critic". Sofia......She is Awesome!!!!
Mis.Vashruk your performance is the most wonderful piano concerto I have ever admire.Congratulations.You are already Blessed.(youtube million thanks for gives spiritual confort)When you presente those Genious of the classic Music.Thanks with my Heart.Ceci Silva Escudero.Benalmadena,Spain.
An absolutely amazing performance! It's a joy to listen to and very obvious that Sofia doesn't just play this piece. No, she lives it! He body language as well as her changes in emotion really bring out this age old but fantastic piece. Thank you Sofia, your performance really brings this piece to life. I'm listening to it while I work on the computer (such a boring piece of equipment) and it's already played twice. This is proper music, performed eminently.
Thank you ComposerinUK, indeed TH-cam and other sites can be strange places. I am not a composer, I do very much enjoy Classical music, especially in the piano, violin and cello modes. What is especially inspiring in this presentation of the Tchaikovsky, is this pianists total commitment, intellectually and emotionally to the performance. Bravo!!
I can't imagine the stress of these major competitions! Yet Sofia pulls it of spectacularly, with a heart-felt interpretation! Glorious! thank you for posting! (from Canada)
I like Sofia’s performance very much, her interpretation of the piece is much more clear than that of others, e.g. musical phrase, development of musical mood and linking between different sections, etc.. Congratulations on her successful interpretation and imagination.
Such sensitive playing by the soloist with shades of dark and light touches me deeply.Congratulations to the Conductor, Orchestra and not last by no mean the SOLOIST BRAVO to all CARMEL Australia
Such composure, and care, not to rush in, to articulate and demonstrate, in all modesty, and with pride through accomplishment, her deep affinity, passion and talent for this composition; then, as this madly romantic- but never superficial- masterpiece reaches into the stratosphere of human emotion and experience, Sophia Vasheruk is there, on song, as the composer's soothsayer in all his vibrant , extravagant and tender colours.
Here is a small word of advice, be very careful when you critique a young musician.,and here's why. I was 13 years old and eligible for my degree at the London Conservatory and a bunch of our class were to play at a recital and we don't know what happened but we all did poorly, There was a very bad setup for the concert hall that effected all, I won't go into all the gory details but it was a disappointment for everyone . As for my side of it one of my sisters tore into me about how badly I had done and kept it up for an hour , moving right along with the story , that was the last concert I ever played , I walked away from it all and never played seriously again.. I did start singing opera and church music at 16. That experience broke my heart and I never felt the same about performing. So I say to you all especially families, be very, very careful what you say and how you say it,.Artist are very sensitive about their work!!!!! P.S I am 85 now and I remember it like it was yesterday. P.S.S. Maybe this is why I always cry when hear a particularly well play ed piece of music by a particularly gifted and sensitive pianist, it can make life awkward especially in public.
So my parents thought I would not be anything, they have no concept of who I am. I found the truth about my childhood on Phub by watching other men like me @ 67yo. I away's encourage young musicians!
Bill Gaetz my sympathy for the insensitive criticism you suffered so many years ago. Performers put themselves out there and I for one appreciate the work they put into these events. 👏
I too had an unfortunate experience when I was about 9 yeasts old. I was taking piano lessons an loved it . Even the drudgery of practice. I would ride my bike to town an buy sheet music of something I’d heard and liked. Then I would pick it out one finger at a time. My parents then interviewed. Insisting I concentrate only on my lessons. They tore up my sheet music. I was so discouraged I lost interest and stopped playing. Today, I am 85 years old, I recall this sad event that probably changed my life with unkind thoughts about my parents. If you know a young musician in courage them on matter what kind of music to which they are drawn. Please.
She has enthusiasm and talent in abundance and it has been a real pleasure to listen her. In addition, and an unexpected pleasure in an age of intense and sometime "wooden" performers, watching her is a delight. She is at one with the score and its romantic themes, and looks confidently hooked on the piano and orchestra "singing" together. I have been to many concerts and competitions, and as a long-time pianist (tho' not of this calibre), I am absolutely over watching competitors who have technical brilliance in spades, but seemingly no soul or feeling. This young lady confirms my love of watching good, happy pianists do their thing at the keyboard. No, I agree, she has yet to develop polish and that elusive perfection ... but it all comes with practice and performance challenges. I will watch this young lady again with pleasure and contentment that here is a real pianist and perhaps a great one in the making.
Tchaikovsky himself would have greatly preferred expressive artists like this over rote automatons any day. Too many musical players that don't realize this now - they give all their focus to the technical.
It's really refreshing to see a pianist where you can see her having to work. A lot of the more established soloists make it look 'easy' but with Sofia's performance here you get drawn into the sheer graft of performing the concerto. It brings a sort of tension and I find myself riveted and spurring her on. Great way to spend 38 or so minutes.
what a treat to see this beautiful and passionate young woman , singing along with the work , not jaded or bored , still in love with the music i listened to the Russians as a young man ,til i became almost bored and turned to Bach , but with the current hysterical anti-Russian propaganda , i'm back again to remember the character and---dare i say---soul that runs through the music and literature...Dostoevsky remains one of my favorite authors.......tho this music is not to my taste for daily consumption , it was fun to tap into the self i was 60 yrs. ago again , i'm SO happy for the internet , and these postings that revivify music LIVE thank you
I'll have to agree with you on that! She is attractive and without a doubt, the absolute best piano player I have ever heard! She is really feeling the music. Very very nice.
Bravo Sofia👍💖👋👋I am not an expert musician but I did study classic music when I was child and have very good ear. In spite of a few discord I think you did a very good job and enjoyed your performance. I see this is an old video but I agree people should not be so harsh on performers because it takes a lot of courage to perform in front of people. Thank you again Sofia🙏💕👋🌈
The “wrong notes” and mistaques is a beutifull of singularity. We are imperfect but same time this is divine and precious ! I am not a musician. I am a simple and ordinary human been . I love music and I’m full of gratitude by the network / internet and new technologies that allow us to be enchanted by these wonderful works. THANKS!!!
Many people comment that Sofia made mistakes. I can't see or hear any flaws in her performance. I love watching her and listening to her. I am not a musician, but I have been listening to classical music all my life. And I am very picky! Great job Sofia :-)
She's 1000000 more talented than I'll ever be and she plays this absolutely beautifully, but if you can't hear the mistakes you either don't know the piece very well or aren't listening carefully.
I am so privileged to be able to watch and listen to this fine performance by a young artist. Ignore the elitist comments. Beautiful music with a fine , young pianist.
This concerto is the one which made me fall in love with this genre more than 13 years ago. I love Sofia's playing too! Amazing performance, thank you very much!
36:25"Yess" I have made it!!!!!!, "makes sweating my eyes". The best musician is that, iff made a mistake, proceed as that was nothing wrong! And playing so intense 40 minutes, memorized all the sequences... speachless. Bravo, bravo, deep respect to Ms. Sofia. And the interpretation is moste beautiful ever, the dynamic is just the best (Yuja Wang is playing to fast (my opinion)- due this "hurry" some tones disapered, you can not hear them ). We do not have to forget excelent orchestra and the conductor. The orchestra interpretation is also the best for me.... congrats! And one of the most significant things - playing with feeling, as Sofia does as the whole orchestra!
i meditate to this often. today, i finished with a few minutes left, so i watched till the end. @36 mins., i really enjoyed how it looked like she was home free after that difficult part. i ended up almost weeping as i watched till the end. it's amazing to be alive right now.
La orquesta es maravillosa, con una dirección fabulosa, Evidentemente que la técnica y la pasión de la interpretación de Sofia Valsheruk es espectacular.
Always loved Sophia's passion expressed so well here ... close your eyes, keeping the orchestra's brilliance in regard to such harmony in the performance thankfully recorded 🥂
So nice to see so many views and still comments after six years but - wow -does she ever deserve it and I hope she has continued to challenge herself and interpret so well.
Those who dont like this interpretation should listen to only the exact performance that is "correct." Dont clutter your brain with any thing else. It would be a wonderful world if the correct versions of every masterpeice would be the only one ever allowed. No more Glenn Gould. I like to see prodigies and hear their ideas . This pianist is wonderful, I marvel at her hands at work & connect with her musical intellect. It is unique as all greatness should be.
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This timeless Piano Concerto is played immacutalely. Appeasing the Soul.
"To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable." -Ludwig van Beethoven
Great performance!
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This is Tchaikovsky though so....
The only person who has not played a wrong note is a person who has never played anything.
Beethoven luddwig
Tchaivkovsky, is my predilect his music is a Bijou is the best medicine for the soul.Slfia,is great she plays with passion.Congratulations.And thanks to You/tube.Ceci Silva E.
TH-cam is a strange place. The whole world is here to criticise you if you make the smallest mistakes. This concerto was considered unplayable by Nicolay Rubinstein, one the the world's greatest pianists, and just because it's so familiar now, doesn't mean it was ever easy. I don't know this soloist but she's so young! And probably nervous. She plays wonderfully at times and let's celebrate the fact that she's playing a 40 minute piece from memory. Wrong notes are fine and they happen a lot in live performances. We've become accustomed to listening to perfected studio recordings. Let's give this gifted young pianist a break, shall we?
agree completely
I don't know her either, but she makes a pretty good fist of a near-impossible piece. Were you saying you thought she lacked integrity? I didn't get that impression at all. However, I remember my mother learning No. 1 for a concert she'd been talked into doing in the early 1960s and I think she used more bad language during that period than in the rest of her life. And she was a really good pianist who taught piano all her adult life!
amen and as Horowitz said NO WRONG NOTES = BORING PLAYING
Also the passion is much more important
You're right. I love this concert! :D
Sofia is lovely. She is almost singing and dancing her way through this. Wonderful.
I am not a professional musician, but as a lover of classical music, it does not matter if she made a few mistakes in a 40 minute concert played from memory. What matters to me is her energy, her love for this concert and her passion!!! This is contagious and therfore I LOVE her performance!
Fily agree. Even find it unpleasant to have to read some bitter remarks about how the finger slipped to the left, or her bench was way too far for good posture and that tempo... so different from what I think would be best (and you also have those forte piano issues I dealt with... You're gruesome
Very good point. In the first 5 minutes I noticed a few mistakes that were apparent even to my amateur ear. On the other hand, I could not play such a piece with the music in front of me, much less from memory, if my life depended on it. I once wanted to be a pianist; let;s just say I am glad that I have a decent singing voice. May this young lady have a long and successful career.
@Realistic Man on the other hand they could be strokes of genius have you watched her numbers climb?
@Realistic Man I'm talling for the generstions to come. Ome of the profound aspects about humans is our collective failure to spot greatness when it appears combined with nearly universal recognition of it generations later. I'd be very happy to let Sofia answer to God for me what have you done with the tallent I've given you. Nearing the end of my seventies ill stick with my opinion of her tallents if you don't mind. Gteatnes isn't judged well at the time when annuals take the honors. Perennials take generations to establish themselves. Consider the daisy and the oak. She's on track for where most of us will never go.
@Realistic Man Competitions rely on Judges: Who you know, who you have connections with. A uniform idea of what's best.
I have watched many, many filmed performances of this Concerto. None have had the obvious love of the piece that this does. Technical excellence is for the exam room. Passion is for the Concert Hall. What an inspiring young lady!!!
Totally agree.
and I do make this pianist lady above skies everynight, with the sexual pleasure and excitement and happiness and heat that I give her
Although this is an old performance and surely no one is interested in my comment, I will still write a few lines for my own sake.
I landed on this video by chance and didn't know it was a competition until I noticed those few mistakes, although overall I had already been impressed by Sofia's performance. Then I started to check the comments and saw that people mention some bad ones which I could hardly track down. That means the positive ones have literally drowned the bad ones ahahah!
I have started to learn the piano seriously only a couple of years ago after a lifetime of playing by ear. What I like the most, beside the heartly performance, is that few mistakes haven't hindered her confidence at all and she's kept playing like nothing ever happened. I know from experience how hard that is and I can say I'm not even close to that frame of mind. I see that now in 2020 she's become an accomplished pianist and I'm glad she has not let the naysayers affect her heart and courage. Well done, Sofia! I wish one day I will be able to play like you, not at your level of course, but with the same confidence and purity of heart you are showing. If only the music world had more people like you...
Now I am looking for more performances by this fine young pianist. It is always interesting to hear how an artist matures. (BTW. I am still interested in your comment.)
This beautiful young lady has a wonderful calm, passion and skill when plays this master piano concerto, may Jesus watch over her always.
Who?
@@Gabbermans57 he's a little bit more famous than you, chap. (Jan is a female name in English, you could be a man, who knows..)
Criticisms are from those people who are not able to distinguish between interpretation and a mere execution, no matter how good the latter could be. Sofia, your interpretation is wonderful. It can be "measured" by the feeling it transmits to the listeners. Tchaikovsky wrote that music for you. Thank you Sofia!
heh it's "measured" by whether you like it or not :P That's it. :D
thats a level of interpretation that reached far beyond acceptable.Tchaikovsky shouldn't have intended it to be an inexpressive piece
Mauro, don't forget - some people would complain if their bum was on fire. It is in their miserable nature.
I agree. I already listened to this interpretation several times, and I can't simple interrupt. As I always can't, when it comes to Tchaikovsky! Believe me, I know my favorite pieces well, and I am not easy to contempt. This young lady and her masters / companion musicians (and the great Tchaikovsky) make your world better. Envy and evil stay below, far down. It is so nice to see good comments about good things.
@@Roescoe You"re an expert.
She played the whole piano concerto from memory...WOW!
I just love the young lady's facial expressions with her mouth as she fingers the keys. So sweet, and what a concert pianist for her age. She plays with unadulterated passion. When Tchaikovsky wrote it, it was considered unplayable! Bravo Sofia.
She Is magnificente. and pretty.
Totally agree.
I never tire of watching this phenomenal young woman and the equally amazing orchestra. Thank you TH-cam for bringing this brilliant experience to us
On the contrary ..Tchaikovsky brought you this experience?
Bellissimo Concerto.🌹
Sofia Vasheruk is a great pianist. She managed to embody herself along with the orchestra and at the same time to be distinguished. She actually rightfully became the orchestra' s crown. The musicians felt it and gradually responded to her positively. She won their respect and, I stress, that is a great achievement for a young student.
I, as an audience, felt like we traveled together in the world of music. And that the same ideas about what is beautiful and what is ugly brought us together in a higher plane of existence. That it is about time to create a greater self, to fight for a better world.
Many thanks to Sofia and to the orchestra.
thanks
Polydoros Polydoropoulos and she's hot
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i also appreciated the orchestra responding to sophia, seems this went mostly unnoticed, thanks.
This girl is so full of love and emotion for the music. She's a joy to watch. I'm just seeing her now and this performance was nearly 5 years ago. I'm going to check her out for what she's up to these days.
Please tell us what you found.
Bravo Sofia...you play with real spirit. Having listened to this work performed by so many great pianists accompanied by great orchestras led by great conductors...so young Sofia and so talented...you moved me to shed tears of absolute joy...God, I love the way you play the piano, with so much verve and immersion....
People with a passion for music. It's not about better or about mistakes. If I could play like them ... I would smile at some mistakes. Fanatics don't really love music..they love to find something in others. I love their game and passion. Warm greetings from Germany
I love how she is mouthing the tune as she plays! That's so cute. It's always interesting to watch musicians play because they get so into it.
I used to do the same whenever I had rests in my parts. Its better than just sitting there counting rests lol.
agree, she's very cute, and loves the music.
i wish i looked like this performing. i'm told that i just look dead inside
@@gaaandal8626 Eh just put a creepy smile on your face and no one will ever dare tell you how you look while you play.
Espléndida interpretación de una promesa, que se hizo una realidad.
Joven, guapa y excelente pianista.
Desde la Ciudad de México.
Words simply can’t describe…this takes my breath away.
I love her expressions as she's playing and intend to watch this many more times for that reason. She appears so absorbed in the music and completely immersed. Absolutely nothing 'put-on' here. How lucky we are to be able to enjoy performances like this. The odd wrong note enhances the experience for me as it reminds me how incredibly difficult it must be to play this fantastic piece of work.
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Stunning! She is completely absorbed.
I love this piece, I love his work, and I love this pianist. This was a wonderful performance!
I see a shining star rising over the horizon! We must remember she is a young pianist and is doing extremely well!. When we were her age, we had the same moments at our concerto performances.
She was wonderful. I stopped counting missed notes. They don't matter. Her spirit does. Thank you to whoever produced this.
You could see her happiness and relief when she got through the most difficult passage. She is so wonderfully talented. I cannot wait to hear more from her.
Sophia, I can see the way you love Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto nr. 1 as much as I do. You put your whole body into it. Without being a spectacle, you are as much enjoyable to watch as your music is to hear. You don't just "Play Piano", you Make Music with the piano and your soul. I would pay a fortune just to watch you practice. Very, very nice! Thank You!
The most important she does: feels the music. Congratulations Sofia and God bless you!!
Ich bin Maler, beschäftige mich seit ein paar jahren mit den Energien künstlerischen Tuns: Freude, Lust, Leidenschaft, Begeisterung und Hingabe. Für mich ist es ein Weg in allem Tun. Wenn ich jemandem erklären möchte was ich meine, dann zeigt diese Interpretation von Sofia alles was ich mir vorstelle. Ich sehe die Freude und spüre die Lust und Leidenschaft, fühle Begeisterung und manchmal gibt es Augenblicke tiefster Hingabe. Mehr ist doch gar nicht möglich. Und jede falsche Note (Ich konnte keine heraushören, bin da aber auch nicht geschult) ist Salz in der Suppe. Perfektion ist grausam.Tiefste Anerkennung und ein großes Dankeschön für dieses Geschenk.
Es ist nicht möglich, es mehr wortgewaltig zu sprechen.
Sofia has brought this old warhorse to tears with her interpretation of my beloved tchaikovsky classic. Bravo Ms Vasheruk, Bravo!
I am in love with this performance and this concerto! Brava!
15 years old! Beautiful. I'm nervous for her, such a difficult piece and she tackles it with the right energy and feeling. Magnificent interpretation. Brava, bravissima!! Timing is on point. So well done!
Who is 15 years old? The pianist was born in 1988. She was 25 at the time of the recording.
I love this girl simply from the opening!!!! Bravo! ♥♥♥
I love classical music,Chopin,Beethovin,and Tchaikovsky as my big three. This young lady is spectacular,energetic,and passionate. I'm glad I found this piece of music on You Tube. Thanks to You Tube for supplying us with so many great music selections.
What I like most about this performance is how fresh and original it is. Ms. Vasheruk may not have a grand fortissimo, and may not have exquisite polish, but she had exquisite courage, playing this old warhorse as if she'd never heard anyone else played it at all. Her tempi are unhurried, she plays softly where others play more loudly, and she lavishes a lot of care on things that other pianists pass over as mere details (for example, the trilling filigree that leads out of the first movement cadenza, or the stomping left hand in the opening of the third movement). It seems to me she has, more than other pianists, a feeling for the scherzando, antic elements in this concerto, and has a lot of fun in teasing them out. I've listened to this concerto in many different hands and hers, here, brought out sounds I'd never heard before. She makes the opening movement less a grand, impressive, cataclysmic thing than an intimate thing. This is a highly personal performance in the best possible sense. Instead of conquering the piece, she loves it and is delighted by it.
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And she plays it from memory!!! Stupendo!!
Carlos Tadeu Silva
I should think that if you are a professional pianist and advertise a work as being in your repertoire, you will have memorized it very well. vasheruk.com/repertoire.html
Carlos Tadeu Silva grande coisa
Marc Vincenti , except it was scherzando, and she has real technical issues throughout, even at extremely "moderate" tempi.
Marc Vincenti I was going to make a comment on this wonderfully original performance, only to see that you had written, most eloquently, almost everything I wanted to say.
I just wanted to add the thesis that we live in such a wondrous age. When this piece was written (1874/5) and you lived near a major city, you might have heard this piece three or four times in your life. Aren't we lucky to live in a time where, at the click of a mouse, you can hear so many different versions. Aren't we fantastically fortunate?
fantastic performance. Sounds better each time i sit down to watch it. I don't understand why there's so many haters posting ridiculous comments.
Wat een prachtige vertolking! Vooral het spel van de pianiste..de virtuositeit heeft mij erg geboeid.
OMG!! Just found about this wonderful pianist!! All I've got to say is WOW!! She has such a great complicity with the maestro and blends well with the orchestra. I've read some about the fortissimos, it's true she might not have the same force as other pianist but it's not needed as her play as a whole is just amazing! I like the way she feels the music and gives us that stunning sound!!
I don't care much about the competition, her way of playing this concerto totally opens my mind about this concerto. Since her first note, really. Such a thoughtful person who maybe skips some practice. I adore this performance.
I cannot find any version that matches with the emotion and gentleness I felt while listening to this. I love this one...
It's a competition folks so don't expect perfection. Just enjoy a gorgeous music work...
Magical and grows in fans as time passes. Thank you Sofia. Thank you.
Peter Oliver how she feels the music, wow, I love her 😍
Magical Tchaikovsky and pianist Sofia the Russians musics are magnificente.
Awesome, full blooded and intense playing. It's not my favourite piano concerto,but after watching this performance I've begun to appreciate the sheer grandeur of the piece. Absolutely stunning recording.
Yes - most other performances I've heard make this piece sound like a freight train rumblig past. This one is a beautiful and delicate dance!
I learned piano for 7 years, but i was not that brilliant and my parents knew it and didnt critizise me. But i actually can Imagine it very well. Composers/performer have spent months to prepare it so good they can. Take a look at Rachmaninoff, who fell in a deep depression as the critics about his piano concerto (or was ist a symphony) were really bad. After a therapie he wrote the piano concerto 2 and dedicated it to his therapist. This piece ist gorgeous. Thank god he found a way out of his depression and we can hear bis marvellous music today.
Im really sorry for your experience. 😥 Most artist have a gentle soul. Dont brake it!!
I remember my childhood, I listened to this concert every morning. miss you.
The best version I ever listened to, simply for her passion, energy, and of course her skill, the orchestra is also good, overall a great one. I every much enjoyed it. You should turn the volume up to appreciate it.
I did turn up the volume.
My wife told me to turn it down!
"Everyone's a critic." 😄
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Sofia, I know this video first appeared 6 years ago so I am a little late. I hope you are having a wonderful life and continuing to play the piano! I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your performance. Your ability, your focus, your emotion, your stamina, your courage and your great partnership with the maestro had me watching you wide eyed the whole 38 minutes! About 3/4 through the conductor nodded to you something like, "Everything okay?"
You smiled at him and reassured him you were ready! Yes, ready! Let's do it! And near the very end your smile was hard to contain because you knew you were nearing the end and you were so overjoyed about your accomplishment! And, so was I and everyone else that was supporting you throughout the piece. Sofia, incredible! Thank you so much for this performance and I think Tchaikovsky would have loved to come back stage to congratulate you for your performance. He would have been in tears (like me) watching you play with so much emotion. Peace, my dear.
awesome... I adore her beautiful piano performance
You can see the obvious love that she has for the music. It's great to witness something like this. A truly wonderful performance.
Just shows how much better a performance can be when one enjoys themselves. I have watched this video umpteen times now and every time it makes me happy. I will cherish this version always. Thank you Sofia Vasheruk.
Such an unexpectedly elegant performance...delicate... light and a breathe of fresh air .... and Ms Vasheruk is wonderful to watch she clearly loves this piece which is often derided but is one of the masterworks for piano. Her heart and soul are clearly in her performance. Wonderful!
That was so amazing! It was beyond adorable when you could tell she knew she was almost done. So concentrated before and then came the smiles from knowing it was a stellar perfomance. Bravo!
Yes and Yes! This is what I look for. A unique interpretation which has not been seen before. The two parts go hand in hand.
Execution and Interpretation. Sophia VAsheruk has a great technique and a very very great interpretation !
I don't care about the technicalities, I love this interpretation. It's sensual, she feels the music. Wonderful!
I also like the interpretation but mistakes, mistakes ...
She lives the music with every breath, movement and emotion along the way. Delightful and emotional expression. Id like to watch her perform Fredrick Chopin.
Fabulous!!!! The most truly involved and passionate presentation ever. As Tchaikovsky meant it to be played. Sofia. Vasheruk, you have no peers.
Magnificent. She is the first pianist I have ever seen who reminds me very much of the remarkable and iconoclastic Canadian pianist Glen Gould, as remarkable an individual as one could ever be. Brilliant job, well done !! She brings the same intensity and artistry and her technique is close to perfection.
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I agree, I can hear some good Gould in her performance!
Sofia is not only wonderfully talented and STUNNINGLY beautiful young lady, but her unbridled joy and enthusiasm she displays when playing makes this the most watchable piece on the whole of TH-cam.
36:20 Yes!!! So amazing...I don't know any words for her emotion at this point but it makes me cry every time. Thank you
Mooi gespeeld en mooi "live gepresenteerd" door de pianiste. Wat een levendig enthousiasme voor het piano spelen!
This girl is Amazing in my opinion, I see that some of you are those that get off on picking people apart if they miss a note here or there, I love Tchaikovsky's music and for her to play as beautifully as she did by memory should be what's more important here. As I like to tell people that pick other musicians apart, "post a video of you playing it better, and then you may have a right to be a critic". Sofia......She is Awesome!!!!
please. It's not a note here and there. Its is a great many. Way too many. The piece is too hard for her.
Will I ever come close to her skill? = No = I can't say nothing about two missed notes. You rocked it girl!
Just beautiful, thank you so much; to hear you play is a reason to celebrate the day ...
I love her smile at the final recurrence of the third movement melody at the end of the concerto.
Bravo! What a wonderful performance! Congratulations Ms Sofia Vasheruk, and God bless you in your brilliant career!
Mis.Vashruk your performance is the most wonderful piano concerto I have ever admire.Congratulations.You are already Blessed.(youtube million thanks for gives spiritual confort)When you presente those Genious of the classic Music.Thanks with my Heart.Ceci Silva Escudero.Benalmadena,Spain.
Grabacion o toma de spnido mediocre. Artisticamente muy bueno. Lamento mi critica.
An absolutely amazing performance! It's a joy to listen to and very obvious that Sofia doesn't just play this piece. No, she lives it! He body language as well as her changes in emotion really bring out this age old but fantastic piece. Thank you Sofia, your performance really brings this piece to life. I'm listening to it while I work on the computer (such a boring piece of equipment) and it's already played twice. This is proper music, performed eminently.
Thank you ComposerinUK, indeed TH-cam and other sites can be strange places. I am not a composer, I do very much enjoy Classical music, especially in the piano, violin and cello modes. What is especially inspiring in this presentation of the Tchaikovsky, is this pianists total commitment, intellectually and emotionally to the performance. Bravo!!
I can't imagine the stress of these major competitions! Yet Sofia pulls it of spectacularly, with a heart-felt interpretation! Glorious! thank you for posting! (from Canada)
I like Sofia’s performance very much, her interpretation of the piece is much more clear than that of others, e.g. musical phrase, development of musical mood and linking between different sections, etc.. Congratulations on her successful interpretation and imagination.
Such sensitive playing by the soloist with shades of dark and light touches me deeply.Congratulations to the Conductor, Orchestra and not last by no mean the SOLOIST BRAVO to all CARMEL Australia
Just watching her facial expression you can see how deeply she feels the music.
Such composure, and care, not to rush in, to articulate and demonstrate, in all modesty, and with pride through accomplishment, her deep affinity, passion and talent for this composition; then, as this madly romantic- but never superficial- masterpiece reaches into the stratosphere of human emotion and experience, Sophia Vasheruk is there, on song, as the composer's soothsayer in all his vibrant , extravagant and tender colours.
Here is a small word of advice, be very careful when you critique a young musician.,and here's why. I was 13 years old and eligible for my degree at the London Conservatory and a bunch of our class were to play at a recital and we don't know what happened but we all did poorly, There was a very bad setup for the concert hall that effected all, I won't go into all the gory details but it was a disappointment for everyone . As for my side of it one of my sisters tore into me about how badly I had done and kept it up for an hour , moving right along with the story , that was the last concert I ever played , I walked away from it all and never played seriously again.. I did start singing opera and church music at 16. That experience broke my heart and I never felt the same about performing. So I say to you all especially families, be very, very careful what you say and how you say it,.Artist are very sensitive about their work!!!!! P.S I am 85 now and I remember it like it was yesterday. P.S.S. Maybe this is why I always cry when hear a particularly well play ed piece of music by a particularly gifted and sensitive pianist, it can make life awkward especially in public.
So my parents thought I would not be anything, they have no concept of who I am. I found the truth about my childhood on Phub by watching other men like me @ 67yo. I away's encourage young musicians!
How wonderful that you are now 85 and you shared that, Mr Bill Gates... er Gaetz. I have had similar experiences in life, but that is life.
Bill Gaetz my sympathy for the insensitive criticism you suffered so many years ago. Performers put themselves out there and I for one appreciate the work they put into these events. 👏
ну и как тебе от осознания что 70 лет коту под хвост?
I too had an unfortunate experience when I was about 9 yeasts old. I was taking piano lessons an loved it . Even the drudgery of practice. I would ride my bike to town an buy sheet music of something I’d heard and liked. Then I would pick it out one finger at a time. My parents then interviewed. Insisting I concentrate only on my lessons. They tore up my sheet music. I was so discouraged I lost interest and stopped playing. Today, I am 85 years old, I recall this sad event that probably changed my life with unkind thoughts about my parents. If you know a young musician in courage them on matter what kind of music to which they are drawn. Please.
Excellent performance !
Thanks
I have watched this performance countless times and does not get tired watching it. She is just magical.
She has enthusiasm and talent in abundance and it has been a real pleasure to listen her. In addition, and an unexpected pleasure in an age of intense and sometime "wooden" performers, watching her is a delight. She is at one with the score and its romantic themes, and looks confidently hooked on the piano and orchestra "singing" together. I have been to many concerts and competitions, and as a long-time pianist (tho' not of this calibre), I am absolutely over watching competitors who have technical brilliance in spades, but seemingly no soul or feeling. This young lady confirms my love of watching good, happy pianists do their thing at the keyboard. No, I agree, she has yet to develop polish and that elusive perfection ... but it all comes with practice and performance challenges. I will watch this young lady again with pleasure and contentment that here is a real pianist and perhaps a great one in the making.
Sensitive and emotional and to me mesmerizing to watch her..and she herself is beautiful!!
Tchaikovsky himself would have greatly preferred expressive artists like this over rote automatons any day. Too many musical players that don't realize this now - they give all their focus to the technical.
It's really refreshing to see a pianist where you can see her having to work. A lot of the more established soloists make it look 'easy' but with Sofia's performance here you get drawn into the sheer graft of performing the concerto. It brings a sort of tension and I find myself riveted and spurring her on. Great way to spend 38 or so minutes.
I think the pianist is wonderful. Makes it come alive. Brava
what a treat to see this beautiful and passionate young woman , singing along with the work , not jaded or bored , still in love with the music i listened to the Russians as a young man ,til i became almost bored and turned to Bach , but with the current hysterical anti-Russian propaganda , i'm back again to remember the character and---dare i say---soul that runs through the music and literature...Dostoevsky remains one of my favorite authors.......tho this music is not to my taste for daily consumption , it was fun to tap into the self i was 60 yrs. ago again , i'm SO happy for the internet , and these postings that revivify music LIVE thank you
She played with such expression. Amazing memory.
Listening to the video of Sophia's performance again is really exciting!
I'll have to agree with you on that! She is attractive and without a doubt, the absolute best piano player I have ever heard! She is really feeling the music. Very very nice.
Thank you for your beautiful performance! Music makes life bearable.
Bravo Sofia👍💖👋👋I am not an expert musician but I did study classic music when I was child and have very good ear. In spite of a few discord I think you did a very good job and enjoyed your performance. I see this is an old video but I agree people should not be so harsh on performers because it takes a lot of courage to perform in front of people. Thank you again Sofia🙏💕👋🌈
Fantastic once again thanks to You Tube quality
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Brilliant. Thankyou so much.
...simply magnificent. This young lady's spirit, quite literally, brings tears of joy to my eyes.
I played this at a concert once. I believe it's Tchaikovsky's only Piano Concerto. Great piece of music.
Tchaikovsky wrote 3 piano concertos :)
The “wrong notes” and mistaques is a beutifull of singularity. We are imperfect but same time this is divine and precious ! I am not a musician. I am a simple and ordinary human been . I love music and I’m full of gratitude by the network / internet and new technologies that allow us to be enchanted by these wonderful works. THANKS!!!
Much enjoyed and will look out for Sofia. Thanks for uploading.
Oh, how I love the Amsterdam orchestra!!! What an amazing concerto!!!
Many people comment that Sofia made mistakes. I can't see or hear any flaws in her performance. I love watching her and listening to her. I am not a musician, but I have been listening to classical music all my life. And I am very picky! Great job Sofia :-)
birdn27... me too, i agree
She's 1000000 more talented than I'll ever be and she plays this absolutely beautifully, but if you can't hear the mistakes you either don't know the piece very well or aren't listening carefully.
yes , 2:25
2:25 this is a mistake ? For pianist very big mistake i think ..so i like ofcourse
What a pleasure to hear someone who was born to play piano, and good music, wonderful, do not allow anyone to change your mind and ability.
I don't care what the negative criticisms are, Tchaikovsky would be proud!
I am so privileged to be able to watch and listen to this fine performance by a young artist. Ignore the elitist comments. Beautiful music with a fine , young pianist.
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This is beautiful
La mia Silvia buona
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I keep coming back for another listen. Must be doing something really well.❤️
Just beautiful!!!
This concerto is the one which made me fall in love with this genre more than 13 years ago. I love Sofia's playing too! Amazing performance, thank you very much!
she's extraordinarily talented and beautiful.
What a Wonderful & Beautiful Performance!
Let's just enjoy this Concerto.
36:25"Yess" I have made it!!!!!!, "makes sweating my eyes". The best musician is that, iff made a mistake, proceed as that was nothing wrong! And playing so intense 40 minutes, memorized all the sequences... speachless. Bravo, bravo, deep respect to Ms. Sofia. And the interpretation is moste beautiful ever, the dynamic is just the best (Yuja Wang is playing to fast (my opinion)- due this "hurry" some tones disapered, you can not hear them ). We do not have to forget excelent orchestra and the conductor. The orchestra interpretation is also the best for me.... congrats!
And one of the most significant things - playing with feeling, as Sofia does as the whole orchestra!
i meditate to this often. today, i finished with a few minutes left, so i watched till the end. @36 mins., i really enjoyed how it looked like she was home free after that difficult part. i ended up almost weeping as i watched till the end. it's amazing to be alive right now.
then there was that creepy white haired violinist...was he lusting? creepy.
La orquesta es maravillosa, con una dirección fabulosa,
Evidentemente que la técnica y la pasión de la interpretación de Sofia Valsheruk es espectacular.
Genial...
Always loved Sophia's passion expressed so well here ... close your eyes, keeping the orchestra's brilliance in regard to such harmony in the performance thankfully recorded
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She plaid woderul
No soy músico, pero aprendí a escuchar esta música y es un descanso para el espíritu.
So nice to see so many views and still comments after six years but - wow -does she ever deserve it and I hope she has continued to challenge herself and interpret so well.
Those who dont like this interpretation should listen to only the exact performance that is "correct." Dont clutter your brain with any thing else. It would be a wonderful world if the correct versions of every masterpeice would be the only one ever allowed. No more Glenn Gould. I like to see prodigies and hear their ideas . This pianist is wonderful, I marvel at her hands at work & connect with her musical intellect. It is unique as all greatness should be.
Very nice Sofia. I'm often amazed at what goes into such a deep performance such as Tchaikovsky.s Concerto no. 1. Bravo!