Nikolai Tokarev plays "Montagues and Capulets" (prokofiev)

[AliceNoDK]

shroomboy

[La23Rs]

it's a pity that it's not complete, I would like to hear the full version with him playing...

[ste39901]

He should stress the accents of this piece. He just play the notes... and that's it! That's not be a pianist!

[mysteriose7en]

Thumbs up if Mrs. Taylor sent you here.

[FerroJackify29]

@mysteriose7en Who is Mrs. Taylor?

[dsafdadsfarb]

its a turtle !

[jegoojan]

Beautiful version of this song. I love the part which starts at 0:31.

[YeolEumSon]

aus diesem Pianisten wird noch etwas!

[daschutka21]

@YeolEumSon

ist schon geworden, er ist weltweit berühmt :D

[bery237]

wow, he´s great, he must really love playing the piano.

Beautiful version :)

[waynespeers]

oh! :D I only just saw the hair - I was noting the cut on the trousers.

[Timmytimtimtm]

Mushroom haircut, great pianist !

[jodierenee9]

what does he play from 0:02-0:32 ???

[ragtimesamtime]

@jodierenee9 Its the middle section of the piece, it's just been recorded from the middle to the end :P

[TheCarlScharnberg]

he was cute (and talented) as a kid, but boy, did he look traumatized.

[strigoiimortii]

nice haircut :)

[GentlemanZombie]

he so looks like the stereotype for the kind of kid that could play that

[TheEgmonster]

It just sounds sloppy.

[manzo29]

@TheEgmonster

No it doesn't... IMHO it's matter of fact...great dynamic range.. melodic as well as powerful lines delightfully played

I'd like to play the way he does...

[Eradicator00987]

Ya well,... I learned to play this song when I was only 25 years old! Only 25!!!!

[naamuhko]

its masterly done i agree....but have you considered....HE HAS NO SOUL!!! look at the kids eyes....scary...

[kate51035]

@naamuhko Wow, accusing someone of having no soul is pretty serious

[georgejohnsmith]

@naamuhko

Observe and think a bit more before you write stupid things. The kid was recorded with two cameras from two angles, and so there were several people on his right. When he finished playing (imagine, he was TOTALLY focused on the play), he looked first at the frontmost camera, then at the one slightly behind him (that is the one we see him by) and finally to a person behind his back. He was waiting for further instructions and he was scared; "I finished, what is now???" That is all.

[jsttylr]

this kid is a monster on that piano

[sisalrug]

This is the kind of song that I imagine a mad person living in a castle full of cobwebs would play to while away the lonely hours. Or, the kind of song I would play in my apartment if I only knew how to play the piano.

[gburton]

HAHAHA WOW. this video gets an A+ for arousing in me feelings of amusement, awe, and anxiety all at once

[lixdexical]

Kid has a soul,something a lot of other young composers lack

[pierolivier111]

what is he playing before the montagues??

[beyongthepale]

I think Montagues & Capulets is in rondo form (A-B-A-C-A) and that first bit is section C, which is a repeat of a Madrigal (?) earlier in the ballet.

I think so, anyway. But the famous Montagues & Capulets theme is section A of the rondo.

[PerrierBaroudeur]

That's a lesser known section of the piece... the first minute-ten seconds or so is like that.

[hannibaldanny]

what a hair cut :L

[cerfa87]

c'est parfait mais évidemment ça ne plait pas parce que c'est un russe...

[OldRabit]

This is simply superb!

[Rei328]

If you've ever heard King Night by Aliproject they sound exactly. ;3

[biffen89]

He lost the heavyness and darkness of this song by playing it too fast.. Otherwise, superb!

[madgamer23]

hmm, the edition I have of the piece has a metronome signature of this kind of speed, and the orchestrations I've seen also play it like this. But I agree that slightly slower is better. For my taste anyway.

[mtythor2113]

dont waste your talent on drugs and other idiotic things that society has to offer. you are something special.

[misopogon10]

liottle shit

[McQuackor]

Brilliant little prodigy

[JitzenofRave]

Prodigy? maybe.

Fortunate and Hardworking? Yes.

Fine line between genius and that of the hardworking force only earned through the correct circumstances of fate.

[nl25c]

you sound like a hater

[Stratman549]

what a performance...what a haircut

[dernieremode]

lol

[cxhlxoe]

i love this pice of music lol

[rukiaAndsakura4ever]

the sound of this piano is just great, as well as music itself and pianist.

[Chaanee]

Fucking rocks

[kabivose]

@Chaanee I thought this was a discussion about a piece of music, not sex. Though of course you're right; fucking does rock!

[Chris112389]

what a huge Grand

[junkmouth1]

The chick we saw in first is an ugly one.

[akikowolf]

Mean!

[christoffff]

...but true!

[akikowolf]

I guess so...

[AzaelIsMyBitch]

In my opinion the boy looks like whether he is enjoying the piece or not, he is still drawn into the music. Look at his expression at 1:00.

[bigdaveb]

where did this video come from?

[musiced29]

Poor Boy,

He doesn't seem to enjoy it at all.

I spoke to a father of a pupil of mine from Russia and he told me "Russian music education is like Gestapo"

That's what I thought when I watched this.

Although it's played great.

[ljoekelsoey4]

hes a professional pianist now :)

[atokare]

Sorry,it is not true. I am a pianist and I was educated in Russia. It couldn't be better.

[makemeeasy]

so it is the only way to become grate.

may be "unfortunatly"