The Cliburn: "Encore! with James Conlon" - Episode 4

[everythingistken1291]

I don't like the grimace 6:00

[asoidfvgi]

to me , the climax of all Cliburn competition is when Alexei Sultanov won the 1st prize in 1989, just like the climax of all Tchaikovsky competition was when Cliburn won the 1st prizw in 1958.

[pianokid07]

"Third: and 4th" Studying at a fancy school is not impressive. If you had an actual DEGREE of somekind, that would be somewhat impressive.

If the "quality" of your seminars is in anyway relected by how you present your self on youtube, it is likely that very few people actually attend your vulgar display of arrogance. I personally would prefer not a lecture of unintelligible rambalings such as yours, but that is just my personal opinion.

[lokopiano]

In my seminars i have not to hide my real identity. .......So my regular and normal language as my actual english are by far much better. And my patience is extreme. Not as i behave here. And you know why?

Because people who go to my seminars are humble and not pretencious. When i find somebody who go there because he (she) want to be praised i just talk to him (her) in private , to let know my seminars are exclusively to LEARN. And i emphasize specially in technique . WHY?.

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[lokopiano]

because , despite piano exists more than 200 years, the empirism on how to play it is extremely big. Most pianists ( 80%) don´t have an idea how it works. For that reason you can observe a mass of pianists playing like a monkeys, like this pianist, who likes like the Lang Lang girlfriend.....with an amazing lack of self control . She looks like a maniac and her playing is extremely NO cerebral, few intellect, clean notes because maybe she prectices 28 hour daily, as most asians. BUt

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[lokopiano]

But if somebody aske her how she do this or that..i am pretty sure she have not idea of it. Pure subjetivity on piano playing..And the"Judges" mostly a collection of assholes with some fame, don´t know also how is a piano inside the furniture. One extreme case of it was the late and great artist Claudio Arrau. Is a pitty why most musicians think ..the "Thinking" is not good for an artist...because thinking is anti artistry ¡¡¡ like the bla bla bla James Conlon is talking.

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[lokopiano]

For this and many reasons too long to explain by internet, i have this behavior every 6 months in YT with different nicknames., yo make some people with talente to react against all this inertia. Many great talents are loosing in nothing due to BAD teaching as the case of Aimi Kobayashi ( in the contrary side is the great Alice Burla ( same age) with EXCELLENT teaching and perfect technique. Some people react and understand the real fact of to be a pianist and not a trash like Lang lang.

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[lokopiano]

The "Facilism" or the attitude to avoid to make to many explanations, make former great teachers to be lazy and to allow thier pupils to make all kind of stupidities when they playing.

So.. in my seminars the first thing i explain is: I don´t want to watch autobiographic playing. The music is in the score and the playing translate to sound is in the piano. Silly faces or silly and unnecesary movements apparently help, but just apparently. They are a real obstacle.

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[lokopiano]

What is she doing?

Acting? ...or playing?

Horrible technique.

More movements than real sound.

Lokopiano

[pianokid07]

Apparently the panel of Van Cliburn judges didn't seem to think so. Your opinion is in the minority. Perhaps someday when you are a concert pianist you can show us how its done? However, if you can't understand proper technique, that day will never come.

[lokopiano]

Very comic.... well piece of shit: Firts i studied at Juilliard an ta Mannes.

Second: i am a concert pianist.

Third: Minority or majotity is not the key. AND basically mayority is quantity , and not neccesarily quality.

4th Concerning technique i give seminars related to it almost every summer.

Bye asshole.

lokopiano

[hafhello]

Well, one would have to assume that someone who studied at one of the most renound colleges in the country would have at least learned how to spell or to use proper grammer.

And, being a concert pianist, one would have to assume that you know how to show some level of consistancy; however, you failed to show it in your points, as you went from spelling out the numbers out to using Arabic numerical abbreviations.

Just saying...

[pianokid07]

I'm glad you found that amusing. I think your comments are quite entertaining as well.

"Firts" It seems to me suprising that someone with your level of success would be so defensive about their accomplishments. All I did was point out the reasoning behide my opinions. You seem threatened by this because you immediatly resort to Ad Hominen strategies and name calling. Which I have never done to you.

[pianokid07]

"Second" I don't doubt that you could be a concert pianist. Although, it does seem unlikely that you would understand what It would take to achieve this goal. However, the burden of proof is yours because it is your claim, not mine. If you spend half as much time practicing as you spend leaving obsence comments on videos of obviously talented artist, it is possible that you are actually rather talented yourself.

[tomatillo3d]

i was lucky to catch her perform at my school yesterday. she is amazing!!!

[EnglishBayley]

Heard her in concert in late 2007. Great future. Looking forward to her return. Should be touring the US again in near future.

[frenchmusician12]

wow, never heard the chopin sonata played so well before. amazing stuff all round

[jabrove5]

she was here in the BVI!!!!! omg!! and i missed her show!! I SHOULD sHOOT MYSELF!!

[opus1988]

She's the best :)

[jwilliams1454]

In the final round Chu-Fang Huang played four selections from Debussy's Preludes (Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Ouest, Voiles, General Lavine --Eccentric and Bruyeres) and Liszt's B minor Sonata. David Cabassi played Schoenberg's Sechs Kleine Klavierstucke Op.19, Bartok's Out of Doors and Brahms Handel Variations. Roberto Plano played Respighi's Notturno, Brahms F minor Sonata No. 3 and Raval's La Valse.

[WMUdrummer]

She performed at Western Michigan University today for all music majors, she is astonishing!

[voltisubito2]

I just adore her...She has so much JOY in her playing..So much Emotion..So MUCH TRUTH. As if everything she does is infused with this much adoration. JUST precious. And Bravo to James Conlon, for his wonderful series.

[revilo24]

chu fang huang is cool! i am happy i bought her CD

[LegatoBluesong]

Incredible pianist, she came to ETSU this weekend and put on a hell of a show. I hope she comes back again before I graduate...

[slothvader]

etsu, as in east tennessee state university? i'm back in my hometown near knoxville, a couple of hours away, lately, and if she comes thru while i'm here i'd love to here her.

the great and gracious ruth laredo caught me trying to sneak into a rehearsal at utk 20+ years ago. she laughed it off and put me to work checking for dull spots in the auditorium. fine woman, superlative musician, r.i.p.

[LegatoBluesong]

Yep, East Tennessee State, I believe she's friends with one of the teachers here so he occasionally convinces her to come and perform...

[slothvader]

cool. a pal moved to j.c. last year and keeps inviting me up there. some fine classical piano could prove good bait.

if you're into it, there are also very good other musics up there. i'm pretty eclectic myself.

[tenthcasualty]

It was (the solo part to) Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18.

[charlescourt]

I like here even more having noticed her tiny memory lapse at 3:15. Check it with the score and look at her left hand do that "I don't know where I'm going" spasm as she tries to remember the chord, before she recovers (a crotchet late) with incredible assurance and coolness. This would be enough to unsettle me for the rest of the movement. That's what makes a great concert artist.

[stanpianist1]

You're quite correct. Whenever that happens to me, my hands start shaking like i'm scared for my life! Her maturity is inspiring.

[misanthrope8]

I didn't see it.

[charlescourt]

That's how good she is.

[FDCRX]

I think Chu-Fang Huang has done one of the most interesting recitals in all the Cliburn competition. I prefer her to Kobrin, because she was really beautiful and breathtaking in her way of playing:Kobrin was just an empty machine...

[vocalpianist]

I saw Chu-Fang Huang perform, I still can't get over it. She was amazing! She had just finished her masters at Julliard. She inspired me so much. Does anyone know if she is coming to the US anytime soon?

[jvomsaal]

She will perform in Fargo, North Dakota in January, 2008. For more information, see the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra website.