Stephen Fierros - 2009 Cliburn YouTube Amateurs Contest

[uvaraven]

you were my first choice. You played appropriate repertoire with correctness and impact

[meilingleiko]

Thank you so much for being my friend, Stephen

In my memory, all the pieces you play, I didn't heard in Taiwan's classical radio; therefore, I'm so glad to listen it through your channel. Thank you so much for your delightful performance.

Meiling

[cefreilich]

My favorite was the Soler. Beautifully played!

[pianogrll]

Wonderful playing. You inspired me to learn the Ginastera Danzas Argentinas that you played in your last competition. Best of luck to you.

[smfierros]

Thanks for you kind words. I am happy that you have found joy in the Ginastera Danzas and have decided to learn them. They are a fun set to play.

[Yesslith]

Stunning (both the music and your performance)!!  What an amazingly musical touch you have.

[HERMANNCIO]

Hola Stephen

I really love your beautiful color.

Pianists do not understand what you naturally have spirit and soul of music. Piano specially was maked to "sing", you sing very very beautiful.

Congratulation

Hermann from Mexico, City

[smfierros]

Thank you for your kind comments. I am happy that I was able to convey the spirit and soul of the music for you, and I will endeavor to keep 'singing' in future performances.

[sandragjackson]

Stephen, Beautiful playing.  I really enjoyed hearing your pieces and watching your technique.

Sandy

[hbasarab]

You have a wonderful, light touch! Your playing never sounds forced. And like others who have posted I'm fascinated by your program. I'm especially taken with the Guarnieri; it sent me googling...he was born Mozart Guarnieri! I guess he pretty much had to become a composer, eh? Cheers, HB

[jes9015]

Delightful music, delightfully and sensitively played. Thanks for sharing this wonderful yet lesser known music! --JS

[scottjmc]

Very nice playing! All of these pieces are new to me. Soler sounds so much like Scarlatti. Thanks for posting!

Scott

[larchmontmark]

Nice video, and great choice of repertoire.

A couple of the composers are new to me also, and.......how many people really know SOLER either??

Terrific playing!

[equitater]

Wonderful fresh music, and clean wonderful playing! Judy

[Denecornett]

Wonderful sound. Best of luck in the contest. Glad you are back safely from Jackarta.

[bobekelund]

Wonderful music, played extremely well. I'm not familiar with two of the composers (my ignorance). Good luck.

[smfierros]

Thanks for your comments. It is perfectly understandable why you are not familiar with all of these composers. I'm guessing you recognized the Spanish composer Soler who is thought to have studied with Scarlatti, but the Brazilian composer Camargo Guarnieri and his disciple Osvaldo Lacerda are lesser known. I am currently reading through a lot of Latin American music, and I thought I would share some of it with the Cliburn crowd.