Cyprien Katsaris plays for Yehudi Menuhin's 70th birthday

Bonn (Germany), 1986. Cyprien Katsaris plays an excerpt from Beethoven's Symphony no. 3 "Eroica" transcribed by Liszt and his own Fantasy on "Happy Birthday to you" (1st version) in various styles: Mozart, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Tango, film music, Brahms, Chopin...

[@blabla5268]

Katsaris has easily the best voicing i've ever heard. How he played the Waltz and simultaneously happy birthday, perfectly switching the voices, incredible. And he does the same in more complex pieces (for example his Mozartiana), absolutely mind-boggling

[@popqueen77]

OMG, this is a gem!!! Thank you so very much for uploading! Maestro Katsaris, now I know you can play the piano like no other, funny and modest as hell, and ACT and speak at least 4 languages WELL.

[@sreyanchakraborty9869]

Whoever you are... You're different, I hope you're great and living the best.

[@sreyanchakraborty9869]

Thanks for uploading ths

[@MisterJSF]

This man is a genius !!!

[@veravieira8427]

I would expect thousands of likes

[@ilWadjet]

Happy Birthday + Walzer di Choopin. Assolutamente Fantastico.

[@amabelgarnetyanson7337]

I love the Eroica symphony this is great

[@JamesCello]

This is the best!! Yehudi is just laughing the whole time

[@PBECKLES1]

Katsaris is otherworldly!!

[@clarkuei]

Absolutely stunning

[@satokomatsubuchi6661]

What a fun and happy birthday present performance…!🍀🎶💗Mr.Katsaris is a genius among geniuses, but what a kind and warm- hearted person he is too…!❤🎶💗💐

[@hjs60789]

OMG WHAT A GENIUS

[@user-ng7en8un2d]

A hidden gem 😉

[@SinanAkkoyun]

Sehr schön! Danke

[@apccauh]

What a genius !!!!!

[@berry.mixxxx]

did anyone notice that katsaris was playing from memory? what a nice reference 😭

[@alexandrebeauharnais6849]

No one can match him in improvisation.

[@gabrielcarpio5843]

check out gabriela montero

[@icelandic_puffin]

katsaris was IMPROVISING?? 😮

[@penelopeserdari5434]

This is amazing! Grate as always....!

[@reasondro]

Just found this wow!

[@gigiovanna]

No words to describe this man, a genius!! So inspiring 💞

[@michaelmaffeoproduction732]

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 Eroica Op 55. E Flat Major

[@utvpoop]

Liszt's transcription

[@akshat2327]

Nothing just oldies day out

[@Isa-tn7ex]

So multitalented. This is truly hilarious 💀 and that he’s playing from memory is a nice touch too
Edit: also that before Liszt solo piano performances weren’t much of a thing

[@misojin4]

カツァリスよりも前に座っている老年の男性の方がリストっぽいという

[@frankromano9064]

A lot of pork on display here! Amazing playing.

[@JoEbY-X]

I presume Katsaris was a native French-speaker. Any German-speakers here who can tell if he's speaking German with a French accent, or if he was able to speak German with a fake Hungarian accent? He did study with Cziffra, who was Hungarian.

[@Two_feet_one_hand_4fingersz]

Beethoven isnt deaf here

[@literally_just_beeb]

Beethoven wasnt ever fully deaf ! He was hard of hearing :>

[@couiours]

@@literally_just_beebHe was for the last decade of his life, but was only hard of hearing for the preceding remainder of his adult life.

[@peter5.056]

Katsaris's piano teacher was a student of Liszt. COINCIDENCE???

[@Ferbat880]

Magnificent playing of Katsaris, only marred by a horrendous unwanted hum in the background. Fire the engineer.

[@gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240]

What if the hum was just linear VHS audio?

[@OttoKuus]

@@emperorjimmu9941 Agreed!! Why don't they just build a time machine? Stupids🙄

[@misojin4]

つーか、メニューインかよ！

[@bradydill4767]

...that man was turning 70? Not, say...150?

[@anthropocentrus]

70?? In each leg perhaps…

[@NothingFunnyAboutTheseCarpets]

So cringe