Yuja Wang - Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 (Op. 23)
Yuja Wang (piano)
Hannu Lintu (conductor)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Helsinki Music Centre Concert Hall (7 September 2012)

[@milosterwheeler2520]

Tchaikovsky would be so happy with this lady and the whole orchestra.

[@黃金城-k5w]

是的

[@ComposerInUK]

What a fantastic time we all live in. Had you been alive in 1874/5, when this concerto was written, you would have been lucky to have heard it four or five times in your whole life. Now, even on KZbin we can contrast and compare hundreds of versions and hear it played by out favourite pianist whenever we want. We are allowed to disagree on whom is our favourite, but isn't it wonderful that we have the opportunity to choose...?

[@francesctuto1598]

Cierto los gustos, a veces son muy variados, pero después de escuchar a Yuja Wang, el nivel es tan alto desde el punto de vista emocional, que la elección será muy dificil.....

[@pix046]

ComposerInUK If you had been alive in 1874/5 you would have been one in a million to have even heard of it or understood what it was, let alone heard it even once.

[@ComposerInUK]

pix046 You may be right. It's just that I don't understand the slightly absurd point you're making. Justify it, please.

[@johnsmith-mo1yc]

ComposerInUK Yes! And part of that fantastic time is the more than one MILLION hits that this piece has received! I realize that this is a popular work and that Yuja Wang is a charismatic pianist, but 1, 000,000 hits!

[@ComposerInUK]

john smith I hadn't seen that! Isn't it wonderful? And some people will insist that classical music is dying... Good to hear from you :)

[@brickbizarre]

Wow. What a talent. And for those criticizing her outfit, she's a rock star of classical music. She can wear whatever she wants. She certainly delivers the goods musically. I happen to like her dress in this performance, and I think she's a beautiful woman. But there's also lots of videos of other performances where she's wearing long, elegant gowns. Just bask in the greatness of a generational talent and enjoy the artistry.

[@alphashanahan4323]

I remember her saying that her mother wanted her to be a dancer. I think the mother was a ballerina. When i see Yuja wearing tight dresses, i see a ballerina playing piano masterpieces. I think she has a body of a ballerina :)

[@dojoskeptic]

She seems to have the essential of this concerto covered.

[@sheana2005]

I think her style of dress does a lot to make Classical Music cool.....and that's really OK in my book! She's taken the dust off of some of the world's most beautiful music.

[@davebonham3245]

brickbizarre

[@davebonham3245]

brickbizarre .

[@barrytarr2960]

This is simply God given - what a gift to enjoy this heaven on Earth. Thank you all

[@gailhausmann1329]

Awesome performance!! ... Yuja is one of the best... All by memory.. Her magical fingers running on the keys, with intensity!!.. Have been following her career for many years..... Her performances convey such passion & feelings. Thanks for posting. 🙏❤️

[@thomasrobbins3821]

Written by unearthly genius; played by a surreal talent!

[@today7518]

Pianist looks beautiful. Super cute hair cut, looks great, and infinitely talented. Who in their right mind would ever criticize anything about this performance? We've heard this a million times, but super appreciated her performance. Absolutely loved it.

[@gailhausmann1329]

Yes!!..I agree with you 100%... Yuja is a multi talented pianist. Her magical fingers running on the piano are amazing..... This piece is so very emotional + stirring... Love her gowns too!!... Have seen a few of her interviews, & she's warm + intelligent....... Thanks for posting this wonderful performance: 🙏❤️

[@alexandracangiano505]

She is the most talented performer that I have ever seen!!! I do not look at her dresses, I look at her hands!!!! Like no other pianist!!!

[@patmartens4751]

I am 96 and thank my God for the man that wrote this so long ago, the orchestra and this genius lady with her fantastic talent and then technology. Real magic in music. Thank you all

[@ronwalker4849]

THIS IS THE MOST EXTROARDINARY PERFORMANCE OF THIS WORK I HAVE EVER HEARD. AND I HAVE HEARD MANY. CLIBURN LAUNCHED IT TO THE ENTIRE WORLD. AND YUJA HURLED IT EVEN FURTHER INTO THE HEAVENS. TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR WORDS.

[@bryangl1]

A gentle word; typing in all upper case is the equivalent of shouting, and while that might be what you want to do with Yuja Wang's incredible performance, it is considered to be rude.

[@saigipson1546]

We are in comments kid, there is not yelling. He is just showing us his passion.

[@petetotaro9510]

Most talented and beautiful one will ever see on the classical piano keys! A million thanks to the one above for dropping her down from Heaven in our lifetime! Pyotr

[@hehhehhuhhuh7014]

I cannot imagine the countless hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades of total and complete dedication it takes to be able to play incredible pieces of music like this one, and hit every single note crisply and cleanly in front of a packed auditorium.

[@cheval63sg]

quite true. just look at the muscles behind her little fingers. they are huge!

[@An-ye8rj]

Absolutely incredible the amount of life talent and work requires to become this level of musician is astonishing, from 4-5 years old non stop 3-5 hours a day. Bravo!!!! And yet the only form of Art “artists” getaway with no talent, no skill, no content, no beauty, in completely insane, absurd world of paintings, it is insult to intelligence to any human being who has intelligence, and insult the true artist of paint and artists in general. Isn’t it time to change it and bring the skills the talent the beauty to the visual arts of our time? This performance should be inspiration for anybody To bring a visual arts to the level of this performance.

[@powersbrucebp]

​@@An-ye8rj music inspires all kinds of art. Every painter of art I know listens to music while painting. Every construction worker and cook listens to music while they create. Imagine dance without music. Imagine a film without music. For God's sake, imagine Church without music. Impossible! How many couples have fallen in love while music played? "Listen, Honey, they're playing our song " I'll bet some of the finest babies were created with music playing in the background. It's a pretty good racket!

[@MW-qd1rj]

How can a human remember so many notes and present it with such sensibility, vitality, and accuracy. Yija must be a superhuman or a being from another planet.

[@gerzonsosa2902]

That's what makes a soloist great.

[@terrylandles8458]

Yuja Wang for me is the greatest pianist of all time. So many concertos played to perfection & no written music in front of her all learnt & memorised. She is a majestic pianist indeed. Love her. ❤

[@cheers2023]

You live and breathe it. It tells a story, and you're the one sharing it with everyone. Easy to remember something you are so connected with.

[@gwirgalon3758]

a true human, instead ( we are all part of Source, as is all life -- owning that and giving oneself to being the instrument of Source is the secret not so secret when we don't obscure it with bs...). So MW, how are you living that today, in your heart, your silence and your words, your true Voice today ; )

[@douglasburnside]

She doesn't remember "all the notes", not like "G, followed by A-flat in the left hand with a C-E-G chord in the right...". I'm sure that you can hum along with the melody line of this piece most of the time. She knows every detail of this melody, she hears it in her head, and her hands through thousands of hours of practice and training, nearly automatically "know" how to reproduce that melody.

[@mcgdoc9546]

If Tchaikovsky is listening to her, he would be shocked to hear the technical possibilities his creation could engender. The modern 21st century flair this top pianist has infused into his piece has breathed new energy and longevity for the future generations! Love it!

[@evamartaharbar1403]

Estuviste hace poco en la Argentina. Te amamos!!!!!! Sos una genia!!!!! Volvé!!!!!!!

[@RM98105]

Yuja Wang was new for me, though I have listen to many Tchaikovsky piano #1 in the last 60 years. I had low expectations, likely to be another sterile, mechanical performance. I was delighted for her nuanced, poetic performance! She also was a fine technician, with power when called for. Mainly, she was at one with Tchaikovsky. Thanks KZbin for giving me access to her performance.

[@chessdaddy0720]

6 years later, this is still the best Tchaikovsky Paino Concerto I have heard. Yujia has magic hands, best illustrated in the finally, relaxed but with control and confidence. I am blessed.

[@Dylonely_9274]

*Piano Concerto No. 1

[@s.c.1494]

Now 10 years later this is still the best rendition for me.

[@josephupton9019]

I love Yuja, but you should watch Khatia Buniatishvili as well. Also superb.

[@LuizGaraldi]

I shell são that l" m blessed also!!

[@suba1234]

Pletnev....Ever heard of him?

[@s.c.1494]

Wow, I am drawn back to this exquisite performance again and again, after listening to other past and present first-rated pianists. For me Yuja's amazingly brilliant phrasing with such clarity and sensitivity is second to none. Her tempi are right on the spot, sensibly and emotively punctuate the lyrical layers of each movement. Moreover her excellent pedal work, which is not usually recognized, completes the incredible sonority. But perhaps most of all Yuja's exceptional display of the harmonization and musical unity between her as the soloist and the orchestra is a rarity among her generation of performers. Not only does she attentively and intentionally listen to the orchestra but actually as a result step down when the orchestra has the carrying melody or when the orchestra has a solo instrumental part. Such intelligence and humility!!

[@giacomobertinimagic]

I always prefer Rubinstein's interpretation, with a different use of the pedal, which is better for my taste

[@s.c.1494]

Still awestruck every time I watch this performance. The absolute control she has over the keyboard is beyond words. Bravo, bravo!

[@Mmmhrmm]

I have listened to MANY MANY versions of this song for a very very long time and this is the FIRST ive ever heard that both orchestra and pianist are top notch. My goodness. I play piano and this was always the song i wanted to master and perform (obviously not likely in this lifetime) i dont care WHAT shes wearing- she is AMAZING!!!

[@alexvaliansky7707]

This is not a song. It’s a piano concerto.

[@Michael-pk4xp]

Hi this is not a song as there are no words

[@bryangl1]

I'm not the first to comment, but a 'song' is something that is 'sung' (do you see the connection in the words?). In fact, there is no immediate equivalent to 'song' in classical music; in opera there is an equivalent, and the word is, 'aria'.

[@alanparkinson549]

How about the German word 'lied?'@@bryangl1

[@dianasmith725]

One of the most beautiful pieces in classical music!

[@goodtobeagirl851]

Red dress against a backdrop of black tuxedos and gowns. Love the contrast and her free spirit, not to mention her playing.

[@sambistabeauty]

definitely a free spirit. she doesn't care about a short red skirt!

[@TalentedDilittante]

Freedom, in her case, is part of the free spirit she puts to creativity . . . instead of worrying about others' opinions. As she said in an interview, "I'm in charge." (implying, no one else is.) Free spirits always rub the stultified the wrong way. What's new?

[@elsaalmenara1512]

Douglas Chapman c

[@lovemetu]

+GoodToBeAGirl Excellent comment, I would guess that Yuja Wang would agree with your comment 100% !! Yuja Wang a free spirit in the often stuffy world of Classical music, breath of fresh air and a brilliant musician more like !! She also likes being a fashionable young woman, god bless her !!

[@oscarguzman39]

I absolutely agree. She is lovely.

[@dexterwarrington8615]

How can anyone touch those keys so lightly? How can anyone move their fingers so quickly? I always enjoyed Horowitz, but he has been replaced by Yuja who not only has the mechanics of the piece, but also gives us the emotion that Tchaikovsky imagined and wrote. Miss Wang has captured my heart and admiration. She makes me giggle with sheer delight when she plays~!

[@billmarrufo]

Great as Yuja is (and I mean it) not even her played those octaves as Martha Argerich. Don´t take my word, take a look instead. Suisse Ronmande under Dutoit version.

[@chrisraffen5980]

Yuja has a distinct demeanor & incredible pace & talent throughout the whole time.Such brilliance.

[@Tampo-tiger]

This fabulous lady is a considerable way past being a genius. We watch her arms, hands and fingers as she conjures this perfection seemingly out of thin air, and the conductor has balanced the orchestra with her so beautifully that this is far and away my favourite rendition.

[@davidronson8712]

I have never seen Yuja playing with a music sheet in front of her, she blows my mind with her memory and playing skills, her parents must be 20 feet tall from been proud of having this great pianist.

[@stevenknudsen7902]

Believe it or not, it's distracting to have sheet music when you are doing piano performance. Look at collaborative piano, maybe they have sheet music there, or when a person is accompanying a recital.

[@aleksPval]

Memorising pieces like these are not the hardest thing to do in comparison to actually playing them

[@athleticguy15]

@@aleksPval Quite correct, if you have the talent to perform a concerto like this, memorization is rather easy.

[@dayan5402]

Listened to other versions over the year probably over a hundred times, and this is, by far, the best and I cannot stop keep coming back to it.

[@s.c.1494]

Me too!

[@bernardpoulin5254]

Et Slatovslav RICHTER,. et . . .

[@dayan5402]

@@bernardpoulin5254 This is indeed a great version. Thanks for sharing!

[@cwfung4285]

Same for me.

[@marksmith3947]

I'm really tired of the over praising she gets. It's not merited. She is a virtuoso pianist for sure, but one of many of equal or superior playing ability ; furthermore, she is a bit dull and conventional as a musician

[@giacomoguarnieri2461]

WOW I am speechless. Ms. Wang is probably among the best pianists of our lifetime, so expressive and in the meantime so crystal-clear. I really wonder how anyone could criticize her art...probably they have never played the piano in their life, cause otherwise they would immediately understand how unreachable performances like this one are. Thanks for uploading this video!

[@ytubejat]

No doubt this is a superlative performance of this piece, certainly one of the best ever done. Congratulations to the orchestra, conductor, and Yuja.

[@doloresvinestos4749]

Tanto Yuja como Lang acercan la musica clasica a todos los publicos, algo que cuando era pequeña no ocurria y tengo 73 años, ahora podemos oir cualquier pieza musical gracias a internet y estos jovenes grandes concertistas que sin restricciones la difunden . Gracias por ello. Sus ejecuciones son tan extraordinarias que dejan sin palabras. Geacias por compartir.

[@pauzen5365]

I can listen to Yuja Wang playing piano all day long without getting bore or tire. What a blessing to have such a wonderful young musician to live among us today!

[@edb6783]

Pau Zen Exactemente

[@arlenemortiz1756]

Me too, I can listen to her all day

[@bryangl1]

One is beguiled by the freshness and joy in her performance. And she can bring a mew zest to even the most (overly) familiar works. As Yuja plays, fleeting smiles and murmuring lips reveal that she seems to be enjoying the music, along with the audience. It's almost certain that there are a number of pianists playing in concerts around the world, but few if any, play with that relaxed sheer joy in the music. That's what sets her apart, and what makes it possible to hear her over and over again, without tiring.

[@eschelar]

That finale... I seriously almost fell off my chair. And I think this is the third time I've heard her play this piece just today. Goosebumps, tears in my eyes and I'm absolutely out of breath. Every hair on my arms and legs and necks is alert and my brain is a swirling mess. What a brilliant performance!

[@marcjames3487]

I totally understand !

[@richardpetek712]

I applauded to the screen. Same feeling!

[@charlesmartin5279]

how many necks do you have?

[@Bruce88keys]

Yuja Wang is easily the most interesting artist on the stages of the world. With a first rate imagination, respect for music, remarkable stage presence and keyboard manners make her the great genius she is. A happy human being.

[@mckavitt13]

I don't think it's been mentioned here, but Yuja Wang has, imo, THE most beautiful hands.. strong, upright (not flat), graceful, expressive in themselves.

[@tylermoore8218]

@Timmy Tran Does it really matter if she's gay or not? I find your comment to be quite homophobic and sexist, sir.

[@tylermoore8218]

@Timmy Tran Astute observation lol

[@tylermoore8218]

@Timmy Tran Are you 12?

[@tylermoore8218]

@Timmy Tran No

[@mckavitt13]

@Timmy Tran What’s that got to do w it? PS. She’s hyper-hetero. Sorry.

[@eugenefubini7898]

Yu Ja Wang: Superb in personality, looks, intelligence and talent and that dress should go in the Classical Music Hall Of Fame!

[@bogey5155]

As someone said in another of her brilliant performances captured on video, this is superhuman genius. The length of the concerto, the speed and precision of the most difficult passages, the dynamic control she exhibits, being in musical sync with the orchestra, and doing so with her natural flair, beauty, and obviously enjoying the fun and challenge of it all tells us that this is what she was placed on earth for, and for all of us lucky enough to realize what we are witnessing, we are all the better for it. She is one of the things right now that make us grateful to be alive.

[@marcjames3487]

Well said

[@renvollmer8945]

Beautiful comment!

[@herbertsimmelink8414]

Emotionally she is bringing me to musicals levels I have not been before. The way she plays on that hughe and difficult instrument is fenomenal. Blessed by having Mrs. Yuja wang among us in times where music💝💝 is probably one of the best healing tools in these disturbing times.

[@PeterFritzWalter]

Finally one conductor who can follow Yuja's absolutely musical fire … without wavering .. what a great interpretation of this eternal marvel of musical composition ...

[@eschelar]

Probably helps him to be the only person in the orchestra who can't see her and be utterly captivated by her... playing... :) And yeah, that's a joke, she's got me nearly catatonic and I'm in another window and I can't see her. It's phenomenal playing! Hands down my favorite rendition of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto. When I was a kid, I used to consider this my favorite piece of all time. But over the years, that "drunken" intro just started to feel weird. Yuja fixed that by firming it up and making it brisk and potent, not extravagant and swaggering. This is truly breathtaking, down to the last note. Even a blind man would agree.

[@vladimirhorowitz]

Unbelievable. What a performance. Such clarity and detail in every note...never muddled, never hides behind pedal or the orchestra. She plays with every passage with confidence and passion. Tremendous octaves, too. I love how halfway through them the conductor just kind of slowly rotates and watches her. Yuja is still so young and I can't wait to see what kind of greatness she has yet to achieve.

[@Blueboyo1]

You've touched upon something very important about Ms Wang's playing which is less often mentioned than it should be. Her passion and, her oft-mentioned "almost fighterning accuracy" and other attributes are often praised. But more attention must be paid to her clarity. I could mention many famous performers - often those cited as "masters" of the keyboard - who absolutely cannot match Ms Wang in this regard. You can hear (and enjoy) every note, regardless of the passage's tempo.

[@edb6783]

“Yuja is still so young...” yet she’s been playing concert piano around the world for over 20 years! I hope to be listening to her playing when I’m 100!

[@vladimirhorowitz]

@@edb6783 Thank you for bringing me back to this amazing video! This is such a great rendition. Yuja Wang is a master and the conductor and orchestra are great too. I don't think she made a single error in the octaves, which is insane because even the best make at least one or two slip ups in that famous passage.

[@anniekilgore4915]

@@Blueboyo1 I so whole heartedly agree. The Passion and composure in which she performs. The nuanced way she can apply her own self to each note is such a joy. I have purposefully listened to a performance and then listened tot eh same piece be one of her peers and sadly for them they pale in comparison to her amazing talent. This is a perfect example of an artist having teh technical and physical chops to execute almost anything they need to, but then having the amazing connection with the music that you almost feel she is one with the music.

[@dennyt4520]

What a fantastic performance. Yuja Wang is a goddess. An Amazon woman. Powerful and extraordinary. My expectations of the orchestra were low but am blown away by their playing. Really incredible. They accompany the soloist perfectly. Bravo and Brava to All.

[@pavelham]

I have heard this piece many times in my 77 years. I can't compare this performance with others I have heard, for who can remember everything about them all? All I know is I enjoyed it very much, feeling that Ms Wang played with great authority and proper feeling (it's all subjective, anyway). Unlike others who have posted here, I found her short skirt charming, not at all distracting. It emphasized her youth, which was also apparent in her bodily responses to some of the syncopated passages. The music is beautiful, the woman is beautiful--they seem to be in consonance, yes? I am happy to have 'discovered' Yuja Yang on KZbin. Thanks to the uploader... Chunkitpoh?

[@AJ89148]

Class act !!

[@alexandrelaverdure6219]

I enjoyed reading your comment. You were spot on.

[@Trivia_Knowledge]

Spoken like a gentleman and a scholar. Cheers!

[@Lpmgato1]

Well stated, Sir, well stated, indeed. Right ON! I love everything about Yuja Wang.

[@helenaskiraj]

You nailed it!

[@marcjames3487]

OMG. Bravo indeed. My soul just exploded. I've never been so moved by this piece before. A shining light in the darkness of a fearful world. My Heart will continue reverberate to this as I sleep. Thank you, Yuja Wang.

[@norwalltino]

She is absolutely the most amazing artist of our time. I'm a very lucky listener and please protect this genius from the nasty world out there! Great art gives great people. Yuja Wang lives forever. Million thanks.

[@angelicagoldstein8049]

Her artistry and mastery make others look like talentless slackers. I am mesmerized and thoroughly delighted by Ms. Wang's magnificent performance...and may I say...brought to tears! Thank you so very much for this post.

[@eugenefubini7898]

I'm almost 80. Never heard or saw her till a few days ago here on KZbin. Like an elixir of life. So refreshing, cute, and fun not to mention her incredible talent. If I were young again she soon would have a boyfriend. If she likes girls too, she has the personality to take it all in. I thank her for the renewed pleasure she has thrown into my life.

[@gusmarokity6482]

Truly spoken for me too!

[@christophera3330]

You still listening to this, my friend?

[@antonysimpson6288]

Came here for her undeniable beauty, but stayed mesmerised by the higher beauty of her amazing talent.

[@waimusic3559]

The multi-angle shooting of Yuja's recital shows both how difficult of this Tchaikovsky work and how gifted Yuja are.

[@StarsAndCatzau]

We could listen to this the entire day.

[@WillJones-ip3tw]

From my standpoint, this is exactly what can happen when artists can have the freedom to grow into their greatness. When an artist can be free to take their natural talents and put in the work, the results are spectacular. She seems to be in a great state of freedom artisically and yet she has an almost superhuman control over her art. She must have some freedom for Yuja to be Yuja. That artistic freedom must come from the people around her. My compliments to all that supported her in her artistic journey and to Yuja for what must have been years of intense study and work.

[@lovemetu]

This is one of those videos that you just look at for a quick 5 minutes.........and have to watch right to the end !! I have lost count of the times I have watched the amazing Yuja Wang play this Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto, always a lovely experience.

[@JaniceJurgenson-qd7gi]

Her love of music shines through and touches the heart!

[@leeharrington380]

The night of May 9, 1965 I was compelled to pull to the roadside so I could cry without injury as Vladimer Horowitz played Schumann's Fantasia live in his return to Carnegie Hall after 12 years absence from the stage. Yes, all know his sins and shortcomings, but the sonorous and powerful left hand . . . ah, now that was magic. His passion and romance were there for all to feel and, indeed, see. Frequently audiences would simply begin softly weeping in unison when he played, especially in his last visit to Moscow in 1986. For the closing years of my life I have picked Miss Wang for my reverence (there are many worthies). She is in a great tradition with her teacher and mentor, Gary Graffman, having been a student of Horowitz. In the lineage of great showmen like Liszt and Horowitz, she is simply magnificent to me. It is, for me, like having a chance to see Horowitz as a youth. Enchanted. Enraptured. Enthralled.

[@vettegaddia6234]

+Leland Harrington I, too, am a huge Horowitz fan. But your post has no place in Yuja's video here. Repost your Horowitz comments on the appropriate Horowitz video on Ytube.

[@leeharrington380]

Perhaps you should read the entire post, my friend. To compare Yuja with Vladimer is a rare compliment indeed. Do you wish me to comment on this particular piece? Are you the guardian of this blog or God? In the interim, as you ponder your self apotheosis, I will continue to adulate Miss Wang's work, traveling across this continent to listen to her. Surprised we can agree on anything, frankly, given your worship of Sutherland and mine of Callas. Albeit, Richard and Joan made a grand couple, if only he could have imbued her with his fire. But delighted to know you admire Horowitz, flaws and all, as well.

[@ronwalker4849]

VETTA, GO FUCK OFF.

[@peaceharmony4115]

@ Leland Harrington Thank you for that lovely comment. It was both touching and insightful. Let us hope Ms. Wang plays for a long time, and passes on her knowledge to the pupils she takes in time.

[@davidherz9968]

Are you serious? Or an unpleasant person hiding behind a pseudonym

[@souldoctor2122]

In the film Amadeus, Mozart says “I am a vulgar man, but I assure you my music is not”. Yuja is not vulgar and surely her music is not. It is sublime. Her music serves as a gift to us all to lift our spirit to experience the Soul.

[@stefanmariaschneider]

What's wrong with being vulgar if even Mozart was?!!! Yuja is sexy and she enjoys it that way. It does NOT take away from her outstanding artistic performance.

[@claudias130]

Ms. Wang has her very own style of playing this concerto and by the way she looks marvelous; a breath of fresh air.

[@TheBatugan77]

She has a sweet tuchus.

[@craigwilliams1573]

right on! I like her leg a lot

[@anthonycampling3235]

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[@anthonycampling3235]

Wow,,,,

[@ambalalmali4750]

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[@catholiccrusader5328]

Listening and looking at the mega-talented Yuja Wang is living proof that yes, GOD exists. You go, girl! Much love and admiration from Chicago!

[@philipmanfredi9296]

Incredible, unbelievably talented Yuja Wang. And drop dead beautiful as a side benefit. I love the way she plays the piano, her lively interpretation, her looks and the way she dresses. A true virtuosa rock star, all in one. If anyone needs proof that there are true wonders of the world, you need look no further. Here she is! ❤

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

Love her virtuosity, her articulate detail, her supreme elegant interpretation , phrasing melodic grasp of this masterpiece .....and oh yes and love her little red dress, heels hair cut and sheer beauty inside and out she is out of this world..Brava.

[@pianorama]

I heard Yuja Wang play at UCSB about ten years ago and was blown away by the sheer strength and beauty of her artistry. There is no one like her. She came stomping onstage in high heels and a short little dress, so cute, but the moment she started to play I was completely entranced by the music that soared from the piano.

[@petertotaro4283]

Yuja Wang is the most talented Keyboard Master you’ll ever find whether in person, on KZbin, or any other medium! As I am an Amateur Chopin fanatic, I’ve yet to find any other artist as sensational as a performer as Yuja! Whenever I get a whim for laidback enjoyment, I always dial up Ms Wang to fill the bill! What a major dichotomy! I always dreamed of playing the ivories like what we are witnessing here., However, it is not to be because without the formal taught method, I just winged it for eight (8) decades and it sounds okay but, not at all like Yuja Wang of course! Ok

[@scottweaverphotovideo]

One of the most poetic versions I've ever heard of this masterpiece. Almost thought I was listening to the Schumann concerto at several moments. Also appreciate that Yuja expresses her emotions thru the music, not thru exaggerated body movements and pained facial expressions (Lang Lang). Yuja is a truly great musician.

[@brkahn]

That's because she is completely in the music. Hannu Lintu and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra are also remarkably good and contribute to the almost meditative mood that I hear at times (very usual in this concerto!)

[@anapaulafitas2312]

❤️❤️❤️ Wonderful... Tchaikovsky Piano Concert n. 1 as I always want to hear it ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for sharing the talent from this really amazing pianist ❤️💐🌿🌸 Best wishes 🌹💝

[@anapaulafitas2312]

Thank you 🤗 🌹

[@margaretlavender9647]

How I HATE the over acting of pianists with their facial expressions, or too much body movements this way, that way, leaning back, leaning right down over the keys. It all looks so ridiculous and acting. You’re not an actor you’re a pianist, so just keep as still as you can, you pianists - like this young lady.

[@nickjgunning]

Never understood the persistence of musicians comparing this to Schuman- this is a much more engaging and intellectually complex than anything by Schuman. When Rubinstein criticised the piece for being not truly classical, tchaikovsky edited it and turned it into a baroque concerto- the main theme is stated just once and the rest is a sequence of tonal answers and variations- he was, after all, professor of counterpoint.

[@lovemetu]

Yuja Wang is without doubt the modern ''It Girl'' of the piano world and I would sooner see her perform on stage than any other pianist in the world today. I hope she gets to appear on the BBC Proms in London this year playing a really good piece of music, she would be an absolute sensation to those who have not heard or seen her before, mark my words, Yuja Wang is on course to be the No 1 pianist in all the world within the next 5 years !!

[@bryangl1]

Well, she DID appear at the Proms in 22 (I think) and stunned the audience with this and with an equally stunning encore.

[@smoothchopperator]

She’s the only musician at her performances who doesn’t have sheet music in front of her, she also has the most difficult part and always performs flawlessly. What an amazing talent.

[@notnek202]

No concert pianist has sheet music during a concert. You didn’t know that ?

[@notnek202]

@@TheGreatPerahia I agree if the pianist is playing a rare piece & for some reason I see it with many 20th century pieces like Ravel & Shostakovich.

[@josephupton9019]

Khatia Buniatishvili also uses no sheet music.

[@athleticguy15]

@@josephupton9019 Neither does any other concert pianist.

[@playlistsforeverypurpose]

I don't care what anyone says about her clothes or appearance. Fact is, she is an amazing talent. Wish I could play like her.

[@armandorisso2841]

very clever answer, indeed

[@mckavitt13]

Armando Risso Just honest. I never wish I could play like her. I love that she is the only one who can.

[@francescoloriga9993]

Di martedì

[@francescoloriga9993]

Travaglio

[@Bulletguy07]

+Euphemia Jaramie....it's only the narrow minded "snobs" who pull their faces about Yuja's dress style. What she's doing is effectively sticking two fingers up at those people and saying "i don't give a shit because i will wear what i WANT to wear and if you don't like it, find yourself another Yuja Wang"....(which they can't!!). I love her all the more for that approach. In UK we had Nigel Kennedy doing the same who would do a concert looking like a tramp off the streets with a weeks growth of beard stubble...no way would he ever conform to "standard dress code". Nobody could say anything because he was at the very top of his profession.

[@doctorshoot]

still the best delivery I have ever heard - sheer genius

[@nickkor667]

Прекрасное исполнение, нет слов высказать восхищения музыкантам , дирижеру, пианистке за ту выразительность звучания каждой ноты этого гениального концерта великого композитора. Можно удивляться молодости солистки , но факт есть фактом она не просто механически играет на рояле, она передает все нюансы звучания и темпа произведения. Можно сказать она также гениальна как исполнитель. Привет из Киева.

[@azerqulamov7348]

Вам сколько лет?

[@azerqulamov7348]

@@annam3533 я не у вас спрашивал возраст

[@annam3533]

Для меня она тоже лучшая, какая техника, какое звучание, фантастика.

[@rmbjr60]

She seems to be at one with the music, and shows so much joy throughout. At 25:58 and again at 35:58 she's actually dancing! Not once does she resort to the all-too-familiar over-strained facial expressions and gyrations that so many classical musicians use as if to call attention to how great they are (rather than how great the *music* is). Listen to how graceful she presents the arpeggios at 2:00 - 2:45! Other pianists attack those arpeggios with an overbearing menace, forcing their will upon the piano and beating the instrument into submission. Not Yuja. She and the piano seem to be equal partners focused on dancing the night away, utterly losing themselves in the *music*! Yes, her technical ability is amazing, but it is the joy with which she brings to the entire work - slow and quiet passages as well as loud and triumphant - that I like best.

[@crystalrainbow19]

Brilliantly said! This is one of the best comments I’ve ever read on KZbin. So on point.

[@Edubarca46]

What a wonderful pianist and what a beautiful and sweet girl. This combination is seldom seen these days. She is really a gifted girl.

[@marisamoscatelli6689]

Ascoltando Tchaikovsky si capisce quanti tormenti ha conosciuto nella sua .non lunga vita. Egli ha sempre dovuto nascondersi per la sua omosessualità. Per lui e stata molto peggio di una grave malattia. Grandissimo artista!!!!!!

[@Wopayne]

Thanks to all the talented people throughout history. Our world is richer for your contributions! Thank you!

[@walkercatenaccio]

This year, with Covid and less work on my plate, I have become a great fan of Ms. Wang. An hour spent watching and listening to her play changes the complexion of the day. Even now, in her early thirties, she is already one of the finest pianists of the past half-century. And they are all towering geniuses.

[@Ldsyldsy]

Genius composer, and a genius pianist that truly does this piece justice.

[@achieve-your-dreams7610]

I think she plays this beautifully!!!! So moving and I can feel the emotion!!!!! Such a range of volume is amazing!!!! Takes one into the depth of the music!!!!

[@suegha]

Wow! the more I listen to this the better it gets, and I loved it the first time I listened to it. Her interpretation is perfect, I love it!

[@wilhelmw3455]

Came here for the great music and discovered Yuja Wang thank you very much !

[@Ipbulldog]

This is one of my favorite pieces. In listening to this and her other interpretations then comparing with great pianists like Horowitz, Richter, et.al., you can see that Ms Wang has absorbed the best of each. Her technique is incredible. The place where she strikes the keys is interesting, too: Inside the line of of the black keys, sometimes caressing the very ends of the keys. It’s not a matter of loud or soft it’s a matter of expression. In any case, I thoroughly enjoy every one of her performances. Also, I’ll join the commenter who marveled at the unique opportunity of our time to virtually attend these concerts through KZbin. Thank you Yuja and KZbin!

[@chessdaddy0720]

I enjoyed hearing Yuja Wang play. She plays so elegantly and so beautifully. Her wrist is totally relaxed, and she is able to play fast things so well. I loved it! 😍❤😊💐

[@sheana2005]

She exhibits such wonderful economy of movement while she plays, with such extraordinary articulation, purity of tone and marvelous phrasing. There is much to admire in this young woman, and much to learn from, as well. So thankful for KZbin!

[@stravinsky1300]

She had to play a very difficult piece perfectly and entirely from memory. That, my friends, is real talent.

[@haiyinhe7768]

A superb performance of timeless Tchaikovsky by Yuja Wang and The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra!

[@RolandKarlBryce]

I am absolutely delighted to hear these performances from such a beautiful personality/ she displays 100% concentration right up to the end of the final note. Brilliant technique and once again, every note place with artful precision. Ignore the idiotic remarks from ‘pundits’: have you seen octave technique like this before? Argerich? Vaszary? Effortless and poised. Thank you Ms Wang and the Finns!

[@davidhess6593]

She is magnificent! I just discovered Yuja a week ago. Where have I been?! Concerto #1 was the first classical composition with which I became intimately familiar so many years ago. Here Yuja concentrates on the beauty of the composition as well as the power, and who am I to disagree with her? Bravissima Yuja!

[@diamondtran8331]

Strength and beauty! She certainly has shown the world she is the real master of this masterpiece.

[@lizz2804]

Yuja Wang's performance was so amazing! The best piano version I've heard so far!

[@stellamarisalenvilas980]

Excuse me; for me the best version is that of Marta Argerich, directed by Charles Dutoit: Exactly timing and intensity... I didn´t study music, only my sensibility say this words. Thank you.

[@renedelhez3928]

Del R inoubliable, dès mon enfance j'en était imprégné car l'introduction des film d'un grand cinéma que je fréquentais dans ma ville était ce concerto. Quelle beauté !

[@craigmenefee9932]

Wonderful! Half the joy of watching this performance, and a few others I've seen of hers, come simply from watching her express her playing. Her whole self reflects what she feels as she plays - especially that grin when she nails a particularly difficult run of notes. She gives a familiar classical melody a level of spontaneity I don't recall seeing or hearing anywhere outside of jazz. I hope she never loses her total engagement in what she plays.

[@tomtuduc8227]

Incredible. Love love love. I grew up listening to this piece from all performers... and got really bored of it.... until now. WOW, so fresh, Yuga brought Tchaikovsky (and a whole of others composers) into the 21st century with brave new interpretations. So exciting. Love it.

[@catherinejones9396]

The depth and security of this piano performance has rarely been matched by any other woman in my experience of it to date, and I fell in love with the work when I was 12, 67 years ago. Orchestra was wonderful here. Thank you to all concerned, especially Yuja.

[@s.c.1494]

I also like her performance of this concerto at Carnegie Hall in July 2017 with the National Chinese Youth Orchestra when she was 30 (search on KZbin you can find it). I feel at the later age her playing was more leisure, fuller in color, and of course, as technically excellent as she always is.

[@PeterFritzWalter]

An interpretation of equal genius of our most cherished classics, Van Cliburn, Vladimir Horowitz, Svjatoslav Richter, Claudio Arrau, Martha Argerich-and yet more modern than them in style … and more majestic! And how can she do that with her little body, it's a miracle, and she is perhaps the Leonardo da Vinci of classical piano music … Thanks for posting this performance!

[@vettegaddia6234]

She works out! That's why she has more power than pianists who are much bigger. There is also a video that shows how she can get her handspan so wide that she can play Rach properly. She is the greatest virtuoso since Horowitz and may exceed him soon. And her musicianship is amazing for someone so young.

[@PeterFritzWalter]

Vette gaddia Thanks for this information, I didn't know that. But her shoulder part is very well built indeed, and for a woman, quite large shoulders. I also didn't know about her handspan, while I wondered … in Rachmaninov 2nd Concerto she can however not grasp the tenths in the left hand (in the opening part) but she smartly arpeggiates them and it sounds great!

[@PeterFritzWalter]

Vette gaddia Can you please point me to that video! I am very curious to see it. I agree with you that her virtuosity is so fresh and alive that it reminds really of Horowitz and Argerich, and I can't think of a pianist today who could match her pianistry and her musical genius-and last not least her youthful zest and originality that somehow some (few) people seem to get wrong.

[@vettegaddia6234]

***** My dear! I saw it about 2 months ago. And I have been trying to find it since. As you know, she has done so many interviews. But I did notice she did not play the opening chords in Rach 2 as what Rach may have wanted it done. But I definitely watched a video which she demonstrated her handspan and it was amazing what she can do that with her small hands but longer fingers. I promise you that I saw that video and I cannot believe that she can take such a huge handspan. I wish I would have bookmarked it. I have a feeling that it may have been deleted by Utube. I want to find it myself, since she demonstrated how she is able to reach almost the impossible handspan with her tiny frame. Happy holidays, friend.

[@PeterFritzWalter]

Vette gaddia Thanks for your kindness to write back and telling me that the video might not be found any more on KZbin. Well, I will search for it. Also many thanks for your putting some things straight here, while I had decided not to react to the insults received. Unfortunately, it's difficult here on KZbin to be honest, and I am putting up my real name and my photo and people attack me personally while here we are talking not about ourselves, but about a genius artist of our time. Should we thus not forget those personal points of view and really focus on the genius we are facing when we are privileged enough here to watch so many of her performances without paying for it? I think I can safely assume that you agree with me that we should have some basic respect for a public person who, for the only fact to like fashion is not to be insulted by low-minded male comments. And I say that not because I am 'old' or 'conservative' but because I put myself in her skin and certainly would not like that attitude. I have written to her last night and her concert agency in London has immediately and very kindly transmitted my letter to her. I do not expect a reply as I haven't been introduced to her and just wanted to share with her my own rather accidented musical career. Thanks again for sharing with me here on KZbin!

[@gabenlsn]

Her interpretation of the finale is simply ethereal. It was like listening to this piece for the first time again.

[@waimusic3559]

The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra is a Finnish broadcast orchestra based in Helsinki, and the orchestra of the Finnish Broadcasting Company. The orchestra primarily gives concerts at the Helsinki Music Centre. Primary funding comes from television licence fees from the Finnish population.Hannu Petteri Lintu is a Finnish conductor. Lintu studied piano and cello at the Turku Conservatory and at the Sibelius Academy. Wikipedia

[@lovemetu]

Judging by the thumbs above, this video of Yuja's has 95% approval rating, surprised as many gave it a thumbs down as it is a flawless performance.

[@aleksandarjankovski6542]

This woman is an astoundingly great musician. It is that simple. The notion that she is all glitz and no substance is sheer nonsense. Just listen to her touch in the opening of the second movement. Sublime.

[@AndresSchonwald]

One of the greatest composers ever, played by a just out of this world tender, lovely, forceful and absolutely great pianist.

[@luizprado1077]

She beyond words. Her hands are astonishingly swift, the dance. And her soul.....

[@pauliberg3492]

oh my gosh--- I am totally breathless -- I AM IN HEAVEN .. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS LIVE CONCERT.

[@marcocafaro9198]

Una pianista come Yuja non si commenta... si ascolta ... e ci si emoziona

[@ArtfulJo]

Wow, what a beautiful performance! Mom was a concert pianist and I can well imagine the work this performance required.

[@LaurentPingaultLyon]

I periodically come back to this pure marvel. Finest music played by an excellent orchestra under a reliable maestro matching with a gorgeous and unpaired artist.

[@rezajahromi8573]

I'm pleased... You're pleased... We're pleased... We're honored... We deserve to listen to this masterpiece... Tchaikovsky was a gift to humanity... I'm honored to be able to hear this piece of art ...

[@brolobear]

Every time I hear her play it's like I'm hearing the piece for the first time. Always something new and fresh. Her playing is a miracle.

[@naomikirkwood6281]

This was my grandpa's favourite piece until he passed awya a month ago. This was played exceptionally. He would have loved to hear this rendition. Thank you Yuja!

[@keelsmeow]

She engulfs the spirit of great composers and hypnotizes Us in this modern world we live what a gift. Saw her in Minneapolis in March she gave us many encores she is wonderful