I heard her play the Prokofiev Toccata as an encore at her solo recital in San Francisco in February 2020 (just before the Corona virus shut everything down). My jaw dropped to the floor. I believe it’s still there. 😎🎹
@Harry Prager I'm not sure how/why someone would rank pianists, but Yuja is definitely not 31 and she definitely isn't the wealthiest pianist in the world. Your fanaticism might have gotten the better of you there :D
Harry Prager Again, who/why/how do people rank pianists? On what basis? Speed? Virtuosity? Lyricism? Cuteness? Also, not that net worth has anything to do with how good you are as a pianist (rock pianists are, on average, much richer than classical musicians), but a quick google search will show that she really doesn’t have the highest net worth and that she’s not 31. I’m sorry if this upsets you, but try to remember that net worth and age have nothing to do with how well pianists play unless that’s how you choose to value pianists.
The cleanest, most precise version of this fiendish piece that I have ever heard!! She actually accelerates towards the end, yet the final right-hand octaves are of pristine clarity and accuracy. This verges on the superhuman... Incidentally, it was played as an encore!!!
She makes mistakes in that part, and you are meant to accelerate at this part as per sheets instruction. Having said that she is a force of nature and a technical marvel, a true virtuoso.
@@markfowlermusic I think of them not really as mistakes, but the stray notes that have to happen when executing passages at that tempo which kind of adds to the cacophany of it all, which is what you're going for when you decide to play at that tempo. That said, I just heard Prokofiev's own version of it, and he plays it much slower, and he really brings out the melodies and lyricism present in the Toccata. He also doesn't play it in a typewriter fashion, either, adding a little bit of light swing but also tightening up as necessary, and he doesn't particularly bash it, either. I want to hear more people attempt it that way.
@@mbvglider With all due respect to Prokofiev, who was a brilliant composer, he would have been quite incapable to playing his Toccata as Yuja does. He lacked the technique. Yuja deliberately plays this with as much virtuosity as she can while keeping the piece intact. Prokofiev intended this as a show piece, and Yuja obliges.
I've listened to a recording in which Prokofiev himself played his own piece - he came NOWHERE near to this excellent interpretation. I wish he would have lived to see Yuja's genius playing.
Biochemically, putting in more citrulline as a substrate doesn't do fuckall. We're talking ATP here, not more nitrogen load than I know what to do with.
She ran over all 88 keys on the piano like The commondor of a great battle! She is a piece of rare art from top to toes, the world can only admire her from a distance, I do hope she finds true happiness, I love her so much !
Saw Yuja live in London a few years back. She did this as an encore after a technically demanding recital of Chopin and Brahms. It was one of the most intense and thrilling concert experiences ever. She got up and bowed so quickly and casually afterwards like it was nothing. Her stamina is simply unbelievable. She still had so much energy at that point, I’m sure she could have played all night.
Remember that this is written music. Each and every note. No less amazing than the fact that she has put it to memory and can perform it so flawlessly. The handshake and mutual respect with the first chair violin was great to see.
I've heard that people have checked her note for note on many full recitals, and found that she was note perfect. Doesn't seem humanly possible, with the stuff she plays and the way she plays it.
Gregory Weis The Berlin Philharmonic, probably the greatest orchestra in the world. They are playing at the Lucerne Festival. I know several of the players by sight.
Paul Johnston I knew there must be a good reason why I couldn’t Like that "jaded" comment. PS. Are you by chance related to THE Paul Johnson? British Mozart expert, author, journalist, politician & religious critic?
Wonderful silence from the audience throughout the performance. Not a single cough, not a shuffle.... Her speed and dexterity are amazing. The keys barely reach their resting position before they are struck again. Splendid performance!!
When Yuja was still at Curtis, she was called, "Queen of Broken Strings". Every time there's a student recital and Yuja was participating, the school made sure there is a piano tuner on standby because when she plays, she breaks a string or two. She still holds the school record of broken string up to the present day.
I don’t believe this. She doesn’t play in a way that breaks strings. Nor have I ever seen her break a string in any concert or video. I’m sure she has done at some point, but she doesn’t play in a way that would cause strings to break frequently.
@@mcintertz5593 Think it was just a joke or tongue in cheek. There are many hundreds of hours of Ms Wang playing here on RUclips and I don't think there's a single incidence of a string breaking!
Tragic story about this piece: in another life, I was a videographer and had the duty of shooting this beauty pageant in the South. They had a talent competition, and one of the contestants played this piece. Not as flawlessly as Yuja (of course!), but pretty well. While we were setting up, she was practicing in the hall, going over various passages, trying to warm up and get her technique as polished as possible for the big moment. She was the only one who showed up to practice for the competition. Now - this was the American South. The judges were local business leaders and minor politicians, not people who knew anything about music. During her performance, I could see them grimace and shake their heads at what they probably regarded as the cacophony of the piece. No consideration for what it took to even attempt it, much less do it passably. Only disgust that she wasn't playing "real" music. Something by Hank Williams, maybe. She didn't even place. The f***ing baton twirler won. God Bless America.
Such a shame, I know exactly what you mean, by the face is starting to grimace. They probably thought, " what the hell is with the piano". Baton twirler was probably someone's niece, that's always how that stuff turns out
A friend once asked me, Where is Yuja from? I said, she's not of this Earth. She's from another planet, in a galaxy far far away. She came here to amaze and make us happy. The friend didn't believe me; then he watched this video...
She’s from Beijing, China. ❤ China has a long list of exceptional pianists that seem to be not of this world, they included not only Yuja but also Lang Lang, Yundi, Fou Ts’ong, Sa Chen, Liu Wei, DI Xiao, Ding Shane, to name but just a few, many of these names may be unfamiliar especially to those still living in some galaxies far far away. Peace.
it's definitely hard, but it's not quite as hard technically as it perhaps looks when you see it played, lots of repetitive patterns in the writing (which is why it's a classic encore piece!)
I have watched this for so many times I can't remember and most of the available versions on RUclips, I gotta say there are several that came close to this on some levels, but this remains to be by far the best interpretation out there today both technically and aesthetically.
"What a wonderful human beast." She is a robot, serving in the PR and entertainment industry! The main thing is to entertain the bored audience and make millions! Classical music does not play any role here!
@@mariodisarli1022 i totally agree with you My first thought when i first saw her was " music robot" Also No moment of centering herself, going at it automatically. On Prokofjev, he did compose an enough melodical music for the ballet Romeo AND Juliet, some parts even have a beauty to them like the pas de deux of Romeo AND Juliet, AND with the right dancers it flows well. But I listen only to high quality Classical music from baroque, Classical AND romantic era.
@@karennoble1168 Sorry that you are completely unable to appreciate the brilliance of this performance. The intensity is amazing. I roared at the end of this.
@@brkahn A revolution is defined by more than its inherent singularity, there has be very significant change in society beforehand and vast amount of people converted to an idea for a revolution to be triggered...So I'll argue that soviet thought had already become prevalent back then
@@brkahn the revolution happened just like that...some unfortunate random event...Maybe instead of being so cryptical, why dont you enlighten us on what was his inspiration
Entire orchestras and performances dedicated to him seen by millions (as evidenced by this video) “I don’t think he gets the recognition he deserves”, lol
@@LiquidTurbo Obviously, he is recognized as a great composer. That was not the point, but I see that is hard to understand. To spoonfeed you "not getting quite the recognition he deserves" does not mean "is completely ignored."
@@ivankaramasov Please quantify how much recognition he deserves? What needs to happen in the world for you to say "Ah yes, Prokokiev finally gets the recognition he deserves"?
What confidence,ability and technique in this most happy ,bouyant and lovely individual. She's nothing short of being called a bionic pianist- incredible performance and execution. I'm amazed at her entire repertoire. She can play anything.
I watch this at home so people don't think I'm mad. When I suddenly burst out of my seat as though launched from a 🚀.Miss Wang brings that out in her performances and this is no exception here. To think I used to call classical music boring lol. Another magnificent performance here bravo!! :b
Я не музыкант, хотя закончила музыкальную школу по классу фортепиано очень давно, но глядя на исполнение этой фантастической пианистки, у меня самопроизвольно дёргаются пальцы! 😊Это магия!🫶🏻
Yuga Wang has the pen-ultimate performance of this piece, and she does it all without breaking a sweat! I so wish Horowitz and Rubenstein could watch this clip. I'd love to see the look on their faces as she plays. She makes it look effortless. WOW!!!
I also heard all of these and more - Gilels, Malofeev. To me Argerich was the best player ever. More than technique it needs to put your *interpretation*. And this way I love the way of Argerich plays. Not so fast, but notes more clear, the second voice. Even Prokovief didn't play in this time. My turn.
@@sergiovicente7618 Martha's Toccata is good but not that good. It lacks this absolutely accurate rhythm at that speed from the beginning to the final part when she deliberately begins to accelerate
Easily the most lucid, tuneful yet high-kicking, heart-racing performance of this barn-storming number that I have ever heard - or am ever likely to hear! Who needs roller coaster rides?
Ronald Russell - compounded by the fact that she plays the piece at twice the speed of everyone else - is still accurate ( apart the the last glissando!! ) and still managed to play every note staccato. Her skill is just unbelievable !
Can you believe this beautiful lady who can play anything, play it indescribably perfect, and have a sense of humor about herself and her abilities. That smile says it all! She rules the world! I would also like to pay tribute to Serge Prokofiev who was a genius and wrote so much good music that was considered "advanced" at a time when classical music was in transition. His piano concertos were a formidable contribution to piano literature and were not written to be easy nor immediately accepted. To play his "Toccata" as it should be played was for pianists at the level of Yuja. How alone one is when you "live in the land of giants!"
I want to keep my eyes open and watch her hands, fingers, expression, the members of the orchestra, the audience, concert hall - where I've been. Her dress is an added surprise; always colourful and glamorous.
Yuja Wang : " You came ; you saw ; you conquered "!!! The entire symphony listening to your performance so quietly and amazingly .... so much in owe , to say the least !!! Congratulations!!!
You know her playing is like, totally unimaginable and great. Like her technical control and her overall raw strength and passion to the piece is incredible. Wow, yuja
This tocatta is extremely difficult to play and yet Yuja Wang does it with flawless musicality. In under 3:44 minutes, one of the fastest on record. I assume this piano responded well because this is the best of her own recordings.
This is NOT the first time that soul has played piano. The way she whispers to herself and the innate understanding of all the music she plays. I’m literally blown away
@bsusak09 Why would anyone mistake this performance for someone’s first time sitting at a piano? Additionally she’s not whispering to herself you fuqwit, it’s involuntary movements. What is wrong with your brain?
Wow Matthew you need serious help. Before you troll people, you should probably make sure you comprehend what you read. I talked about her soul. You’re an angry angry person. Go for a walk and get a fucking life.
The human body in an incredible machinery. Those 10 fingers hitting the keys at exactly the right time, with the right intensity. At that speed. While controlling every other muscles and breathing 😊 thank you.
WOW!!!!! As someone who has wrestled with this piece for months on end myself, I am absolutely in AWE of this performance! Words fall far short of an apt description of this performance! Stunning lady, too!
Riochii Yes, exactly! A hundred years ago it was self explanatory that musicians also compose, or can you think of anybody in the 19th century who got famous just for playing? I’m not saying Yuya isnt musical, she has to be so to play like the way she did here. All I’m saying is that composing is the higher art and being an interpreter like her is a thousand times easier than being a composer. So I wouldn’t praise her as much as “Listen Music” did here
@@zzambezi1959: How interesting! I assume you’re referring to Gabriel Prokofiev, who is in fact a composer himself. I looked him up, and judging from online photos, it certainly *could* be him. Can anybody confirm? 😎🎹
The orchestra is the Berlin Philharmonic. Apart from being some of the world's best musicians themselves, they are used to watching the very best pianists. But even they are blown away by Yuja Wang.
@@Eric-ye5yz I always get sucked into replying to worthless rebuttals. Did you see her mouth something that looks like "bastard"? Not really! Me neither. But if you go back to the first thread he was joking about her summoning up a demon. Now Eric...why would that be (even in humor)? Because of the difficulty of the piece and all it's wild dissonant tones? Lighten up Pal...
A very memorable performance worth rehearing again and again. High energy pieces in classical have often stolen my attention from more subtle compositions, the prelude is definitely high energy.
Martha Argerich ( ruclips.net/video/i6AhHBu_A_U/видео.html ) is the standard I judge this piece by, Yuja seems to be in a hurry to get out of there: a little fast, but still stunning.
@@aaronsmyth7943 I know a few other ones, all recordings. But doing this live ! It's a bit fast, I agree ... but still, with camera on. And the paranoïa feel fits the piece
@@aaronsmyth7943 I love Martha as well of course. I agree this version is a bit too fast but I think that's appropriate for a live encore that is meant to WOW the audience.
prokofiev always claimed the piano is a percussion instrument and must be played as such- and that shows through his works. i love that yuja wang never forgets that when playing his pieces.
To consider "virtuosity" as the main virtue of a pianist is stupid and unprofessional! On this occasion, there is a joke! Question: What's faster, pianist or sewing machine? Answer: The pianist is faster, but the sewing machine is more musical!
@@carolinadubeux1425 "Perffection to my ears." Wooooooow! < You know an ass by his ears> Latin translation: English term or phrase: This apparently was a Roman saying.
I’ve listened to this several times over and it astounds me more every time I hear her play. I don’t even know of a more complicated piece which I’m sure there is but listening to both hands complimenting eachother with exact precision and the dynamics is beyond my comprehension. I could listen to this all day and night and it would never bore me. Prokofiev music is just awesome and also on the violin. I have no idea how any human being could write a piece like this. It makes my mind boggle. This is absolutely stunning.
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Ive only recently discovered her and I am gobsmacked at her amazing accuracy and virtuosity, shes on another planet. Love her!
Just reflect, she performed this as AN ENCORE - after completing Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 3! It is astounding.
It's a good warm-up 😉
Good point. Such power. Sometimes when I watch Yuja Wang perform, I think that the piano is just suddenly going to burst into flames. 🔥 🔥 😁
תודה רבה
She s amazing 🔝
That's the best time!! After the original program, the fingers are in prime shape
I heard her play the Prokofiev Toccata as an encore at her solo recital in San Francisco in February 2020 (just before the Corona virus shut everything down). My jaw dropped to the floor. I believe it’s still there. 😎🎹
i was at the herbst theatre ... but i hear you re yuja have yet to hear her live !
No matter how many times I watch Yuja she still amazes me every time.
yeah yuja ftw
U know you‘re good when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra watches you play in awe
@Harry Prager I'm not sure how/why someone would rank pianists, but Yuja is definitely not 31 and she definitely isn't the wealthiest pianist in the world. Your fanaticism might have gotten the better of you there :D
Harry Prager Again, who/why/how do people rank pianists? On what basis? Speed? Virtuosity? Lyricism? Cuteness?
Also, not that net worth has anything to do with how good you are as a pianist (rock pianists are, on average, much richer than classical musicians), but a quick google search will show that she really doesn’t have the highest net worth and that she’s not 31. I’m sorry if this upsets you, but try to remember that net worth and age have nothing to do with how well pianists play unless that’s how you choose to value pianists.
Harry Prager incorrect on both accounts
@Harry Prager Yuja Wang was born in feburary 1987, that makes her 33 years old.
PTS thanks for letting me know she doesn’t have an international career yet
I felt guilty watching this for free...she's so outstanding👏👏👏
I felt guilty that I watched this without practicing
@@ruthsalgado6775 hello!
We all have a good world, enjoy
@Mira you can send a payment to me, I'll give you my paypal address. Sounds like that'll assuage your guilt.
what a capitalist way to see Art
The cleanest, most precise version of this fiendish piece that I have ever heard!! She actually accelerates towards the end, yet the final right-hand octaves are of pristine clarity and accuracy. This verges on the superhuman... Incidentally, it was played as an encore!!!
She makes mistakes in that part, and you are meant to accelerate at this part as per sheets instruction. Having said that she is a force of nature and a technical marvel, a true virtuoso.
Yuja can play the fastest octaves
@@markfowlermusic I think of them not really as mistakes, but the stray notes that have to happen when executing passages at that tempo which kind of adds to the cacophany of it all, which is what you're going for when you decide to play at that tempo. That said, I just heard Prokofiev's own version of it, and he plays it much slower, and he really brings out the melodies and lyricism present in the Toccata. He also doesn't play it in a typewriter fashion, either, adding a little bit of light swing but also tightening up as necessary, and he doesn't particularly bash it, either. I want to hear more people attempt it that way.
@@mbvglider yes i agree actually, im certainly not bashing Yuja for want of a better word.
@@mbvglider With all due respect to Prokofiev, who was a brilliant composer, he would have been quite incapable to playing his Toccata as Yuja does. He lacked the technique. Yuja deliberately plays this with as much virtuosity as she can while keeping the piece intact. Prokofiev intended this as a show piece, and Yuja obliges.
I've listened to a recording in which Prokofiev himself played his own piece - he came NOWHERE near to this excellent interpretation. I wish he would have lived to see Yuja's genius playing.
Wow. I feel the lactic acid burn in my forearms just watching.
Take more citrulline. Go to the oxygenated path of righteousness.
Biochemically, putting in more citrulline as a substrate doesn't do fuckall. We're talking ATP here, not more nitrogen load than I know what to do with.
The lactid acid is not the cause of that burning feeling but the mycrofractures in muscle fibers. What you said is a myth.
@@da96103 lolol
I have the same problem with my right hand at the moment.
Genius, discipline, and beauty....all wrapped in one person!!!
She ran over all 88 keys on the piano like The commondor of a great battle! She is a piece of rare art from top to toes, the world can only admire her from a distance, I do hope she finds true happiness, I love her so much !
Saw Yuja live in London a few years back. She did this as an encore after a technically demanding recital of Chopin and Brahms. It was one of the most intense and thrilling concert experiences ever. She got up and bowed so quickly and casually afterwards like it was nothing. Her stamina is simply unbelievable. She still had so much energy at that point, I’m sure she could have played all night.
She is getting a lot of sex, I heard.
Work for many, recreation for Yuja.
ah youth, seet it is. she is simply one the best ever.
I am very jealous.
I am so glad we can see how the orchestra is reacting to her talent and execution.
Remember that this is written music. Each and every note. No less amazing than the fact that she has put it to memory and can perform it so flawlessly. The handshake and mutual respect with the first chair violin was great to see.
I've heard that people have checked her note for note on many full recitals, and found that she was note perfect. Doesn't seem humanly possible, with the stuff she plays and the way she plays it.
@@chopholtz4950YJ is good but blurs the crisp details because of the speed.
It is good to hear every good version.
But who is best?
@@chopholtz4950 I guarantee you she learned piano in the traditional way.
When jaded members of the orchestra are that interested, you know you're watching something special.
hahaha so true
Gregory Weis The Berlin Philharmonic, probably the greatest orchestra in the world. They are playing at the Lucerne Festival. I know several of the players by sight.
Jaded. Really. Perhaps you are projecting?
Paul Johnston I knew there must be a good reason why I couldn’t Like that "jaded" comment. PS. Are you by chance related to THE Paul Johnson? British Mozart expert, author, journalist, politician & religious critic?
Meanwhile the audience couldn't be bothered to stand up. Wtf!
Wonderful silence from the audience throughout the performance. Not a single cough, not a shuffle.... Her speed and dexterity are amazing. The keys barely reach their resting position before they are struck again. Splendid performance!!
I´ve seen the same.
@@shadednessalso !
When Yuja was still at Curtis, she was called, "Queen of Broken Strings". Every time there's a student recital and Yuja was participating, the school made sure there is a piano tuner on standby because when she plays, she breaks a string or two. She still holds the school record of broken string up to the present day.
Yes - and did you know they always had a fire extinguisher handy because often pianos caught fire when she played.
@@adrianwright8685 🤣
Reincarnation of Liszt.
I don’t believe this. She doesn’t play in a way that breaks strings. Nor have I ever seen her break a string in any concert or video. I’m sure she has done at some point, but she doesn’t play in a way that would cause strings to break frequently.
@@mcintertz5593 Think it was just a joke or tongue in cheek. There are many hundreds of hours of Ms Wang playing here on RUclips and I don't think there's a single incidence of a string breaking!
She's a gift from God to the world...!!! We all get to see and enjoy her amazing talent ...!!! ❤🎉😊
Tragic story about this piece: in another life, I was a videographer and had the duty of shooting this beauty pageant in the South. They had a talent competition, and one of the contestants played this piece. Not as flawlessly as Yuja (of course!), but pretty well. While we were setting up, she was practicing in the hall, going over various passages, trying to warm up and get her technique as polished as possible for the big moment. She was the only one who showed up to practice for the competition.
Now - this was the American South. The judges were local business leaders and minor politicians, not people who knew anything about music. During her performance, I could see them grimace and shake their heads at what they probably regarded as the cacophony of the piece. No consideration for what it took to even attempt it, much less do it passably. Only disgust that she wasn't playing "real" music. Something by Hank Williams, maybe.
She didn't even place. The f***ing baton twirler won. God Bless America.
Such a shame, I know exactly what you mean, by the face is starting to grimace. They probably thought, " what the hell is with the piano". Baton twirler was probably someone's niece, that's always how that stuff turns out
North, South, East, or West, Amerika is a nation of boors who know nothing of music, art, food, or literature.
Absolutely tragic - she might have done better if she had played Flight of the Bumblebee 🙄
yes people who dont know music think it is a mistake and trash, when in fact this piece is the hardest solo piece for piano
Ya kaint fix stupid! 😂
I'm speechless. She just takes my breath away.❤
Her expression is the best part. She is so intense. The orchestra sits in awe.....
Peter Francis she is placed in number what? Haha
A friend once asked me, Where is Yuja from? I said, she's not of this Earth. She's from another planet, in a galaxy far far away. She came here to amaze and make us happy. The friend didn't believe me; then he watched this video...
HAHA OMG UR SO RIGHT
Oh my friend, you're absolutely right!
She’s from Beijing, China. ❤ China has a long list of exceptional pianists that seem to be not of this world, they included not only Yuja but also Lang Lang, Yundi, Fou Ts’ong, Sa Chen, Liu Wei, DI Xiao, Ding Shane, to name but just a few, many of these names may be unfamiliar especially to those still living in some galaxies far far away. Peace.
@timshank3328 She’s simply a human who has practiced diligently. Stop being so fucking over-dramatic about hard-earned virtuosity. Jesus.🤦♂️
@@riachhabra2049No, they aren’t. Settle down.🤡
Yuja kак-будто из другой нам неведомой планеты Фантастика!!!🎉
The level of difficulty of this piece is 11 out of 10...and she just killed it...live! Wow!
This one goes to 11.
it's definitely hard, but it's not quite as hard technically as it perhaps looks when you see it played, lots of repetitive patterns in the writing (which is why it's a classic encore piece!)
Extraordinaire. Très technique, mais Yuja a toujours le sourire et s'amuse. Quel bonheur de l'écouter et la voir.
she‘s without a doubt one of the best out there.
It is always interesting to see how the people sitting behind the pianist behave while the pianist performing the solo part.
I have watched this for so many times I can't remember and most of the available versions on RUclips, I gotta say there are several that came close to this on some levels, but this remains to be by far the best interpretation out there today both technically and aesthetically.
😂😂😂😂... I rewind so many times
This young woman is a genius. Thank you.
My favorite solo performance. What a wonderful human beast. Her brain is in a high speed wavelength. I got hypnotized. Congratulations.!🙋♀️
"What a wonderful human beast." She is a robot, serving in the PR and entertainment industry! The main thing is to entertain the bored audience and make millions! Classical music does not play any role here!
@@mariodisarli1022 i totally agree with you
My first thought when i first saw her was " music robot"
Also No moment of centering herself, going at it automatically.
On Prokofjev, he did compose an enough melodical music for the ballet Romeo AND Juliet, some parts even have a beauty to them like the pas de deux of Romeo AND Juliet, AND with the right dancers it flows well.
But I listen only to high quality Classical music from baroque, Classical AND romantic era.
@@karennoble1168 Sorry that you are completely unable to appreciate the brilliance of this performance. The intensity is amazing. I roared at the end of this.
Yuja is all one with that piano. I hope to see and hear much more of her in the-near future.
What a performer. She is the whole package.
Do you mean she needs even more revealing outfits??
Can we marvel at what a genius PROFOFIEV was when he composed this? The dude's genius level is insane! Who would have thought of such a complex piece?
well, he is a soviet era Russian...lack of freedom inspires the mind
@@FlorentNoirot He wrote it in 1912...
@@brkahn A revolution is defined by more than its inherent singularity, there has be very significant change in society beforehand and vast amount of people converted to an idea for a revolution to be triggered...So I'll argue that soviet thought had already become prevalent back then
@@FlorentNoirot 1912 is definitely not Soviet era, and he was not inspired by lack of freedom (from that era, at least).
@@brkahn the revolution happened just like that...some unfortunate random event...Maybe instead of being so cryptical, why dont you enlighten us on what was his inspiration
Prokofiev is one of my absolute favorites from the 20th century. I don't think he gets quite the recognition he deserves.
Where have you been for the last 70 years?
Entire orchestras and performances dedicated to him seen by millions (as evidenced by this video) “I don’t think he gets the recognition he deserves”, lol
@@LiquidTurbo Obviously, he is recognized as a great composer. That was not the point, but I see that is hard to understand. To spoonfeed you "not getting quite the recognition he deserves" does not mean "is completely ignored."
@@ivankaramasov Please quantify how much recognition he deserves? What needs to happen in the world for you to say "Ah yes, Prokokiev finally gets the recognition he deserves"?
@@LiquidTurbo Don't insult your own intelligence
This is more than world-class! That's a class on its own!
What confidence,ability and technique in this most happy ,bouyant and lovely individual. She's nothing short of being called a bionic pianist- incredible performance and execution. I'm amazed at her entire repertoire. She can play anything.
I would faint if I ever met her...she isn't human, she is a Goddess
I watch this at home so people don't think I'm mad. When I suddenly burst out of my seat as though launched from a 🚀.Miss Wang brings that out in her performances and this is no exception here. To think I used to call classical music boring lol. Another magnificent performance here bravo!! :b
Я не музыкант, хотя закончила музыкальную школу по классу фортепиано очень давно, но глядя на исполнение этой фантастической пианистки, у меня самопроизвольно дёргаются пальцы! 😊Это магия!🫶🏻
Wow! This is magnificent. Doesn't get any better than this. Yuja you are a great pianist. Only the best could play this.
I finished the video and then I remembered I actually attended this concert in person haha. Such a good memory
I didn't know I could hold my breath for 4 minutes 49 seconds. Pew..
Yuga Wang has the pen-ultimate performance of this piece, and she does it all without breaking a sweat! I so wish Horowitz and Rubenstein could watch this clip. I'd love to see the look on their faces as she plays. She makes it look effortless. WOW!!!
I've heard Horowitz, Argerich, and Haochen, all wonderful and flawless, yet, I find this still the best of them all.
I also heard all of these and more - Gilels, Malofeev. To me Argerich was the best player ever.
More than technique it needs to put your *interpretation*. And this way I love the way of Argerich plays. Not so fast, but notes more clear, the second voice. Even Prokovief didn't play in this time. My turn.
Try Claire Huangci
@@sergiovicente7618 Martha's Toccata is good but not that good. It lacks this absolutely accurate rhythm at that speed from the beginning to the final part when she deliberately begins to accelerate
Heard Yakov zak version. It was slow and uninteresting.
@@mikepis1 Agreed.
Easily the most lucid, tuneful yet high-kicking, heart-racing performance of this barn-storming number that I have ever heard - or am ever likely to hear! Who needs roller coaster rides?
Великолепно! По темпераменту напоминает Алексея Султанова
Prokofiev Toccata is a devilish piece to play -- almost humanly impossible. But Yuja Wang is more than up to the task. She is amazing.
To do this after the Concerto is amazing! What technique!
Yuja is an iron lady. She played Bela Bartok's three piano concerts in one night several years ago.
The level of difficulty on PROKOFIEV's Toccata is off the charts and still so musical. Incredible.
Ronald Russell - compounded by the fact that she plays the piece at twice the speed of everyone else - is still accurate ( apart the the last glissando!! ) and still managed to play every note staccato. Her skill is just unbelievable !
Can you believe this beautiful lady who can play anything, play it indescribably perfect, and have a sense of humor about herself and her abilities.
That smile says it all! She rules the world!
I would also like to pay tribute to Serge Prokofiev who was a genius and wrote so much good music that was considered "advanced" at a time when classical music was in transition.
His piano concertos were a formidable contribution to piano literature and were not written to be easy nor immediately accepted.
To play his "Toccata" as it should be played was for pianists at the level of Yuja. How alone one is when you "live in the land of giants!"
Don't let the visual distract you. You have to close your eyes to feel her touch. This is the most musical version I ever heard.
I want to keep my eyes open and watch her hands, fingers, expression, the members of the orchestra, the audience, concert hall - where I've been. Her dress is an added surprise; always colourful and glamorous.
The orchestra just watching her in awe!
ADG82 Who is this orchestra, by the way?
@@mckavitt13 It says Berlin Philharmoniker at the end of the video.
@@chengyang9399 Thx. I finally figured it out on my own... the hard way, but I got much more info that I also wanted. You are kind.
Ah ur pfp hurts my eyes...
First chair violin looked like he had seen this before. He had a knowing smile on his face the whole five minutes.
Love watching the concertmaster watch Yuja. That says it all.
Yuja Wang : " You came ; you saw ; you conquered "!!! The entire symphony listening to your performance so quietly and amazingly .... so much in owe , to say the least !!! Congratulations!!!
it is out of our world !!!!! sensacional !!!
You know her playing is like, totally unimaginable and great. Like her technical control and her overall raw strength and passion to the piece is incredible. Wow, yuja
This tocatta is extremely difficult to play and yet Yuja Wang does it with flawless musicality. In under 3:44 minutes, one of the fastest on record. I assume this piano responded well because this is the best of her own recordings.
And this was an encore.
Actually it was a Little more than 3:44 more like 4:06
@@danyanlin7591 um, no? 3:44 precisely, from 0:21 to 4:05
@RichardDavidBrooks ^*toccata, never tocatta ^*her own recordings? Wtf does that mean?🙄🤦♂️🤦♂️🤡🤷♂️💩
Восхищен исполнением!Браво! Спасибо. Ким.
WOW WOW WOW! This gorgeous young lady is an amazon at the keyboard. I am in total agreement with the concert master--we love her.
Marvellous , technically, musically, can’t really express with words how fantastic to listen .
This is NOT the first time that soul has played piano. The way she whispers to herself and the innate understanding of all the music she plays. I’m literally blown away
@bsusak09 Why would anyone mistake this performance for someone’s first time sitting at a piano? Additionally she’s not whispering to herself you fuqwit, it’s involuntary movements.
What is wrong with your brain?
Wow Matthew you need serious help. Before you troll people, you should probably make sure you comprehend what you read. I talked about her soul. You’re an angry angry person. Go for a walk and get a fucking life.
The human body in an incredible machinery. Those 10 fingers hitting the keys at exactly the right time, with the right intensity. At that speed. While controlling every other muscles and breathing 😊 thank you.
WOW!!!!! As someone who has wrestled with this piece for months on end myself, I am absolutely in AWE of this performance! Words fall far short of an apt description of this performance! Stunning lady, too!
Kinda sick how clean and musical it was... grossly talented player. Jesus Lord....
But what has she composed?
Camsun what have YOU composed
jslrsn dude, I still go to school. I like a few of my own compositions though. Anyway, I just hope this woman decides to be an actual musician one day
@@camsun7326 Jesus, She has to compose something to become "actual musician"? :)
Riochii Yes, exactly! A hundred years ago it was self explanatory that musicians also compose, or can you think of anybody in the 19th century who got famous just for playing?
I’m not saying Yuya isnt musical, she has to be so to play like the way she did here.
All I’m saying is that composing is the higher art and being an interpreter like her is a thousand times easier than being a composer.
So I wouldn’t praise her as much as “Listen Music” did here
The dude at 2:47 with his eyes closed is either high as hell absorbing the music or just straight feelin it hahaha
I am not sure, but wasn't this guy Prokofiev's grandchild? I saw that guy a couple of months ago in a TV show.
@@zzambezi1959: How interesting! I assume you’re referring to Gabriel Prokofiev, who is in fact a composer himself. I looked him up, and judging from online photos, it certainly *could* be him. Can anybody confirm? 😎🎹
The orchestra is the Berlin Philharmonic. Apart from being some of the world's best musicians themselves, they are used to watching the very best pianists. But even they are blown away by Yuja Wang.
Powerful as well as delightful. Her playing is more crisp than others. Like her interpretation too. Perfect.
From memory - incredible. And the complexity and ease which she plays - not forgetting the passion!
It’s almost as if Yuja is saying ‘how quickly can I get through this encore?’
Amazing skill and artistry.
OMG, Prokofiev wrote a very beautiful piece of music. Yuja Wang knows how to perform it perfect! Thank you both!
Wow, mesmerizing version of this Toccata!
If you look at her lips closely, you can see that she was actually summoning a demon the *whole* time.
I think she called Prokofiev a "bastard" at the 1:00 mark...
That's not a serious comment was it ??
@@Eric-ye5yz And are you serious Eric?
@@ny10980 It was a serious question if that is what you are asking.
@@Eric-ye5yz I always get sucked into replying to worthless rebuttals. Did you see her mouth something that looks like "bastard"? Not really! Me neither. But if you go back to the first thread he was joking about her summoning up a demon. Now Eric...why would that be (even in humor)? Because of the difficulty of the piece and all it's wild dissonant tones? Lighten up Pal...
The marvelous pianist Yuja Wang. Cannot express in words about this artist.
A very memorable performance worth rehearing again and again. High energy pieces in classical have often stolen my attention from more subtle compositions, the prelude is definitely high energy.
She combines real artistry with great facility. Technique never gets in the way of the music. Bravo, Yuja.
Best version of that piece I've ever heard.
Martha Argerich ( ruclips.net/video/i6AhHBu_A_U/видео.html ) is the standard I judge this piece by, Yuja seems to be in a hurry to get out of there: a little fast, but still stunning.
@@aaronsmyth7943 I know a few other ones, all recordings. But doing this live ! It's a bit fast, I agree ... but still, with camera on.
And the paranoïa feel fits the piece
@@aaronsmyth7943 I love Martha as well of course. I agree this version is a bit too fast but I think that's appropriate for a live encore that is meant to WOW the audience.
@@MikePulcinellaVideo Have to agree, I keep coming back to this one, and wow them (and me) she does: her talent is verging on disturbing.
@@aaronsmyth7943 I agree. But for a live performance, that speed is appropriate.
this is what I call full potential.
prokofiev always claimed the piano is a percussion instrument and must be played as such- and that shows through his works. i love that yuja wang never forgets that when playing his pieces.
Only a genius could write such crazy music with the expectation that it should also be performed only by geniuses.
She's saying something while playing. For me it's like she's summoning something
Love you Yuja Wang
She is the greatest! Unbelievable artistry.
People sometimes compare who has better interpreted the piece, but I enjoy every interpretation and artists unique style.
I cant find words to compliment this. Any word is weak for this genius performance.😭😭
And she has only 10 fingers like us.
Yes but she works very hard !
@@sergerostucher6165 Obviously and love it as well.
as someone on youtube comments once said, "I couldn't even play the wrong notes that fast"
I saw more than ten. Man I am so old.
She has body parts I don't always notice on pianists.
Eblouissant de technique, virtuosité, musicalité, maîtrise du tempo. Bravo
Exquisite! Beautiful! Perfection! Mesmerizing! The piano playing was pretty good as well.😍
Incredibile
it is mind blowing that it’s an encore!
Her talent and skill is superb and that gown is kind of stunning as well.
Superb playing by YUJA HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING SO FANTASTIC?
Such masterful perfection! It is always a pleasure to watch and hear Yuja play.
merveilleuse YUJA! la partition est dans sa tête et l'agilité dans ses doigts: elle nous régale!
처음 듣는 곡이고
처음 듣는 연주인데..
거기에 훅하는 멜로디도 없는데
영상을 멈출 수가 없네.. 정말 마성적인 연주!! 브라보!!!
I wish my a Dad was alive to see this one...stunning!
This performance is beyond perfection!
He-he-he-he!!! ruclips.net/video/jUl0ON_fx8Y/видео.html
To consider "virtuosity" as the main virtue of a pianist is stupid and unprofessional! On this occasion, there is a joke! Question: What's faster, pianist or sewing machine? Answer: The pianist is faster, but the sewing machine is more musical!
@@georgescancan7503Perfection to my ears. Taste is a personal matter.
@@carolinadubeux1425 "Perffection to my ears." Wooooooow! < You know an ass by his ears> Latin translation: English term or phrase: This apparently was a Roman saying.
@@georgescancan7503 Nowadays, by his rude comments on RUclips
my goodness! where do you find a woman like this? she is a credit to the human race!
The smile at the end said it all. A brilliant technician performing an amazing piece.
El músico que saludó hasta el día de hoy no se ha lavado la mano todavía 😵
What an insane performance!!!! She might be the only one could perform at this level now.
I’ve listened to this several times over and it astounds me more every time I hear her play. I don’t even know of a more complicated piece which I’m sure there is but listening to both hands complimenting eachother with exact precision and the dynamics is beyond my comprehension. I could listen to this all day and night and it would never bore me. Prokofiev music is just awesome and also on the violin. I have no idea how any human being could write a piece like this. It makes my mind boggle. This is absolutely stunning.
Physically this requires so much training to be able to play this fast without straining a muscle. Yuja is really something.