Krystian Zimerman in interview (1/5)

[tierzuchtZentral]

Hallo Herr Zimerman, warum bauen Sie die sticks zum Hören nicht mal nach, dann weiss man vielleicht, was Beethoven gehört hat.

[tierzuchtZentral]

This Interview was given: 10. May 2008 !!

[tierzuchtZentral]

He has a lot of subtle humour. I love that! And what a nice voice.

[gnossticc]

And we are talking about a renowned artists who was going to play at Carnagie Hall! What then can these idiotic US customs officers do to us, "nobodies" if they find something suspicious in our purses or bags?

[gnossticc]

The US customs officials idiots, confiscated and destroyed his piano when he arrived to that country for a recital in Carnagie Hall just after 9/11 on suspicion that the glue on the piano smelled like explosives!

My question would be? What kind of idiot destroys a piano and humilliates one of the finest piano player alive that way? Geeee!

This shows what kind of people is in charge of the US! Just undereducated thugs!

[whneo97]

Where's Zimerman's Beethoven Sonata 32!!!!!!

[New4785689]

@whneo97 In his handsss

[Xargxes]

awesome!!

[alienacidtechno]

"And now cleaning this recording is like you would go to the Louvre and undress the Mona Lisa and realize she doesn't have very clean pants this day". Hahaha I love this guy!

[exp9r]

What's the piece that starts playing at 2:22?

[guts2special]

@exp9r

Debussy prelude Feux d'artifice

[IoannisGPetrakis]

"music is actually more organizing people's emotions it time"

[zentrallondon]

Comparing Mona Lisas's dirty pants to digital recording is awesome !

[Ellinidara]

Thanks for sharing this precious document !

[MrHalloersma]

a genius

[Zuckerisch]

thank you so much for the post!

[weenosu]

GENIUS so thankful for this man and the posted interview!!!!

[pnti]

Geniusz, zwykły człowiek - wzór dla każdego, czy szalony egoista ? Żałuję, że nigdy nie będę mógł tego sprawdzić :-) .

[chutdigadut]

WOOOWWW... this man is a genius! His point about music not being strictly an audio experience is unbelievably facinating. He is such a high level thinker!

[amir831k]

i think zimerman is genus

[Gidenkidenk]

does anyone know how to contact him?email???

[CNJmusician26]

This is excellent! Was this originally a video interview?

[pianovirus]

@CNJmusician26 No, this was a radio interview!

[CNJmusician26]

@pianovirus Yes, It was my fault for not listening to it all the way through before commenting. I realized that when he mentioned the "listeners". It's very good quality for a radio interview and extremely fascinating. I love to hear how the minds of the Greats work. Thanks!

[timonbox]

好可惜......齊瑪曼因為健康因素這次不能來台灣了!

[timonbox]

好可惜......齊瑪曼因為健康因素這次不能來台灣了!

[skrzypaczkahl]

thank you for posting it!

[Ratshee]

I remember listening to this interview as a BBC podcast once...

The interview is amazing, Zimerman is so adorable, so passionate and he makes me laugh so much at times :)

It's such a shame that it's such a rare experience to hear him play live here where I live...

[Aryamanable]

I love Zimerman! Comparing a situation with the Mona Lisa's underwear!

[rabengeraun]

He's a total basket-case. Why doesn't he just get on and played the bloody piano?

[teccomin]

wearing black with a black background = freaky picture

[MrCrowbar77]

What was that peice played in the begining?

[Doug19752533]

@MrCrowbar77 Chopin: Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 18

[Waldszenen]

Having never heard his voice before, I found his to be completely unexpected. Great interview.

[genomos90]

@Waldszenen haha me too, much deeper..

[michelledvorsky]

i enjoyed this

[ksj818]

I'm very, very disappointed in Mr. Levine and him not conducting Lutoslawski's piano concerto.(which is mentioned in the 4th part of this interview) Such a fabulous musician who could probably play the whole score of "Wozzeck" by heart after being kicked out of bed in the middle of the night....Too lazy to learn that piece...What a shame:-(

[asianwhitenigger]

i love this guy, love his playing but totally disagree on what he says about the digital music

[Smeagollum86]

wasn't yundi li the youngest ever to win the international chopin competition

[genomos90]

nope, zimerman was also 18 years old.. so they're both the youngest competetors..

[Aryamanable]

@genomos90

I thought he was 19 and Yundi Li was eighteen... either way everyone who won it was barely 20.

[Aryamanable]

@CarlPetersson1981

No Yundi Li definitely won first prize, and you have to be at least eighteen years old to play (well you have to have been born in the year 18 years before the competition so you could be seventeen).

[chopin7tristesse]

Yundi Li seems to be the youngest if his DOB is 07oct1982 (won 2000) -- barely 18?. Zimerman's DOB is 05dec1956 (won 1975) -- almost 19.

But Zimerman was the youngest when he won it in 1975.

[larayang1]

I'm listening to this interview almost everyday. Thank you for sharing. BTW, I have a question to Polish youtubers... how do you pronounce Zimerman in your country? (I'm obssesed with pronunciation.)

[ThaSchwab]

"Zim-er-min."

[Qumak13]

There you go:

Z - should be pronounced like the z in "pizza"; or ts in "inteligentsia"

I - like "ee" in feel;

M - normally;

E - open e like in "tell" (eh);

R - similarly to German or Italian R or Scottish R; as far from the English R or american R;

M - as above;

A - open a like in "up" or 'bath' (aah); or in the German "Mann"

N - normally;

So its Zzeemehrmahn. The accent is like in German on the first syllable.

[larayang1]

Dziekuje!

[Qumak13]

Nie ma za co!

Not at all!

[genomos90]

whats the title of the first piece in the video.??

[ejfan]

Chopin op 18n no1 Grande Valse Brillante

[genomos90]

thanks!

[gatsbee13]

i saw him live at the walt disney concert hall in Los Angeles in april of 09.. he was performing solo and stopped in between one of his sessions and talked to the crowd. it was a very rare moment for someone at the concert hall. i couldnt hear him to well but he was saying something about America and something about his country. im guessing this goes along with his decision not to come back to America.

[2012Ronpaul2012]

@gatsbee13 he said he would not come back to America, until the imperialist us military stops trying to take over the whole world.

[wazfrmoz]

@2012Ronpaul2012 hah for good reason

[genomos90]

his english is perfect..!how's that?

[assindiastignani]

Obviously he's super-intelligent and, as a musician, has a very good ear. People like that tend to speak many languages quite well.

[genomos90]

true... i heard that people with talent in music have less problems to speak a language without accent...by the way, fantastic interview

[assindiastignani]

The interview is sensational. Finally a true intellect in the world of concert pianists and violinists, instead of yet another simpering, half-witted pre-schoolers whose sense of history and tradition begins with The Beatles' break-up and ends with Brittney Spears most recent European Tour. What Zimerman says about digital recordings is so perfectly formulated - he articulates the things that have been bothering us all for so many yours.

[genomos90]

i expected a lower voice..funny to listen to him talkin... great pianist indeed!

[GONZOftw2k]

Fascinating view.

[flicfan416]

He's such a genius, I just wish he hadn't refused to come back to america.

[geekPiano]

This is insanely useful and interesting - I can not thank you enough.

[pianovirus]

thanks! glad that folks are listening to and enjoying this :)

[Dia604]

Absolute treat! Thank you Thank you Thank you.....

LOL... "going to the Louvre and undressing Mona Lisa.... about the smile not about....."

[julesdarwich]

great video thank you.

[meilingleiko]

Thank you so much for great sharing, Tobias

I never hear this great pianist before, all these videos shared by you are useful to me. but, I need take some time to pay attention to listen and search as well for helping me to know further this great pianist Krystian Zimerman and his performance. I would come back here to share with you some of my thoughts, if down. Or, If possible, could you please share more about Krystian Zimerman? Again, I am grateful to you for your kindness.

Meiling :)

[OldRabit]

Great to hear Zimerman! ...keep sharing those videos of yours, and know how much you are appreciated!!!

[pianovirus]

Thanks OldRabit and truecrypt, glad you enjoyed it!

[truecrypt]

So far - love it...