Carpool soundbites from Martha Argerich & Dario Ntaca (April 2018) (Captions / subtitles available)

Informal in-car chat with pianist Martha Argerich and pianist-conductor Darío Alejandro Ntaca in Europe on 15 April 2018
Full performance of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 by Argerich, Ntaca and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra is available at:
• Martha Argerich Plays ...
Opening music: Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.1 (Argerich / Rabinovitch / Orchestre symphonique de Flandres )

[@marktinney539]

if Martha had had a smartphone as a child we likely would not be enjoying her genius today.

[@nutsbutdum]

Martha is really the oldest teenager alive.😂😂😂

[@eye_sing]

😂😂😂

[@sebastermantilla]

An absolute truth 😅😍😍

[@stanleyandrew840]

Apologies, but that lady is beauuuutiful!!! Love radiates from her!!! Even more when she smiles! It’s like the sun came out! I wish her many more years of health to share her God given gift with us all. I never heard of her until yesterday but now I am a fan and will help spread her energy to those who will appreciate it!

[@pianomanhere]

Martha Argerich is my favorite pianist. She is the very essence and embodiment of Greatness.

[@MalabarTheGreat]

Her humility is fantastic. Such a master.

[@anthonyaustin2166]

Such a modest lady an absolute genius at the piano

[@ezequielstepanenko3229]

"He's a Taurus" Something I would never have thought Martha would say

[@WillLiang]

I wonder what she was looking at on her phone... it's funny to know she can be as screen-obsessed as the rest of us

[@user-cn4vm5ly6k]

I wonder too!

[@dancingkangaroo1036]

Her reflection? 😍

[@paulybarr]

@@dancingkangaroo1036 I would say that personal vanity is the LAST thing she has- she wears little if any makeup; she has made no attempt to disguise her hair as it has grayed; she always wears plain, comfortable- fitting black clothes onstage. She's clearly interested in the work and only the work. In other words she does everything she can to NOT draw attention to her- just the music. She's wonderful.

[@dancingkangaroo1036]

@@paulybarr I meant it as a joke because she is beautiful

[@6ftofmisery636]

@@paulybarr the way she looks so strikingly beautiful with just a cigarette in her hand without any effort. Her dressing style fits her enigmatic aesthetic.

[@violinlb10]

Martha swiping through the new profiles popping up on her Tinder as travels to a new city.

[@harryscher5762]

Thanks so much for sharing. I was privileged to hear her play two solo recitals at Carnagie Hall in the early 1990s. The greatest pianist of this century. What a wonderful recording! So grateful!

[@tompetzal479]

She is the living evidence of the components of genius.The open excitement of an eternal teenager allied to mature awareness of her skill, her power and responsibilities to her composers and her audience, allied to a lifetimes accumulation of interpretative and musical gifts that have taken to a level at which one only marvel at and be grateful for

[@drrabner47]

What a beautiful explanation of Martha Argerich

[@mariadelcarmenperez2215]

Wow what an honor to carpool with Martha Argerich, the great virtuoso pianist! ❤🥰🤗😊🌹Your so admiring longtime fans

[@erkhaz5218]

In my wild imagination is that she's secretively has a social media account, and the thing that she was doing is scrolling down the IG. hehe... Anw, she's just stunning ❤

[@ewablondzik]

And I was there in Budapest... It was fantastic! ❤❤

[@amadeus8014]

oh!!! i love martha argerich~~~~

[@TheIpazia1]

Molto simpatico, grazie per la condivisione, Martha smart! Il concerto di Singapore è fantastico, bravissima! 💕

[@olivierfontaine2973]

Why don't you leave her alone? It almost feels like stalking.

[@Magnet12]

Martha i know you were checking Snapchat

[@Coricoriana]

GENIUS

[@MusicHavenSG]

And these two cute jokers Dario and Martha Argerich are back again for this week!

[@KC-wn4hi]

God, she plays Prokofiev piano concerto no 3 and no 1 absolutely stunning. But why she doesn't plays no 2 ??? I think that concerto is really worth playing too

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

K C Prokofiev Piano concerto2 has got to be one of the most beautiful pieces ever composed ,the second movement is heartbreakingly soulful,has Argerich never played this in public?

[@OAnIncurableHumanist]

@@sarahjones-jf4pr she's been known to hate playing solo, so I wonder if the long cadenza in the first movement is what keeps her from playing it. It's much longer than say the Rach 3 cadenza. I get the sense she doesn't like to be the center of attention for that long

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

@@OAnIncurableHumanist Agerich is a very laid back rather emotionally contained woman there is a documentary about herself and her daughters which she had by three different musician husbands and is well worth a watch and it explains the rather eccentric foibles she has in her talented artistic personality. Re playing solo she is a natural concert pianist whethr she likes the limelight or not.

[@OAnIncurableHumanist]

@@sarahjones-jf4pr I'm aware, I have seen the documentary, which is what I based my reasoning on

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

@@OAnIncurableHumanist Just trying to be of help incase you had not seen it.

[@frankfeldman6657]

She's as bored by him as I am.

[@liampitcher]

“The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants.” -- Franz Liszt

[@cathschofield7488]

God this is painful. I’m sure she would like to tell them all to just shut up

[@gilbertbradshaw3463]

A short, 2-minute discussion of Prokofiev would have been more appropriate. This extended interview on camera was painful. These world class artists were being so kind to the interviewer despite the circumstances.

[@Scriabin_fan]

Omg you people need to chill, this is one video of her being on her phone and you guys are going off about how she's addicted to her phone and whatnot. You can't tell that from just one video.

[@lukejones7842]

happy bday martha

[@2002FREDERICK]

Martha and Dario !!!!

[@Barbapippo]

Miss argerich in her most loquacious mood (but one feels that this filmed "conversation" was a bit forced on her)

[@th3wing3dpaint3r]

Was she actually looking at anything on her phone? It felt like she was just trying to avoid being on camera.

[@altenburgarts]

She does actually have plenty to do on her mobile. She receives a gazillion WhatsApp messages and emails a day, and, contrary to popular belief, she actually reads every single one of them. Whether she replies or not is altogether another matter... :)

[@th3wing3dpaint3r]

SProkofieff O! I’m not doubting how busy Martha is or how much work she can get done on her phone. Even I, a non-celebrity, need to spend an hour or more a day responding to emails or msgs on my phone. But I wouldn’t do it during an ‘interview’ or a convo with a small group of people unless i was feeling especially antisocial that day or if i wasn’t too fond of the interviewer.

[@anotherdepressedmusician]

@@altenburgarts Her fans message her on Whatsapp?? Or just friends/acquaintances? It'd be very cool to send her a kind message. I would love to know!

[@sirdicaudore]

@@th3wing3dpaint3r Totally agree!

[@facuuu3460]

@@altenburgarts WOW! Could you tell us her phone number or at least her email??

[@michele4078]

She want to sleep and relax herself thinking about anything, but they continuing to boring her... That's really unpleasant, they can't shut up and leave her in peace.

[@alegal752]

😎😎🥰🥰BIG BiGGG Marthaaaa I love forever

[@lauquesta]

la mejor

[@esperanzaperezvazquez430]

Extraordinaria!!!!

[@enelabe]

Liszt's first Piano Concerto is indeed unplayable without the triangle, check the second movement if you're curious why

[@octaviocarusoguitarra]

No larga el celu Martha jaja

[@oluapingo]

I love Marha Argerich but I have noticed that she tends to get annoyed with people very easily. She also seems to be a bit anti social and moody! I still love her playing very much.

[@emiliobertin1070]

Hermoso encuentro Dario .saludos desde Argentina.

[@dariontaca8144]

Saludos! Gracias!

[@rotundo6969]

Argerich is argentinian?

[@tempusestiocundum3549]

Yes!

[@Ellatigojusticiero]

She is like a pianistic monster!!! GOD what a weird concert, this woman is irrepetible!!!

[@poning8184]

What's " irrepetible"?

[@joemug4079]

Martha!! Get off that phone!! And get that fanny over my house and play my piano!! Lol

[@russellgrant1535]

I wonder if she makes typos?

[@Pogouldangeliwitz]

This was spectacularly uninteresting. The Singaporean guy was prying, giggling and asking shallow questions. The conductor seemed delighted to do some PR but had nothing thrilling to say. Argerich looked half pissed, half defensive. Please leave artists alone. Film your children or your pets, they won't mind. And you'll possibly get even more likes. 🤪

[@dickswingston8854]

I agree! You rarely see Martha enjoying an interview. She likes to have good conversations, but interviews are mostly - exactly as you said - shallow. She does not like that and I can't blame her!

[@papagen00]

I beg to differ. I always find it interesting to see famous people in 'normal' everyday situations, however blasé or boring they might be, showing they're human just like you and me. I have met some of them in such situations myself, including Georg Solti.

[@ameliaamelia132]

Smiling Martha in the thumbnail very misleading... she was clearly not happy for the other 99% of this "low-key" stalk from the front seat

[@Thomas11611]

I bet she’s playing slot machines on the phone lol.

[@Magnet12]

5:20 she must be playing slots!

[@Jalapablo]

Checking her Tinder

[@vova47]

Martha is an angel, but the conductor, who's in love with himself and his voice is a colossal bore!

[@dariontaca8144]

I agree...I don't like my voice...I tried other ways of communicating, but it was even more boring...too bad

[@tomasdiminico9298]

@@dariontaca8144 don't mind, sir.

[@tokyodo555]

OMG! She is looking at a smartphone! Anyway, I wonder why she wound up being upset in the car. Did he say something wrong to her？

[@r.w.183]

Im sure it is his haircut. It's so painful to look at him.

[@dariontaca8144]

@@r.w.183 you are right! I don't know what to do about it...I am open for suggestions

[@r.w.183]

@@dariontaca8144 Im glad you took it as a joke because it was a joke. You are a great artist. I enjoyed every minute.

[@rogerskp]

Wear your seatbelts. It’s actually illegal that you don’t.

[@katarinaenright5404]

Martha check WhatsApp

[@Daniel_Ilyich]

How is she not sick of playing the same rep for decades?

[@muhalko2982]

She probably is...=(

[@JackieLastrada]

It pays the bills.

[@cbaboxsqueeze]

I have records of solo music she made in her early career, it is such a shame she hawks around the world banging out these tired 19th c. concertos to mindless adulation. I agree that it is where the money is.

[@priyapalekar1]

This is what it means to be a classical musician and a true artist.. These pieces constantly change and grow with the artist. ..one can always go deeper and find more truth, more ease, other expressions... The music is a living, breathing work....

[@viggojonsell9754]

​@@cbaboxsqueezeExcept Prokofiev isn't 19c...

[@luisbreva6122]

please no.........

[@georgedelon9657]

I would take her phone and throw it out of the window 😂