Sophia Liu (12 yrs) plays Ch. V. Alkan - Saltarelle Op.23

[@palintoronto]

Loved it and loved all the 62 comments below, all of them way more erudite than your pal in Toronto! ... And I delighted that school-girl Sophia played this concert quality piece in her PJs! ... Way to go gurl!

[@DanielBerke]

That is a _fantastic_ interpretation of this piece - just beautiful.

[@kamint2258]

凄ーい😮👏✨ そして滑らかで、美しい素晴らしい演奏！！🎹✨🤗 この曲の楽譜を見た事あるが、このテンポで弾くのは、至難の技！！👏 何よりもあなたが、楽しみながら弾いているのは本当に素敵な事です！😊🌼🌼🌼

[@villafloridiana]

I don't think anyone can play this piece better!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@SophiaLiu_Pianist]

Thanks for your kind words！😊

[@kaysonpiano]

First 5 seconds heard and instantly subbed and liked. Absolutely amazing playing! Bravo! Very bright future ahead for her definitely! 👏👏🔥🔥

[@harumiaoyama4711]

Super technical！clean and beautiful、perfect！👍

[@davidgleba3832]

BRAVISSIMA!!! Beautifully done! Congratulations!

[@mmusic6198]

Great performance！

[@Whaijorhujishkomunyk]

Wow INCREDIBLE, better interpretation i've ever heard

[@tammylee6930]

Wow 🤩 Crystal clear sound

[@wertherquartett]

I’m in a trance whenever I listen to pianist Sophia or violinist Himari. These girls are stupendous blessings to the human race.

[@kiranbudhamagar2097]

You are doing great Sophia 💖 keep it up 🤗 Love from Nepal

[@絵空-u9t]

12歳でこれが弾けるのはすごいと思います。アルカンの曲は難しいですが、面白い曲が多いと思います。私は17歳からピアノを弾いていますが、いつか弾けるようになりたいです。

[@OrangeSodaKing]

Some pieces are easier than they sound, but this one is harder - much harder - than it sounds! I like how you put care into every single note, and don’t just gloss over it to try to go as fast as possible. Keep up the good work!

[@SophiaLiu_Pianist]

I agree with your opinion! In fact, I can play faster, but I think the composer would prefer to deal with each note more clearly and maintain the "Saltarelle" style. Thank you!

[@OrangeSodaKing]

@@SophiaLiu_Pianist I wonder if you have played Le Vent, Op. 15, No. 2? If you have good enough fingers to handle all these repeated notes cleanly, I’m sure you can handle the seemingly endless chromatic scales in Le Vent.

[@SophiaLiu_Pianist]

I haven't played this piece, but I know it. The tenths in the left hand is quite difficult for me. It requires not only flexible and strong fingers, but also long-lasting endurance. Thank you!

[@luky46]

Beautiful dear Sophia

[@annakozina4272]

Perfect!

[@miel3555]

Such a beautiful way of playing this piece, with such precise!! Great Job:)

[@carnivalcruiserbill]

Fantastic technique and musically descriptive playing.

[@TheWFamilyMusic]

well played dear friend! thumbs up.

[@1fattyfatman]

Infectious energy!

[@chanpianostudio2171]

Great performance

[@pierre5999]

perfect, bravo !!! i wish i could play this like you !

[@IanMatthewGray]

-there *is* a god, after all-stunning playing, and the handling of the coda with such aplomb, at 12, no less! I digress, perforce, into the womb of my musicianship, such as it is, or was, and marvel from afar at the grace of that which is becoming Sophia Liu.

[@fernandotecladista]

wonderful!

[@AsrielKujo]

Very beautiful playing here bois!

[@4candles]

Fabulous technique for someone so young. And I appreciate that you didn't wish to play this too fast - that shows musical maturity. As I've said before your pianistic future is very promising indeed, so keep up the excellent work!

[@heinzgilbert]

Amazing performance

[@alandemir568]

awesome playing!

[@sirrah4014]

Okay, I had to subscribe. This is great 😩❤️

[@SamuBertolino]

Brillante, muy energico!

[@LidiaKotlovaPianoStudio]

Well done! Love your articulation

[@michaelturov4439]

Super!

[@C-SasLe]

Amazing !

[@adambuhrer]

HOLY ALKAN AT 12!?!? I’m amazed

[@mibemolmineur15-3]

I am amazed too))) To play this infernal composer at 12 is great)))

[@adambuhrer]

@@mibemolmineur15-3 exactly!!

[@azoterhuja2488]

Sophia😘👍

[@JoeWilliamsViolin]

Brava!

[@lunapopescu7871]

Beautiful! Amazing performance!👏👏👏🎹

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

You really amaze me for playing this aged 12! Amazing work, keep doing more!

[@JackMylchreest]

Wow! Amazing 😁

[@elijahj9902]

Beautiful playing you really captured the spirit!

[@samueletravaglini]

FANTASTIC!

[@geocari4]

All videos are amazing ! TY very much!

[@andreawong6919]

NICE!

[@Paganini-Liszt]

I'm dead. This is some insane stuff.

[@alessandrodelmonte5765]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊👏👏👏👏🇮🇹let go in Italy to make a piano concert!!

[@user-py6ek1sg3k]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@patrickderleyn]

exceptionnel!

[@杜青澜]

She looks like Horowitz！

[@yhkalk]

Bravo !

[@happypiano4810]

Very strange to hear it played so lightly. Bravo.

[@anotherdepressedmusician]

Oh my gosh! An actual video performance of this piece! I think there are other videos but they aren't really performances. But that's so cool, congratulations! And you play it so well! I'm wondering though, the left hand sounded different in many spots, is this because of discrepancies between editions? I've never owned a physical copy of it so I don't know for sure.

[@andreawong6919]

LOVED IT!!! how much do you practice each day?!?!

[@FocusMrbjarke]

Please become a composer as well. You could be the next franz liszt.

[@palintoronto]

Hey, there's a well thought out wish; "Become a composer, the next Franz Liszt" ... It sure rings true to me!

[@VictorDarcos]

🌹💯

[@robbiethemann]

Jeez.. Concerto next?

[@lczq6737]

This is after endless practice. You have every right to flex lmao. This is interesting I've never heard this before. No doubt you can play reminiscences de Don just an or Gaspard de la nuit maybe in 2 years

[@jannis11]

NIce