Gen Hirano performing Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings

[THEHugeOrganPlayer]

Istny Paradoks! Tak zbudowany człowiek i lekkość z jaką wydobywa pianossimo.:)

[LB99971]

Haunting melody in any format, but more powerful with full string section.

[potterfan213]

Defying stereotypes, one extremely buff asian playing beautiful piano at a time :)

[AlitaAngel]

Extraordinary and... strong!

[joelymcpoely]

I was more distracted by what appear to be chaps

this is not normal. not even abnormal normal. this is like parody or something.. the emperors new chaps etc.

still, wonderful expression. just...not sure about the shiny black leather chaps



[woodchuckmool]

nice transcription!! thanks

[RustemChannel]

Street Fighter plays piano=)

[Kanivakil]

Take this drunkin' fist!

[Notsolitldrmrboy]

I guess if Danzig can be ripped and play music, so can this guy. Also, the leather chaps were completely necessary...

[kichukdave]

what happened to funny post?

How to be Gen Hirano.

1. Be Asian

2, Play Piano

3. Benchpress Piano

4.Done!

[agsiar]

homeworld..... ;.)

anyway, who's that guy? did a quick google search and what i saw doesnt seem to match :/

[doblianne]

yummmmmm!!!!

[The1Samelt]

Clown :|

[mattingly17]

it's art dummies. two world's colliding. i'm not saying I appreciate/or that I don't for that matter, but at least I reocognize what it is. the art of body building (living human sculpture) meets the art of music. the guy is simply displaying his love and talent for two separate art forms. interesting at least, you can't ignore it because it's never been done before - not on youtube anyway. perhaps it is something you will see more of in the future. like figure skaters cooking on ice.

[isaacthom34]

Beautiful. I find it interesting that some of you think he is disrespecting art, music, and Barber because he is not *dressed up* like you desire. Did you LISTEN to the music? His musicianship speaks for itself. He held my attention fully and what I saw was a fellow human being expressing stunningly beautiful music.

[rvcda]

who said something about stereotypes ? this guy must be at the gym 24/7... who would imagine?

[merkenstein]

Karate-Piano. Karate music.

OOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUUHHA!!!­

[kirikukira]

@merkenstein jajajjaja yeees karate-Piano jajajaj

[bigasstony]

A true story of inspiration... where meat head meets piano. Fantastic indeed

[OMGItsAllen]

Shit he's buff. Pianist respect.

Those seventh chords! zomg.

[SteppingOnDragons]

Future husband. I'm a heterosexual male.

[violadude0987]

Personally, I don't care what he is wearing. I think it is beautiful to see someone that looks like the stereotype of some sort of inner city prison kid be so passionately involved with the music of Samuel Barber. Well done sir.

[CrazyTurkBoy]

fucking primitive...have some respect for the art, put on a shirt.

[juan5600]

i think is from L.A., true story

[jadujen]

this is funny. =D why did he wear that shirt? it's distracting, & not in a good way.

[fgbowen]

Nice.

dude.

Really very nice.

Very studied performance - and accomplished.

4:00 - Very. nice.

4:40 - Extremely well interpreted - This would not be easy to do.

And the p chords afterward as well.

ok . done.

WOW Mister. You Are Good!!!!!

[elitestar]

does working out make you hit those keys better?

[Lehmanbrother123456]

He breaks all stereo types of buff people :)

[janjohandealgenman]

@Lehmanbrother123456

He would've really broken it he left the wifebeater at home

[jairo927]

I'm not here for the music. I'm here for the t-shirt.

[TheFremenChick]

Now this is unique!

[able09christina]

he IS an asiannnnnnnnnn:D:D:D:D

[MrQadafi]

best 240 video

[raoultak]

Beautifulissimo! Wish I could find more on YouTube.

[alfacobra1]

@gdyby talking about stereotypes... -.-

[yolotsin]

awesome unique great talent beautiful performance great artist

[brianbrianbrian10]

Saw that it was a guy with humongous arms and was like, "Woah, not something you see every day. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that he is also Asian, and instantly revoked my comment.

[MrAlexdoro]

rambo and the piano

[therealsuckafoo]

he hella swoll! lol

[dharmaone77]

he looks like he's about to karate chop the steinway

[huhuhmm]

is there anyone knows where is Gen Hirano's Toshi Ich. Time Sequence and Piano Media videos? Deleted?

[TheMeanmarine13]

BRAVO! That is inspiring. I'm a weight lifter and former active duty marine. stereotypes were definitely laid to rest in this performance. GARZAEDU, i agree with you 100%. well done Hirano

[DiNoZsEy]

The piano and music needs some respect,you can't just show up with a shirt and jeans.

[slaytesics]

@DiNoZsEy Respect for the piano is not banging on it, and letting its true beauty shine. If you're distracted by his shirt, you clearly are not here for the music

[polenta123]

@slaytesics lol the haters are not big and cant play piano give them a break

[garzaedu]

@DiNoZsEy

Versatility sparks creativity and this is exactly what you see here. Why can't a person of a different look or demeanor play the music of Barber? Does it require a suit to be played? An evening gown? All walks of life deserve to enjoy and perform this music. Please don't criticize this great performance based on his look and attire, he's arranged it and performed it well...that's respect!! Don't be shallow...be an artist.

[dking5454]

@DiNoZsEy - such an opinion is best rendered in person - you know, with an "in-your-face" kind of delivery... I can put you in touch with him if you just post your contact information.

I have no doubt he'd value your opinion for what it's worth

[jspark9]

where have the rest of hirano's videos gone?!???

[denthegun]

thank's mr Hinaro...

Thank's mr Barber...

[mkarpov08]

A personal hero of mine...

[ttomace]

but the playing is good.

[caro68502]

wow !

[Dancing88Mike]

That guy is ripped for a piano player

[AllTriadHexachord]

WRONG KEY

[CharlitoCZ]

Strange guy, but perfect play!

[5610winston]

@ch252525 Boots, jeans, chaps, tank-top, bandanna. What's wrong with it if he can play like that?!?

[ttomace]

cant he afford a shirt?

[Equilion]

@ttomace maybe that's his style and indeed makes him special! He's adorable!

[ttomace]

@Equilion maybe...but i feel its more of an identity problem. ? ? ? or am I mistaken....?

[NotJustAnyNarWhal]

@ch252525 isssss perfect! ^^

[fernandokts]

Really good! I didn't think this music would be so great played in the piano

[gluv1]

thats so mindblowingly breath taking, beautifully played

[komrade666]

@gluv1 fully agree with you and also glad you enjoy and appreciate his performance. I love Gen Hirano

[boblee666]

@komrade666 the funny thing is that he is black and your name also contains 666. we should be friends

[TheBass2themax]

@gluv1 way too f'in fast.. like 5 times way way way too fast

[violadude0987]

@TheBass2themax A piano transcription of this piece would have to be played faster than the original because the piano can't sustain notes indefinitely like strings can.