I went to see the QUEEN of piano at Carnegie Hall...

[@sofiae8123]

I'm a little guilty as I live 10 minutes from Carnegie Hall and did not go, but as I am much older than you, I remember staying outside all night to get tickets for Vladimir Horowitz and it was worth it. I also flew to Germany to hear Sokolov, so I know the excitement that you felt. Martha Argerich does that for me every time. I've heard Yuja many times in person and she was sitting in front of me at an Andras Schiff recital, so it is a major experience. Thank you for this video!

[@henrysaroyan9533]

To those who are interested, the music playing in the background (and being hummed) at 1:00 is Scriabin's Fantasy in B minor. Because it sounded really nice, I tried searching the comments to see if anyone recognized the theme. Some comments mentioned it was Scriabin, without disclosing the exact composition. So I decided to listen through all of Scriabin's sonatas written in a major key to see if I could match things. Didn't work out, so then I just searched for pieces by Scriabin with a key signature that matches the tone the excerpt resolves into (which is a B). Found the Fantasy, heard it for the first time, and loved it. Embarrassed that I hadn't listened to it before. Sorry for the tangent, but hope some find that helpful. I hate the feeling of not knowing the name of a piece whose melody is that good. Great vlog, by the way!

[@thunder8bunny]

hey thank you so much for sharing this with us! I was wondering which piece it was because it was so beautiful....now I know, thanks to you! :)

[@henrysaroyan1959]

Thank you! Shout-out to Piergiorgio for exposing his viewers to such amazing music. I’m genuinely contemplating learning this piece now.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

REMINDS me of the excitement I felt when I went to NYC to hear MARTHA ARGERICH @ Carnegie - 40 years ago. SAME THRILL ♥♥♥♥

[@fergusbyett8088]

That was my first thought seeing the title - wait Argerich was in NY?

[@enriquesanchez2001]

@@fergusbyett8088 Yeah, until we have no more Argerich, Yuja is still the PRINCESS of Piano :) ♥

[@Arobamod]

just from looking at the title, I knew it was Yuja Wang lmao

[@agustinlatorrepiano]

I tought the same haha

[@bryanlin8333]

Thought it was Martha Argerich. Yuja would be the empress or princess

[@alanleoneldavid1787]

@@bryanlin8333 Martha is godess of piano

[@AquaFX]

I had to also look at the channel name, after that I knew

[@samdaesoo]

@Bryan Lin Also thought it was Argerich too haha but also good to see Yuja the princess

[@rishikeshmuppana1155]

I played on the exact same piano at Steinway Hall a month before you went there! I decided to play Chopin’s Ballade 1, but unfortunately I hadn’t practiced for a few weeks and they didn’t allow me to play for longer. It was a very exciting experience, Steinway pianos are the best!

[@chalkicon]

I wanted to go to her Carnegie Hall concert so bad! But I got to see her play all 4 Rach concertos in Florida two weeks before that, which was also amazing. ☺️

[@leematthews6812]

I've seen Yuja Wang a few times in London, she's phenomenal, without a doubt, and certainly worth checking out. With Martha Argerich, Mitsuko Uchida, Angela Hewitt etc. etc. still very much on the scene, I'm not quite ready to sit her on the throne just yet, though!

[@rad-guidance7]

I agree, and Mitsuko is a preference. I once took a plane from Limoges to London to see her play Schubert. And I'm a busy professor on a small government salary. Vive la France 😂. She was incredible.

[@johngreen1176]

I went to a concert with Angela Hewitt about a week ago, of Beethoven and Mozart. It finished with Beethoven’s 32nd Sonata. One of the greatest things I have ever heard.

[@leematthews6812]

@@johngreen1176 I saw Angela Hewitt last night! Almost certainly the same Mozart/Beethoven programme. Excellent, as always.

[@Nadia1989]

I went to a few Martha Argerich concerts. Getting tickets is madness I've never hit the F5 button so fast in my life. So worth it.

[@jackywacky3798]

I like your vibe. You should vlog more 🎹

[@stav2175]

Great video can’t wait for the analysis ☺️ Feeling similar emotions cause I’m going to see Khatia Buniatishvili here in Melbourne in November and I am DYING looking forward to it

[@synthos999]

Awesome! I saw her on Sunday in Hanburg, where she attended the 2nd Mahler Symphony and will go see her performance of Rach 2 next week!

[@josephhapp9]

Martha Argerich is the Queen of Pianists! Yuja Wang would be Princess.

[@victordelmonte9026]

Exactly!

[@Omar_Halilovic]

I was pretty happy for that u listened to the Queen of Carnegie hall, I was also in NYC and I also played in Carnegie Hall, and the funny thing is, I needed to practise before my performance, but I didnt have a piano to practise anywhere, so I went to steinway & sons shop and I played on the same piano like you did

[@TacticalStrike]

That’s so cool, I saw the queen of violin play Sibelius that same day!

[@nowkentapplegate5315]

If Juja Wang is the queen of piano that makes Marta Agerich Empress.

[@robertjason6885]

Ms Wang is indeed terrific, but until she’s doing concerts in paradise, Martha Argerich is queen. I’d wager Ms Wang would concur.

[@segalanicolas5608]

Ahhh after a good 5 minutes of scrambling through my memories I remember that what you played at 00:55 was from Debussy's L'isle joyeuse... Took me much less time to find Scriabin's Fantaisie right after 😂

[@RevantuZ]

i loved the vlog, thank you! Must've been such a special experience!

[@Elijah24553]

No, I'm so jealous!!! My friend has to feel worse, though. She lives in Boston most of the time, and yuja wang preformed there last September and my friend could have gotten FREE tickets to go see her, but she had no idea that she was going to perform in the first place! 😣

[@pyotrtchaikovsky93]

oh my gosh im so happy for you

[@rothschildianum]

It was so exciting to watch a person from the rural area went to see Yuja Wang in NY.

[@Pianolifter]

Came to see Yuja Wang and am amazed by your Schumann! 04:49

[@RaptorT1V]

3:44 I expected you'd say "prepping to kiss Yuja Wang"

[@benharmonics]

“I’ve never been on a train before” Spoken like a true NON-New Yorker 😂

[@manofdream69]

Spoken like a true American

[@peterbrenton410]

Or petrolhead ? The electric toothbrush gives a clue to his lifestyle

[@vaughangarrick]

The queen is Martha Argerich thank you very much

[@bw2082]

The queen is Martha Argerich

[@giovanniguggia2399]

Just saw her at Davies Symphony Hall in sf, it was incredible

[@grantgayle9212]

i'd pay money to download an mp3 of your bathroom singing of scriabin fantasy ngl

[@PiergiorgioWilson]

😂😂😂

[@angela-ghy-j]

Wow 🤩 I wish I could go there too

[@golden-63]

*She may be the princess, but Martha Argerich is the QUEEN!*

[@vavahlavulva4370]

Yuja Wang definitely has phenomenal technic.......But I do like her dresses. After watching her twice in a concert, I decided to go to her concerts just for her outfit which has more substance. Once you grow up musically my cutest Piergiorgio, all these will pass once the smoke has settled....... but not her dresses which I will forever remember her!

[@victordelmonte9026]

Agreed!

[@pghagen]

For me Martha Argerich is the queen of piano, even now she is eighty years old, she is playing like a young girl.

[@isaiahadamsvlogs5309]

FIRST vlog 😯...meaning more!?!?!

[@PianistStefanBoetel]

"Never been on a train before". So American 😂Went from New York to Boston this Summer with Amtrak. Very nice experience! Though this queing for the tracks is ridiculous 😀

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

2:13 ... that sound is also non-stop in parts of Australia at night haha. I know I'll hear it tonight.... I does keep you up. Incredibly annoying, *especially* if you have an important event to be awake for the next day. Hopefully you couldn't hear sirens during the concert!

[@donaldcoppersmith1018]

Congratulations on your trip to New York City. Enjoy the concert!

[@thomaswilke6312]

I thought the queen of piano was the Steinway piano from the thumbnail

[@ddestiny44]

This is fun~ let’s do it again!!!

[@jashepoon]

7:36 outstanding analysis! It is very correct. (How have you never been on a train before? 😯 - confused European)

[@nandovancreij]

literally me

[@roku401]

That's because the public transportation system in America outside of major urban areas is basically non-existent, and even in the major urban areas, it is still very automobile centric or I might go as far as saying automobile dependant. In most of America, transportation by automobile is the default and is necessary, to the point where a local market is itself many kilometers from one's domicile. In more rural parts of the US, it can take perhaps an hour or more by automobile to even get to places in a relatively local vacinity. Norms in Europe are much different then that of America. In America some states are as big if not bigger than some European countries, so this is wherein the disparity lies.

[@jashepoon]

@@roku401 thank you for this helpful reply!

[@jajefan123456789]

@@roku401 good explanation, and might I add that it is not just the space that has induced sprawl, it is also a result of decades-long lobbying by the automobile industry to cater our building and construction habits toward automobiles as the _default_ and not other transportation forms. (i.e. we could have just as easily built our services and living spaces more densely and close together while preserving the rest as natural land, but this was not done). Check out the KZbin channel "Not Just Bikes" for more information about this topic.

[@monahii4219]

HAHAHAHA love these vlogs!! Keep them up it’s so entertaining to watch!

[@f52_yeevy]

I was wondering, did you have to book anything to play the Steinway or did you just walk there and ask if you could try it?

[@klpumper]

Enjoyed your video and seeing you play a bit!

[@FelipeFerreira7]

i REALLy think that you should vlog again, this was amazing

[@barbaraeder9105]

So happy for you that you went to hear Yuja Wang perform. You will remember this your whole life. What was the program? What did she play? Please share. Thanks for sharing your enthusiastic vlog!

[@Epinerf]

It was her Rachmaninoff marathon

[@TFreckle]

A princess maybe. NOT the queen...

[@parmesan8203]

Sup Piergiorgio, another amazing video! Keep up the good work!

[@contessa420]

Hey, not sure how close you were to spaceUK, but he plays classical as well, which is pretty interesting, though after what he did recently not sure if you still chat with him much

[@alexanderbayramov2626]

0:59 scriab :D that's literally me lol

[@SofiaMariaVona]

💚💚💚💚Thank you

[@xjAlbert]

You were 3 blocks from my apartment -- we could have enjoyed pre-concert dinner at Redeye Grill across from Carnegie Hall. Twice you filmed brushing your teeth in this vlog (note: gotta buy you a current-model Sonicare) -- I could have gotten you a quick cleaning with Gabriella, my hygienist, whose office is two blocks from Steinway Hall ʕ•́؈•̀ʔ

[@RaptorT1V]

3:08 I laughed so hard at some of the inserts 5:51

[@wuwupiano]

How many dress changes was that? Does Yuja change after every mvt or something?

[@jolene_ren]

im so jealous - great vlog

[@donbarbaraphillipson6285]

You sound great bro!!!!

[@snorefest1621]

See me at Carnagies in June 14 (come to see us)

[@pieinside2345]

what a dream thank you for sharing :D

[@evansercombe]

What music is that playing in the background at roughly 3:00?? It's some piano something on a Schubert Lied but I can't figure out what it is.... does anyone know???

[@syb7239]

Love to listen schumann **

[@giovannipaszkowski]

Ma maaaaan philipi. He’s the goat. The vid is okay btw🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@ianhuangncubed]

Was this the Rach marathon concert?

[@roku401]

Yes it was. Piergiorgio was seated in the dress circle, and I was in the balcony. 28 January 2023 at 16:00

[@zacharyyu7605]

My fingers touched the exact same piano at that Steinway store……

[@thebrygi1648]

Was that Scriabin you were singing

[@PiergiorgioWilson]

Yes it was haha

[@thebrygi1648]

@@PiergiorgioWilsonyunchan lim being yunchan lim video?

[@animalsarebeautifulpeople3094]

Where did you travel from? This is dedication -- to stay overnight just for a concert!

[@sarahlu6090]

I AM SO JEALOUS 😭

[@tapwaterr7099]

you should do more vlogs

[@juanferrequetglas4444]

0:55 debussy l’isle joyeuse

[@milim3dia965]

nice vlog man

[@tomtomt1]

Nice Shumann.

[@PiergiorgioWilson]

Thanks Tom!

[@minr6851]

Did she changed her dress that many times or did you just use other video clips somewhere else?

[@TheOboeCrack]

6:40 who's him?

[@concealedinrainbows]

Guessing its Gary Graffman

[@jajefan123456789]

@@concealedinrainbows her old teacher!

[@arpeggiomikey]

It was indeed Gary Graffman, with whom Yuja -- and Lang Lang -- studied at Curtis. G.G. and Byron Janis are former students of Horowitz, and both born in 1928.

[@sruthirajan1454]

Have fun.

[@anthropocentrus]

Sucks you didnt get to see Argerich...maybe she was ill

[@syb7239]

I envy you about visiting new york

[@Carolinelikeschicken]

HOW DID U GET A TICKET THEY WERE ALL SOLD OUT

[@Tristan-zt8tw]

Lit

[@beckerhanshermann8372]

The yuja circus made him sick

[@sruthirajan1454]

What's the piece at 5:12?

[@Benjamin-fk2yo]

Aufschwung from Fantasiestücke op12 Schumann

[@xjAlbert]

"Aufschwung" from Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 - Robert Schumann

[@Janaceks_Dad]

Love your playing. But as good as Yuga is, there is only one queen, and that is Martha Argerich (and Alicia DeL, at least when she was alive).

[@vrixphillips]

maybe i'm just out of the loop [or just don't remember him/didn't recognize him] but who's Gary? :O

[@zeram01]

Gary Graffman, Yuja’s (and even Lang Lang’s) former teacher at the Curtis.

[@alexchun1105]

I had no idea Graffman uses a wheelchair now. I used to go to student recitals at Curtis decades ago when Graffman was President. That might have been where I first heard Yuja Wang. (It's definitely where I first heard Hilary Hahn.)

[@nerilcatte0931]

I am so jealous…. I always go to see famous pianists. I can definitely say for sure that she is currently the best

[@jimmycornejo1305]

Awesome dude ! Keep it up

[@rad-guidance7]

I thought, Martha ?? Really showing my age....

[@pisceswater...6998]

Marta ?

[@jtrevm]

I was going to invest in a Stein in 2008 - guaranteed return - then the Crash,,,,,,cash cadenza,,,molto yuk,,,grave,,,,finito .

[@daniels7052]

What piece 4:50

[@akshaygowrishankar7440]

That's from Schumann's Phantasiestücke (Op. 12). That part specifically is the beginning of the Aufschwung.

[@samdaesoo]

I forget 4:50 can anyone help please?

[@thenotsookayguy]

Shoeman Op. 12

[@samdaesoo]

@@thenotsookayguy lol thanks

[@hendriktoch2479]

You're so privileged !! 👍👍👍

[@ELISPOTTS-xc6qx]

She is not the queen of piano. Argerich is. Also, her sound is too bangy. I have never enjoyed one of her recordings.