The Cat & The Mouse

Performed during LangLang Master Class
Hong Kong Langham Hotel (10Aug2011)
== Kate Lee @ 10 years old ==

[@ClaramayNivetta]

I love how she doesn’t play it like a robot. She’s really into it and very expressive. Absolutely amazing!

[@jnelson508]

She is absolutely brilliant. I can't believe someone her age has such technical and musical prowess.

[@karendeng6061]

I wouldn't be playing that great if lang lang sit beside me and stare at me😓

[@joannazhao6326]

Same

[@eadsta]

HaHa! She is very confident and passionate and well taught!

[@xujessie7604]

Same

[@Preppy_xMaddie]

Karen deng me to nervous

[@Pancake13142Potato]

How old were you? And how old are you now?

[@KieuNguyen-ne1qn]

Wow... her hands like the kitten jumps up and down playing with the mouse. Love it.

[@josephmariealba8483]

I am a fan. I played Aaron Copeland's Cat and Mouse and George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in my final piano recital after high school graduation. I stopped playing after high school - thirty years ago. For these American classics, it is not only the notes that matter, it is also about the dance. It is like the music gets in your mind and your body and fingers just move it out in the dance. I really enjoyed the way Kate Lee as a little girl of ten looks like a cat stealthily stalking the mouse and pouncing on it, but the mouse slips away at the last moment, so the cat has to give a chase in runs and leaps, they both tire out, and in a moment the chase is on again, until finally the funeral dirge is played for the mouse, and the cat has its satisfying meal and goes to rest. Bravo!!!

[@katrinaannaverhoustinska4526]

for all those who are saying that she is playing this too fast, she is not. look at the notes and take a methronome. you're welcome .-.

[@dwong98]

Finally, someone who makes sense

[@qio9510]

日本人はなぜだかいいものを見逃す。

[@ThPappas]

Sometimes,I think that she is a real cat.Look at her hands... Bravo!

[@winnieluan5123]

well ppl have different taste in music, and u didnt even spell metronome right so ha

[@composerjalen]

@@winnieluan5123 "so ha" 🤓

[@DihelsonMendonca]

It´s incredible her understanding of the music, the phrases, dynamics, melodies...I hardly can´t believe I´m hearing this from a 10 year old girl.

[@treesap5839]

Wait she’s ten? She looks 8

[@mysecretalterego]

i played this at the age of 13, 20% slower😓😓😓 she's terribly talented👏👏👏

[@radudeATL]

I was about 15 and played it about 50% slower. I had no idea this was this fast. I'm 38, and feel slightly (hugely) embarrassed.

[@radudeATL]

@Wen Xi Thanks for that reminder and perspective. Definitely made my day immeasurably better!

[@dora_the_explorer5323]

Same I am doing this for my level 10 piano exam and I swear listening to her playing vs mines it’s like 💀

[@nottipiglet]

Fast is not necessarily better. You just need to be fast enough. However, you need to be musical… make it your own and make it sound good. 20% slower can still work. You can be 20% slower but more musical.

[@jamesperdue8355]

Nicely done! Judging from some of the comments I sense that she is to be judged by adult standards by some. For me, I believe the point is that here is a young girl that dedicates a large part of her short life so far trying to be really good at something, displaying a passion and self confidence many parents would love to see in their children who may be only interested in hanging out at the mall or playing video games. She should judged at this age on her willingness to learn and let her teachers guide her to a more perfect musicality. I enjoyed the frivolity of the Copland piece.

[@bedirchan]

Well there are 2 ways of living a life, I wouldnt put one over the other.

[@lucbogemann8623]

i can see parents forcing her to practice 6 hours a day for the entirety of her short life

[@lucbogemann8623]

although, i am 14 and playing this piece, so maybe my parents are like that

[@shirleyhare6177]

James Perdue James, I have watched this little girl playing this do many times, I think her control is Tops, what could Lang Lang possibly say about it. I would like to have heard his appraisal! Cheers Qld Australia, 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🤗🤗🤗

[@davebartholome2924]

@@lucbogemann8623 Take it from a piano teacher: you can tell the kids who are being forced. This girl has an obvious passion for playing; it's unmistakable.

[@cwu2203]

Her teacher did a fantastic job to have coached her, vividly pictured the Cat and Mouse on the keyboard, I watched this more than 10time trying to coach my son on how to feel the piece. Bravo is the best word for her play, well done!👍

[@yanhe0232]

His tutor is the famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang

[@MARINA7465]

Прекрасно!!! Сколько артистизма и техники Браво!!!! Настоящий спектакль ! Я дала своему ученику эту же пьесу

[@yutongjiang6123]

kids are scary sometimes

[@gustavomachado2903]

kkkkkkkkkk

[@edumw4163]

Gustavo Machado dos Santos eles não riem assim animal d teta

[@gustavomachado2903]

Edu Mw4 Por que eu que tenho que me adaptar com a forma DELES de rir na Internet!? Se um espanhol digitar " jajajaja" eu vou saber que ele está rindo. Cada um com sua cultura poha.

[@edumw4163]

Gustavo Machado dos Santos exceto que "jajajajja" é escroto

[@gustavomachado2903]

Edu Mw4 lol

[@li8616]

I can see the cat is chasing the mouse in my head while she is playing. Bravo!

[@stevenhaff3332]

Very impressive! The physicality of managing those leaps so well! Great speed and control for such a youngster. And we haven't even mentioned her willingness to really listen to herself.

[@miahsu469]

I always do really bad if someone else like Lang Lang is sitting and staring at me play for 4 minutes.........But you are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jeff27]

😊

[@RoseWilson]

Tom and Jerry masterpiece 🐀🐱 Wow, never heard a child play so amazingly in my life ❤

[@feiyan57]

Well done! I’m 11 (nearly 12)and I just started playing this piece… She plays it so well and so musically

[@dianenorcott]

What a performance!!! I enjoyed WATCHING you play as well as hearing you play! You really engaged with your piece well & told the story with your music, your facial expression, your claw-like paws at times... very well done & very entertaining!

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

On ne s'en lasse pas ! Bravo Kate

[@Natalie-nz3gs]

She is a genius!!

[@RoseWilson]

Even such a genius as Lang Lang is gobsmacked by this musical prodigy ❤

[@shirleyhare6177]

This little girl is fabulous, such composure and control ! Well done! Australia

[@thrippleton]

We need have no worries about future virtuosos when there are so many brilliant youngsters like this.

[@arnoldzhen8857]

This is a prime example of what happens when u play forty hours a day

[@asoignbobnbagpipe2234]

Yayyyy twoset fan here

[@arnoldzhen8857]

@@asoignbobnbagpipe2234 i see u are also a man of culture

[@asoignbobnbagpipe2234]

Arnold Zhen Hehehe yes

[@chloeli6558]

Arnold Zhen I will fall asleep on the second hour

[@jyau06]

Yaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy

[@JJTownley_Classical-Composer]

Some here have yet to learn that being a successful musician is one part excellent musicianship, one part good appearance, one part good showmanship and one part excellent technique. Let's analyze this: Lang Lang has all four in spades; that's why his videos usually garner the most hits. Anna Federova coincidentally has all four as well; coincidentally again she has the highest viewership of the Rachmaninoff 2nd Piano Concerto at approaching 3 million hits in less than 2 years. That's phenomenal. Then browse through other videos of this concerto and see a direct correlation between who has four, then, three, finally two or less of these factors and see viewerships at the top and then dropping into the cellar correspondingly. Little Kate Lee has all four. It's too soon to know if she will rise to the top ranks, but right now she takes center stage and people love her at nearly 60,000 hits because of word-of-mouth. And judging by what I saw and heard in her Beethoven 1st Piano Concerto video I foresee a brilliant career ahead for her because not only does she have all four qualities that make a successful classical performing artist but I think Lang Lang sees this too and will take her under his wing and be her mentor. I see other kids here with varying degrees of these traits and depending on how many the kid possess determines how many hits their videos achieve. Not 100% predictable and not a fail-safe way to calculate, but close enough. Test it. It's not rocket science.

[@JoostDrieman]

This will be the next Yuja Wang. (maybe even better)

[@paolashiadani1046]

Joost Drieman Marix loooool

[@elleondejuda4681]

Joost Drieman Marix maybe

[@user-rn8nc5tv8r]

Joost Drieman Marix yes it’s possible

[@laphainobeauteltd2574]

Joost Drieman Marix

[@newonecyclone7846]

joost drieman marix...of course she will, it is easily seen she is more talented than her... lol

[@declanomad]

I saw this video in 2015 for the first time, and it was sublime, to me musical perfection. It made me very happy. I thought "Clear the way for this girl!! She doesn need teaching, just opportunity. Good luck!"

[@anarpianoplayer5133]

The most talented pianist l have ever seen!!!

[@jeff27]

Sure is

[@utb9999]

Excellent performance and excellent Kate!

[@evifnoskcaj]

Brilliant playing! I could listen to her all day! So artful and passionate!

[@luciewang2846]

I'm envious... Totally too much envious! Why can't I have more talent and play that well at that age?? No fair...

[@random8312]

lang lang(in his mind): OMG! speechless

[@koreboredom4302]

My god... she's even doing the dramatic anime hand gestures like Lang Lang...

[@weinaxu286]

真有感情啊!彈得真好!

[@marionrobertson3895]

Kate Lee sweetheart you young lady can really play piano wow sweet I love it.Thanks be blessed.

[@yaxiangwenyang9194]

Very contrasting and colorful. Excellent performance!

[@shirleyhare6177]

Just watched it again, oh dear she is awesome! Love you sweetie xxxxAustralia🇦🇺💗💗💗💗

[@annabellewoo4621]

Impressive performance by a talented 9 year-old

[@xxberg]

WOW! JUST WONDERFUL Performance

[@Asgoodasgod]

I feel like Salieri on Mozart's movie "Amadeus" when I watch these youngsters do what they do. I'm like God why didn't you make me this talented? I suppose I'll just have to keep on practising... lol!

[@lucyliu4857]

DON"T USE GODS NAME CARELESSLY!

[@toothlesstoe]

@@lucyliu4857 Fuck God.

[@sebastiandorn651]

Das..... Ist.......... - - - IRREEEEEEE!!!!! Gott ist die gut..... Unfassbar. Ich frage mich, ob Kinder, die so spielen noch eine Kindheit haben. Aber dieses Mädchen ist unfassbar! WONDERFUL!!

[@iampetergriffin]

I can easily do that. Somebody hold my beer.

[@nakestraorchestra8142]

+Sheldon Cooper bazinga

[@gordonlin6120]

Well u are an adult or you are under aged drinking😅😅😅

[@fastjonny05]

lel

[@user-dk7ic1ci2z]

HAHA

[@user-dk7ic1ci2z]

Yolanda Ni ?

[@ddwong8798]

amazing performance!!!!

[@ThatTriHard]

Kate I love your playing very much!!!!!!

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Bravo kate lee ! Toujours un plaisir de l'ecouter et de voir sa gestuelle 😊

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Toujours fan de Kate cat end the mouse !😊 thank you Maestro

[@HarlondN]

Fantastic. I though this little girl come from the sky...lol. You did so awesome my friend. Here I come to support your channel. Greetings from California.

[@pianotimes6476]

Simply put, incredible!

[@hkginger]

Wonderful job! BRAVO! Keep up the good work.

[@TerryHolton-zr2yp]

That is very difficult for a child to play. This little one is truly amazing.

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Merci mon LangLang de mettre Kate Lee et sa prodieuse performance ❤

[@GIOIS01]

gosh! which is the way to make a child play like this! :O this is surreal

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Je ne ßais combien de fois je l'ai vu ! Toujôurs aussi agréable 😊Mercî Ĺang lang ❤

[@wang7405]

The fact is that there are substantial number of geniuses in the world now

[@leothefoxy3779]

I am playing this song!! But this girl is very good! TRUST ME!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@paolashiadani1046]

Leo the Foxy :3 is more than very good!!!!!!! OMGOSHGGGGHG

[@MrFpam]

It is not a song! It's a piano piece!

[@sungyeonhan4476]

I am playing this piece for my school competition and watching her makes me feel confident about myself

[@piergiorgiofrati3511]

Una Kate Lee incredibile. A 10 anni suona come una (brava) di 40!..

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Un si génial maestro pour ce petit bout de chou ! Bravo😊

[@Siuyendiana]

🥰Very impressed 🎹🎼🎶🎵🐱🐀

[@marinefeinberg6700]

She is awesome with The Cat ad Mouse” Even. Lang Lang was pleased

[@befree3567]

Very talented , but I would really like to know what Lang Lang did say to her…

[@potato1827]

1:34 lol look at langs langs hand

[@amorantoanimates1130]

👌

[@asoignbobnbagpipe2234]

Lol it's painful for me

[@mrflufferpuffs1460]

lang lang is nodding at everything she does

[@shirleyhare6177]

Isn't the first time I've watched this but. WOW, she is awesome Lang Lang sitting there doesn't faze her one bit, it would me! Well done young lady!

[@chingyichen5095]

This is The cat and the mouse song,do you no why and because I play this songs.

[@themcmater3453]

You can see the insanity in her teachers eyes

[@theobentlycurtin4144]

Agreed. He's a phenomenal player, but agreed.

[@theresaliu4594]

This is not her teacher it is lang lang and it is i think a masterclass that is something were people (not only children) play a peace and than a famous Pianist tells her what she can do even better (sorry for my bad english i am 12 and from germany )

[@user-oe7zd3ok8i]

Theresa Liu No,your english good! at least beeter my country's people .Poor english and act pro ==

[@somemusician3832]

TheMcMater Pretty good English☺

[@xuezhicui4348]

That’s Lang Lang, not her teacher.

[@huazhao3665]

She is kind of crazy on the piano🤯!

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Je l'ai vu 20 fois toujours aussi attractive Merci Lang Lang ❤

[@newyork789]

As far as I know,kong xiang dong sets up a piano school in china.i do not know if the school develops very fast in china.i hope that the school can create many excellent pianists in the world. Right now I understand that great pianists come from childhood.we must teach them during their childhood Kong xiang dong looks forward to the future much smarter than I. During childhood,it is very easy for children to learn music. As far as I know,I studied flute very fast during my childhood. But I do not know how my grandpa (my mother's father) master 6 equipments about music.

[@weinaxu286]

Wonderful!!!

[@bowen6188]

This is what happens when you go to lang lang academy for the first day 🎶🎶🎶

[@astridschlegel7681]

Unbelievable. Wonderful terrific amazing bravo little girl

[@tigeryang4494]

I think there are many flaws if you judge by adult standards. But considering her age, she played it very well. But I still think she can slow down a bit to phrase and put more shape into the music. She is capable and we can all see that

[@themoonstar2010]

The piece is supposed to be this fast

[@T0ast_Natsu]

WOOWWWWW! So fast!

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Elle joue merveilleusement bien ❤

[@lindaross783]

What is she playing the Visiting the Dentist op.8 #3

[@nadialam1202]

Haha she even scared Lang Lang :)

[@marinefeinberg6700]

Have to have talent to play like this .Shes awsome!

[@user-qd8uv1lk2l]

И что это за система обучения такая ,которая позволяет ТАК играть!!! Поделились бы китайцы......

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Une fois de plus Kate !.❤

[@TriciaDawnWilliams]

Girl ... you're fantastic.

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Thank you Lang lang pour video de kate 😊

[@lilyling6292]

Amazing job!

[@dinhvanpham9135]

It was great thank you ...

[@GirlDreamer90210]

I don't play any music instrument so I can't judge. But Lang Lang was watching her quite attentively so I guess he had some interest in her too :D

[@simplywendy8007]

it's obvious that those who played this song well must have put a lot of time and effort in it but say playing piano with this level at such a young age I'd tend to believe it's more about talent she's like born to be a pianist

[@ThatTriHard]

Brilliant!!!!

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Plus d'accès! En je retrouve Lang Lang avec Kate 😊

[@mitskiincarnate]

you can really tell that she was taught by lang lang

[@alexisdanielvaneskeheian2127]

BRAVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Sorprendente.

[@hilaryzhang4570]

this girl is awesome!! I'm 10 and I'm learning the song. not. able. to . play. :(

[@fastjonny05]

me too lol

[@user-dk7ic1ci2z]

um so could you ever get past the first two measures

[@ninglin5489]

Nah I am playing this too

[@joaomakarian3440]

Nao sei quando foi executada está obra...mas imagino ela adulta...valiosa apresentação....👏👏👏

[@yinghuang1948]

Incredible!

[@ronl7131]

Fantastic performance & so young, but mature

[@user-zl4hm5pz7t]

突然おすすめに出てきたから見てみたらめちゃめちゃすごかった

[@drli8765]

She is so amazing,

[@jackeaffe]

Was für ein tolles Mädchen....ein Genie!

[@lilyling6292]

🙂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Merci encore pour Kate 😊

[@user-ur6qr6bx3q]

Merci encore pour Kate .

[@angelikabertrand4045]

Very very gifted.