BRUCE (XIAOYU) LIU - second round (18th Chopin Competition, Warsaw)

12.10.2021
Sala Koncertowa Filharmonii Narodowej w Warszawie / Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
XVIII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina
The 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
BRUCE (XIAOYU) LIU (Kanada / Canada)
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Rondo à la Mazur F-dur op. 5 / Rondo à la mazur in F major, Op. 5 (0:21)
Ballada F-dur op. 38 / Ballade in F major, Op. 38 (9:03)
Walc As-dur op. 42 / Waltz in A flat major, Op. 42 (16:34)
Andante spianato i Polonez Es-dur op. 22 / Andante spianato and Polonaise in E flat major, Op. 22 (20:46)
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[@thestratford51]

..still returning in 1 year & 3 months to watch these performances - never tire of them, it gets better and better at each re-listening : )

[@aggroincarnate2763]

Everything sounds just right from him it’s insane

[@parrotsking6711]

How many times in your life do you have the opportunity to observe the birth of a legend? This is just such a moment. Genius!

[@valfriesen4861]

Here is a musician who continues to inspire music lovers, and to create new lovers of classical music who never realized what they had been missing.

[@wutsaichenluna]

He is my favorite pianist in the competition 🥰 I hope he can win💕👏

[@elijahtu2762]

He is very quickly become people's favorite in Chopin's music. Well done to him!

[@prettiestflacko]

0:23 Rondo à la mazur in F major, Op. 5 9:05 Ballade in F major, Op. 38 16:37 Waltz in A flat major, Op. 42 20:49 Andante spianato and Polonaise in E flat major, Op. 22 commenting for my own reference

[@freeelectron52]

The Ballade is phenomenal!! What a range of emotions.

[@cc8601]

Through his interpretation there is another layer of beauty of Chopin's music that no one has ever imagined. Great performance!!!

[@marineljenkings553]

Totally agree

[@yct204]

OMG.... I was totally lost in his music. So breathtaking and mesmerizing!!! While Bruce was almost dancing with his music, I also couldn't help moving my body. hahaha! His music was so infectious!

[@loveispatient0808]

Yes he dances to his own playing! So joyful, so nice to hear and watch!!😄😄

[@user-hy4qw7mt6m]

素晴らしい！！　3次予選の演奏に並ぶ名演。音がとにかく美しくて、テクニックも良いし表現も多彩。演奏に説得力があって満足度高い。特に明るく楽しい曲調の時の表現が光ってる。彼の素の状態に近いんだろうね。きっと彼は明るい人。あと、ペダルの使い方がすごく印象的。多彩で巧みで自由自在。個性も感じられて凄く好きな演奏。 彼はバランスの取れたピアニストだと思った。音・テクニック・表現のどれかに偏ってない。全部揃ってる。全部良い。

[@eileensickel]

Your playing lights the world and makes our lives a little happier

[@MinhTran-qf4zo]

So beautiful, This is exactly dynamics Chopin wants to play his music 🧐🥺😘

[@reneeb.3770]

Bravo!!!!!Not surprised that you won, Bruce.Congratulations!!!!!Best wishes on a successful career ahead.

[@hansleber6090]

😒

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne und hoch kultivierte Aufführung dieser vier romantischen und fein komponierten Klavierwerke in verschiedenen Tempi mit klarem und sauberem Anschlag sowie mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Ganz fehlerlos!

[@jorgeherlandervieirapinto9907]

Talent....or you have it or not. All 23 young pianists are suberb but Bruce has that x factor...pure talent. Thank's for this wonderful performance and i hope you win this year edition

[@frantisek6660]

Wysłuchałem kilku utworów wykonaniu BL, krótko mówiąc, to geniusz, w wykonaniu, w gestach. Mieliśmy szczęście, że zagrał Chopina (Szopena) tak wspaniale.

[@erezsolomon3838]

I remember him from the preliminary round. The night session hadn't really gotten my heart, I got bored with it, but, for the last concert, I magically regained attention to the competition; he played, and made me forget all performances preliminary, apart from his. He shocked me to consciousness. I lost sight of him since. Until he won later. I'm not forgetting Bruce secondly.

[@yetanotheramateurpianist2595]

Wow, just amazing! The clarity and sensitivity not to mention the absolute confidence he approaches every passage (no hesitations whatsover)! We've finally got our Bruce Lee of the piano xD

[@rossbulcock552]

Inspiring! Thank you Bruce, It's Pianists like you that keep me practicing everyday even at 54 years old.

[@josephlaredo5272]

You're a mere stripling! Keep at it.

[@user-vu5lk4tz1l]

Thank you very much! I am on heavy chemo and they found another cancer in my lung, still I will fight until I come back as a pianist!

[@user-vu5lk4tz1l]

@@josephlaredo5272 Thank you so much! Yes, I will keep going and be positive!

[@ycwong7644]

Not just a winner. But an outstanding winner. Bravo. Excellent and entertaining super performance.

[@beatrizlejarza8694]

Excellent! Bravo!!!🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@beatrizlejarza8694]

🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷♥️

[@cristinavelazcoamorin511]

Estoy volviendo a ver el desenvolvimiento de Bruce Lee, en la competencia Chopin,y no me equivoqué,dije que era un genio,y que para mí Hiba a sacar el 1er premio,Es un placer escucharlo,con ese dinamismo y técnica que afloran,no importa que pieza interprete,es fabuloso como puede llegar al corazón con su música,que siga así,y seguirá cosechando alegrías en su carrera pianistica

[@johann406]

This waltz is the best I have ever heard.🌹🌹🌹

[@thestratford51]

...still returning in week 6 to watch these performances - never tire of them, it gets better and better at each re-listening : )

[@ShanshanZheng]

Bruce Liu's Waltz in A flat major is so fresh... I've never heard anyone play it like this. It has a tantalizing dizzi-dreaminess... and yet in other parts full of youthful banter. The dynamism consists in not only the contrast between quiet and loud, but also between excitement and lethargy... His touch is at times a bit too light for me, but on the other hand it is this uniquely light touch that gives his playing a different vibe that is very French (Chopin lived almost his entire life in France!).

[@semisweet0219]

His ballade no 2 is just brilliant.

[@PalumboComposer]

A magical touch! A thousand shades of colors from a piano! It can remind the best Horowitz with a pinch of Zimerman and the powerful "jeux de perles" of Argerich... never heard something like that in all the piano history...

[@rogersnook5415]

One word sums up all of Bruce's performances - an irrepressible, cascading, take-my-breath-away JOY!

[@michaelp9061]

Absolutely perfect. Chopin would be so proud.

[@erikon5292]

First, I thought his sound bit keen, but after listening to other contestants, I come back here and think am addicted now. His play is very unique, but also in Chopin style. Great Chopin-pianist👏👏👏 I want to listen to other Chopin pieces!!

[@kingalou1]

It's not only floating in the dance with Fazioli above the stage... Bruce can dialogue with Chopin himself also! 🔥

[@nataliabenedetti3639]

Che MERAVIGLIA!!!! Che TALENTO!!!! Mi commuovo ogni volta che lo ascolto!!! Congrats and thanks for you splendid Art!!! 🤗

[@user-rp1cb4cs9x]

心の森の中の、自分も行ったことのない場所まで響き渡って、気がついたら涙が頬を伝っていました。

[@user-qr6xr5mn9z]

好きなアンスピ、色々な出場者のを聴いた。 さすが第一位に相応しい、圧巻の演奏❤ リズム、間の取り方、まとまり…あぁ病みつきになる。ブラボー🎉

[@NhiLe-lr2sx]

This deserves best polonaise prize!

[@haouyuzuri2739]

I'm completely captivated by his piano…fell in love♫ A miraculous pianist✨ The world will surely be captivated by him🌏💞

[@naokiyutani7010]

I am rooting for you from japan! I have loved your playing since preliminary round!

[@judynelson5038]

Lol, really? I'm rooting for him too. The dude is fabulous!

[@loveispatient0808]

Yes, yes!! He DID win!!!

[@hannastaszak1684]

Cudowna muzyka genialnego Chopina, boskie wykonanie. Dziękuję.

[@annhoo5501]

My heart still dances listening to this 😊

[@cbgirl8547]

brilliant pianist ❣️ rooting for him to win the whole thing ❣️

[@tonytony8747]

I've been playing the piano for over 38 years. My favorites are Bruce Liu, Sorito, Aimi and Galiano. I had other favorites, but the jury got rid of them. Also like Nehring. But he already had his chance in 2015.

[@loveispatient0808]

He DID win 🏆!!😄

[@jwilliam2255]

Know what you're hearing and seeing. This is someone who comes along maybe once in the world in 50 years or more.

[@hansleber6090]

No! This is one whose Parents had money to afford him a grand piano a higher education in piano playing and gave him money and time to practice. You need Nothing else to win. Money money money leads to more money. You think its about music? No EVERYTHING IS ABOUT MONEY!!! 😂

[@LagartoChicloso]

@@hansleber6090 nah bro you are down bad, he is a talent, if you had his exact life you would not even do nothing buddy

[@ars5_250]

Yes. You need money to buy a piano to practice... or is it?

[@lmarycha6650]

Look what you have done to my soul, Bruce.

[@nicolehourcade]

Son jeu me parle, la musique coule comme l’eau d ‘une rivière , inoubliable🌺🎶🎵🍁🌊

[@fugueholic]

Overwhelming renditions. He deserves his crown. Not many words need.

[@loveispatient0808]

He dances to his own playing! So joyful, so nice!!😄😄

[@joannaj.9020]

brilliant! he did not waste any notes in this competition! excellent! what a sensitivity! what a talent!

[@kingalou1]

This is a very private moment I feel I experience watching him playing piano. EXCEPTIONAL EXTRAORDINARY STUNNING MESMERISING BREATHTAKING He's making Fazioli to sway together with him. Fingers crossed for this evening performance Xiaoyu! I know it's gonna be brilliant! 🥰

[@potuchiaritpiano05]

Omg, the last 10 minutes, he was absolutely amazing !! 👏 I think he did his best for this moment for sure..

[@kyl5005]

I like this better than the concerto.. his touch is very gentile and precise and very versatile and subtle in so many different shades this is lovely

[@user-kf3jf9dp7h]

I was amazed by the accuracy of his use of the pedal.

[@hongzhang7549]

His rhyme comes from his sympathy with Chopin's soul. I like it and hope to see him in the final!

[@katarzynajabonska7053]

Outstanding - amazing ! I can't stop listening... 🎹🎼🎵💞

[@user-ez2yc6uo2x]

Brvissimo! He is grate crazy artist! He will be champion in this year! Congratulation!!!!

[@ms0306728]

令人讚嘆的卓越表現..強弱力度,速度..精準的彈奏技巧又不生硬..流暢的掌握每一主旋律不同的感情..最後一首的大波蘭舞曲..真是太完美的呈現..贏得冠軍..實至名歸..令人讚嘆的演出

[@tak7667]

i totally agree with you😊

[@loveispatient0808]

He didn’t play polonaise in this 1st round!

[@julkadab]

Wonderful artist, beautiful soul..

[@beatrizlejarza8694]

Lo escucho docenas de veces. Es Insuperable. Gran ganador con todos los méritos. Que nunca deje de elevar el mundo con sus interpretaciones!!! 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@orlandocfi]

Wow. He’s definitely a top contender to win.

[@orlandocfi]

@@gdkabsbdkwkwm4187 Yes!

[@joshuafruend3348]

A new favorite of mine! I am glad he made it to the third stage!

[@enigmas6210]

Well he has advanced to the Finals.. His Stage III performance was incredible! The Variations Op.2 was played with so much color and such a wide array of dynamics. It was a perfect way to end after the 2nd Sonata. Returning for another listen to his Stage II... but after these last two performances I think he deserves to win the competition.

[@enigmas6210]

@@grazynazarebska-squier3931 I just watched it too... and I agree.. he is simply on a different level with colors and textures he can create... and his read of the music is very fluid and organic.... no strange rubatos. I will be shocked if the judges don't give him 1st place.

[@lucascury2003]

and he did!

[@enigmas6210]

@@lucascury2003 OH YES HE DID! Well deserved!! I thought Eva should have gotten a prize...maybe tied 3rd place with Garcia Garcia. She is also very talented.

[@Chopinesque]

@@enigmas6210 Eva received Honorable Mention and I believe we will be seeing much more of her. She was amongst the youngest competitors along with JJ Li Bui and Hao Rao.

[@loveispatient0808]

Already WON !!!

[@tomkor2615]

najlepsze wykonanie tego walca na youtubie! genialna technika

[@user-eu3et6sv9q]

凄いリズム感❢ 踊ってますね🎶 こんなピアニスト初めて見ました!!　感動!❢💖

[@frederickforczyk9848]

Beautiful performance Bruce, thank you very much. We love it.

[@socorronunes8896]

Que maravilha Bruce! Fenominal! Perfeito! Obrigada Bruce!

[@nicolehourcade]

He is bringing a personal touch to his game, great velocity and virtuosity but he seems so comfortable whith the score, he is outstanding and his game is magical and his pianissimi stunning.Bravo🌷🌼❤️‍🔥🎶🎵

[@nicolehourcade]

Of course his playing

[@claudioparrella183]

floriana

[@mariom6884]

Perfection and brilliant in all aspects!!Hope you win this competition.You surely deserve it.Big fan from Brazil.

[@Thiago-px9ev]

Don't forget to come and play in our country after the competition, mr. Liu! Winning 1st prize or not. And if you do, please don't forget our southernmost capital, Porto Alegre 😂

[@loveispatient0808]

He WON 🏆!!😄

[@faraalmond9326]

He is the best at this competition and there is one of the best pianists on this planet. Thank you maestro 💐

[@faraalmond9326]

@@joncaju thank you

[@nickk8416]

Exceptional playing. I can't praise enough really. Best performance of the Waltz I've ever heard. He has such command of the instrument. Chopin would be so proud.

[@helenkurdin]

Dinu Lipatti's is the best performance of the Waltz

[@naniuansesbiansiouq6937]

his performance is wickedly cerebral oozing executive functional superiority towering over the others, I'm so star struck and ready to buy tickets to his recitals after he claims gold on the 20th🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@normacosme9096]

Mesmerizing performance. You are now my new inspiration!!!

[@ryszardmirski8557]

Wspaniały Wirtuoz!!!... faworyt... absolutnie!...

[@chopin4321]

braviiiisimo!!! poetic sound.. clean technique. a gentleman, discrete, modest. Liu will remain striving to make his first class technique as inconspicuous as possible in serving the cause of Music. He is an Honor to music. "Under the fingers of Chopins´s hand the piano became the voice of an archangel, an orchestra, an army, a raging ocean, a creation of the universe, the end of the world." Solange Clesinger. "Chopin´s playing evoked all the sweet and sorrowful voices of the past. Chopin sang the tears of music...in a whole gamut of different forms and voices, from that of the warrior to those of children and angels..." Bohdan Zaleski, polish poet, personal diary 2 feb 1844.

[@krystynaolszowska2489]

Super pianista, płynność dźwięków, dynamika, technika bz

[@earthwater9964]

Amazing how young and already was genius Chopin was. Like a shooting star. Absolutely superb.playing, qell deserved. Congratulations!

[@faziolifairmont8125]

I really comment like your. indeed genius Chopin.was. hice day

[@earthwater9964]

@@faziolifairmont8125 oh, so funny... where as I meant it from the heart, you are being Prokofiev on me, if with sarcasm. Anyways, like it or not - Chopin was a Meteor

[@Chopinesque]

Absolutely Fantastic! Incredible performance this stage. After this performance he is one of my favorites to win first prize.

[@Chopinesque]

@@joncaju Yes I was, thank you! I think by Stage III it was already obvious he was the winner. His playing of the Variations sealed the deal in my mind and I believe the judges also.

[@jihoonjihoon]

Bravissimo!!! I love your performance !! Very natural ,smoothly and brilliant !!!

[@jeffreypeters395]

He pulls music out of every single note.

[@frederickfrederikfre]

Very very good. If he doesn't win, he will surely be in the top three. Good luck Mr, Bruce.

[@MeatBunFul]

Ahhem. Master bruce

[@frederickfrederikfre]

@@MeatBunFul Maybe you wanted to write Master Bruce 😁

[@ltbrooklynny]

World class musician, and it happens about once per generation... The previous one is probably Yuja Wang. Proud to be Chinese and French... Vous êtes aussi d'une humilité rarissime, ce qui est encore plus impressionnant. Vous êtes entré dans l'histoire de la musique, rien que ça, et on attend tous de vous grandir.

[@angusli6288]

where is yundi li? previous's previous one?

[@hansheng654]

Damn, he really opened a new door for me in how to interpret some of Chopin's work....

[@jeffreypeters395]

You are a brilliant musician and an outstanding Chopin pianist. You gave the people of Warsaw a beautiful gift with that performance from one of their national heroes. Good luck. I’m rooting for my fellow Canadians.

[@michaelp9061]

His final show was out of this world. He won.

[@ericsteph]

wow ... so imaginative , not exaggerated , deep ...

[@zaganmichal]

A phenomenal, historic performance that will be remembered years after the competition. Many gifted pianists take part in this year's edition, but Mr Bruce Liu seems to be in a league of his own. Impeccable technique and control, extraordinary musicality, deep understanding of the score, showmanship - the list goes on and on. Generational talent. Looking forward to the third stage!

[@loveispatient0808]

He already WON!!!

[@johnrenehan7406]

.....here here ......how much better can these perfomers get .......phenominal

[@NocturnalSurgeon]

The winner ! Congrats !

[@trifonovfan9819]

Bravissimo! He is my dark horse pick to win! Liu has everything: Technique, sensitivity, power, proper usage of the pedal, amazing dexterity, and showmanship! His Scherzo in E major is the best I’ve ever heard! And here, he wowed us with a stunning Andante spianato/Grande polonaise. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@OKOK-lj7uz]

agreed.

[@Thiago-px9ev]

He's a monster in technique. Simply outstanding. And his pedal work is definitely something. I feel sorry for Osokins who also have similar qualities, except that he interprets himself on the stage, not Chopin

[@annettefallon1652]

Liu's dynamic range is extraordinary. This is essential to Chopin. So is his expressive use of rubato. He definitely have a chance to win this.

[@lilianszlaga5130]

I totally agree!

[@LC-ig2jm]

Amen.

[@Michel-ck2nr]

Bravo magnificent performances Congratulations!!

[@JV-gn6pf]

the Andante Spianato is really first rate. There aren't many pianists who can play it like this. There just don't seem to be any limits to what Bruce imagines, feels and executes. I would really love to hear what he does with Prokoviev or Beethoven.

[@thestratford51]

Yes, exactly. Bruce, if you are reading this, PLEASE play Prokofiev: Toccata in D minor, Op. 11

[@erezsolomon3838]

I love Prokofiev! I play his Romeo and Juliet op. 75 no. 6, 8. Beethoven is also amazing; I play his sonatas no. 5 (move. 1), 6 (now learning)

[@iamsoulsister]

0:23 Rondo à la mazur in F major, Op. 5 9:05 Ballade in F major, Op. 38 16:37 Waltz in A flat major, Op. 42 20:49 Andante spianato and Polonaise in E flat major, Op. 22

[@mailywong9612]

Thanks so much

[@davidshaw8506]

There I was compiling a list of favorites... and then this guy comes and blows my mind away. Now that stage I and II are over I think he's far above the competition. My favorite to win this no doubt.

[@tonytony8747]

I've never heard of him until stage 1. Now, he's among my favorites. Hope he makes the final. 🙏

[@nish221100]

Same here. 😃

[@yuezhidou8625]

he won!

[@bobbarns4516]

He's crazy insane! Bravo!

[@loveispatient0808]

He DID win 🏆!!!😄

[@CelinnaMawar]

Dang...he sounds like birds, bees, wind, fire, bells. The sounds he makes are so evocative. I came for Cateen but dare I say Bruce plays more freely and improvisational. The more I watch the crazier it gets. The shaping and dynamics of LH in the Ballade. The voicing in the waltz. I have never seen that vibrating technique in Andante Spianato and heard such delicate yet rhythmic Grand Polonaise. The touch is crazy?! I think I just heard new sounds in my life.

[@Thiago-px9ev]

No disrespect on Cateen, but I'm quite surprised he's been lasting that long. He's a complete musician but I don't think he's a great Chopin interpreter, at least not better than Ushida. Bruce Liu is, in my opinion, miles ahead of him.

[@CelinnaMawar]

@@Thiago-px9ev to be honest, what Bruce does here is what I expect of Cateen hahaha. Cateen is a little tense in this competition.

[@Thiago-px9ev]

@@CelinnaMawar He doesnt appear to have the same lyrical sense as Liu. I find his playing too harsh, but yes, he's probably very tense. Actually, it's Bruce's fault that he looks very comfortable and self-confident, making other participants look worse.

[@CelinnaMawar]

@@Thiago-px9ev his 3rd stage is good though. Back to usual Cateen!

[@ReeHoPe]

polo

[@rachmaninovatan]

Listening again after the competition....to enjoy n learn too 👍👍👍👍💖💖💖💖💖

[@user-fm8yl3xd7i]

ブルースさんの演奏を優勝されてから聴きましたが、とても驚きました！ 演奏が生き生きとしていて音が飛び出してくるような、とても健康的なピアノの音色のように感じました。 病弱で青白いショパンが彼のような演奏が出来たらと憧れるくらいのエネルギーを感じる演奏かなと思ってしまいました👏✨👏✨👏✨ テクニックも凄すぎてビックリしましたが、何より両足もよくリズムを刻み身体全体で喜び溢れる思いが音にのって届けてくれているような そんな印象を受けました！ 圧巻！！！

[@wacolo73]

Ciekawe co tu jest napisane.

[@loveispatient0808]

Bruce dances to his own playing, never seen that in other pianists before!😄

[@naokstersintokyo]

自慢マジでやめろよ。普通にツイッターに行ってこい。まあ。俺は反田さんの聞くからね、今度N響とのコンサート！あはははははは

[@beatrizlejarza8694]

Así lo percibí también.

[@LilicPetkovskaMrsLilic]

Bravooo! This young man has the best piano technique I`ve ever heard. Greetings from Serbia!

[@philiprostek]

a complete artist in every way.

[@krzysztofulanski5211]

Dziękuje. Fantastyczny występ.

[@kitasibilska8433]

Absolutely He is a Master! Thank you Bruce, you helped me to accept my sensitivity. Thank you that once you decided to be a pianist, for your efforts and a huge heart which you put into your amaizing work!! May God bless you!

[@user-tk5yd3gv2t]

凄いなー。長い演奏をずっと聴いてても全く苦痛を感じない。永遠に聴きたい。

[@tastenfee123]

Einfach perfekt, ich mag ihn sehr!!!

[@sander8928]

What a talent...! Bravo!

[@halflifelai]

BRUCE (XIAOYU) LIU will be the champion! He has different tone colour. Diversity in dynamics, touch and mood. Full of energy! Very attractive!

[@user-yo6xo4hy7k]

The prophet.

[@lauhernsean6179]

wow you're from the future

[@lauhernsean6179]

@@user-yo6xo4hy7k he time travelled

[@79Tomasso]

Such refined elegance and dashing brilliance. Truly expert use of the pedal. This guy is amazing.

[@VeryMerryLou]

I've been watching this Chopin Competition lately and it makes me wonder if this is Olympics or what? Ohmygawd, the endurance and the strength of these pianists are enormous!!! Watching Bruce Liu makes my heart beat so fast like I'm on a marathon. Good job, Bruce and to all the contestants! You are all awesome!!!

[@EOEMEDIAinfo]

Thanks! Bruce Xiaoyu Liu - CANADA