WQXR’s Midday Masterpieces: Pianist Kate Liu

[@gonzalovaldivia3835]

Kate Liu is an exquisite and intense piano interpreter. I wonder why so underrated. Thanks WQXR for sharing thiis level.

[@abimaelrivera1439]

I've never seen before such a combination of delicacy and technique mastery. Kate Liu reminds me of what books say about Chopin playing. She is simply an angel at the keyboard.

[@marshallartz395]

💫💫 Kate Liu in Recital 💫💫 *00:00** Intro: Elliott Forrest* Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59 *(1845)* 04:09 No. 1 in A Minor 09:20 No. 2 in A-Flat Major 12:11 No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor *16:29** Applause* 17:07 Kate Speaks 💁🏻‍♀️🎤 Robert Schumann (1810-1856) 19:29 Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18 *(1839)* Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 *(1836)* _[dedicated to Franz Liszt]_ _Motto:_ _Through all the tones_ _In Earth’s many-colored dream_ _There sounds one long-drawn note_ _For the secret listener._ _~ Friederich Schlegel ~_ 28:37 I. *Durchaus fantastisch und* *leidenschaftlich vorzutragen;* *Im Legenden-Ton* 32:33 _a tempo_ 34:36 _Im Legenden-Ton_ 45:00 II. *Mäßig. Durchaus energisch* 50:50 _[fff ritard.]_ 52:49 III. *Langsam getragen.* *Durchweg leise zu halten* 56:45 _Etwas bewegter_ 1:02:14 _a tempo_ *1:08:24** Applause* Kate Liu, piano✨ *WQXR’s Midday Masterpieces* *The Greene Space* 🍏 *New York City, USA 🇺🇸 October 2, 2019*

[@ilovemycatrussell9298]

Thank you.

[@republiccooper]

Danke!

[@hyunah618]

vielen dank ♡

[@小松にょきおみ]

has to be pinned

[@quirkygiraffe1613]

Someone pin this comment!

[@sarq1]

Kate Liu isn't a "rising star". She is a shining star, outstanding interpreter.

[@rodrigodiniz8193]

@Konstantin Ridaya I totally agree with you!!

[@zuhairbakdoud1360]

Kate Liu is baffling in her totally effortless technique. I wish I had her technique. Where does this leave Yuja Wang? Kate Liu is a true musician. The piano is playing itself under her hands.

[@sarq1]

Academic professor lectured about her play kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnzKoqaBjt6oiJY (part 1)

[@dr.robertofelicianomd7627]

I am a retired physician for the past 8 years. I have been playing the classical piano since 1952 when i was 7 years old. I have listened to this recital at least 20 times since October 2019. Since 2015 i have listened to all of Kate Liu’s pieces that she played during the Chopin Piano Competition at least 100 times or more. As far as i am concern she was and is the first prize winner( gold medalist ) of that competition. May God bless her.

[@kpiotrzk1282]

all Poland agree with you

[@SCRIABINIST]

Personal Taste

[@ioannestritemius3791]

Kate Liu's phrasing and voicing are uncanny. Her musical sensitivities remain unmatched, past and present performers. Very grateful for this performance!

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

Uncanny ? And you think perhaps that this music is "normal" ?????

[@soundhill1]

@@Fritz_Maisenbacher Some of us were brought up hearing this music played this sort of way, so we have the resonators for it and long for it.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

@@soundhill1 Yes, I can understand. But it is time now to re-open the ears and the minds. This music contains a maximum of toxic and lethal stuff. Even if it is beautiful. It's able to burn every soul to ashes.

[@PieInTheSky9]

Goodness, this girl completely stole my heart..

[@hagailevhacohen4777]

For me, she is the best.

[@zeldali959]

For me, too!

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

@@zeldali959 Yes ..... playing this after Horowitz, in this way ....

[@zuhairbakdoud1360]

@@zeldali959 For me, too, Kate Liu is the best!

[@yjennn]

She has such a tender piano voice in her playing. I hope she gets more concert engagements so I can go see her performance in person!

[@RolandHuettmann]

She is a master of the silence between and behind the notes.

[@guillermohansen2242]

I completely agree!

[@rossanopinelli5150]

Sensational performance! Kate Liu is a true artist and understands Schumann very deeply.

[@zeldali959]

I am extremely glad the number of her music on KZbin is increasing as days pass; when I came to know her in the 2015 Chopin competition, it is very limited. I would like to listen to a wider variety of music played by her.

[@ronl7131]

Highest Artistry….love to hear more of KL

[@jaroslawpeter3586]

PL: Trzeba mieć naprawdę mnóstwo pokory, by będąc laureatką Konkursu Chopinowskiego w Warszawie uważanego za najtrudniejszy na świecie, wrócić potem do szkoły jak gdyby nigdy nic. Mój wielki szacunek dla tej genialnej Pianistki. Taka młoda, tak wybitna. Zna ją nie tylko cała Polska:) Kate, pozdrawiamy serdecznie i trzymamy za Ciebie zawsze kciuki.

[@zuhairbakdoud1360]

What depth… she appears to be in another word while playing…. How come the entire world doesn’t worship her….

[@marshallartz395]

Kate Liu is a great pianist. ❤️ Yuja Wang is a great pianist. ❤️

[@zuhairbakdoud1360]

@@marshallartz395 This reminds me of the pianistic duel between Franz Liszt and (was it Thalberg?). Please help me. I am almost sure you know what I am talking about. Thank you!

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

@@zuhairbakdoud1360 Yes, it was Thalberg. Remembers me also Horowitz "against" Barere ....

[@zuhairbakdoud1360]

@@Fritz_Maisenbacher Sir, may l ask if you are you German? Isn’t your name German (Fritz Maisenbaccher)? I attended medical school in Germany (Wuerzburg, Marburg and Freiburg im Breisgau). I think of Germany very, very often. Thank you for your response. Zuhair Bakdoud

[@zuhairbakdoud1360]

@@marshallartz395 Sir, l agree with you. Have a nice day.

[@jaroslawpeter3586]

I think she is still far more popular in Poland than in her home country. Even after five years have already passed. How come? Her music is awesome. Bravo! Together with Eric Lu they the Chopin's ambassadors to the US:) Kate Liu's interpretations are amazing and graceful.

[@alfredocastaneda1474]

Kate, you are indeed an excellent pianist. You play with emotion. You feel each note. Thank you for sharing with all of us your talent and devotion for music.

[@socialcelerity8983]

“She is amazing” is it… the first time I heard and watched her playing at Chopin competition, that was my impression… it still is to this day. Really wish an opportunity to watch a concert of hers some day.

[@melkithierry9289]

L'alchimie de Robert reliée à l'immense talent et intériorité de Kate touchent au sublime et aux plus hautes vibrations de l'Âme.......

[@GrzegorzNowacki]

Kate Liu is awesome! I remember her participation in the Chopin competition in Poland. Great talent, sensitivity, individualism.

[@solbriller1]

We are here experincing unique piano playing. Kate Liu shows she even has developed since the Chopin competition which is in itself kind of unbelieavable. Thank you Kate!

[@eddievollbio]

her Schumann is from a different world. I never heard anything as close to heaven as this! every breath, every rubato just took my soul away.

[@andresgunther]

Unbelievable. Just unbelievable. The Schumann interpretation left me outright stunned.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

At least someone who understands ....

[@andresgunther]

@@Fritz_Maisenbacher Listen to her 2018 concert kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5jUenuFrK14a6M The Mozart and the Cesar Franck are outright frightening. Of the three young pianists I most watch on YT I say that Yuja Wang is the sun, Tiffany Poon is the moon [no rhyme intended], but Kate Liu is the priestess, the messenger who shows us a world we cannot fathom. This is meant strictly poetic, of course. Alles Gute, A,

[@andresgunther]

@@Fritz_Maisenbacher Danke.... When Kate is at the piano she becomes a priestess, a messenger who shows us a world we cannot fathom. As soon as she is done she becomes "invisible" to many but a few.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

@@andresgunther Very curious that you use the word "frightening" about the music of Kate Liu. But this is exactly the right word. The necessary word. Because how beautiful she is playing is not the matter. She brings to us another message. And this is : ""look how a work of music can be"" , this means the fatality, the last message, some respirations before a near death experience. Her feeling about music is an omen. Something very beautiful, but an ultimate message. I do not know what strange and dramatic valleys the girl has been travelling. But I fear deep depression or inner pain. Poor Kate, and how "happy" we are, to be allowed to hear her music .... This is 'frightening' ..... yes.

[@alfredocastaneda1474]

Kate, you are a great pianist. I listen to this video every day.

[@ErnestSDavis1]

The transition from the first part of the Fantasia third movement to the second part, and the beginning of the second part (just about the 1 hour mark) are eerie --- magical.

[@Azian2DaMax]

Her phrasing and touch are unbelievable. I can't wait for more recordings of her to be available after her career takes off.

[@b_tang]

My favorite pianist of this era.

[@mr.fredericchopin6214]

Astonishing artist of the 21st Century!

[@angelinemapiano2543]

tears in my eyes i see God

[@andresgunther]

Somebody wrote in other comment "Her virtuosity is spiritualized"

[@YamadaKaonashi]

소리 톤이 정말 일품이죠! 음악을 그리는것 역시 굉장히 진실되있죠. 정말 아티스트 입니다.

[@frazzledude]

That Fazioli piano sounds great! It looks an f228.

[@PianistStefanBoetel]

Hearing the first notes she is playing...so beautiful

[@a.a.dehulster7567]

Heavenly how Kate playes🙏🏻She makes you sink into a deep meditative state. What is the name of the last piece she is playing?

[@고망-j6v]

I missed her so much.. I want to see her more often.

[@annapenn4741]

She is a gift to humanity

[@Johannes_Brahms65]

The timing in the mazurka's... When i try to do that it sounds funny but with her it sounds like she had lessons from Frederic.

[@carlosjavierguzman1509]

I hope she may play with the greatest orchestras. She is a genius!!

[@zuhairbakdoud1360]

The Schumann fantasy.. this composition is IMMENSELY difficult both technically and MUSICALLY.

[@j_go.]

Katie! I love her. 🥰 I hope it's alright to call her Katie.

[@まか-b8m]

What a genius 😍😍

[@PianoScenesMoviesandSeries]

She is so amazing.

[@yuki-zp7mw]

I love Schumann fantasy in C

[@alfredocastaneda1474]

Beautiful. It touches my soul.

[@danielchavez8924]

Kati es un angel

[@Janaceks_Dad]

Didn’t care for her interpretive approach to the Schuman Fantasy, but she is an amazing pianist.

[@joseromeroroldan634]

Para mi Kate es, posiblemente, la pianista que mejor interpreta a Chapín.¡Es fabulosa su sensibilidad!

[@かれん-p2p]

1音1音丁寧に弾くケイトのピアノが大好きです！

[@stitchyduck]

Arabeske was so well-spoken

[@nobumatsumoto8940]

素晴らしい演奏！ピアノの女神だ。

[@YamadaKaonashi]

Brava

[@murakisadao]

Very important: 15-20 seconds of silence in the audience at the end of the Fantasy. Represents a high respect for the sound, the harmonics, and specially the cuasi-religious mood of the ending of the piece and everyone felt that.

[@eltonortiz8102]

Kate Liu una sobresaliente intensa emocionante y expresivo fraseo melódico logra transmitir profundas emociones y ser la más reconocible intérprete del verdadero Chopin

[@haoli4164]

Does anyone know why Kate decided to go to Juilliard? She already won the 3rd place at the Chopin International back in 2015... She could begin her career as a professional pianist. I was fortunate to go to her recital once in Vancouver. But I think she deserves much more..

[@SputnikExperiment]

... I read that after Chopin 2015 she was mending some injuries. Maybe she felt that there was someone specific at Julliard who could help her. I had to rebuild my own technique when I was 25. I know that LaPlante also had to rethink how he plays later in life too. But yeah, she's always had great style But learning to take care of your body is a thing.

[@haoli4164]

@@SputnikExperiment Thank you for the information. Hope you are well too!

[@gunterfreitag5562]

Kate I think you are a pianists pianist. We could always learn from you. All the very best for your future.

[@matthewraden5210]

The word “stellar” is appropriate here.

[@bart869]

Love Liu's playing. Hate mr cough & sneeze all the time

[@boguslawfugiel1020]

Kate Liu and then just quantum music.

[@camilloflaim8933]

I know on NYC radio WQXR when have played the marathona of Bach with the organists Paul Jacobs, Chelsea Chen , Isabelle Demers and others.

[@damianbuzon8119]

🎼🌸💐👏🏻

[@alfredoparamo3139]

Kate Liu es una de mis pianistas favoritas. De ella he escrito algunos comentarios en vericuetosmusicalesyliterarios.blogspot.com

[@angelinemapiano2543]

28:35 Schumann fantasy in C

[@salvatoremartella5397]

Nel primo tempo della Fantasia, a conclusione della esposizione del secondo tema, il "do" basso della mano sinistra di accompagnamento deve essere suonato con maggiore evidenza. Per il resto, SUPERLATIVO!!!

[@8beef4u]

Man she got robbed at the Chopin competition. She should have won

[@egoistaX]

She can play

[@marshallartz395]

egoistaX: That’s an understatement for sure! 😎🎹

[@valeriehitier9026]

Son expressivité change le morceau?! Ou bien je ne le connais pas?!😊

[@chenwu9867]

HOW DIFFICULT it is to have a just authentic, none-radiant pianist like Kate Liu?

[@samuelmusic4836]

A Fazioli !

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

Fantastic !

[@Mike1614b]

Kate is beautiful and fantastic. the used car salesman guy is cringy

[@calebhu6383]

51:56

[@Jack-hy1zq]

march 20/20....the world has utterly changed.

[@gunnarkoss9262]

Where is the Pulse?

[@luisdiazlopez3712]

No es bella en la manera en que Yuja Wang lo es, ni tiene el inquietante aspecto de Katia Buniastishvili, buenas pianistas ambas, pero Kate está muy por sobre ellas, no solo por su Chopin. Su opus 110 de Beethoven ha sido comparada con la Artur Schnabel, vale decir, está en la cúspide.

[@ricardollaque7310]

Creo que no es comparable con ninguna de las otras dos excelentes pianistas. Kate tien una belleza angelical

[@誘惑光線]

ファツィオリ‼️好きだねぇ➰‼️どこまで宣伝にお金かけて家具造るのかしら('_'?)キンキンカンカンうるさい楽器。。。わたしは、本気で苦手です。このピアノ。

[@teresatruong3279]

ethnic Chinese.

[@rudy92036]

The piano is out of tune. It isn't singing.

[@AlfieTheProducer]

Bananas

[@lourak613]

She is indeed a remarkable talent, especially for her age, yet, I find her tempo changes and rubatos a bit extreme. It will pull you in because of her generally great musicianship and emotional depth, but it really is a bit over the top with the random dramatic overly long pauses. The languishing pianissimos also bother me. They are too disruptive to the flow, and developmental tension tends to get dissipated somehow - I haven't analyzed and figured out yet exactly what it is that bothers me about that. On the positive side - it seems to me that if she will temper some of these tendencies, and what I might call "affectations", she will no doubt enter the pantheon of the greats in this generation. Does anyone care to add to or critique my comments here? It would be most appreciated...

[@affalee8216]

Linking said sections would help as examples...

[@GDT908]

C’est ce que je pense aussi. Son jeu est très personnel, c’est très bon, mais je trouve qu’elle casse le rythme trop souvent, elle perd la ligne, et on perd de l’intérêt, même s’il y a des moments magnifiques.

[@republiccooper]

I find it unique and enjoyable.

[@virtuosafatale]

She makes it "of the moment"

[@eugenesoifertis6177]

I understand you completely.However totally disagree with you. Let her talent flourishing as it is!.its a natural power.Please mind I am a professional and know every note of this music