Phoebus Heroic Polonaise

[UrbanePrince]

It is unfair to denigrate this young man. He is far too much a showman. This gets in the way of playing music. His teachers are at fault. I have experienced far too many students, brilliant in their academic studies, from China who arrive in Los Angeles and Vancouver who seek out Russian Piano teachers. The students musical theory is minimal...so minimal it is almost impossible for them to understand what they are playing due to their Asian teachers. So they play like automated music boxes.

[ohmandamp]

I just wish I could hear him play in a more suitable environment. The acoustics in the place are horrible.

[bubuchahchah]

@ohmandamp I know, why isn't there a freakin studio recording already!

[ohmandamp]

He plays the song with so much fire and spirit.

Nothing against him, but he did play the chords on the main theme wrong several times. Maybe the arm lifting was too dramatic. Sure, it adds a theatrical element to the music, but why sacrifice the tone?

[ph03be91]

anyway,why did he smile at 3:11??

i think he was thinking "this part is so funny,i wanna make it up",lol

omg phoebusssss!!! i really wanna meet him!!

the best pianist ever (ok don't debate with me about this,because i just like him,i know he is not the best,yundi li is still better in classical)

[mickey8860]

@ph03be91 no,he said very tired.

[heroicpolonaise]

tu-ruru turururururururu turururururururururururu tu tu tu tu, very goooodisima interpretation

[MI6MI5]

did he stuff up a bit at the end?

[jus122]

If he is an amateur, are you a professional?

[MI6MI5]

definitely one of the best amateurs ive ever seen play that music

[ph03be91]

omg he is not an amateur!!

he is famous,and he is one of my favourite pianists,actually the one who made me practice harder =)

[MI6MI5]

Sorry I didn't make myself clear. When I meant amateur I meant that hes not an internationally acclaimed pianist.

[ph03be91]

really??

i think i read somewhere that he won an international piano competition once..

but i'm not sure

anyway,i wonder where that place is

he always plays piano there in most of his videos

[MI6MI5]

Its in Hong Kong. Don't know where specifically though.

[ph03be91]

does he always play there?

i wanna watch him live :D

[SolarJakee]

you should probably take into account the recording quality his playing sounds great to me.

[chopinzy101]

=) i reallllly enjoyed your playing!!! you have really great technique

[ChrisWatch]

very nice if you scratch out the sound and listen to the way he plays this you can understand how good his playing is that would be a disaster if the piano sounded like that to the audience in the crowd