Dzięki Kate Liu i temu koncertowi mój mąż pokochał Chopina. Czekalam na to dlugo, ale było warto. Dzis.mój mąż jest w ciężkim stanie, ale oczami prosi o płytę z tym koncertem. Dostal ja na 70 - e urodziny od ukochanej wnuczki Karoliny.
The identity of a pianist is not winning the competition but playing to touch people's hearts. From that perspective, Kate Liu is truly the world's best pianist.
Who’s here after the chopin competition finals? By default I compare everyone playing this year to Kate and this is still one of the best performances of this concerto i’ve seen 😍
I'm a big fan of Kate and I always come back to her Scherzo, Ballade and this Concerto too! But I really have to give credit to Bruce for nailing the concerto. His playing at the Rondo section is just so clean and crisp. Kudos to him!
I think there was a nice chemistry between her and the conductor. When she just finished she looks to him with a question of acceptance of her performance and when she finds it she smiles and it is a sign of relief. She rise and goes to hug him. It seems like he is a fatherly master to her.
Akiko Ebi and Martha Argerich were jujors during this competition. These are the villains, they gave Kate very low marks from the very beginning. It is thanks to these people that she did not win the first place, although as we saw during the entire competition, she deserved the victory.
I know no one wants to hear about mistakes, but there were simply too many in her performance to win, regardless of whether you like her interpretation or not. It’s part of the competition.
I keep coming back to this recording. There is so much concentration and effortless grace in Liu's playing. It is a shame how the recording industry has neglected her talent since her 3rd prize win in 2015: There isn't a single album by her (except for her competition performances from Warsaw, certainly not the best conditions to record anything), and relatively few concerts to be found online. Here is a truly wonderful young pianist the world should hear much more from.
FlaneurSolitaire: So glad to have someone else besides myself bring up this topic. I just can’t understand how the major record labels can continue to ignore a talent like this. I’ve been listening to her TH-cam performances for close to six years now, and I believe, more than ever, that she is a unique artist, and that it is a crime not to document such artistry with the highest quality recordings and videos. DG or Sony: Add Kate Liu to your roster. Take a chance and record a Chopin CD. Her fans around the world will thank you.
@@lienlee7654: She needs to make a stopover in the San Franciso Bay Area and play another recital here! I just found the program for her concert in Minneapolis, and now I’m really jealous. She’s playing Beethoven Op. 111 (which is new, at least there’s no TH-cam video yet), plus Chopin G Minor Ballade & G Major Nocturne, and the 3rd Brahms Sonata. Wow! What a program. 🙋🏻♀️🎹
I've probably listened to this performance nearly a hundred times. I was just a passive listener of classical music until I found this. Something about it is just magical
Bruce was fantastic this year. however, it added context to Kate Liu's performance. In my opinion, this is the best performance of the E minor Concerto that I have ever heard. Great orchestra. Chopin wrote this concert to be played by a woman for a man.
I'm a Chopin fan. I can't have enough of Chopin... Since I listened to Kate Liu's interpretation, I cannot listen to any other pianist in that concerto. Despite the very few mistakes and imperfections, it is PERFECT! This is a miracle she performed and a huge shame that she didn't win the first prize.
Not gonna call it a shame she didn't win, because Cho's performance was worthy of the winner's circle. But I gotta say that Kate Liu's performance is my personal favorite because it's just pure passion and emotion! I love this performance and it is my favorite... her passion reminds me of Cliburn's early recording of this piece which I must have listened to a hundred times.
Cho's performance got a score of 9 from 14/17 juries so I would not say that it's a shame, but I love what Kate puts in the music through her fingers for sure. I feel I can imagine Chopin's emotions via Kate's performance better in my opinion
This is by far the best piano performance for this Chopin Concerto. I have listened to 12 other ones and none is as addictive as this performance. I have listened like 100 times no and it is still fresh and so soothing to the soul!
This Concert was my favorite during adolescence. At 86 years old now, I still love it with all my heart. For this reason, I turn to the magnificent performance of Kate Liu again and again.
When the audience starts applauding you before the piece has even finished, you know beyond a doubt you've captured their hearts. So it was that beautiful and charming Kate Liu gave a stirring if not quite technically pristine performance of the Chopin 1st, but good enough to place her 3rd in the winner's circle of the 2015 Chopin Competition. In fact, Kate is the first American to win a prize here since Garrick Ohlsson snagged 1st in 1970. That is quite an accomplishment. Part of Kate's powers lie in her ability to not get ruffled when a gaff hits. I've seen many a pianist better than Kate buckle and just crumble under the pressure of making a single mistake in competition. Kate has the ability to keep her composure and forge ahead and that's what kept her technical and musical prowess working to see her through the extreme pressure to a triumphant end. For that, as well as a beautiful performance, we have to lay bouquets at her feet. Note that even Maestro Kaspszyk was totally taken with her, as evidenced by his emotional embrace at the end of the concerto. I fear for Kate. She is an extremely gifted pianist who is now thrust into the pressure-pot-cooker world of professional piano concertizing. Her good looks and talent assure she will be picked up by a major concert management agency. Is she ready for such pressure? No less than Van Cliburn cracked under it after less than two decades of non-stop concertizing. Most prize winners have two option: immediately embark on a grueling concert schedule...the "strike-while-the-iron-is-hot" approach, or to quietly resume studies, give occasional concerts and gradually fade from the public's memory. The latter is a common occurrence; take all the prize winners of the last 50 years and notice that only a handful have survived. The public is very fickle and it takes an artist of the caliber of a Lang Lang or Evgeny Kissin to keep them interested in coming to see you. Kate has a huge decision in front of her. I hope she makes the right one.
+J Joe Townley Dear J Joe Townley, (Kate's) music has nothing to do with nationality (since nationality is a form of violence!) Besides, Kate Liu was born in Singapore, her physical appearance is Asian. Kate's playing music is divine as you say above!
+Anna Mayer Thank you for the interesting background on Kate. As you say she is indeed divine. She must be a naturalized US citizen since she is entered as from the USA. I would be very interested in knowing if she intends to embark on concertizing or if she plans to continue with her studies and pursue a PhD in music. Do you happen to know?
lepaintre123 Merci, lepaintre. Actually, the more I listen to Kate's interpretation all the more I am absolutely taken with her and her lyrical interpretation. She has a lovely touch, and at 21 has done something almost unthinkable: win 3rd prize at the second most prestigious competition in the world at such a tender young age. Astonishing!
+J Joe Townley Absolutely agree 100%. btw watch her interview video, she clearly has an American accent. I enjoyed her performances which remind me so much of Rubenstein's Chopin. Her ability to play phrases and keep them alive and organic, simple and even all at once is what really does it for me.
I've heard tens of different renditions of this piece through out the years. This one isn't the fastest. It isn't the most perfect. It isn't the most technically virtuosic. But it is the one I always come back to. Something about Kate touches in a way that very few other pianists ever have before. There's a deep, unique kind of emotion being felt here, both by Kate and by us. Thank you, Kate.
You hit the point, this is the moment when you can relax, because someone there is more delicate and subtle than you. The only thing left is to enjoy it and experience the music that is inseparably connected with the musician.
This is exactly the thing I've noticed at the very beginning. This ending of the phrase makes it even more nostalgic. Other pianists didn't have a break here, making it all but unique. But Liu made it so nostalgic.
This is one of my favorite piano concertos. Kate Liu’s rendition is powerful and at the same time lyrical and moving. I only found out about her recently. Her career as a concert pianist didn’t seem to have taken off after this piano competition. What a shame for such a talented musician.
She is the pianist who resonated most with the public and she also received the most perfect scores from the judges but her average was lower so third place. But I still think she was the break out star from that competition.
She had the audience breaking into rapturous applause even before the piece ended! Seeing the smiles of approbation on members of the orchestra, concertmaster & conductor warmed my heart! Kate, we music-loving folks here in Malaysia would love to hear you play, so make a date with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra at the Dewan Fil once the pandemic is over!
Another more Malaysian superfan here! I almost got to see her in Indanapolis, but she pulled out (I think due to injury). Really hoping to see her live sometime! Her Schumann is incredible th-cam.com/video/64C4nL2VNKA/w-d-xo.html
Born to play Chopin, I'm with the Polish viewers in my amazement that she didn't win first prize but the important thing is that she shared this music with us.
I believe the reason that she din win was becos of wrong note....As far as i rmb watch Seong Jin Cho's playing there is no wrong note or mayb quite little....even though is not that obvious by Kate played quite an amount of wrong note..... PS: I din listen to the whole concerto.....only judging by listening to vivace bcos that the movement that im interested on xD
She came close, but Charles-Richard Hamelin and Seong-Jin Cho played damn near flawlessly, and they played as beautifully. If you want the definitive version, check Krystian Zimerman's recordings of the two concertos. I don't always like his interpretations on other Chopin, although his technique is unbelievable, but his concertos were a step above any other versions I've heard (including Rubinstein's). BTW, I was at university with one of Kate's teachers Alan Chow. He was, and probably still is, a wonderful pianist.
I enjoy this recording of Chopin's E minor probably more than anyone else's that I've heard....and I've been listening to this piece for almost 40 years, but I can understand why they gave the 1st prize to SJ Cho. His technical proficiency was obvious and the chances of him becoming a famous soloist is higher. With that said, Ms. Liu's performance reminds me of the way the late Van Cliburn poured his soul into every piece he played. This recording makes me emotional every time I hear it.
I never have been a great fan of Chopin, but after this performance by the charming Kate, I changed my mind!! Her piano delicate and so sweet, and looking at her fingers moving on the ivory is something exceptional. Everything looks so easy so natural!! What a talent.
Wikipedia: Kate Liu (born May 23, 1994 in Singapore) is a Singaporean American classical pianist. On October 20, 2015 she won the third prize (bronze medal), the audience favorite award, and the Polish Radio Award for the best performance of a mazurka in the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland.
A friend of mine said, among the recordings of Chopin’s E minor concerto Krystian Zimerman’s one is an „etalon”. I’ve listened to it: it’s really very good! His orchestra is the best I’ve ever heard in this piece (Zimerman was the dirigent too), much better than the Chopin competition’s orchestra. The piano part is very developed, imaginative, original, really „Polish”. It was an experience. In the case of a well-known, often played piece, the biggest problem is: what can you say new, different from the former performances? All the participants of the Chopin competition wanted to show: they can give some original, some never-heard solutions. These ideas came from their own, sometimes are good, interesting, convincing ones. They play their own Chopin. Zimerman’s interpretation is also from his own, really special, extraordinary. In case of Kate Liu, I feel she doesn’t want to do something new or „original”. She never puts something into the work. She doesn’t play from her own. But she takes her own FROM the work, her solutions are the composer’s solutions. I could tell the difference like this: Zimerman plays good, Kate Liu plays true. Others are uniform in their endeavouring to be different. Kate IS different in her being one of a kind. She was interviewed in Warsaw after the competition: how to describe her participation at Chopin competition in three words? She said: - Experience. Moment. Passion. I think this is what you can feel from her playing. Kate is a true musician.
My favourite interpretation. I do not know why it moves me so much, especially there are so many other talented musicians - but Kate brings eveything I love about classic music.
You notice how the audience started clapping well before the final note from the orchestra? Apparently everyone in the building was moved also! That didn't happen for the other finalists!
Kate gra Chopina tak , jak wyobrażam sobie , że powinien być grany ... emocjonalnie , pięknym , delikatnym dźwiękiem i z duchowością bardzo mi bliską ... dlatego pokochałem Kate Liu .
This is so amazing she really knows natually how to make the rythm really excting and gives this peice right tention. It is the best performance of this masterpiece ever and ever will be.
I've listened to this over and over. She moves me like no other can, playing the same piece. She adds another dimension that others fail to do. Just my humble opinion.
With a deep respect to all from that contest, this performance is certainly an outstanding one. For me personally this one was a 1st prize performance among concertos 🌸
Just saw her perform this past Sunday in Miami...she left me speechless...what superb and talented artist. She has become my favorite interpreter of Chopin compositions.
Still remains the most satisfying and heart wrenching performance of this concerto I’ve ever heard/seen. Looking forward to her reaching 2 million views! 😎🎹
I completely agree, the Korean pianist sounded like robot compared go her. No mistakes, they are still grading musicians as if they are kindergarten, what a disgrace.
@Ti A you think something flawless means a robot? how one-dimensional you are 😂 your disrespecting other pianists never makes Kate look better. you have to know that. she is great just the way she is. if anything your rudeness is disgracing that.
I always come back to this young lady's Chopin pieces. She must have a very beautiful soul to produce such a sincere interpretation. It really comes from the heart. :)
Tyle razy już tego słuchałem ze znam każdą nutę, wiem kiedy krzesło na widowni komuś spada 😂, nie mogę się nasycić słuchając jej nieustannie, wspaniałe gra z orkiestrą, czysta poezja fortepianu !❤❤❤
I came to Chopin competition videos because I started with watching Seong-Jin, but Kate's performance is amazing. She has so much control over the piano and her tone is absolutely intoxicating!!! Oh my
Her sensitive yet light and bright touch, great control and well-sang, full of joy…. If a young 20-years old Chopin who just finished writing this concerto piece were a woman, then he would have played just like Kate Liu.
I've now listened to all of the 2015 and 2021 finalist's renditions of this. Hard to see how anyone was scored ahead of her. It's no wonder she got the most top scores of 10 among the finalists, so I cannot comprehend how Akiko Ebi gave her a 3, and Martha Argerich gave her a 4. I recognize Cho Seong Jin's talent, but his musicality is nothing compared to this. It's also no wonder she won the audience vote.
Unfortunately, some people apparently are still stuck in the grade school mentality... No mistake, no mistake, or what sounds different from what they were taught. Winners should be picked by both judges and popular/audience vote so the 'establishment' both jaded and compromised doesn't have the sole decision. When this world is fair, it will be something else. But we, the audience as a whole, know better even though every human ear is different. The standing ovation also speaks for itself.
Kate. your music is so pure and white. It brings tears. 😭😭. thank you for sharing your most beautiful playing. i'm really glad God sends you to this world.
This young woman has that necessary combination of technique, expressiveness, clarity, grace, gentlemess and control that makes a great pianist. Her interpretation is excellent. As usual, there are those who think that playing loud, pounding the keys is artistry. There are those who think that playing faster is better. Perhaps catching the subway after the concert is most important to them. Kate is already a great pianist and will continue to grow as one in every way. I enjoyed her playing very much.
19:50 - 20:54 I know I shouldn't copy other interpretations. But having heard this I'm ashamed I'll have to be give up on my individuality and steal it, because I'll never come up with a better interpretation. The pauses. The microphrasing. The "sp" at 20:16. The slight crescendo that follows after that phrase. Absolutely everything about it breaks me.
Actually, her technique is so advanced and well developed that we can't perceive. And because of that, she can focus on the musical expression of the emotions
Looking at the pollish conductor, one can clearly catch how much her performance was CHOPIN. It was beautiful with such subtle inspirational touch. It was genuinly soul touching.
There was such a deep mutual understanding and respect between the pianist, conductor and the orchestra here. It would be an absolute dream to see Kate performing together with maestro Jacek Kaspszyk again!
Pianists (and musicians, at large) are gifts to our world, that make composers masterpieces, everlasting. Kate, your performance touched me. Thank you.
I'm no expert at piano but really she has a sensitivity and achieves an unassuming elegance and nobility that I think may have been missed. The tough thing on the judges is that they can only listen to a performances once while we have the benefit of watching this over and over. Yes Seng Jin Cho was astonishing and I don't know which is better but everytime I listen to this rendition I find another layer of subtlety and emotion. There's something to be said about that. Well done Kate!!
I like the new one from bruce (2021) but i dispite that the altough brilliant fazioli doesnt puncture its high tones as well to penetrate the orchestra.
As a concert pianist I have to say...without a doubt ...this young lady exudes so much emotion in her interpretation , that alone would have commanded the highest marks in my opinion.Secondly , it would be obvious to anyone with a real ear for interpretation that DaVinci or Monet could not have been judged with such critical standards as have been issued in the former posts..interpretation is left up to the artist in the end ....Only those who would be able to perform this piece at this level of genius should be allowed to judge this performance ..myself included ..therefore I must grant her what she deserves ...GOLD
+yomama yodaddy she did amazing, beautifully emotionally played but Cho is the Gold. People loved her play and cho was way beyond this - its hard to explain - My friend was there whole competition. She said Kate was amazing understood why polish people loves her style but Cho won over. Cho was the big issue there everybody talked about him - I know its your opinion. Good thing is most of them remember Cho and Kate then others.
You wrote "As a concert pianist I have to say" - it follows from that, that you are a concert pianist. If you are not a concert pianist, and if you did not want to express that you were a concert pianist, then you have problem with English. And now you write "you must be blond" - you are definitely not a first class artist, you are too bumpkin for that. A first class artists, what concert pianists are, have good manners. What you apparently don't have. And you even hide, you do not post by your real name. What is your real name so we could check on you?
you are so primitive, and you don't even shame... I am wondering how old you are and what is your education level, and IQ... one thing is sure: you are not an artist and never will be one. You are a big nobody. You abuse the possibility that on the internet you can display yourself as anybody you just can imagine.
A magical performance. Kate will be a great champion - so far I think she is the best and the most likely to have a successful career as a soloist. The standing ovation at the end confirms her power as an artist that can attract and fill concert halls - this is what the classical world needs! Brava Kate!
To anioł grający dla nas na ziemi .Nie jestem nawiedzony. Uważam ,że jeśli żywi ludzie wpadają w płacz z powodu dojmującego szczęścia za sprawą tej Pianistki i tak zdarzyło się i mnie to krytyka niech się dyskretnie wycofa. Ps. Kochamy Cię Kate
취미로 피아노 발라드를 가끔 듣는 편인데 케이트 리우의 이곡만 수십번을 들었네요.조성진씨의 연주도 놀랍지만(특히 폴로네이즈)적어도 개인적으로 이곡은 케이트리우에게 더높은 점수를 주고 싶습니다.부드럽고 섬세한 터치의 분위기가 사람의 감수성을 요동치게만드는 마력이 있어요.특히 2악장은 정말이지...
Kate’s playing is poetic, easy to listen, no hard edges. What do you want from a 18 yr old ? Actually, the more I listened to her, the more I love her (playing).
What do I want from an 18 year old, you ask?? To put their cell phones down for 10 seconds and experience the world around them, along with this brilliant performance!
@@pianoman551000 sounding alot like a boomer. Sorry to disappoint you but phones have allowed a large amount of younger people to come to love and appreciate this music.
This video is the absolute proof that most dislikes on Chopin Competition performances are directed towards the judges’ decisions and not the contestants’ playing…
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Dzięki Kate Liu i temu koncertowi mój mąż pokochał Chopina. Czekalam na to dlugo, ale było warto. Dzis.mój mąż jest w ciężkim stanie, ale oczami prosi o płytę z tym koncertem. Dostal ja na 70 - e urodziny od ukochanej wnuczki Karoliny.
The identity of a pianist is not winning the competition but playing to touch people's hearts. From that perspective, Kate Liu is truly the world's best pianist.
Who’s here after the chopin competition finals? By default I compare everyone playing this year to Kate and this is still one of the best performances of this concerto i’ve seen 😍
I agree
I do agree and often return to her interpretation.
best concerto ever, so personal...only one made me cry
I'm a big fan of Kate and I always come back to her Scherzo, Ballade and this Concerto too! But I really have to give credit to Bruce for nailing the concerto. His playing at the Rondo section is just so clean and crisp. Kudos to him!
I like Kyohei Sorita’s more but this is still right up there
can i say i really love the moment when the conductor hugged her and said bravo? that is soooo sweet
I think there was a nice chemistry between her and the conductor. When she just finished she looks to him with a question of acceptance of her performance and when she finds it she smiles and it is a sign of relief. She rise and goes to hug him. It seems like he is a fatherly master to her.
Akiko Ebi and Martha Argerich were jujors during this competition. These are the villains, they gave Kate very low marks from the very beginning. It is thanks to these people that she did not win the first place, although as we saw during the entire competition, she deserved the victory.
I know no one wants to hear about mistakes, but there were simply too many in her performance to win, regardless of whether you like her interpretation or not. It’s part of the competition.
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I keep coming back to this recording. There is so much concentration and effortless grace in Liu's playing. It is a shame how the recording industry has neglected her talent since her 3rd prize win in 2015: There isn't a single album by her (except for her competition performances from Warsaw, certainly not the best conditions to record anything), and relatively few concerts to be found online. Here is a truly wonderful young pianist the world should hear much more from.
FlaneurSolitaire: So glad to have someone else besides myself bring up this topic. I just can’t understand how the major record labels can continue to ignore a talent like this.
I’ve been listening to her TH-cam performances for close to six years now, and I believe, more than ever, that she is a unique artist, and that it is a crime not to document such artistry with the highest quality recordings and videos.
DG or Sony: Add Kate Liu to your roster. Take a chance and record a Chopin CD. Her fans around the world will thank you.
Her recital on TH-cam this year is amazing. She should be one of the top out there,
She is coming to the twin cities in Feb 2022. I just purchase the ticket to see her!
@@lienlee7654: She needs to make a stopover in the San Franciso Bay Area and play another recital here!
I just found the program for her concert in Minneapolis, and now I’m really jealous. She’s playing Beethoven Op. 111 (which is new, at least there’s no TH-cam video yet), plus Chopin G Minor Ballade & G Major Nocturne, and the 3rd Brahms Sonata.
Wow! What a program. 🙋🏻♀️🎹
I've probably listened to this performance nearly a hundred times. I was just a passive listener of classical music until I found this. Something about it is just magical
Bruce was fantastic this year. however, it added context to Kate Liu's performance. In my opinion, this is the best performance of the E minor Concerto that I have ever heard. Great orchestra. Chopin wrote this concert to be played by a woman for a man.
Kate Liu is the one current pianist who knows how to play (relatively) slowly and sparsely and conveys more musically and emotionally.
리치하고 아름다운 톤, 시적인 연주. 엄밀성은 좀 덜할지라도 연주자의 순수하고 낭만적인 내면이 그대로 드러나서 마음을 울림..
중압감이 큰 콩쿨에서 저 정도로 순간을 살 듯이 온전히 누릴 수 있다는 게 놀라움. 아마 현장에서 더 감동적으로 들린 연주였을 듯
Świetne wykonanie.
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쇼팽다움만을 온전히 봤다면 1위는 케이트가 되었을듯
もう５年以上経ったのか、、、素晴らしかった。この数年あまり目立った活動を見かけないが、元気だろうか。またいつか日本に来てほしい。(前回のブルースリウといい、私の好みの演奏の方はお名前が似ているなあ。笑)
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Her big smile at the end is so precious :D
Because she knew she nailed it.
I'm in tears by her interpretation.... What shame she didn't win.... In my opinion still the best concerto performance in 2015
실수만 좀 적었으면 정말 1위했어도 인정할 연주다.. 음에 온 감정이 실려있고 음색이 너무 아름다움 조성진이 우아하고 화려하다면 케이트 류는 숲속에 있는듯 아름답고 차분함
실수 했었나요 ~
이은경 첨부터 미스터치 났어염
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I'm a Chopin fan. I can't have enough of Chopin... Since I listened to Kate Liu's interpretation, I cannot listen to any other pianist in that concerto. Despite the very few mistakes and imperfections, it is PERFECT! This is a miracle she performed and a huge shame that she didn't win the first prize.
Not gonna call it a shame she didn't win, because Cho's performance was worthy of the winner's circle. But I gotta say that Kate Liu's performance is my personal favorite because it's just pure passion and emotion! I love this performance and it is my favorite... her passion reminds me of Cliburn's early recording of this piece which I must have listened to a hundred times.
Cho's performance got a score of 9 from 14/17 juries so I would not say that it's a shame, but I love what Kate puts in the music through her fingers for sure. I feel I can imagine Chopin's emotions via Kate's performance better in my opinion
This girl plays with soul. She's wonderful!
Yes I quite agree :D
@@musickid6783 she plays lihe Chopin by Himself
The most beutifull girl in the world
This is by far the best piano performance for this Chopin Concerto. I have listened to 12 other ones and none is as addictive as this performance. I have listened like 100 times no and it is still fresh and so soothing to the soul!
This Concert was my favorite during adolescence. At 86 years old now, I still love it with all my heart. For this reason, I turn to the magnificent performance of Kate Liu again and again.
Try Yundi Li’s performance in 2000! I like it better.
@@lalaC959 me too
I do too,keep coming back over and over again,to this exceptional artist and the piece of art,my favourite piano concerto🎹🎼🎵🎶❤️
When the audience starts applauding you before the piece has even finished, you know beyond a doubt you've captured their hearts. So it was that beautiful and charming Kate Liu gave a stirring if not quite technically pristine performance of the Chopin 1st, but good enough to place her 3rd in the winner's circle of the 2015 Chopin Competition. In fact, Kate is the first American to win a prize here since Garrick Ohlsson snagged 1st in 1970. That is quite an accomplishment. Part of Kate's powers lie in her ability to not get ruffled when a gaff hits. I've seen many a pianist better than Kate buckle and just crumble under the pressure of making a single mistake in competition. Kate has the ability to keep her composure and forge ahead and that's what kept her technical and musical prowess working to see her through the extreme pressure to a triumphant end. For that, as well as a beautiful performance, we have to lay bouquets at her feet. Note that even Maestro Kaspszyk was totally taken with her, as evidenced by his emotional embrace at the end of the concerto. I fear for Kate. She is an extremely gifted pianist who is now thrust into the pressure-pot-cooker world of professional piano concertizing. Her good looks and talent assure she will be picked up by a major concert management agency. Is she ready for such pressure? No less than Van Cliburn cracked under it after less than two decades of non-stop concertizing. Most prize winners have two option: immediately embark on a grueling concert schedule...the "strike-while-the-iron-is-hot" approach, or to quietly resume studies, give occasional concerts and gradually fade from the public's memory. The latter is a common occurrence; take all the prize winners of the last 50 years and notice that only a handful have survived. The public is very fickle and it takes an artist of the caliber of a Lang Lang or Evgeny Kissin to keep them interested in coming to see you. Kate has a huge decision in front of her. I hope she makes the right one.
+J Joe Townley Dear J Joe Townley, (Kate's) music has nothing to do with nationality (since nationality is a form of violence!) Besides, Kate Liu was born in Singapore, her physical appearance is Asian. Kate's playing music is divine as you say above!
+Anna Mayer Thank you for the interesting background on Kate. As you say she is indeed divine. She must be a naturalized US citizen since she is entered as from the USA. I would be very interested in knowing if she intends to embark on concertizing or if she plans to continue with her studies and pursue a PhD in music. Do you happen to know?
+J Joe Townley Une belle analyse ...
lepaintre123 Merci, lepaintre. Actually, the more I listen to Kate's interpretation all the more I am absolutely taken with her and her lyrical interpretation. She has a lovely touch, and at 21 has done something almost unthinkable: win 3rd prize at the second most prestigious competition in the world at such a tender young age. Astonishing!
+J Joe Townley Absolutely agree 100%. btw watch her interview video, she clearly has an American accent. I enjoyed her performances which remind me so much of Rubenstein's Chopin. Her ability to play phrases and keep them alive and organic, simple and even all at once is what really does it for me.
ケイトさんの踊るかのごとく演奏する姿、奏でる音は見ていて飽きません
우리가 심사위원도 아닌데 어떻게 판단함? 판단기준도 잘모를뿐더러 들을귀도 없다는게 맞는말일듯. 하지만 kate liu는 상당한 실력가에 귀가 자연스럽게 쏠리게 하는 재능이 있는건 확실한듯..
She's as beautiful as her playing!
Still No.1 for me even if I have listened to the final 2021.
She is playing it like Emil Gillels ! Truly amazing fingers dancing on the keyboard. I liked the part at the end where the conductor gave her a hug.
心洗われるような澄みきったピアノの音 オーケストラとの自然な融合
何度観ても言葉で言い表わせない、せつない感情が湧いてきます。
I Love Your piano, waiting for you, Kate !! from Japan🎼
First time here, and wow. Kate has something other pianist lack. Thank you for letting us experience such a beauty and depth of this piece Kate ❤️
I've heard tens of different renditions of this piece through out the years. This one isn't the fastest. It isn't the most perfect. It isn't the most technically virtuosic.
But it is the one I always come back to.
Something about Kate touches in a way that very few other pianists ever have before.
There's a deep, unique kind of emotion being felt here, both by Kate and by us.
Thank you, Kate.
You hit the point, this is the moment when you can relax, because someone there is more delicate and subtle than you. The only thing left is to enjoy it and experience the music that is inseparably connected with the musician.
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Yes, you are right. There is something about her that I can´t explain. Listening to her playing always makes me feel peaceful.
just say she’s good don’t have to drag her skill and technique through the mud like that
5:40-5:44 wow I've never heard anyone play the end of that phrase like that.. that was incredible
This is exactly the thing I've noticed at the very beginning. This ending of the phrase makes it even more nostalgic. Other pianists didn't have a break here, making it all but unique. But Liu made it so nostalgic.
This is one of my favorite piano concertos. Kate Liu’s rendition is powerful and at the same time lyrical and moving. I only found out about her recently. Her career as a concert pianist didn’t seem to have taken off after this piano competition. What a shame for such a talented musician.
She is the pianist who resonated most with the public and she also received the most perfect scores from the judges but her average was lower so third place. But I still think she was the break out star from that competition.
She had the audience breaking into rapturous applause even before the piece ended! Seeing the smiles of approbation on members of the orchestra, concertmaster & conductor warmed my heart! Kate, we music-loving folks here in Malaysia would love to hear you play, so make a date with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra at the Dewan Fil once the pandemic is over!
Fellow Malaysian here! Can't wait to see MPO live again and hopefully Kate some day in the future!
Another more Malaysian superfan here! I almost got to see her in Indanapolis, but she pulled out (I think due to injury). Really hoping to see her live sometime! Her Schumann is incredible th-cam.com/video/64C4nL2VNKA/w-d-xo.html
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still waiting till this day for her to grace her presence in Malaysia... if not Singapore (her hometown) 🥲
0:42 - I. Allegro maestoso
5:01 - Entrance
23:16 - II. Romance. Larghetto
33:06 - III. Rondo. Vivace
Thanks for letting me skip the orchestra part efficiently
Thanks king
조성진 듣다가 왔습니다..조성진도 너무나 섬세하고 아름답지만 리우는 리우대로 자기 감정을 충분히 담아네네요..영감 충만한 연주..아름답게 듣고 갑니다. 젊고 훌륭한 연주자들이 많아 들을때 마다 감사하네요^^
최근 댓글에서 국뽕에 취한 조성진 팬들이 지독한 혐오 발언을 써 놓은 걸 보고 부끄럽고 안타까웠는데, 그래도 따뜻한 댓글들도 보여서 마음이 놓입니다. 이건 결국 월드컵 같은 경쟁이 아니고 예술인데...
Born to play Chopin, I'm with the Polish viewers in my amazement that she didn't win first prize but the important thing is that she shared this music with us.
Yes she is amazing!!!
I believe the reason that she din win was becos of wrong note....As far as i rmb watch Seong Jin Cho's playing there is no wrong note or mayb quite little....even though is not that obvious by Kate played quite an amount of wrong note.....
PS: I din listen to the whole concerto.....only judging by listening to vivace bcos that the movement that im interested on xD
She came close, but Charles-Richard Hamelin and Seong-Jin Cho played damn near flawlessly, and they played as beautifully. If you want the definitive version, check Krystian Zimerman's recordings of the two concertos. I don't always like his interpretations on other Chopin, although his technique is unbelievable, but his concertos were a step above any other versions I've heard (including Rubinstein's).
BTW, I was at university with one of Kate's teachers Alan Chow. He was, and probably still is, a wonderful pianist.
pianist is not a robot
I enjoy this recording of Chopin's E minor probably more than anyone else's that I've heard....and I've been listening to this piece for almost 40 years, but I can understand why they gave the 1st prize to SJ Cho. His technical proficiency was obvious and the chances of him becoming a famous soloist is higher. With that said, Ms. Liu's performance reminds me of the way the late Van Cliburn poured his soul into every piece he played. This recording makes me emotional every time I hear it.
몇번을 봐도 소름돋음. 피날레 전에 박수가 터지는 게 이해가 됨. 연주가 너무 맘에 들어서 야마에랑 얼싸안는 거 보면 나까지 벅차오름ㅎㅎ
I never have been a great fan of Chopin, but after this performance by the charming Kate, I changed my mind!! Her piano delicate and so sweet, and looking at her fingers moving on the ivory is something exceptional. Everything looks so easy so natural!! What a talent.
Wikipedia: Kate Liu (born May 23, 1994 in Singapore) is a Singaporean American classical pianist. On October 20, 2015 she won the third prize (bronze medal), the audience favorite award, and the Polish Radio Award for the best performance of a mazurka in the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland.
A friend of mine said, among the recordings of Chopin’s E minor concerto Krystian Zimerman’s one is an „etalon”. I’ve listened to it: it’s really very good! His orchestra is the best I’ve ever heard in this piece (Zimerman was the dirigent too), much better than the Chopin competition’s orchestra. The piano part is very developed, imaginative, original, really „Polish”. It was an experience.
In the case of a well-known, often played piece, the biggest problem is: what can you say new, different from the former performances? All the participants of the Chopin competition wanted to show: they can give some original, some never-heard solutions. These ideas came from their own, sometimes are good, interesting, convincing ones. They play their own Chopin. Zimerman’s interpretation is also from his own, really special, extraordinary.
In case of Kate Liu, I feel she doesn’t want to do something new or „original”. She never puts something into the work. She doesn’t play from her own. But she takes her own FROM the work, her solutions are the composer’s solutions. I could tell the difference like this: Zimerman plays good, Kate Liu plays true.
Others are uniform in their endeavouring to be different.
Kate IS different in her being one of a kind.
She was interviewed in Warsaw after the competition: how to describe her participation at Chopin competition in three words? She said: - Experience. Moment. Passion.
I think this is what you can feel from her playing.
Kate is a true musician.
Hands down, the melody during 39:44 was phrased the best in the whole competition
My favourite interpretation. I do not know why it moves me so much, especially there are so many other talented musicians - but Kate brings eveything I love about classic music.
You notice how the audience started clapping well before the final note from the orchestra? Apparently everyone in the building was moved also! That didn't happen for the other finalists!
Kate gra Chopina tak , jak wyobrażam sobie , że powinien być grany ... emocjonalnie , pięknym , delikatnym dźwiękiem i z duchowością bardzo mi bliską ... dlatego pokochałem Kate Liu .
日本人なので、愛実ちゃんを応援したいが、難いほど上手い！ とてもナチュラル
This is so amazing she really knows natually how to make the rythm really excting and gives this peice right tention. It is the best performance of this masterpiece ever and ever will be.
어떻게 이렇게 한음한음 잘 들릴까. 또랑또랑하게~
그리고 리듬감이 너무 좋네요~~
섬세함도 말할것도 없구요.
Im absolutely in love with her 3rd movement.
Brings tears to my eyes.
Im so looking forward to the next Chopin Competition
Za takie wykonanie Chopin będzie Cię kochał na wieczność! Jesteś bezkonkurencyjna!!!
조성진님꺼보다 이거보면서 느낀점 내귀는 똥귀구나...... 심사를 어떻게한담 흑컥컥컥 이분도 표현이 좋아서....... 조성진님 0.1 0 점가까이 준 심사위원 있었다던데 그러고도 1등하면 ...... 그럼 도대체 얼마나 대단한거지.......@_@ 똥귀는 호강하고 갑니다.....
I've listened to this over and over. She moves me like no other can, playing the same piece. She adds another dimension that others fail to do. Just my humble opinion.
With a deep respect to all from that contest, this performance is certainly an outstanding one. For me personally this one was a 1st prize performance among concertos 🌸
Agree with all my heart.
진짜 피아니스트마다 곡해석과 기교 같은게 이렇게나 다르구나... 어디가 어떻게 다른지 비교하면서 듣는것도 되게 재밌네요 ㅎㅎ
Kate Liu delivers every note so clearly, precisely and emotionally. She presents Chopin’s works perfect 👍 👍
Piękne wykonanie Kate. Dla nas byłaś najlepsza (Beautiful performance by Kate. You were the best for us) - polska publiczność (Polish audience).
Just saw her perform this past Sunday in Miami...she left me speechless...what superb and talented artist. She has become my favorite interpreter of Chopin compositions.
I wish I could attend one of her recitals... She is a miracle pianist, there is no one like her...
Kate’s performance is mesmerizing🙏
Still remains the most satisfying and heart wrenching performance of this concerto I’ve ever heard/seen.
Looking forward to her reaching 2 million views! 😎🎹
Chociaż minęło juz 6 lat ciągle pamietam Kate Liu i jej niezwykle wykonanie koncertu finałowego. Brawo! Moim zdaniem to ona była najlepsza.
I completely agree, the Korean pianist sounded like robot compared go her. No mistakes, they are still grading musicians as if they are kindergarten, what a disgrace.
@@tia904 Exactly. A robot.
@Ti A you think something flawless means a robot? how one-dimensional you are 😂
your disrespecting other pianists never makes Kate look better. you have to know that.
she is great just the way she is. if anything your rudeness is disgracing that.
I don't know much about piano but I do know that she touched my soul and brought me to tears
I always come back to this young lady's Chopin pieces. She must have a very beautiful soul to produce such a sincere interpretation. It really comes from the heart. :)
Same here.
케이트 리우 흑건이랑 안단테 스피아나토 진짜 좋아해요...ㅠㅠㅠ
videos like this are a gift to mankind
According Wikipedia , Today is Kate birthday . Happy birthday Kate, I’m very impressed your playing concerto. Thank you.
Tyle razy już tego słuchałem ze znam każdą nutę, wiem kiedy krzesło na widowni komuś spada 😂, nie mogę się nasycić słuchając jej nieustannie, wspaniałe gra z orkiestrą, czysta poezja fortepianu !❤❤❤
mam tak samo! pozdro 😁
피아노에 영혼과 몸을 완전히 맡겨버리는구나.
그녀의 스토리가 궁금하다.
Mistakes are inevitable but tensions she creates are beautiful and emotional and nostalgic
I came to Chopin competition videos because I started with watching Seong-Jin, but Kate's performance is amazing. She has so much control over the piano and her tone is absolutely intoxicating!!! Oh my
Haha same!
Her sensitive yet light and bright touch, great control and well-sang, full of joy…. If a young 20-years old Chopin who just finished writing this concerto piece were a woman, then he would have played just like Kate Liu.
아름답다. 가끔씩 들으러 와요.
I've now listened to all of the 2015 and 2021 finalist's renditions of this. Hard to see how anyone was scored ahead of her. It's no wonder she got the most top scores of 10 among the finalists, so I cannot comprehend how Akiko Ebi gave her a 3, and Martha Argerich gave her a 4. I recognize Cho Seong Jin's talent, but his musicality is nothing compared to this. It's also no wonder she won the audience vote.
The max score is 5 or 10?
@@littlequeen8369 10
She got three 1’s
Unfortunately, some people apparently are still stuck in the grade school mentality... No mistake, no mistake, or what sounds different from what they were taught. Winners should be picked by both judges and popular/audience vote so the 'establishment' both jaded and compromised doesn't have the sole decision. When this world is fair, it will be something else. But we, the audience as a whole, know better even though every human ear is different. The standing ovation also speaks for itself.
가끔 연주자들이 신들린 연주를 할때가 있는데... 처음의 늘어진 연주보다 후반부로 갈수록 점점 텐션 오르는 연주가 빠져들게 했던... 후반부는 넋을 잃고 들었네요
00:43 First Movement Allegro Maestoso
23:19 Second Movement Romance. Larghetto
33:07 Third Movement Rondo. Vivace
Kate. your music is so pure and white. It brings tears. 😭😭. thank you for sharing your most beautiful playing. i'm really glad God sends you to this world.
Such a pure, clear tone and beautiful emotional phrasing. This is what piano playing is about
This young woman has that necessary combination of technique, expressiveness, clarity, grace, gentlemess and control that makes a great pianist. Her interpretation is excellent. As usual, there are those who think that playing loud, pounding the keys is artistry. There are those who think that playing faster is better. Perhaps catching the subway after the concert is most important to them. Kate is already a great pianist and will continue to grow as one in every way. I enjoyed her playing very much.
Absolutely stunning performance ❤ Congratulations from Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿
I could swear Kate is looking up at someone above her...brilliant emotion.
19:50 - 20:54 I know I shouldn't copy other interpretations. But having heard this I'm ashamed I'll have to be give up on my individuality and steal it, because I'll never come up with a better interpretation.
The pauses.
The microphrasing.
The "sp" at 20:16.
The slight crescendo that follows after that phrase.
Absolutely everything about it breaks me.
pyro agreed
any artist that won't take on external influences is not original, just arrogant trash. steal
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She teaches us that its not about techniques. Its about the emotions and the soul. Beautiful work of art.
How beautifully expressedvJune Man
Actually, her technique is so advanced and well developed that we can't perceive. And because of that, she can focus on the musical expression of the emotions
I like her (third place) mor than 1st place
@@chirapolchowchuen9099 yes, I agree, she is wonderfully special.
@@ericmartins7938 yes, you are so right. A true born artist on every level.
Już się nie mogę doczekać...kolejnego KONKURSU😁👍🌹
😁 🌷🌷🌹
I love the way she slightly delays the notes between 5:42 and 5:45, making it sound much more romantic and heartbroken...
Looking at the pollish conductor, one can clearly catch how much her performance was CHOPIN. It was beautiful with such subtle inspirational touch. It was genuinly soul touching.
There was such a deep mutual understanding and respect between the pianist, conductor and the orchestra here. It would be an absolute dream to see Kate performing together with maestro Jacek Kaspszyk again!
The standing ovation towards the end is testament to her excellent performance.
Pianists (and musicians, at large) are gifts to our world, that make composers masterpieces, everlasting.
Kate, your performance touched me. Thank you.
Za to wykonanie i inne w konkursie Pani Kate Liu powinna dostać polskie obywatelstwo
note the standing ovation at the end, truly a brilliant performance
She made me love Chopin
Hello can you sub to me!
Kate made the superbe interpretation and performance! Thank you for her deep touching playing.
I'm no expert at piano but really she has a sensitivity and achieves an unassuming elegance and nobility that I think may have been missed. The tough thing on the judges is that they can only listen to a performances once while we have the benefit of watching this over and over. Yes Seng Jin Cho was astonishing and I don't know which is better but everytime I listen to this rendition I find another layer of subtlety and emotion. There's something to be said about that. Well done Kate!!
I like the new one from bruce (2021) but i dispite that the altough brilliant fazioli doesnt puncture its high tones as well to penetrate the orchestra.
演奏もちろん、容姿、表情すべてに美が溢れてます。2楽章では決して過剰に酔うことなく、一つひとつの音を紡いでいることがより感動を高めていると感じます。
３楽章では多少ミスもありますが、音色の美しさが十分にカバーしてます。
As a concert pianist I have to say...without a doubt ...this young lady exudes so much emotion in her interpretation , that alone would have commanded the highest marks in my opinion.Secondly , it would be obvious to anyone with a real ear for interpretation that DaVinci or Monet could not have been judged with such critical standards as have been issued in the former posts..interpretation is left up to the artist in the end ....Only those who would be able to perform this piece at this level of genius should be allowed to judge this performance ..myself included ..therefore I must grant her what she deserves ...GOLD
+yomama yodaddy she did amazing, beautifully emotionally played but Cho is the Gold. People loved her play and cho was way beyond this - its hard to explain - My friend was there whole competition. She said Kate was amazing understood why polish people loves her style but Cho won over. Cho was the big issue there everybody talked about him - I know its your opinion. Good thing is most of them remember Cho and Kate then others.
+yomama yodaddy If you are a concert pianist for real, why do you post by a phantom name? i do not believe you.
You wrote "As a concert pianist I have to say" - it follows from that, that you are a concert pianist. If you are not a concert pianist, and if you did not want to express that you were a concert pianist, then you have problem with English. And now you write "you must be blond" - you are definitely not a first class artist, you are too bumpkin for that. A first class artists, what concert pianists are, have good manners. What you apparently don't have. And you even hide, you do not post by your real name. What is your real name so we could check on you?
wow ..please ..not another piano snob....sounds like you blew a gasket...should I call you a "waaambulance" ?
you are so primitive, and you don't even shame... I am wondering how old you are and what is your education level, and IQ... one thing is sure: you are not an artist and never will be one. You are a big nobody. You abuse the possibility that on the internet you can display yourself as anybody you just can imagine.
A magical performance. Kate will be a great champion - so far I think she is the best and the most likely to have a successful career as a soloist. The standing ovation at the end confirms her power as an artist that can attract and fill concert halls - this is what the classical world needs! Brava Kate!
About me she is the best, the First Prize Winner, no doubt!!!
To anioł grający dla nas na ziemi .Nie jestem nawiedzony. Uważam ,że jeśli żywi ludzie wpadają w płacz z powodu dojmującego szczęścia za sprawą tej Pianistki i tak zdarzyło się i mnie to krytyka niech się dyskretnie wycofa. Ps. Kochamy Cię Kate
취미로 피아노 발라드를 가끔 듣는 편인데 케이트 리우의 이곡만 수십번을 들었네요.조성진씨의 연주도 놀랍지만(특히 폴로네이즈)적어도 개인적으로 이곡은 케이트리우에게 더높은 점수를 주고 싶습니다.부드럽고 섬세한 터치의 분위기가 사람의 감수성을 요동치게만드는 마력이 있어요.특히 2악장은 정말이지...
초반부터 감수성이 진짜 좋네요~눈물이 핑~~
조성진씨 연주만 듣다가 다른 참가자들 곡도 듣는중~~
눈물이 핑~~ 감성 짱!!!
저만 그런게 아니군요 눈물이 찡 😂
저두 ㅠㅠㅠ
그럼 외 성진군이1등을 했나요
I know she is humble, but she should be more active on social media...
Kate’s playing is poetic, easy to listen, no hard edges.
What do you want from a 18 yr old ?
Actually, the more I listened to her, the more I love her (playing).
Samuel Music: She was 21 in 2015.
What do I want from an 18 year old, you ask?? To put their cell phones down for 10 seconds and experience the world around them, along with this brilliant performance!
@@pianoman551000 wise words👌🏻
bach baroque yes
@@pianoman551000 sounding alot like a boomer. Sorry to disappoint you but phones have allowed a large amount of younger people to come to love and appreciate this music.
This video is the absolute proof that most dislikes on Chopin Competition performances are directed towards the judges’ decisions and not the contestants’ playing…
To jest arcydzieło muzyczne.Kate jest geniuszką.Ja dotykam nieba.
She knocks on each note and phrase to allow me to feel all of them. She takes time and waits for me to understand it. Steadily and considerably.
18:50 the next couple minutes just does something to me, no matter how many times I listen to this. Its like beyond this world
Yes❤
Watching her amazing fingers dance on the keyboard is a viable alternative to classical ballet.
honor i wielki szacunek dla Pana Jacka Kasprzyka i dla światowej klasy Orkiestry