8 year old Joshua Rachmaninoff Red Riding Hood

[Jeromaniac012]

Errmmmm? I am officially rendered speechless... o_O He's only eight and he is playing like this. No telling how far he will get as a pianist...

[dship98]

When did he start playing?! :O I'm 13, and I will NEVER get this good. Positive. I can only play clair de lune right now! :P Great job! Impressive at all ages, especially 8 years old! Well done! :)

[kenhan168]

@dship98 , thanks very much.

[matsnotfat]

Absolutely amazing. I wouldn't even consider playing this piece. At that age and starting with such talent he should do well - providing he can keep the love for the music which many youngsters do loose. Anyway, Very, Very well done young man.

[brandonscherrer]

Good job! It is quite a piece!

[kenhan168]

@brandonscherrer , thanks for the nice word!

[ifelledtreebeard]

@brandonscherrer its ok , lugansky did it better ;)



[connorp2402]

That is amazing, such an amazing standard. how did joshua even start to comprehend this piece let alone make such a good job... yes its quite "smudgy" at times but you can still here it and it is a phenomenal achievement to play this... I am extremely impressed I started and gave up after the first 20 bars or so lol but i will keep trying and someday may be able to play this song. kudos to joshua who learnt this piece at just under half my age honestly well done

[RickyRollzz]

high five!!

[VladMusiciant]

Испаганили Рахманинова!

[kenhan168]

@VladMusiciant , thanks for your kind word!

[hi19hi19]

Impressive at any age. Definitely keep playing piano, this is quite nice :)

[kenhan168]

@hi19hi19 , thanks very much.

[JoeTownley]

Joshua, for an 8-year-old this is absolutely spectacular. You are truly gifted. Your hands may be a bit too small at this point to handle Rachmaninoff's complex chords and jumps, but I'm sure with time you will grow into this piece wonderfully. A world of advice: don't use so much pedal. It blurs the music and the piece sounds much better brittle (without pedal) You should re-record this in a year or so and give a progress report on how your larger hands better cope with the music. Good luck.

[kenhan168]

@JoeTownley , thanks for your professional comment. Yes, Joshua used a bit too much pedal for the piece. He will record it again in the near future when he grow a bit older. Thanks again.

[Yudhi1950]

Wow!

[kenhan168]

@Yudhi1950 Thanks.