Eric Lu - Barcarolle in F sharp major Op. 60 (second stage)

[@jolantaomari9973]

Eric is telling a story with his beautiful singing tone. He is a poet of the piano. A very talented pianist. All the best Eric in your career.

[@okeen5265]

Poet? You know he didn't write it...right? lol it was a pretty good rendition though.

[@jimjones2239]

jolanta omari, absolutely agreed - he’s such an incredible poet on the instrument. Well done, Eric

[@aquamarn]

He is in the boat with this beautiful memories. I love his Barcarolle~

[@andreweks]

Eric has such natural timing. Truly a "dreamy" Barcarolle!

[@fulcherpj]

The most beautiful performance of this remarkable piece ever performed!!

[@오일러-s5z]

SO NATURAL, I can't help but fall in LOVE

[@ccpeace5036]

Definitely one of the Best performance I have heard for this piece!!!!

[@luizsgouvea]

A new great pianist in the world ! Bravissimo Lu !!!

[@Eliza-jz3cn]

he is so relax when he is playing, so light and clair version :-) fantastic, he is making me dreaming. great, thanks Eric :)

[@kimweonill]

Best barcarolle i've ever heard in the Chopin competitions. True emancipation of its essence.

[@rie.k]

Such a genius! His great music add beautiful colors into my life.. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🌹

[@JJ-bs5bo]

Wow! The cadenza at the end was the most fiery and probably the best I have ever heard. His face is so expressive I feel his emotion with him, drawing me deep inside the bitter-sweet poetry of the music. And the first notes at the start were so commanding, saying, 'don't worry, I've got this one'.

[@jackamt4351]

Thank you Eric...Your heavenly touch is inspiring and uplifting the soul.

[@junjun1432]

His performance is so great! This piece makes me confortable when I walk in Paris at night.

[@wydiachandra4036]

It was very, very ,very beautiful ! Marvelous !

[@marcsmith7789]

Gorgeous interpretation. Full of feeling and subtlety. I think Chopin would have been very happy to hear his music being played so beautifully.

[@apricotcookie4850]

I agree. It was brilliant, sensitive, healthy, exciting.

[@fulcherpj]

And played on the best Yamaha I have ever heard!

[@akrishnaa]

WOW! What a gift to us, Eric is!

[@lynnlister7927]

Eric is my favourite for this piece, he is superb

[@00000000647]

저런 콩쿨에 출현한다는 자체가 이미 천재가 아닐지.수상여부를 떠나서 저 자리에 설수있다는 자체가 천재임을 증명하는것이 아닐까....

[@superblockkim4129]

저분은 수상했죠

[@trung.nguyen.t]

He touches the keys and instantly transports me to that gloomy dream world ❤

[@lindaweedmark6025]

So gentle and calm, beautiful legato cantabile. Sublime and dreamy.

[@lynnlister7927]

The most beautiful and moving of any I have listened to

[@claudeborrel4265]

Janvier 2020 Cette barcarolle est si prenante. Pour moi elle raconte l’histoire de quelqu’un à la recherche d’un souvenir lointain, d’un bonheur évanoui et qui peu à peu revit sous les doigts du pianiste. Mais il ne faut rien brusquer, alors que l’espoir est si fort. Du grand art, merci à Eric Lu pour son interprétation magistrale.

[@andreeguillerault]

Ecoutez Simon Boccanegra de Verdi, vous retrouverez cette barcarolle.

[@floramarinagutierrez7309]

Bella interpretación , llena de encanto, elegancia y poesía !

[@robertrenk7074]

Wow!! I loved his playing and I love this piece. Wow!

[@1sun1moon1]

僕もだよ！

[@meredith218461]

A performance of great sensitivity and exceptional maturity.

[@mikehughes6582]

This young man has a great future. What a wonderful performer.

[@mariahbecerra7555]

His playing of this song reminds me of the joy chopins berceuse op.57 in d flat major beings me. Pure sweetness.

[@lois1566]

What a rich and delicate play; can’t take this interpretation out of my head

[@lynnlister7927]

A very beautiful performance, the best I've heard

[@mji71]

7:45 if there ever were a passage of music to be defined at "ethereal" Chopin surely composed it right at this moment. Simply awe-inspiring.

[@riekieuys8370]

Love this. What a beautiful interpretation!?

[@mihi4719]

So beautiful. One of my favorites. Bravo, Eric

[@faktablad]

He has such control over the dynamics and legato of every voice

[@Xyriak]

Fire, flare, and passion. Bravo

[@1sun1moon1]

superだいすきです。

[@Ellatigojusticiero]

Brilliant interpretation...BRAVO!!!!

[@gala305]

PIEKNE! IM HAPPY , THANKS, чудово, геніально!!!

[@99Grigor]

Quality playing. I liked his middle section better than the opening but it grew on me as he went along.

[@bengbeng2510]

beautiful!

[@davetinoco]

It is the first time you fall in love. The first time your heart breaks. The first time you fly; you break a bone. You laugh, you cry...you live, you die. Thank you Mr. Chopin. We humans are forever indebted for your contribution.

[@NoahJohnson1810]

8:18 oh man I will never be able to play the cadenza like that

[@zhaotingwang6422]

Such a genius..

[@okeen5265]

Genius is writing it.. Good performer though.

[@Algorox]

@@okeen5265 Genius interpretation of a genius composition.

[@okeen5265]

@@Algorox Genius requires novel thought and creativity. It was a great performance. But simply repeating what someone else wrote is not genius..

[@Algorox]

@@okeen5265 It's not simply a "repeat". It's not the same as reading a novel. He fully respects Chopin's writing while incorporating his own color. His interpretation is undoubtedly genius.

[@okeen5265]

@@Algorox Nah.. You're giving that term out too easily.

[@benbroverman5150]

An absolute joy to listen to. He easily could have gotten first. But IMO all of the top 5 as well as K.Ksiazek (who didnt make it to the finals) could have won

[@klavieremily6870]

colorful and sweet!

[@kamint2258]

瑞々しくて良い演奏🤗🎹✨🚣✨✨✨

[@floragutierrez538]

La versión más poética , plena de gracia,con un sereno timing que no intenta deslumbrar. Antes bien, encantar U no de los mejores intérpretes de Chopin que he escuchado en mis 79 años

[@kimweonill]

For me, he was the winner of the competition.

[@england670]

So ethereal, the aria was beautiful.

[@SunnyMiracle1998]

Go Eric!

[@fulcherpj]

Incredible!!

[@ladybirdl5612]

Cudownie!

[@patriciagraham222]

Exquisite piece, exquisite Chopin, exquisite performance.

[@gracegu2267]

Simply the best!

[@detangers]

Heavenly.

[@angelinemapiano2543]

legend

[@xavierlee99]

Eric should have won !! X

[@ozanmertgokturk7786]

Amazing performance

[@benedictdsilva3954]

Yes I agree with the comments here.... very good... would sound different on other top brands...

[@OrangeSodaKing]

Very good!!

[@1sun1moon1]

ありがとうございます。

[@henrystoll5807]

Terrific performance. It stands comparison with the immortal version by Dinu Lipatti, which is very high praise indeed. Best of luck in your international career, Eric! I hope to see you in person some day.

[@ドレミ-d8q]

YAMAHAのピアノが彼に、とても合っている。水の重さ、揺れ、キラキラした輝き。音楽。 スタインウェイなら違っていたのではないだろうか。 ブラボー❗

[@skt116dspshr5]

2:36 of the world

[@ardeladimwit]

Verdi poaching from Chopin, Simon Boccanegra Come in quest'ora brune

[@Chopin1995]

OH WOW!!!

[@tommytodatnguyen1413]

Amazing kid!

[@laspiano765]

Simplesmente Maravilhoso.

[@mariolaskoszkiewicz7057]

Amazing!....Indeed, a poem..

WUNDERBAR..

[@cissyl385]

Superb

[@fredericchopin116]

Feels like the sound comes from heaven

[@andreeguillerault]

Cette barcarollle a été plagiée par Verdi dans Simon Boccanegra. Je suis étonnée que personne n'en fasse mention.

[@masato1004]

6:03

[@spockofdune8657]

I love how he does not even look at the piano

[@ausgoogtube01]

just a wee bit more expression towards the end - maybe ... apart from that... glorious..

[@enricoaldrighettoni375]

BRAVO. BRAVO. BRAVO.

[@davidfooterman6515]

Yes, very nice, much better than Aimi's and actually a very fine performance!

[@ausgoogtube01]

heavy on the angelic - like that.!

[@짐머만신]

Best performance

[@pauliberg3492]

♡♡♡👏👏👏

[@ednachun7008]

Fabulous!

[@ausgoogtube01]

best.

[@ausgoogtube01]

ahh....a wee bit loose on the end...

[@mcrettable]

Man.. 7:12 was just lazy. He had no energy at that crucial section in my opinion.

[@NoahJohnson1810]

I unfortunately have to agree. Remember However performing is tough...

[@retrogamerdave362]

you mean he should be huffing and puffing like Zimerman?

[@fulcherpj]

I think he must have had a laps of concentration there because there is also some wrong note grazing just after 7.12. Having said that I think overall the piece is wonderfully played on the best Yamaha I have ever heard!

[@davidrmoran]

I would not say none, or lazy, but it is slightly let down compared with many others. Some however do it with even more of a dropoff. I bet this is how he conceives it, actually. I have heard this kid play it with much less polish, but yes, performing is tough. Has anyone here heard Haftman?

[@nerrdinho]

As I was listening up until that point I was thinking, “wow this is absolutely perfect!” and then THAT…Overall it was beautiful and I will definitely find myself listening to Eric Lu’s interpretation of this piece, a flawless performance at that one ;). Shouldn’t be hard to find!

[@two_of_frogs]

Barcarolle of happy

[@gracegu2267]

yup

[@ubergoober25]

That part at 5:25..

[@20891]

He shoulda won the competition

[@1sun1moon1]

yes yes yes

[@hannastaszak1684]

B R A W O !!!

[@nice_guys.robocup]

His music is similar to Zimmerman's Barcarolle

[@ТатьянаВоронина-ъ1ю]

Прятный молодой человек

[@francoaragosta4285]

EXQUISITE!

[@r2sj]

he reminds me of another young Chinese pianist Hao Chen Zhang.

[@Джейсон-в2е]

+Shu Guice Haochen is absolutely great!

[@heruilin]

我同意

[@davidrmoran]

That guy is quite the accomplished pianist; I do not think it is comparable yet (www.classical-scene.com/2016/05/16/hoachen-zhang-jordan/).

[@cjames0723]

He got robbed at this competition. He was the only one playing Chopin instead of competing like a racehorse.

[@ТатьянаВоронина-ъ1ю]

Ласкает клавиши, как женщину

[@atsushishiraiwa3044]

fantastic(^-^)v

[@ubergoober25]

That part at 5:20 though

[@sandplus5048]

I can’t find Chopin here. Anybody knows where he is ???

[@김아름-b4m6o]

he made a mistake but I found his playing Bacarolle op.60 nice - really soft, and emotional.

[@davidcblock]

Those facial gestures have to go though.

[@jimjones2239]

Nope.

[@gibbogle]

Why?