Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K466 1st Movement

[rabidroadrunner]

man this is beautiful, his clarity & subtlety is astonishingly awesome :) :)

[elsieowl]

Just found this: Goodness, 14 and this much subtlety?  Unreal. He brought out interesting things I've never really put together before, and I've known this piece for years. His voicing is genius. I'll be following him. He's now a young adult and I suspect I'm in for decades of pleasure.

[Drakozap]

the conductor really looks like harrison ford!

[permyvoloca]

I've listened this video many many times but ... I still want to say :" Wonderful" . Wonderful Cadenza :D

[Anusfish]

Why incomplete?

[banway]

actually one of the best performances of this concerto on youtube!

[lianosak]

one of my favorites concertos

[angriffeins]

Hey, this guy's good . . .

[pianoyuan]

who is this boy? amazing!

[VladislavGomulka]

@pianoyuan this boy is Kristian Cvetkovic (born on 2. November 1991 in Zug, Switzerland)

[irenehoogveld]

he's got spidey fingers :P

[MrMilica23]

savrseno!!!!!

[MrHicks091]

Amazing. My only complaint is the low volume of the recording!

[reginakrettli]

Simplesmente Perfeito!!!

[banway]

really amazing playing, this is one of the best Mozart d minor concertos on youtube!

[gabeb8]

i'm 10 and i'm learning this

[jojopooo]

dunno why but he slightly reminds me of Taylor Lautner...

[blu3piAno]

beatiful

[Emxx100]

i did this when i was 12 :)

[jakeyboychen]

@Emxx100 shut the fuck up.

[Snake429A]

@Emxx100 funny joke

[Kalen1457]

Great playing!

[phil8888]

It just ends abruptly.

[holdmybackpack]

who is the pianist?

[littleguppie]

@holdmybackpack read the drop down bottom bar

[romanelcore10]

music is an art! i dont know why everyone thinks art is only drawing or painting. There are several arts and music is one of the most beautiful and one of the most important. Unfortunately art is losing of its beauty because the so called artists are interested in producing the abstract that is not art but it is easy to do and it means a lot of cash. There is need of someone who evaluates art for what it is in reality; imangination and skill.

[gwatson678]

@romanelcore10 everyone does think that art is only drawing and or paintings.... nor do I think they ever did....

[tomaskejr]

beautiful

its very hard concert

very good player

[Ferla87]

Wow....^^ good job^^

[Bloodex88]

Oops, my mistake. It is...wierd, Brahms was playing in the backround with this ones sound of. :P

[Bloodex88]

Hmm... This isnt Mozart... this is Brahms 3rd Symphony... I have a music finals tomrrow.. :P

[kossmikham]

I did a double take when I saw this kid. He looks like me when I was that age.

[fitofig]

exelente!!!

[sudler2008]

I like his soft touch on the keyboard. Also, he gives the music good character throughout - great combinations of intense and soft. I like the fact that he makes eye contact with the orchestra to communicate his music expression.

He is a young chap - but his maturity and respect for the piece helps him play it with the right touch. He face looks like he's a man whose been maried, divorsed, pays a mortgage and published his autobiography.

[EdiEllerymissing]

This young boy has the patience of an old man, which is a very unusual and a very good thing. His sound is very clear, and I think that hes playing like  Proust write about saint-saenz, really approaching to the real beauty of Mozart music.

On the bad side he has several technique problems, like his thumb straight, his wrist up sometimes, his hand is not round,etc. He's very young, so he may correct these and become a really good pianist, even a virtuoso.

[Nimtemel]

Hello! Congratulations! I was surprised to see this video! I had seen your video playing Beethoven's Appassionata a long time! and now I ran into you playing Mozart, this piano concerto on this amazing show! I just wanted to say I was happy as if I know you! Congratulations!

PS: sorry my english, it was translated by google!!! i'm from Brasil!!!

[winkandrun]

I hope this person isn't old, because I'm about to learn this. One of my favorite piano concertos. It's such a lovely interpretation! And people should be paying attention to the music of the piano and the symphony, not the pianists looks...just pointing that out...

[cpanati]

Great performance. Nice coloring, dynamics, with everything tastefully done. Look forward to more postings.

[gerardbedecarter]

Beautiful playing !!!!

[longboard56]

How fun! I wasn't sure if this was the "tune" from the MPR playlist. .. the video leaves no doubt.

[Logan2192]

It's NPR. Not Mational Public Radio.

[blaine420cook]

i'm pretty sure longboard was referring to Minnesota Public Radio MPR

[Cinthyacg91]

wow, the pianosit is good-looking, and pretty amazing!

[0blacone]

Haha! the old violinist in the backround is really digging the music XD

[simplebluemelody]

Don't apologize fo the quality man, this is great, thank you.

[emoClarinetist]

ok we all know he's talented. he's pretty cuuuuute, too. :3

[ajvila]

whoa!

[Heidelberg777]

Great music, nice performance

[airplaneman123]

wow...very talented...that violinist looks soooo funny

[theblackpiano]

:D delightful

[GrassHopperThe]

nice play! i like his touch and clarity.

[pascalooo123]

his fingers Oo^^

[cikin]

wow!! 0_0

[Irmas1520]

Uau!!! *---*

[elbowdog29]

lol, from 6 sec. to 11 sec. that violinist looks so funny!

[waikaywong]

OMG...he's only 18!

[marsig11]

14 at the time of the recording, according to the video description

[wildejag]

Wonderful!

[nesman7000]

Omg!!! Those are blessed hands.. ¬¬ xDD!!

[stagesix6]

i would say: those are very trained hands from a very talented guy

[uptilthesky]

He gets Mozart, that's how it should be played. And he has nice hands:)

[LuvShinShoYoung]

Wow, I want to be as good as a piano player as him... I'm still deciding if I want to do this one, or the Piano Concerto No. 23. I don't know... AHHH

[ilareth]

brilliant performance

[gmonkey808]

Did he post the second movement of this???? I'd like to see his version.

[gmonkey808]

Bravo. Very light touch. Sounds young just like him. Very talented.

[antoniachandler]

Like Peter Pan, I will never grow up; but I want to be like you, anyway. Thanks for sharing this! It's beautiful!

[Jatman901]

fast pentatonics?

[agentofsteel12]

this would sound alot better if they did fast pentatonics

[silverstartrucker]

At the very start of the video that Violinist looks in pain.

Lovely music of course.

[apab94]

so clean! i played this song last year when i was 13..the trills at 2:19 are so hard to keep in rhythm with the left hand. that was my least favorite part, got me marked down a few points in a competition..you did it really good though. nice job

[IgorSPN]

I wanna be like you, when I grow up.

[Androslav]

sooo gooooood!

[yourforte]

Sublime

[wouper]

BRAV0000000 M0zart!!

[SouthsidePrankster]

it's sooooo beautiful.its art not music.mozart may rest in peace.

[gmonkey808]

strange comment. You regard art higher than music???? I think not.

[psbass5]

music is art. any form of expression through a medium is art.

[EllaRoseX]

music IS an art.

art can take many forms:

drama, music or the art that you are refering to.

[britishstallion]

Mozart is one of these composer who can hit my heart, and this young man is expressing mozart's art very very well !

Thanks for this video !

[Bobbyo60]

Bravo, You are, my young man, wonderful!

In a few years as life shades your soul you will be one of the greats.

Again, Bravo!!

[Rodgers805C]

Good work! I can tell that you put a lot of effort into this.

Now, I have one word of advice. There needs to be just a little more fluid motion with the wrist. I noticed that you keep your wrists and hands tight when attempting the fast passages. It might not bother you now, but you will get carpal tunnel later in your career.

Otherwise, five star performance. I will be performing this myself this year, but probably not with an orchestra. You're a very lucky and gifted kid.

[wildejag]

Almost 158k.  Holy cow!

[offstar24]

very,but i mean it,very good!i have played piano for a long time,i have been to a lot of masterclasses and i have to say,this boy really knows how to play Mozart.i know it requires a lot of maturity that is why he impresses me so much.i am almost 15 and i want to perform it to,i hope in the winter and i must say you are a model!

[125themajjixmaaan]

are u 14or 15?

[Aul1kki]

14 in this video. He is 16 right now and will be 17 in this year. But why you didn't read that from description?

Really nice interpretion here! It's really enjoy to hear.

[adityasuresh]

turn up the f-ing volume

[Jadyellow8]

what do you mean? Can u explain that a little bit more?

[petie32]

Outfrigginstanding. Technique, musicianship, etc. You got two ways to go, Scarlatti, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, or go over to the dark side with Liszt, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, SaintSaens, Prokofieff, etc. Or a little of each.

[hoof2001]

Is it just me, or is the piano muted in some way? Seems to lack the brillance of soud udually associated with modern perfomances of this piece

[deathroll88]

fucking overtalented 16 years old kid. This is nuts

[JaapHH]

i'm sorry... but where is the rest?:P

loved it, absolutely superb:)

[54spiritedwill54]

flawless...This is my most beloved Mozart's concert, for many many years.

[nakedBison]

i cant hear anything.  where is the sound?

[eubeau]

turn up the volume

[FutureAbe]

haha, best advice ever..

the kid is super talented

[Slava69]

too nice , so a little boring

[cbodien]

Superb. Absolutely superb.

[fernandobusco]

Fabuloso fantastico um de meus concertos para piano favoritos...

[baroun]

The Most Beautiful and Greatest Piece .. Played Very Good ... Thank You MOZART

[marybeechfield]

Very good

[darkkerrigan]

I am a HUGE lover of Mozart and I could not hear this recording at all =(. Is there a way you can fix that? I would love to hear you play some more Mozart. Many people say that Mozart is not hard to play, but I feel it takes a very good musician to play a good Mozart. A special touch is required to play a good Mozart and I am very picky =P Post more Mozart!

[MartinLeroy83]

I found this no interesting at all.Maybe,the pianist is too young to have a good appraoch of mozart work..See gulda video or maria joao pires,perahia ....to make the difference..

[volleycutie95]

i ttly agree...i played this and im kinda like him cz i can be really tense and i dont show enough emotion..dats probably y i didnt win and only got 3rd place

[runatune]

I like this better than beethoven

[125themajjixmaaan]

what competition? I just won first place in msmta- played mozart concerto in gk. 41- wrote when mozart was 11

[lucisangels]

he is elegant and implicitly involved to the whole composition of the orchestra. very careful.

[meteoriasiow]

Kristian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!! God will be SOOOO proud of you! He loves you so much He has given you this MARVELOUS talent! Many thanks for sharing your beautiful talent and every time I wacth your video it encourages me to play piano more lol. Wonderful wonderful wonderful.

[Mitchard111]

Why would God be proud of him. If God gave him the talent wouldnt he expect him to be good. Im sure God wouldnt be too surprised lol

[imaoldkidnow]

Hmm... Jesus said somewhere in the book of John that each one is given something different, but it's up to you to use them to their full potential :) Of course God isn't surprised, He knows everything. ^^

[Patshawna]

I OFFICIALLY AM MARRYING YOU !! FINALLLLLLLLLLLYYY SOMEONE IS TALKIN' SOME SENSE ....... YET PEOPLE AREN'T HEARING YOU !! ..... anyways thank you ...... that really touched me !!

[teresahan1991]

wow man, this dude is awesome, wonder what will he be when he grow up, he'll be rich that's what.

[chipgal]

i couldnt hear anything.. :<

[xxalice01xx]

Zdravo ! Kad dolaziš u Francusku ? Čekamo te Kristian ! Ljubim te =)

ps : je suis désolée si mon commentaire a été posté trois fois de suite j'ai eu un petit souci pour l'envoyer ...^^

[xxalice01xx]

Zdravo ! Kad dolaziš u Francusku ? Čekamo te Kristian ! Ljubim te =)

[blakluver88]

their sense of artistry and discipline is evident in the music they are creating. The pianist is impressive

[5pectrum]

Motzart was a... G E N I U S

[willh58]

Doesn't matter how old your are, if you the heart.

[candyformandy888]

Wow, the piantist is so young. Very impressive!!

[thethikboy]

So was Mozart

[andrewsfunk]

It would be of more credit to the music if some of the comments here were more gentile

[EmGem1986]

as opposed to Jewish comments, lol.

[LidPing6]

Magic!

[fruitspins1]

this is soo relaxing

[VolkersJohan]

One of Mozart's best pianoconcertos!

Clara Haskil is still my favourite.

This young guy plays well, but the orchestra might have been a little bit more firm...

[doublearejazz]

nice

:-)

..wonna see something new - how to improvise bach ( or mozarts ) music ..?

look for vid :

"bach sarabande jazz guitar"

( or visite add. website )

..:-)

[petelovesbevsills]

BRAVO young man!!!!!!!

[Atropos911]

flawless

[fuzzydividend]

k466 is to me the best piano concerto Mozart composed, unlike all the others, he'd put so much feeling in it, not just in a classical musical way, simply amazing!

[juaneco1980]

there is no genius like mozart in the world may be beethoven but I hate comaring them cause who the fuck am I to compare them mozart is god and beethoven is god sometimes too.

[dilibau]

agreed, who da fuck are we to judge gods like them...however, the comparison between Mozart and Beethoven harms them both because they are both geniuses, and geniuses are incomparable...

[YGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYGYG]

I told you he is a genius. Awesome! I love the way you play. You play superbly impeccable!

Five Stars!

^o^

[pianofortea]

Ist es möglich, dieses Konzert in voller Länge zu sehen ? Insgesamt eine wunderbare Interpretation, sehr zerbrechlich und zart (erinnert stellenweise an Clara Haskil), aber auch erstaunlich reif. Zuweilen ein bißchen mehr "Pep" würde einen reizvollen Kontrast ergeben...

[doublearejazz]

why nobody improvise this music ? mozart has improvised his music - classical interpretation is absolutely overestimated. a point : "Do not follow the old masters´steps, but seek what they were seeking... " Basho (1644-1694) : japanese haiku - master :-) ! ..you wonna see/hear something realy innovative - how to improvise classical music ?! look for video : "bach sarabande jazz guitar" or visite renatorozic dot com ..you ll be nicely surprised .. :-)

[gurufuttlappele]

"Do not follow the old masters´steps,

but seek what they were seeking... "

Basho (1644-1694) : japanese haiku

but he didn t say : make crap out of that what your master did - he ment "invent something new - not based on ur masters work!"

bach sarabande jazz guitar is well played, but its a cover! you should more respect the people who written that genius music

[gurufuttlappele]

"Do not follow the old masters´steps,

but seek what they were seeking... "

Basho (1644-1694) : japanese haiku

but he ment you should invent something new not based on your masters work! why should some jazz guitar player better know how bach is played than bach?

btw its a nice cover - but based on the genius work from bach wich is played totally different and better.

pls respect more this genius musicans and the way they played their music

-sry my english isnt very good

[rockmenowamadeus]

Very cautious I might add. His largo style leaves much to lack in terms of passion, yet his accountability of each particular phrase is executed nicely.

[slobone]

A cautious interpretation of one of Mozart's most passionate pieces. Perhaps he'll have more interesting things to say about it when he gets a little older?

[AllaHimself]

This is my most beloved Mozart's concert, for many many years. Thank you for posting this beautiful performance!

[113AMG]

Excellent performance!

[bigfatwish]

why did you skip part of the cadenza?

[NinthIbaneZ]

Aaah, Children of Bodom - Black widow has takes some riff from this song, and play it in rocket verson.

[marclucastruyols]

oohh! I love you Kristian!

[greatlife11]

amazing talent

[curroprr]

no se oyeeeeee, dale voooozz!!! there is no volume in this video, please arrange in higher volume!!!

[DJBrokenHigh]

Beautiful

[Scotty0011]

sitting like a rock but he still looks comfortable.

[ConnieDaEvilCow]

OMG this is soo cool i was born on the same freakin day..... and i'm about as good as he is....freaky!!

[jasonextreme]

Does anyone know a website where I can get the sheet music for this?

[thethoroughbred]

I definately feel I have wasted my childhood, maybe I will look back, and think the events of my childhood were necessary, but right now, I think what a waste. Don't want to waste even a minute morel.

[HopePoisoned]

The pianist looks extremely comfortable and set with his instrument, it's a very natural and fluent thing for him and he expresses beautifully - I believe this is how every musician wants to feel and play, and he's only a child!

[classicandjazz]

He is very good, can you imagine how brilliant he will be in another 10 or 20 years!

[CreationArtist]

A brilliant performance of a brilliant piece! The piano was a little difficult to hear sometimes. The trills are flawless.

I want to see the third movement!!! The third movement is probably my favorite (the first cadenza!).

Please perform another Mozart piano concerto! (I love many of them.. 5, 15, 16, 21, 23 You interpretations are very interesting..) I'll fly over to Zug and we can play Cto. 10 :)

[ProkofievRules]

I like his turns. I'm not a turny kind of guy, i wish i could do turns like him, i think i shall work on this

[Whyolin]

did you hear anything?

[Gonenashvili]

agree with phoenix, that's paul mccartney :) great talent of this young man, just awesome!

[Ikkesz]

This guy is ex-tremely talented...oh..my..gosh

[888phoenix888]

we're doing this in our orchestra right now, but our pianist is nowhere near as good as him! and the conductor looks like paul mccartney lol

[fidokelele]

TA WENO

[oldenindawa]

Very well done. One of my favorites (Check out the 1964 Rudolf Serkin/Geo. Szell/Columbia Symphony recording for absolute mastery) After all, its the music, not the system that matters.

[AndySmithy]

Finally found a nice piece to listen to while revising :)

Cheers

[MEPHONE20000000]

hmmmm.... hmmmmmm...hmmmmm yeah pretty good lol you can see his hands its kind of red or heated up because that makes ur fingers faster

[etawakimasi]

I enjoy how he plays this song. Amazingly, he plays relaxed and on a professional level. The talent and technique are both there. Every note is crisp and can be heard. Amazing performance. The only complaint I have is that the solo part at times was too soft to be heard.

[peter1444]

this boy live in swiss(zug) hes parents are from croatian

[violabrain]

he makes us feel how we've wasted our childhoods

[agnyecka]

wasted our childhoods??? maybe he didn't have childhood and that was the pricze of becomeing such a good piano player

[agnyecka]

Wasted our childhoods??? You really think that? Now let me ask you what is childhood for? I'm not sure he was give the possibility to be a real child and that was the price to become a professional at such a young stage of age.

[fortissimo25]

true, very true...hey he has my bday plus heez 1000x better than me. :(

[michaelpin]

Well, probably you are right.

Following facts should be considered:

1. Girls are normally more mature than boys :-)

2. The kids (and their parents) from the far east, especially China, are definitely better trained and MOTIVATED than the european children. They attend special schools, practice 6-7 hours a day, whereas the kids from most of the other countries attend normal schools and (unfortunately?) do not have the time to invest so much; on the other hand they can enjoy their childhood!

[michaelpin]

2. cont. Which system is better is indeed questionable. It would be interesting to analyze why there are e.g. only few "world-class" ADULT chinese pianists. One possible explanation is that most of the prodigy pianists do not *really* understand the music, but are only very well trained to pretend that they do understand? When the teacher is away to train yet another prodigy, the dream is lost!

[etawakimasi]

actually, i disagree with you.

china forces its talented kids to play the instrument

so actually, even though chinese are well trained, and are possibly better technically-wise than europeans,

the fiery passion for the instrument is simply not there because they do not enjoy the instrument as much.

even yo-yo ma, a great chinese cellist, wasn't born in china. he came from france.

[kiwibd]

I feel so depressed when i look at your comment about Chinese musician...How can you said that those chinese musician really didn't enjoy the music they made? You are so inmature and foolish.

[Zerlina12]

he is really really really good.

[ericandy88]

Hold the phone! This kid is 14?! *picks jaw up off floor*

[achilless]

*repeats*