ALEXANDER GADJIEV - first round (18th Chopin Competition, Warsaw)

6.10.2021
Sala Koncertowa Filharmonii Narodowej w Warszawie / Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
XVIII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina
The 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
Etiuda cis-moll op. 25 nr 7 / Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 7
Etiuda F-dur op. 10 nr 8 / Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8
Etiuda h-moll op. 25 nr 10 / Etude in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10
Ballada f-moll op. 52 / Ballade in F minor, Op. 52
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[@yukok6372]

曲調、音色、独特なセンス、いつまでも聴きいていたいショパンとは、この人の演奏かもしれない。

[@IngaUlokina]

I completely agree..👍

[@user-nd7io3yc3m]

確かに。私もそう思います。

[@sunwindsun]

私もそう思います。何度も繰り返し聴いています。

[@mk5576]

The Sonata Award is convincing. There is a depth to his performance.

[@user-nd7io3yc3m]

エゴが感じられない素敵な演奏。コンクールなのに、自然体。美しい。

[@Lilly-kg6dh]

Another strong contestant! Brilliantly brings out inner voice. I hope to see him in Final

[@irenagouchowska344]

I can't listen to him without a thrill all over my body. You can listen to this kind of music again and again and you never get bored. He plays at the highest level.

[@user-be4mw1yi5p]

The sound SIGERU KAWAI makes is gentle and pleasing to the ear. This Ballade in F minor is my kind of thing.

[@hatchegg80]

yes esp in the ballade, a warmer tone

[@vickiehorowitz1934]

So happy to see fazioli and shigerus chosen by top competitors in lieu of steinways.

[@user-su5iz7fn9y]

Finalから戻ってきました。 この方はKAWAIのピアノの良さを 最大限に引き出すような音色で すごく感動しました(;_;) これから応援したいピアニストです✨

[@paulmetdebbie447]

Beautiful tone, long singing lines, spacious performance. ❤️

[@adneka7715]

Outstanding performance!!!👏👏👏

[@philipsmith3084]

Wonderful playing. You were the first pianist who was fearless. Thank you.

[@rafaelaltuve1113]

0:21 Etiuda cis-moll op. 25 nr 7 / Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 7 6:15 Etiuda F-dur op. 10 nr 8 / Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8 9:00 Etiuda h-moll op. 25 nr 10 / Etude in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10 13:40 Ballada f-moll op. 52 / Ballade in F minor, Op. 52

[@rafaelaltuve1113]

Alexander is my favorite pianist. He might lack a little skills, but he's the only guy to play the etudes so profoundly. And the Ballade F minor, I love the 6/8 time, so smooth and free, he's the only one to play outside the box so far. Not to mention the vibe and completeness, extremely impressive. He definitely deserves the final.

[@rafaelaltuve1113]

@Mazzel Tov If you listen to the Etude in F major carefully, there are a few mistakes(especially in his right hand), but most of them are minor. Let's see how he's going to play the sonata op 35 when he reaches the final.

[@mackiceicukice]

@@rafaelaltuve1113 What skills ? Just curious...

[@mackiceicukice]

@@rafaelaltuve1113 That's nothing to do with his skills...those are called SLIPS- that could happen to ANYONE.

[@trevorguy63]

@@rafaelaltuve1113 Lol, he won the prize for the best sonata.

[@konulshukurova4937]

Bravo, Alex 👏👍this is a great pleasure..

[@GARDENKATANA]

今回のSHIGERU KAWAIを選択した一次予選者は、正しい選択をしたと思う。 このピアノは、ショパンのピースを演奏するピアニストの個性、テクニック、そして詩情ともいえる心の有り様を特徴を極めてクリアに浮き彫りにすると共に、聴く者にとって大変印象深く心に残る演奏となる。 I think the first qualifiers who chose SHIGERU KAWAI this time made the right choice. This piano clearly highlights the individuality, technique, and poetic state of the pianist who plays Chopin's piece, and is a very impressive and memorable performance for the listener.

[@keikoyoshida699]

音楽が心の中に入ってくるのが聴いた瞬間にわかった。柔らかい。Kawaiiにもbravo。心が求めているのは、心が奏でる音。魂の糧になる演奏。

[@zumruddadashzade384]

What a wonderful pianist!

[@tiongjieying3802]

the Ballade in F minor really sings out, loved how he interpreted it in his way!

[@hannastaszak1684]

Cudowna muzyka genialnego Chopina, boskie wykonanie ❤️

[@TheDiary1234]

So beautiful and touching.

[@funkymonks8333]

Probably my fave from this morning session? Was great being there 👏👏

[@fmneon]

Amazing. Discovered the competition on Day One...enjoying from LA

[@vickiehorowitz1934]

Lucky you!

[@funkymonks8333]

@@vickiehorowitz1934 i knoww! I didn't really expect my personal fave from round 1 to make it to finals and get 2nd prize. I didn't even care about the competition until my teacher dragged me to the philharmonic for this session

[@gulnazismailova1177]

Какая глубина ,каждая нота говорит и дышит ,прекрасный музыкант Гаджиев , Бравоооо!!!!👏👏👏

[@yujibiedron7690]

What's a performance!! Amaging picture he draws .Every piece relates each other.Marvelous ending!!wow it's breathtaking .

[@matoko_piano]

When I noticed, I stopped all my hands and listened to his performance. Even as an amateur, the wonderfulness of his performance was conveyed to me. bravo!!!

[@fayepianist]

decent length of the notes, agreeable strength of the dynamics - the features of professional pianist

[@reyhanaliyeva7168]

От всей души желаю вам удачи и успеха,вдохновения!

[@user-ed7ze1kc4r]

この方の演奏好き 月の光のような演奏

[@coconuts1145]

個人的な好みからはちょっと外れるのですが、テクニックや音色、謳わせ方はやはり別次元ですね。　素晴らしいと思います。

[@leylamammadova4707]

Какая глубина!, дослушивание каждой ноты! Очень проникновенно!👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@magosia976]

Dziękuję za opinię 🇵🇱

[@goodman1127]

This Kawai has the mellow a little hazy sound so it needs great pianist to make it sounding balancely. Alex was very succeded

[@MNKorsak]

Depth and beauty

[@eleonoraghedin2739]

fantastico!!!

[@leylaabdullayeva3003]

такая естественность, искренность и безыскусность дорогого стоят...

[@azerjahangirov7204]

Amazingly! He must win!

[@betelgeuseaml]

Simply amazing!

[@RS-vp1fr]

Der Beste unter den Kandidaten, die ich bis jetzt gehört habe.

[@pierreolivaux]

Awesome

[@byytesc3683]

Podobało mi się. Bravo.

[@philiprostek]

Wonderful playing!

[@neilwalsh3977]

Marvellous opening - like the colour

[@antoniavignera2339]

Complimenti per la magistrale esecuzione .piena di sentimento.bravissimo!!!

[@figvam86kip15]

В исполнении этого прекрасного пианиста изумительно звучит Шопен! Удачи, успехов!

[@user-lj2cu2ve5s]

Congratulations ❣️2nd round✨

[@user-cg9jd4uk1x]

Восхитительно, такая глубина исполнения затрагивающая самые далекие и тонкие струны души! Браво 👏👏👏💝🙏🏻

[@figvam86kip15]

Согласна с вами.

[@user-vy3vr8cl1m]

Изумительный пианист, обладающий блестящей технической виртуозностью и удивительно тонкой музыкальной проникновенностью. Музыкальное исполнение, трактовка произаедений проникают в самую душу. Желаю больших творческих успехов талантливому музыканту. Горжусь своим соотечественником ! К сожалению, не знала о концерте в Баку, но надеюсь , сто творческое сотрудничество продолжится и я смогу в будущем попасть на концерт такого незаурядного музыканта

[@barbaraszlefarska172]

Definetely no 1

[@user-vc9km7bw4r]

ロマンティック...

[@Mohabpiano]

He's definitely a finalist.

[@trifonovfan9819]

He is underrated, imo. I thoroughly enjoyed this performance!

[@Smortnt]

Mark my words, he wont pass stage I He messed up a lot, like... A LOT

[@brentarnold_piano]

You can never predict competition results. Unless someone is so far above the competition, it can be pretty random. I don't think Seong-Jin Cho winning the last time was random at all. He really had a gap between himself and the other competitors, and it was consistent throughout the competition. Blechacz was that way too. Not every competition has been like that. That said though, I am hopeful that Gadjiev advances because I like his playing. He has a very nice sound and range, he communicates and doesn't draw so much attention to himself or his technique.

[@victorkruelpianist_]

@@Smortnt lol, u thought

[@lindenbrook2000]

@@Smortnt Well, you were wrong

[@paolix2001]

grazie per la voce netta e pulita, poesia musicale mai decadente o ricercata. Bravo davvero!!!

[@vickiehorowitz1934]

The voices! Good God, the voices! (And how I love the Shigeru sound)

[@diariodiunmusicistamusicologo]

Bravissimo!!!

[@juremafontoura1706]

A very talented pianist

[@user-lj2cu2ve5s]

melodious🌈

[@user-gy2zw5kj8r]

2024年7月貴方の演奏を聴く機会に恵まれました。18回ショパンコンクールの演奏をもう一度聴いて居ます。改めて神から与えられた才能、ガジェヴの奏でるショパンの一音一音に、魅了され感謝の気持ちで一杯です❤

[@kresleriana]

Bravo!!💐💐💐

[@karoleksylvus8807]

Very interesting, great!

[@gulnazismailova1177]

Bravooo 👏👏👏🌺!!!

[@maulcs]

I like how this guy has totally changed his look recently - if you check some of his other promotional pics he looks totally different.

[@1977Sunshower]

酔いしれました💕

[@Anna-um6mw]

Brawo👋👋👋👋👋👋👋❤❤❤

[@user-cf3mj6tn7y]

今回のSHIGERU KAWAIのEXはとても独特な魅力を持っていますね。前回とは全くの別物のように私は感じました。 基本設計も変更したのかもしれませんが、ハンマーの柔らかさと硬さのバランスを改良したのか音色の幅が大きく広がりましたね。 低音部はとても太く柔らかい音ですがフォルティシモでは非常に力強く響き男性的な音。一方で高音は下手をするとヒステリックなほどアタックの強い音が出せるので前回まではガラスのような音とも表現されていましたが、今回は絶妙なラインで収まっていますね。 全体的な印象としては、日本的な地味だが華やかさも持ち合わせており高貴な音。 タッチも前回は重かったようですから軽くしたのでしょうか。だいぶ弾きやすそうになっていますね。 ただ和音で鳴らした時は音に厚みがあって他にはない重厚感がありますが、単音だと線が細くイマイチ存在感がありません。 個人的には大変好ましい音なのですが、王者の貫禄があるのはやはりスタインウェイかヤマハ。1番にはなれない存在なんでしょうけども、それがいいんです。

[@magosia976]

Lekkie dłonie, z sercem ♥️ 🇵🇱🙏

[@user-ou1sg8yh7p]

Потрясающе!

[@ridvansadirxanov1503]

BRAVISSIMO !!!ECCEZIONALE !!!

[@sevilsultanova4815]

Браво !!!

[@sa1bina2]

Bravo!!!!!

[@nevenkaleban6763]

Sijajen pianizem,fenomenalna virtuoznost z izrazito romantično izraznostjo in agogičnimi akcenti. Excellent pianist,phenomenal virtuoso with significant romantic expression and agogic accents.

[@jesusruiz3832]

Expresivo, con dominio, sobrio...Muy buen pianista

[@reyhanaliyeva7168]

Прекрасный пианист,изумительный!Шопен в его трактовке предстает мужественным,музыка исполнена драматизма,в то же время такая искренность,исповедальность в трактовке,многогранный пианист,захватывающий слушателя в плен своим исполнением,открывающий новые грани в давно и хорошо знакомой музыке...Спасибо.

[@rogerhfisher]

Extraordinarily lovely performance. This man is my nominee for winner.

[@annegretbarthelmeh2243]

Eine erstaunliche Steigerung in der Spielweise und Rückkehr zum Piano voll Emotionalität

[@amalianeculqueo1718]

Ballade in F minor, Op. 52. 😍👏🏼🎼🎹🎶🎵🖤

[@gaboraranyi9936]

Gadjiev, aparentemente um finalista...

[@shimmeringreflection]

Great playing on a great piano. Unfortunately playing a Steinway is traditional, the sound everybody's used to. I hope one day Kawai takes over, as in many ways it's a better instrument. Listen to it sing toward the end!

[@shaherezada3352]

Великолепно!

[@user-jv6nh4rf6j]

各聲部交織得恰如其分 聽起來不像是刻板印象中的蕭邦音樂詮釋 很特別的音樂理解 但是也非常好聽

[@susannenowakowski8055]

ABSOLUT GRANDIOS!!!

[@irenagouchowska344]

Third to the set intended for prizes - according to me. Shunshun Tie, Martin Garcia Garcia and Alexander Gadjiev. Each of them is completely different, but all great. Gadjiev has significantly deepened his game since his Hamamatsu victory. Back then, I didn't really like him. Now he's gorgeous.

[@trifonovfan9819]

From this list, I also enjoyed Shunshun Tie.

[@Mohabpiano]

Add to the list Xuehong Chi. He was fantastic

[@Mrkrzyh]

bardzo dobrze :) nawet w momentach bardzo szybkich nie zlewa się dźwięk w masę tylko zostaje klarownie i logicznie - pan pianista bardzo głęboko zajrzał w nuty szukając treści nie tylko formy

[@MrInterestingthings]

Your great-great grandmother's Chopin is back.Hofmann and Rubinstein ,Arrau had stomachs and fire but now!Again like in Armellini's playing where is the discomfort the harbinger that Chopin was of the new unease .It ain't here .I hope Liu has it. Gorgeous smooth lines will that be he 21st century legacy.Chopin was deeply troubled and not a kind person This is the first time op.25 no.7 made me cry . It seems neurosis and anxiety in Chopin is being wiped off the pages and the stages .Is this what the record companies want to sell.? Relaxing Chopin and Scriabin and Ligeti .It's not right I've never heard more class and artistry or sense in no.8 FM etude . This is what the music isreally about ! Genius ! Gadjiev We will hear more from this remarkable musician !!! His left hand tone was remarkable and his phrasing and the two voiced duet in BMajor in no.7. I just heard entire Armellini recital but this young man (TEXTURES!) has a way of melding and mixing color ! His fminor Ballade seems finer than any recording I've ever heard .

[@pebblewaffle4223]

Bravissimo

[@funkymonks8333]

Congrats on making it to second stage!!!

[@kamacka1]

Браво нашему земляку

[@ludmilahrinchenko716]

ГЕНИАЛЬНЫЙ МУЗЫКАНТ.БРАВО.ГОРЖУСЬ

[@789armstrong]

The Etude opus 10 #8 is absolutely stunning. A musicians performance. 6:15

[@trifonovfan9819]

Are you kidding? This etude is supposed to defined clarity. And he wayover pedaled it. Listen to Pollini. That’s the way it’s supposed to be done.

[@789armstrong]

@@trifonovfan9819 Alexander Kantorow won the 2019 Tchaikovsky competition with this performance, kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoeQqpKuZq2Jors comparable to Gadjiev , Pletnev and Horowitz. Pollini is always good, but these are the true masters which probably invoke jealousy among the ignorant.

[@efsunenagiyevaibishova]

Очень красиво 🎹👏🇦🇿💖🎵

[@magosia976]

Oooooo ! 👏👏👏♥️🇵🇱

[@IngaUlokina]

Божественная музыка и такое проникновенное исполнение. Браво 🌹

[@magosia976]

Dziękuję za tę opinię 🇵🇱 ♥️

[@keithyeung9097]

Strong

[@shitephen]

Bravo! 14:20

[@rid2938]

Where his from? Amazing

[@s.o1004]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@mercuryjune]

10-8 정말 듣기좋아요♥

[@saraakhundova150]

❤️👍🏽🙏🏼🌹

[@samirazarbaliyeva7692]

👍💥💥💥

[@czesawszymkiewicz4082]

Urodził się 23 grudnia 1994 r. Po z górą dziesięciu latach nauki u ojca Siavusha Gadjieva studiował w Mozarteum w Salzburgu w klasie Pavla Gililova, a obecnie składa egzaminy koncertowe w Hanns Eisler Hochschule w Berlinie pod kierunkiem Eldara Nebolsina. Jest Artystą Nowego Pokolenia BBC (2019-2022). Zdobywca I nagród prestiżowych konkursów pianistycznych: IX Międzynarodowego Konkursu Pianistycznego w Hamamatsu, Monte-Carlo Piano Masters (2018) oraz Międzynarodowego Konkursu Pianistycznego w Sydney (2021).

[@magosia976]

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🇵🇱

[@suneast8533]

反田恭平と並んでALEXANDER GADJIEVは世界的な名声を得ると思う。

[@Kim-fv5bn]

His etude 'sunshine' is like laser beams shooting black clouds and storms... having a forceful edge

[@user-be3gp4ls6g]

Истинно русский пианизм! Сердце, душа, уши, руки и величайший смысл этой музыки! Брависсимо!!!

[@yana-peutetre]

why russian though? he is from Slovenia/Italy 😃

[@Ipanema79]

Well, his dad is Azerbaijanian and mom is Serbian. Both of his parents are pianists.

[@IngaUlokina]

He is also representing russian school od pianism I think...but also has a great personal style. Unique interpretation for sure and a pleasure to Listen.🎶

[@olgaavakyan5068]

😘😘😘

[@ilovemycatrussell9298]

I thought Etude Op. 25 No. 7 would be a little less difficult then most of them… 2:30 insert left hand virtuosity.

[@timurferdinand]

Как по мне, Алексей Султанов более интересно играл.

[@olgaavakyan5068]

Султанов гений!

[@user-je1ng2vp9u]

연주자 말고 피아노 그 자체의 소리가 별로 좋지가 않다 톤이 조금 탁하다고해야하나 연주자의 소리와 표현력은 베리베리 굿

[@kolinbrannon998]

Age range for this competition?

[@luka-gr1qx]

30 years

[@bodhisattvaoflazyness]

He is just 26, though he clearly looks 46.

[@bodhisattvaoflazyness]

@yourlove It's fine, it doesn't matter to me that he looks 46. He still plays rather nicely.

[@CelinnaMawar]

Why is his hair grey tho

[@kolinbrannon998]

@@CelinnaMawar playing chopin must stress him out