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  • Absolutely fantastic!

  • nice!

  • Incredibly wonderful performance!!!

  • Excellent ! And already a lot of grace in the movements, despite his very young age.

    The interpretation is so intense, my heart is filled with emotions. Annie, you are raelly someone exceptional.

  • Ciao bellissima principessa! Sono molto felice

    di rivederti e di riascoltare la tua meravigliosa performance!

    Sei molto,molto,molto BRAVA. Complimenti sinceri!

    BUON NATALE E FELICE ANNO NUOVO !

  • Fantastic and awesome :)

  • Tremendous ! Annie at 8 you was already a great pianist. Very nice rendering of this Chopin Nocturne. Played with a lot feelings... Thanks to you and your mom to download this video... And happy holidays of year end...

  • Well done :) It sounds great! ThU

    Thomas

  • Wow, that is a real talent! Work your tail off Annie but don't forget to also be a kid and have fun. I highly recommend going to Interlochen arts camp, Tangelwood, and the Aspen music festival when you are old enough. Good luck!

  • di katuhoan grabe!!! bata pa ga ni pero pwerte na kaayo ... bwesit!

  • oh.. wait.. nvm.

  • ohh.. its not an asian for once.

  • woooww!!

  • i've been playing longer then this little girl and still can't play as as good...fml

  • hopeless ur hopeless ull never know true music

  • lame i saw a infant do that in it's mother's womb

  • @CarrotsArePeople lets see you do this ...why is it that whenever some one pulls some crazy awesome feat ,some one else gots to down play it

  • You are the best!!!! blessimgs

  • Oh, Sweety, it is so beautiful, thank you!!!

  • Gorgeous! How someone so young can play with so much emotion is beyond me, but then, Annie has never failed to astonish me ever! She has a great future ahead of her!

  • wow. this is amazing. beautiful tone

  • Annie I am a big fan of your playing. How long have you been playing this? You really make every note sing!

    P.S.My piano teacher is the same as your sister Cissy's piano teacher.

  • This was a really great performance for such a very young age. I wasn't able to play this at your age. You play like a mature pianist. It would be an advice for you to keep playing these wonderful pieces as they may come in handy in the future and maybe post more of these performances on YouTube! Sometimes, your interpretations of these pieces may change over periods of time and it would be interesting to listen to all of them!

  • this is child is a marvelous pianist! I'm speechless. Simply sublime!

  • wow, beautiful

  • ...you can see how the ghost of music rises up from the piano and dances with this little amazing girl...

  • youtube.com/watch?v=2mNQgKw2bb­Y

  • How can she stretch those octaves so effortlessly!?

  • very good =] ...it could be the recording equipment but there are certain spots that sound like they are not (and should be) played at a piano dynamic...the embellishments could use a bit more emotion but other than that this is very good.

  • Magnificent music making!

  • Annie, I am moved by your music every time I hear it. I can not help hearing you twice. Your music will bring you to places in the whole world. Keep working hard and we are looking forward to hearing you more and more...

  • фантасика!!!

  • when I was eight, I played level two music

  • Dearest Janet and Annie!!! The fortepiano in your arms can cry, talk and sing!!! Thank you for your brilliant performance and for your brilliant talent!!! We are happy to be your friends and fans and happy to listening this beautiful divine music!!! God bless you and your creativity!!! With admiration your Olga & Vladimir Krylov.

  • wow !

  • Waw, I play it. This is very nice song. I don't understan, how she play octaves - in this nocturne is very much octaves and she is only 8 years old! She must have mall fingers... Good. Very good :)

  • shes practically standing up

  • perfect

  • I wonder why I even bother playing when there are people out there with this much talent

  • I played this song when I was 20 years old. I'm surprised how she can play it and how did she manage to play some chords that are bigger than 1 octave long, that adult players can do it easily but a kid can't stretch his or her little hand to do it. Beautiful.

  • I'm practicing this right now... and this lady really aspires me to work harder! :) It's so cute that she has to nearly stand up to reach the pedal!!

  • Obviously, she still has not mastered the fine and beautiful art of rubato, which makes this work especially beautiful, but her presentation is wonderful, my eyes filled with tears.

    Bravo little lady!

  • I actually do not like this kind of little children almost breaking their head over the piano.

    Otherwise, good good for a 8-yrs-old girl, maybe too difficult. I used to play it when I was 13.

  • This is the N th time we come to watch you play this beautiful piece. Still amazed!

    What an extraordinary 8 year old pianist!

  • wonderfull, no other words for you annie, my age is twice of your age and i will bow my head to you if i meet you someday, please continue loving chopin and music.

  • @Artsie1 ye but one does worry if being that young and so focussed let's the child still be a child. Now don't misunderstand I'm not attacking either her or the parents. I'm just saying it always worries me. It's quite common story with hard pushing competition being to much of a focal point right?

  • @MrAgnost This depends. There are plenty of accounts of children being pushed in a particular field of study and doing just fine. I think it depends on a couple of factors, one of which being the childs desire to engage in the field they are being pushed. I, for example, always loved science. My grandparents pushed me to study the natural sciences and I'm very well adjusted today. Having spoken with Annie's mother, I don't get the impression that they push her too hard.

  • @percivul I am glad to hear that :) Thank you for sharing this information , I understand it to be of a personal nature and now everyone is willing to just talk about it like you did. It helps me listen to the music actually , to know this is simply art made an artist wanting to do so and nothing more. I'm looking forward to hearing new work

  • @MrAgnost You're welcome, and I'm waiting for more from her as well. I'm hoping to one day meet her and her parents in real life. Her mother and I have exchanged a few emails and we agree that it would be wonderful to get together to share stories and whatnot. I would love to watch Annie perform in real life. Maybe one day...

  • @percivul Well for now you have the music and that will just have to do, good luck though :)

  • Just hope she enjoyed the music as much as I did.... 8 years old wow...

  • I would VERY much like to see her play this in an amphitheatre on a Steinway.  Ah! I would pay for that.

  • Absolutelly beautiful. I can play this as well, but I'll gladly bow to her grace and style. She is superior to me. Bravo!

  • Maravilloso!

  • Annie !!! Your playing brings chills to my soul . That was absolutely beautiful. I loved how talented you are and I want to tell you that you are a star !!!!!

  • Anne, ur a wonderful kid.

  • Her body moves wonderfully with the piece, but in my opinion, I don't feel it like you should. When she is older and comes back to it, she will be able to draw more emotion out of this piece. Otherwise, amazing job for an 8 year old.

  • I just cannot believe how wonderfully this young lady plays this song! It is, by far, one of my favorites, and she certainly does it justice!

  • so beautiful, beautiful melody!!! my ownnly problem for me was that the LH was a lil too loud in the beginning for a nocturne

  • @aerogrl87 Personally, I disagree with your criticism of the LH. Learning this piece myself, I cannot start to state how impresseive this little girls performance is. One thing I'd change would be the flow of the melody, as the LH is a little two seperated between the 4 note sequences. Beautifully played however C:

  • @MrOlavjwh I agree she played it beautifully especially for her age... I am learning this piece myself as well and for my liking the LH is just a tad to ... there.. for a nocturne

  • Extraordinaire ...Bravo BRAVoooooooooo

  • Very good!!!!!!!!! I couldn't play like that when I was eight because I started piano when I was eight! I'm going to beg my parents to let me register for the 2011 Canadian Music Competition. After hearing this, I'm going to play this for my first round. I loved her playing.

  • Beautifull!!!!

  • amazing,een godswonder

  • So admirable !

  • so freakin expressive for that young girl...

  • Simply fantastic. Timing, technique, expression, dynamics.... She might as well be 18.

  • @3screamingkids do you play music?

  • @3screamingkids

    maybe she's just feeling the music... keeping time... I thought it was amazing.

  • excellant job annie you play that so well! 

  • keep it up annie great job I love playing that piece 2 I just got the sheet music....btw 3screamingkids - it isn't over coaching, listen to the music that she is playing the feeling is there and without the feeling she couldn't play that way...I think it's naive for you to think it takes life experience to play an emotional piece...mozart wrote his first piece at 4. And it's not grief and sorry lol sorrow would be the tense.

  • Baby, you are a little girl whit a big talent.........muaaaaa!!

  • Amazing! I wonder how you can play it now...

  • Delicious!!!!

  • She makes it look like she's so pro lmao >.<

  • Charming performance with full of emotion. Thumbs up.

  • Boss,.

  • It is super :)

    Speachless

  • This child is AMAZING!! I started playing the piano at five and this is incredible for an 8 year old!! I don't appreciate the negative comments about her 'lack' or 'misinterpretation' of emotion. She 'feels' the music and plays beautifully and I hope she continues her playing....

  • It is a surprising moment when a big comes out of a small :) Yeah, she is amazing ! :) !

  • es bellizimamente triste escuchar esta melodia, no puedo evitar llorar al escucharla y la niña la interpreta maravillosamente

  • 1st place!! WOWWW!!!! Is all i can say!!!

  • Sensibility beyond her years...

    Bravo

  • @3screamingkids

    There isn't too much emotion, she just moves her head back and forth slowly for exaggeration I guess.

  • @TheNinja912 her instructor asked her to do it this way

  • This girl owns.

  • excellent

  • very nice,, but its funny how an 8 year old can puts so much emotion behind this..

  • @3screamingkids

    you're absolutely right

  • she's so cute haha. good performance

  • she does look a little silly with her body movements, but come on she's EIGHT! she plays beautifully for anyone and masterfully for an eight year old. good job, little lady!

  • She's soo cute ! ! Too bad I can't clap online ( :

    Reminds me of when I was a tot... my dad used to let me skip school so I could practice all day ( :

  • No, about the body choreographies -- they are genuine: it's really who she is as a musician. When you see her play the Bach invention #13 her kinesis is completely different, in perfect response to the music. I'm not sure it's "emoting" either -- with piano, once you strike the note it's over, and the movement through space is in synch with the duration of the sound. It's part of her excellent rhythm and phrasing -- a little kid playing like a little kid would always be "early".

  • wow! so nice piano playing!

  • @3screamingkids No, no you got it all wrong! You see, she twist and turn because she has to play softer or harder on the different keys. Not because she is feeling any grief or any sorrow, that's not why she makes her movement.

  • Her movements are extremely unnatural but beautiful playing anyways. I'm learning this piece by myself right now and those runs are pretty difficult. Great job :)

  • It's very enjoyable to listen to her playing!

  • So beautiful! Thank you for posting!

  • @3screamingkids

    I agree about the body movements, but who says that a child hasn't gone through griefs enough to make them emotional when they play these pieces? The worst kind of horrors often involve children.

  • Beautiful!!

  • incredible, cant believe it with this smart hands. I love it

  • @3screamingkids I was thinking the exact same thing while watching this video. Thumbs up

  • No.

  • it's nice and all..but..

    ..is this natural?

  • too amazing for such a little girl to play!

  • @cdsy0832 and definitely too amazing for a grown man to play

  • blown away, it's like a ghost from the past has taken over the body of this amazing girl

  • Hi Annie... this is a beautiful performance. I've played this Nocturne as well, and love it. Great channel too! See you soon.

    Amadeusz

  • this is stunning..absolutely amazing

  • Well, that's makes me think that piano is so easy that children can do it...The harmony in a piano that makes very easy.

  • I'm sooo jelous ='(

    Great job girl =D You inspire me.

  • SO...BEAUTIFUL...BRILLIANT!!!

  • forget the notes.. such emotion expressed in her playing depicts ability well beyond an 8 year old

  • I am fascinated by this play....good luck

  • I have to watch this performance again and again...

    your musicality is unbelievable dear Annie, you are already a great young musician and don't let anyone tell you that you can't be one of the best in the future!

  • Beautiful. Musicality and interpretation way beyond that of an eight year old. What a talented little girl.

  • truly, most part of this piece is not difficult and having beautiful melody. i agreed she might move too much, or might be she was really overshelmed by her perception. anyway, definely a good interpretation

  • @FrederickChopinPiano

    Oh great Fredericko do tell us where we can find some examples of the fabulous recitals you have no doubt undertaken along your journey to perfection. I did look on your channel but was intrigued to find a complete absence of any. How strange...... NOT!

  • @FrederickChopinPiano lol you spelt Frédéric wrong for a start... as well as being too jealous to admit that she is extremely talented. If you really think that you are better, post a video of yourself playing, and we will be the judges.

  • And if you guys don't think this is difficult, try it!!!

  • Brilliant

  • loll i ripped off this piece when i was writing my rondo...poor chopin.

  • Well done! a little on the fast side though. I wonder what it would be like being a prodigy? it must be kinda hard.

  • I agree with 3screamingkids. Chopin is not usually taught to children because the emotion he projects is not one a child can interpret based on experience. It is almost as beautiful in the case of this young girl but she does have exaggerated movements that look somewhat unnatural on a child.

  • 4.999999*

  • 5 Big Stars for Annie!

    Bravo!!!!!

    paul & william

  • Talented girl, indeed. This is not a particularly difficult nocturne, but, as all Chopin's pieces, is difficult very difficult in the phrasing, sound quality, balance and dynamics. This is not an easy job for an eight years old girl, and she does an amazing interpretation of this nocturne. Promising talent! BRAVO Annie!

  • wow she plays so well!

  • i love this pece so much., and annie has just made it better for me!

  • Lovely Annie. Simply lovely!

  • This is truly wonderful!! She is a gem!

  • Sehr gut!!

    Ich denke ,sie hat  große Hände für das Alter.

    Wunderbar!!

  • beautifull...

    from the heart...

    keep on playing,the world needs it!

  • Absolutely incredible. So much talent and focus. Annie is no doubt bound for greatness.

  • I'm listening to this and I'm getting chills. Oh wait, I am eating ice cream

  • I just recorded this piece...I wish I could play it like Annie. I'll try to not feel too bad about myself, lol

  • okay if this little girl can play this piece I can too. x_x she's amazing. woooow

  • she's practically standing lol

  • 好棒!

  • Nice playing. I am learning this piece right now, and it is pretty hard.

  • Thanks for your response Janet. It is so inspiring to see a parent as equally enthusiastic about their child. Keep up the good work and I must tell you words can't describe Annie's talent. My daughter's and I just finished watching some of her videos and my other daughter who is the drummer just got up and went on to her sisters piano. Talk about Insipiration!

  • OMG! She is so good. She plays like a professional. Wow! She has become my daughters new insipration.

  • Preciosa interpretacion..

    felicitaciones a ella...

    que siga asi y llegara a ser grandiosa

    Saludos desde Chile

  • Wonderful pieces

  • She may only be 8 but plays this piece better than many professionals I've heard. Hard to believe someone her age can grasp the complexities of chopin's music.

  • This is a situation where the player cannot be separated from the instrument, emotionally and physically.  They are ONE, mind and body....An incredibly intense and mature performance.

  • i dont know this song....but i can truly say it is beautiful n idont like classical much and this girl truly plays with feel...keep plaing and doing what you do ;)

  • beautiful playing ,,,,,,,Ana,,,,,,,,!!

  • Amazing performances 5 stars

  • Very good interpretation.

    Hugs

    Gilvan(Brasil)

  • Annie--Please don't ever let anyone tell you how to play, how to move, or how to interpret. You're doing just fine. Read what Josef Hofmann wrote about piano playing and his lessons with Anton Rubinstein. Listen to Hofmann's recordings. Hofmann couldn't reach the pedal with his feet at your age. No pianist ever surpassed him technically, and he was known for his interpretations. You may be as fine an interpreter. Stick to fundamentals with your good teacher. Iron out the difficulties with time.

  • ...bambina molto disciplinata, talentuosa e merita di continuare per raggiungere un grande successo!

    Brava! Complimenti!!

  • Wow, you are really talented!!

    5***** give you of course!

  • Beautifully played and performed!

  • Beautiful piece. Absolutely amazing performance!

  • i'm speechless....she plays it so well!

  • That was just soo good...

  • молодец 5*****

  • Most children just play things note for note, but I actually feel emotion coming from this.

  • im playing tyhis song for my piano 8th grade exam... im 13... and i am watching this video for inspiration for when i play that song... that is how amazing she is

  • O.o ... senza parole

  • O.M.G =O

  • awesome piece awesome playing awesome gilr :)

  • she can play it better than me xD man im still stuck on the 1st 2 pages stupid left hand but

    WOW outstanding keep up the good work annie

  • speechless!

    absolutly amazing!!!

  • wow! she's incredibly gifted...especially for her age! keep on playing, annie! you'll go so far :)

  • she looks like she's playing the song while standing up.. :)

  • Annie is really a gifted pianist. She plays this piece so touching. Life will be so wonderful for Annie since she is able to feel music so deep.

  • Annie, music is a wonderfull thing and you realy got the point of the matter, exellent interpretation

    andy

  • Beautifully zagraleś. Theses I liked this work

  • Great interpretation is truly beautiful!!!!!!!

  • Annie *********** agaun

    Wonderful performance !

    Brava !! Bravissima !

    Antonio

  • Fantastic performance and the amazing interpretation of this composition !

    Brilliant !

    Bravo !

    5*****

  • great piece! one of my favorite nocturnes. very beautiful. great job!!!

  • ...she's feeling it form the inside...