Can you people let a man speak his opinion? Everyone has a personal taste of performers and music, so respect it. Plus, I know how hard it is to play piano, since I've only been playing for 1-2 years. I bet, by now, that she's an international virtuoso with a ton of money and has a name for herself. So stop annoying me with your petty remarks, unless you have proof that you're a better player than her.
Oh my god she made like 3 mistakes.. Incredible! i cant get through this piece without making at least a million mistakes. Of course though, I just started. Why can't I be like her?
OK, I GET IT. I know she was seven years old, and I can do the math to find the difference between Zimmerman's age and hers. Can you people let a man speak his opinion based on how he feels about the music he hears? Everyone has a personal taste, so respect it; otherwise it gets just plain rude and annoying. Plus, I bet by now she is a virtuoso at her craft, and I admire that because I know how hard it is to play piano, given that I only have 2+ years of experience.
@anonymous1461 she's 7 dude, she must have been learning how to play piano for 4 years tops at this point. How can you compare a 7 year-old to a professional adult pianist even though she's uber talented.
I wouldn't be so quick to bet on such a thing, because if you were familiar with Japanese society and the way they bring up children (including integrating music into their family lives from an early age), you may well think differently. But if we were talking about some phenom from China... ;-)
Yo creo que es un truco. Nadie, de siete años, puede tocar con esa excelencia. En una película, Tyrone Power "toca" con la maestría de Carmen Cavallaro. O bien, es una enana.
@KjarriRolla haha well you can't beat a european for real interpretation at the highest levels there are loads of asians but the real skills are Hamelin Volodos etc who are not asian
Well, it rather depends on the 'European' in question, doesn't it? (I speak as a Paris-based artistic director of international festivals for over 20 years.) In a nutshell, this child has the rare gift of GREAT musicality, and with proper guidance (from a handful of professors that I truly respect in Berlin, for example), she will learn to speak the composer's language as if her own, at which level of interpretation the artist's ethnic background won't make one iota of difference.
@eccparis i was replying to a stupid biased youtuber KjarriRolla not you and being just as biased to show how ridiculous the comments are about asians and to show how racist they were being by making such statements it wasn't meant to be taken seriously
@eccparis And i am a Moscow, New York,London Rome peripatetic professor of pianoforte highly regarded internationally also i consult to Paris conservatoire when needed
When you see ancient paintings you see those little angels playing music in the heavens, well one of them came here to remind people about true beauty. So immaculate kind and good is the righteous art.
@01EVH Sorry, but that's bullcrap. There is plenty of rubato and dynamics in this. At age 7, I would expect that much of the interpretation would be her teacher's rather than her's, but that would be understandable at that age.
As for speed, plenty of professional versions are just as fast if not more so. Have you heard Lipatti's or Perahia's? (Both on here.)
@kktech04 While I like the the playfulness of the comment, it really doesn't do this talent justice. Like the other commenter, I know this piece inside out, and I notice so many many little musical subtleties in the rendering (e.g. sudden legato melody notes in the B-minor part, some of the accenting, the pedaling + articulation on the long 'runs'); this _cannot_ be faked, it indicates true musical ingenuity and a love for the music. Some 'wrong notes' were even sacrified to this end!
As a Paris-based artistic director of international music festivals for over 20 years, I must say that your comment only betrays your own ignorance. This child is anything but a robot - yes she has great technique - but what sets her apart from even the majority of "professional soloists" is her tremendous musicality. She was born with this rare gift, already in great abundance before she turned four years old. With proper guidance she'll surely go very far, perhaps even become GREAT.
Produce asombro escuchar a la mayoría de estos niños de tan corta edad, pero Aimi es un caso aparte... produce estupor, uno tiene que restregarse los ojos para comprobar que no está soñando. Ese dominio técnico, esa madurez expresiva... ¡Dios mío!
im twelve and i play this piece at her speed i even got into a school with a full scholarship with this piece but personally i think she does not understand this piece enough and no matter how young you are you will never be able to understand untill you are older. She does not understand this piece but still plays it well. You dont need to be young to be good
@luigipichu4928 No doubt there are several ways to understand this piece, and you may understand it in a different way than she does. I think that you will understand this piece differently when you get older... and maybe you will play it exactly as Aimi does in this video ! :)
@luigipichu4928 Actually, I don't think you need to be old to be good. It's true that I also think she's also playing this piece a little too quickly, and I prefer interpretation from older virtuoso such as Zimerman. However, I believe this is still her own interpretation of the piece and she is playing it the way she thinks it should be played. We all have different interpretations, just because you don't like this rendition doesn't mean she doesn't understand the piece.
@silentoperasinger Actually, Aimi's performance here of Schubert is full of passion, certainly more so than the other kids her age. As for her play recently, at age 14 and 15, listen to her interpretation of Beetoven Waldstein, or Chopin nocturne No. 20, or Chopin piano concerto No. 1 here on Youtube: if that is not full of passion, nothing will. No, Aimy is NOT an ordinary talent. Here technique as well as her musicality are an exceptional talent. That is one key to understand her.
@astronome9 She certainly improves with age, and the teenaged years are certainly those which develop passion in music. She'll have a wonderful future as a performer; however, my statement still stands. I would love to see an amazing young talent like this turn from concentration on performance technique to focus on innovation!
@cristeny: I'm an old man now, I know this piece well, I play this myself, I have heard it played many times over the course of many years by most of the greats, and I have to say that I have never heard it played more to my liking than by Aimi here on YouTube, when she was only 7 years old. She just has exceptional talent. She plays wonderfully.
@cristeny I thought about it. The combination of this interpretation and this little child is more than mindblowing, it is kind of scary. And may be some suspect psychic or social deformation as in the case of Jacko.
@zzausel I wouldn't exactly put it the way you did, because I have great admiration for Ms. Kobayashi. However, it seems to be the case that she is a very extraordinary human being. I certainly hope she has a happy life. Her performances bring great joy to mine.
Can you people let a man speak his opinion? Everyone has a personal taste of performers and music, so respect it. Plus, I know how hard it is to play piano, since I've only been playing for 1-2 years. I bet, by now, that she's an international virtuoso with a ton of money and has a name for herself. So stop annoying me with your petty remarks, unless you have proof that you're a better player than her.
anonymous1461 2 hours ago
ASIAN... what else?...
Sparta870 2 days ago
It is amazing that at 7 years old she can play with great structure, and technique.
MyPianoAdvanture 2 days ago
Oh my god she made like 3 mistakes.. Incredible! i cant get through this piece without making at least a million mistakes. Of course though, I just started. Why can't I be like her?
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OK, I GET IT. I know she was seven years old, and I can do the math to find the difference between Zimmerman's age and hers. Can you people let a man speak his opinion based on how he feels about the music he hears? Everyone has a personal taste, so respect it; otherwise it gets just plain rude and annoying. Plus, I bet by now she is a virtuoso at her craft, and I admire that because I know how hard it is to play piano, given that I only have 2+ years of experience.
anonymous1461 3 days ago
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anonymous1461 3 days ago
too fast, I'm sure she pulled out all the highlights of this song, but it's just wayyyyy to fast to catch all that.....but certainly she's talented!!
ayaybibi 5 days ago
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yeanapuppylover 2 weeks ago
@yeanapuppylover No shit, she's playing piano for like 10 times shorter than zimmerman...
shenkeey 2 weeks ago
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yeanapuppylover 2 weeks ago
@yeanapuppylover And where did she miss notes? + She puts tons of feeling inside the piece?
shenkeey 2 weeks ago
@shenkeey she actually did miss some notes, but very few! and it's probably bcuz her hands are pretty short cuz she's only 7
chocopie54 1 week ago
@chocopie54 Yeah I know, but not like the other person said she was making mistakes! :)
shenkeey 1 week ago
I like Zimmerman's playing much more...more fluid than this.
anonymous1461 2 weeks ago 5
@anonymous1461 she's 7 dude, she must have been learning how to play piano for 4 years tops at this point. How can you compare a 7 year-old to a professional adult pianist even though she's uber talented.
elisha007 2 weeks ago
@anonymous1461 yeah and it is prolly not because he's something like 50 years older than this girl..
MsJelscha 1 week ago
@anonymous1461 Of course he's more fluid, she was seven years old here!
drumguyrobc 4 days ago
@anonymous1461 Because it makes sense to compare Zimerman with a 7-year-old girl...?
lilly763 7 hours ago
this kid can play this but i bet she doesnt know how to laugh and play with other kids her age.bravo to her but soo sad..this is sad.
andytsa 4 weeks ago
@andytsa
I wouldn't be so quick to bet on such a thing, because if you were familiar with Japanese society and the way they bring up children (including integrating music into their family lives from an early age), you may well think differently. But if we were talking about some phenom from China... ;-)
eccparis 3 weeks ago
WOW.....Unbelievably talented.
avb20540 1 month ago
The girl is a genius!
davidjgburnett 1 month ago
nice technic but horrible pedal
try to use less pedal to make the sound more clear!!!!
MultiMano2000 1 month ago
my god... the dynamics and pedaling and everything!!! i think she played it faster than its normally played, too... and only a few tiny mistakes?!?!
i thought that little kids were supposed to have awkward hand coordination?
this is amazing, what do her parents feed her?!
sorae3580 1 month ago 2
Yo creo que es un truco. Nadie, de siete años, puede tocar con esa excelencia. En una película, Tyrone Power "toca" con la maestría de Carmen Cavallaro. O bien, es una enana.
miguelitotaletin 1 month ago
everything you're good at, a 7 year old Asian can do better
KjarriRolla 1 month ago 2
@KjarriRolla haha well you can't beat a european for real interpretation at the highest levels there are loads of asians but the real skills are Hamelin Volodos etc who are not asian
afertyus1000 1 month ago
@afertyus1000
Well, it rather depends on the 'European' in question, doesn't it? (I speak as a Paris-based artistic director of international festivals for over 20 years.) In a nutshell, this child has the rare gift of GREAT musicality, and with proper guidance (from a handful of professors that I truly respect in Berlin, for example), she will learn to speak the composer's language as if her own, at which level of interpretation the artist's ethnic background won't make one iota of difference.
eccparis 3 weeks ago
@eccparis i was replying to a stupid biased youtuber KjarriRolla not you and being just as biased to show how ridiculous the comments are about asians and to show how racist they were being by making such statements it wasn't meant to be taken seriously
afertyus1000 3 weeks ago
@eccparis And i am a Moscow, New York,London Rome peripatetic professor of pianoforte highly regarded internationally also i consult to Paris conservatoire when needed
afertyus1000 3 weeks ago
How does she have that amount of finger control at age 7? Even training doesn't get that much at such a young age
musicislife748 1 month ago
ななさい・・・す、スゴイ。
bonjourcochon22 1 month ago
lolwut ._.
MTAlexMKWii 1 month ago
WOW YO SOLO SE TOCAR MARTINILLO Y ESO NI BIEN, JAJAJA NSC
MyElfabio 1 month ago
When you see ancient paintings you see those little angels playing music in the heavens, well one of them came here to remind people about true beauty. So immaculate kind and good is the righteous art.
bfl800fi 2 months ago
YIKES and WOW! Bravo to you, Aimi!
fischerpilne 2 months ago
You HAVE to ask yourself what were YOU doing when YOU were 7? Certainly not playing Schubert on a piano. This little Angel is a child prodigy!!!
parker197411 2 months ago
Outstanding God-given talent!!!
HJKelley47 2 months ago
this made me realize just how terrible my piano skills are.
MegaMegaRawr 2 months ago
al menos yo disfrute mi niñez
The2Ever 2 months ago
awww the pedal interest me most! couldn't believe at the year of 7, she did this good!
Chibiisuke 2 months ago
Wow this is amazingly played, and at the age of 7??
How do asians manage to play so good at such a young age.. I still cant understand that..
PianoGirl555 2 months ago
She's Japanese right?
peaceluvhapiness7180 2 months ago
elle joue mieux à 7 ans que la plupart des pianistes âgés
snmd997 2 months ago
Extension pedals are so cute!!! -3
peaceluvhapiness7180 2 months ago
Das darf ja nicht wahr sein...
tierzuchtZentral 2 months ago
Anyone that can find a negative thing to say about this performance is obviously insane with jealousy. Seven! SEVEN!!! AHHH!!!
Tekime 2 months ago
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I'm not surprised; she's Asian.
kingfire111 3 months ago
Almost like a computer played it. Technically perfect, and no feeling.
Her "interpretation", was to play it as fast as physically possible.
01EVH 3 months ago
@01EVH Sorry, but that's bullcrap. There is plenty of rubato and dynamics in this. At age 7, I would expect that much of the interpretation would be her teacher's rather than her's, but that would be understandable at that age.
As for speed, plenty of professional versions are just as fast if not more so. Have you heard Lipatti's or Perahia's? (Both on here.)
Frankly, I think you're just being a dick.
MaestroTJS 2 months ago
the audience were so stunned that their hands were busy picking up their jaws instead of clapping
alankace 3 months ago
HOLY SHIT, SUZUKI METHOD AT ITS BEST.
alankace 3 months ago
Japan's robots are truly amazing - she almost passes as real... hats off to Japanese engineering...
kktech04 3 months ago 16
@kktech04 While I like the the playfulness of the comment, it really doesn't do this talent justice. Like the other commenter, I know this piece inside out, and I notice so many many little musical subtleties in the rendering (e.g. sudden legato melody notes in the B-minor part, some of the accenting, the pedaling + articulation on the long 'runs'); this _cannot_ be faked, it indicates true musical ingenuity and a love for the music. Some 'wrong notes' were even sacrified to this end!
wwwsant 1 month ago
@kktech04
As a Paris-based artistic director of international music festivals for over 20 years, I must say that your comment only betrays your own ignorance. This child is anything but a robot - yes she has great technique - but what sets her apart from even the majority of "professional soloists" is her tremendous musicality. She was born with this rare gift, already in great abundance before she turned four years old. With proper guidance she'll surely go very far, perhaps even become GREAT.
eccparis 3 weeks ago
Produce asombro escuchar a la mayoría de estos niños de tan corta edad, pero Aimi es un caso aparte... produce estupor, uno tiene que restregarse los ojos para comprobar que no está soñando. Ese dominio técnico, esa madurez expresiva... ¡Dios mío!
pianoforever100 3 months ago
WTF!!!! I quit piano
farah73 3 months ago
How old is she now??
peaceluvhapiness7180 3 months ago
@peaceluvhapiness7180 she's 15 now:)
lovepichio 3 months ago in playlist fall 2010 repertoire
She's 15 now:)
lovepichio 3 months ago in playlist fall 2010 repertoire
@lovepichio You are very clever :D
MegapPlayer 3 months ago
to it being played by this kid.
peaceluvhapiness7180 3 months ago
I'm 11 and I'm working on this. Every time I need to hear this piece I just automatically listen
peaceluvhapiness7180 3 months ago
why the asians are so good at every musical instrument???
i don't want to sound bad, but this is just too much!!
Valexz11PM 3 months ago
I luv the extension pedals! :D
peaceluvhapiness7180 3 months ago
OMG. I'm speechless.
peaceluvhapiness7180 3 months ago
how old is she?
ladybird754 4 months ago
@ladybird754 read the description below the video.
cristeny 4 months ago 5
@cristeny why do i want to dislike you bitch
MegapPlayer 3 months ago
@ladybird754 when she was 7.
diciahk 2 months ago
Okeeyy then... I'm working on this song. I'm a piano major in university. So can I just say I'm feeling very insulted right now....
themelodyinme 4 months ago
@themelodyinme EXACT SAME SITUATION.. just finished it. she's 7. i'm 18. what the hell
inmanln01 3 months ago
She looks somehow strange like an alien.. but what a talent!!
Connypiano 4 months ago
Brillant!
tritonusgesang 4 months ago
im twelve and i play this piece at her speed i even got into a school with a full scholarship with this piece but personally i think she does not understand this piece enough and no matter how young you are you will never be able to understand untill you are older. She does not understand this piece but still plays it well. You dont need to be young to be good
luigipichu4928 4 months ago
@luigipichu4928 No doubt there are several ways to understand this piece, and you may understand it in a different way than she does. I think that you will understand this piece differently when you get older... and maybe you will play it exactly as Aimi does in this video ! :)
Zanpra 4 months ago
@luigipichu4928 Actually, I don't think you need to be old to be good. It's true that I also think she's also playing this piece a little too quickly, and I prefer interpretation from older virtuoso such as Zimerman. However, I believe this is still her own interpretation of the piece and she is playing it the way she thinks it should be played. We all have different interpretations, just because you don't like this rendition doesn't mean she doesn't understand the piece.
alankace 3 months ago
I bet the 80 people are jelous
ChristineChragian 4 months ago 2
è un aliena!!!!! il fatto è che come ha fatto ad imparare cosi velocemente cose che ci vogliono anni x studiarle!!! appunto è un aliena!!!!
ThePetruccia 4 months ago
è un aliena!!!!!
ThePetruccia 4 months ago
I have a question - How could 80 people dislike this amazing Video??!
You're awesome keep up the good work!
pianofreak1993 6 months ago
i bet that her parents forced her to play ... btw, it had a nice result tho..
Pianomeldic 6 months ago
she was born for this
anonymousQ45 6 months ago
Another piano prodigy to hail technique over passion for the next 30 years. The Asian school still has yet to evolve.
silentoperasinger 7 months ago
@silentoperasinger Actually, Aimi's performance here of Schubert is full of passion, certainly more so than the other kids her age. As for her play recently, at age 14 and 15, listen to her interpretation of Beetoven Waldstein, or Chopin nocturne No. 20, or Chopin piano concerto No. 1 here on Youtube: if that is not full of passion, nothing will. No, Aimy is NOT an ordinary talent. Here technique as well as her musicality are an exceptional talent. That is one key to understand her.
astronome9 7 months ago
@astronome9 She certainly improves with age, and the teenaged years are certainly those which develop passion in music. She'll have a wonderful future as a performer; however, my statement still stands. I would love to see an amazing young talent like this turn from concentration on performance technique to focus on innovation!
silentoperasinger 6 months ago
@silentoperasinger You want it? You got it! Look up pianist Gabriela Montero. And the composer Kasputin.
crobc1 4 months ago
@crobc1 Sorry I meant Kapustin!
crobc1 4 months ago
indigo
muugii999vip 7 months ago
meh..
lonogugeadult 8 months ago
My god what a genius.O_O ...!!!!
Ellinidara 8 months ago
NILE!! applause !! (((((((((((((((((
twgirl1 9 months ago
I love her dynamic
Aria132 9 months ago
She's too awesome!
Beverlylim06 9 months ago
she`s just amazingly gifted with the utmost gentle touch of remarkable beauty
hardcrushdude12 9 months ago
truly, totally unbelievable !
MassimoBolognaItaly 10 months ago
INCREDIBLE...AN OLD SOUL
abelar101 1 year ago 2
天才だ！！！ なぜ再生回数が増えない？？
3yamada 1 year ago 2
how cute! she changed the piece a little bit to fit her small hands :D
but if i wouldn't know the piece well i wouldn't know lol...
she is amazing!!! if she plays it like that at the age of like 15 it will be perfect!
Noam1ma 1 year ago
生まれ持った才能でしょうか？本当に素晴らしいです。
KirarinNasan 1 year ago 2
Bravo Aimi. eres maravillosa!....
CSG427 1 year ago
Every video I watch of Aimi blows my mind away.
hypoxical 1 year ago
FELICIDADES ESTA MUY MUY BIEN. NIÑA GENIO.LO MAXIMO.
roland2010100 1 year ago
I can't believe that 80 people didn't like this performance. To me this is one of the most mind-blowing videos on youtube.
2308Amari 1 year ago 14
@2308Amari It's a real shame for those who have done that stupid thing.
cristeny 1 year ago
@cristeny: I'm an old man now, I know this piece well, I play this myself, I have heard it played many times over the course of many years by most of the greats, and I have to say that I have never heard it played more to my liking than by Aimi here on YouTube, when she was only 7 years old. She just has exceptional talent. She plays wonderfully.
Sonorazzi 9 months ago 16
@cristeny I thought about it. The combination of this interpretation and this little child is more than mindblowing, it is kind of scary. And may be some suspect psychic or social deformation as in the case of Jacko.
zzausel 4 months ago
@zzausel I wouldn't exactly put it the way you did, because I have great admiration for Ms. Kobayashi. However, it seems to be the case that she is a very extraordinary human being. I certainly hope she has a happy life. Her performances bring great joy to mine.
crobc1 4 months ago
@crobc1 You didn't catch the sense of my words. Apart from this, I share your feeling. And I love human diversitiy.
zzausel 4 months ago
@2308Amari I think they're jelous.
iStrider 8 months ago
@2308Amari theyre just jealous
luvstofight 5 months ago
@luvstofight Agreeeeeeee
Ellinidara 5 months ago
ほんと天才だぜ！
mymymaichun 1 year ago 2
prodigy
melagads 1 year ago
omg
firevirus 1 year ago
She's as good as (or maybe even better than) a seasoned pianist
ThinkingFox 1 year ago 3
Excellent!
Heliqiong 1 year ago
まさにピアノの天才だ！
windom2004jp 1 year ago
What an incredible performance!~* Truly a Gifted 7 years old!~*
OldRabit 1 year ago
I like the way she always carries a cloth to wipe the piano keys.
destinybone 1 year ago
Amazing!!!
Kittypiano 1 year ago
Each time I see a video of Aimi, my mind get blown away. There are two important qualities for a pianst : Sensibility, and technical skill.
She has both of them, more than anyone I know, since she began to play the piano.
Zanpra 1 year ago 15