There are too many so-called top pianists belting out pieces at the speed of light with no feeling whatsoever, and being lauded for their virtuosity. This young man shows feeling in what he plays. A refreshing change.
@@PeterFamiko-lw8ueI actually think that his Debussy was the weakest of the three works performed today. Don't get me wrong: it was still very to extremely good. But I just happen to know every note of Estampes, having performed it. Much of Pagodes could have sounded softer and more ethereal (although, of course, it's difficult to assess volume from the sound coming out of my mobile phone). Soirée dans Grenade was very effective, but a couple of more ethereal sections would have helped. Jardins sous la pluie was effective certainly on a technical level. But, like so many young pianists, in my opinion, the middle section was too fast and 'technical'...
@@PeterFamiko-lw8ue so, I'd have liked the last Estampes piece to have had a more relaxed, atmospheric, and almost impressionistic timbre to it. It needn't be as fast as the opening section, in my view. The Liszt I really liked, actually, although I haven't heard the other competitor that you mention play it. Nice and exciting with a sparkly tone, and it does sound like a Spanish Rhapsody! I don't know whether with a little more pedal (longer pedals) it would have more gravitas, though... I have heard the Liszt a few times but can't say I really know the piece!
@@PeterFamiko-lw8uejust to add briefly, I have now heard the young chap's whole 2nd Round recital. The last couple of minutes of the Liszt certainly had more gravitas, bravo!
And........... he's just a kid, and I suspect will only get better as the years fly by. And yet, now, this very moment, this recording shines with.... what I call a "Holy Cow Moment" and quite possibly... a deep insight on the qualities of this young Titan. ? Wow!
This is the playing I was looking for in this competition. Beautyful sound, non-robotic, natural expression, somehow personal, but not the narcisstic way. I wish him all the best and good success for his further career. Alles Gute! 💪🍀
Magnificent renditions. So refreshing to hear a personal interpretation in contrast to the deluge of cold, clinical virtuosity that currently passes for pianism.
Браво!!! Великолепный пианист, обладающий очень красивым звуком и Музыкант, заставляющий слушать с интересом хорошо известные и исполняемые произведения. Большое удовольствие❤
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Hello Jan, I loved your rendition of Haydn's Sonata in B minor. You brought it to life with such clarity and beauty that made all other recordings that I heard feel rough and uninspired. I found the second movement in particular a pure delight. My best wishes to you and your career.
I LOVE this masterpiece man plays the composers he played- full of subtle, emotions and mater of the piano- sounds so clear and artistic- he knows this well❤
He really did give new life, new vitality to Hyden. Wow. And the Debussy was played better than Debussy played it. Double wow. Let's keep our eye/ear on this one. !!
Absolute top level!🎹🙏 Hope he will get in the last rounds. These days there are so many competitions and pianists that it will be difficult to predict who will win a competition.
the performance was beautiful and very much enjoyed your interpretations. Please continue your journey because competitions are often pretty petty and not a reflection of the the performance. The Haydn Sonata was exquisite in technique and control. Quite obviously you have versatility for chamber ensemble.
I loved the Haydn and Liszt, but the amount of rubato in the Debussy Pagodes was a little wild! It's inspired heavily by gamelan and other east asian music traditions which often have a very strict sense of tempo, so the lavish rubato doesn't fit well in my opinion. I say all of this despite having a fraction of the technical ability that Jan has, and regardless, this was a very enjoyable program to listen to!
quite brilliant! Beautifully poetic playing. lovely clarity and such a light joyful touch. will definitely get through. Actually by the looks of it he didn't. I'm astonished and disappointed.
HHE SHOULD MAKE A RECORDING OF HIS VERSION OF THE GERSHWIN "RHAPSODY IN BLUE 💙 AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ANYONE FOR THE COST OF $ONE DOLLAR AND MILLIONS TO PEOPLE WERE RUSH TO PURCHASE THAT WONDERFUL INTERPRETATION OF GERSHWINS "FAMOUS RHAPSODY IN BLUE "💙
Он как артист меняется при вхождении в новую роль так и Жан то он Гайдн, то Дебюсси, то Лист и ощущение будто три разных пианиста)) как точно преобоажается в разных стилях
Yeah, he's so striking I kept getting distracted from the music! Let's face it, most of today's top male pianists are almost ghastly. Like they made a trade deal... great talent or you must wear a paper bag to perform in public. As a judge, I'd disqualify myself because I'd declare Jan the winner before hearing anyone else; he's got it all!
I was captured from the first few seconds! Without having heard anyone else (except the pianist before 🤐) I would happily place a bet that he will get to the finals at least....
What is a comepetition without a scandal from the jury? Jan Nikovich can certainly play, and does so with a fascinatingly large sound palette and interesting ideas about the music. He should have got beyond the first round. The playing is not precise to the nth degree, and sometimes definitely mannered; his Haydn was both intriguing and rather too much of a confection. This could get to be cloying over the years, unless he develops a bit more discipline, even austerity. But he will have a career, on his merits, and also to judge by 44k views so far, compared with 11k for the competition winner (a more bureaucratic sort of pianist).
The darkness of the Haydn Trio (second movement) was completely lost. Just to underline this, the second repeat was omitted. Did you get bored of playing it?
I liked the Haydn, but Debussy lacked dynamic nuances and rhythmic stability whereas Liszt was very sloppy throughout, even in the places that are not super difficult technically (for this competition level)
Me encantaria tocar Liszt, descuidado como él. Critico es aquel q habla mal de algo q no sabe hacer ni bien , ni mal. Toca Liszt, como le nace a él. Va a ir mejorando su personalidad, también su manera de interpretar. Se deja escuchar .
There’s something disgusting about these piano competitions. They should be ended. This is no way for musicians to be selected for careers. Music is not a competitive sport, it’s not a chariot race.
The contemporary so-called pianists must stop constantly posing. That's disgusting. Pianists should play with their hands, not with their heads and facial grimaces. Look at Horowitz or Rubinstein. Also listen to them. At his famous masterclass in Jerusalem Rubinstein asked one young pianist, "what's wrong with you, young man? Why are you suffering so much? Youre playing such a beautiful music". Horowitz also spoke about this. Find this famous moment of his.
Are you a sergeant major , maestro ? Vlad‘s fingers lifted and extended upwards and backwards, with pronounced rigidity of forearms and elbows…. Almost Cadaver-like. Little physical connection with the music. Why did he position the piano stool so far below the keyboard? Chattering , expressive, ethereal, delightfully eccentric Gould ….. Now you are talking!
I don't like the acting at the piano. Sit still and play the darn piece! Or, better yet, go watch and see how Horowitz does it. There's absolutely NO acting histrionics from him!
Sadly, it seems that judges prefer the emoting so we will get more of the Lang lang theatrics and less of the Rubinstein and Horowitz letting the music show all the emotion.
Все хвалят Гайдна. С ума сошли, что ли? Абсолютное дилетантство. Неритмично, не в стиле. Техника слабая. Темп второй части абсолютно не тот, который нужен.
There are too many so-called top pianists belting out pieces at the speed of light with no feeling whatsoever, and being lauded for their virtuosity. This young man shows feeling in what he plays. A refreshing change.
Yunchan lim play liszt better
I agree. The Haydn B minor sonata is lovely, played with much feeling and space, and of course clarity. I haven't heard his Liszt (yet).
@@PeterFamiko-lw8ueI actually think that his Debussy was the weakest of the three works performed today. Don't get me wrong: it was still very to extremely good. But I just happen to know every note of Estampes, having performed it. Much of Pagodes could have sounded softer and more ethereal (although, of course, it's difficult to assess volume from the sound coming out of my mobile phone). Soirée dans Grenade was very effective, but a couple of more ethereal sections would have helped. Jardins sous la pluie was effective certainly on a technical level. But, like so many young pianists, in my opinion, the middle section was too fast and 'technical'...
@@PeterFamiko-lw8ue so, I'd have liked the last Estampes piece to have had a more relaxed, atmospheric, and almost impressionistic timbre to it. It needn't be as fast as the opening section, in my view.
The Liszt I really liked, actually, although I haven't heard the other competitor that you mention play it. Nice and exciting with a sparkly tone, and it does sound like a Spanish Rhapsody! I don't know whether with a little more pedal (longer pedals) it would have more gravitas, though... I have heard the Liszt a few times but can't say I really know the piece!
@@PeterFamiko-lw8uejust to add briefly, I have now heard the young chap's whole 2nd Round recital. The last couple of minutes of the Liszt certainly had more gravitas, bravo!
He really UNDERSTANDS the music he is playing.
This is beautiful playing. So utterly refined and musical. Jan, bless you!
And........... he's just a kid, and I suspect will only get better as the years fly by. And yet, now, this very moment, this recording shines with.... what I call a "Holy Cow Moment" and quite possibly... a deep insight on the qualities of this young Titan. ? Wow!
I would describe his playing : clarity, logic, refined masculinity with feeling.
This is the playing I was looking for in this competition. Beautyful sound, non-robotic, natural expression, somehow personal, but not the narcisstic way. I wish him all the best and good success for his further career. Alles Gute! 💪🍀
Magnificent renditions. So refreshing to hear a personal interpretation in contrast to the deluge of cold, clinical virtuosity that currently passes for pianism.
Sure.
Un très grand artiste talentueux qui nous offre le meilleur de lui-même ☀️🌹🙏
Браво!!!
Великолепный пианист, обладающий очень красивым звуком и Музыкант, заставляющий слушать с интересом хорошо известные и исполняемые произведения.
Большое удовольствие❤
Hello Jan, I loved your rendition of Haydn's Sonata in B minor. You brought it to life with such clarity and beauty that made all other recordings that I heard feel rough and uninspired. I found the second movement in particular a pure delight. My best wishes to you and your career.
I LOVE this masterpiece man plays the composers he played- full of subtle, emotions and mater of the piano- sounds so clear and artistic- he knows this well❤
Прекрасно! Так прозрачно , ясно исполняет Гайдна! В общем, как надо! Интересно слушать! Буду следить за юношей!!!
He really did give new life, new vitality to Hyden. Wow. And the Debussy was played better than Debussy played it. Double wow. Let's keep our eye/ear on this one. !!
Such articulation, oh my god. Never in 40 years did I acquire such crisp attacks and flawless decay between every tone.
Great talent. So delicate and joyful playing is a real gift.
Your talent is special, Very clean and expressive. A joy to listen to. Thank you.
Absolute top level!🎹🙏 Hope he will get in the last rounds. These days there are so many competitions and pianists that it will be difficult to predict who will win a competition.
A truly beautiful and moving performance
the performance was beautiful and very much enjoyed your interpretations. Please continue your journey because competitions are often pretty petty and not a reflection of the the performance. The Haydn Sonata was exquisite in technique and control. Quite obviously you have versatility for chamber ensemble.
Yes, his playing of the Haydn was outstanding.
Изящество и проникновенность исполнения покоряют и потрясают,браво
He makes the Haydn sing as only a masterwork performed by a master can.
Wow
Fantastic
Awesome
Bravo
Amazing
Excellent
Magnificent
Wonderful
Fabulous
Marvellous
Todo tu cuerpo, mente y espíritu vibrando con la música. ❤ eres extraordinario.
I love the feeling of his playing,sensitive and emotional ❤❤❤❤ that’s virtuoso 👍👍🙏🙏✝️✝️✝️
I love the way you love what you do.
Gran interpretación... alguien más que un pianista...
Only a musical genius could make Haydn so alive and appealing to contemporary ears.
Both handsome and talented. The world is your oyster, young man. Make the most of it. All the best.
You can put your tongue and your libido back into your mouth and your pants, because he's probably straight. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Very musical and sensitive.
I love his " Estampes"!❤
Exceptionnel! Bravo! Une belle carrière commence!
Bravo Jan, hvala na ovoj krasnoj izvedbi.
Es un músico excelente. Domina los estilos. Y ni hablar de su técnica. 😂❤ desde México
Wow, the sound is strong and transparent . I love his piano. ❤
I loved the Haydn and Liszt, but the amount of rubato in the Debussy Pagodes was a little wild! It's inspired heavily by gamelan and other east asian music traditions which often have a very strict sense of tempo, so the lavish rubato doesn't fit well in my opinion. I say all of this despite having a fraction of the technical ability that Jan has, and regardless, this was a very enjoyable program to listen to!
I like his rendition!
I thought the Haydn had too much rubato. The Debussy was about right for me.
The beauty of expression was maintained precisely throughout the magnificent live performance.
Bravissimo, Jan!!!
Дуже гарна композиції. Щиро дякую чудова музика маестро ❤🎉❤❤
What an immense talent! Congrats Jan, and all the best for the rest of the competition!!!
excellent performance!
quite brilliant! Beautifully poetic playing. lovely clarity and such a light joyful touch. will definitely get through. Actually by the looks of it he didn't. I'm astonished and disappointed.
@@georgenorris2657 I agree… astonished and disappointed just about covers it.
...y además, guapo!
Gran calidad y técnica 👏👏 Buen nivel de la competencia Felicidades 🎹👏
Bravo,bravo
His performance is great technique and expressiveness 👏👍✌️🎶🎵🎹
I want him to stay until the finals ‼︎‼︎
HHE SHOULD MAKE A RECORDING OF HIS VERSION OF THE GERSHWIN "RHAPSODY IN BLUE 💙 AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ANYONE FOR THE COST OF $ONE DOLLAR AND MILLIONS TO PEOPLE WERE RUSH TO PURCHASE THAT WONDERFUL INTERPRETATION OF GERSHWINS "FAMOUS RHAPSODY IN BLUE "💙
I appreciate any player who programs Haydn.
Too many ritenuto-wrong rendition.
My favorite Haydn Sonata.
Nice! and well played!!!! A good piano player!!!!
il n'a malheureusement pas été sélectionné pour la demi-finale
What, ! Perfection set to music . 😮
That was amazing! Bravo!!
Beautiful clarity and articulation. I hope he makes it to the final!
Он как артист меняется при вхождении в новую роль так и Жан то он Гайдн, то Дебюсси, то Лист и ощущение будто три разных пианиста)) как точно преобоажается в разных стилях
Eine ungleublich natürliche höchste Reife in jeder Hinsicht.
naja höchste noch nicht!!!! Das kann nur jemand sagen, der sich nicht so gut auskennt. Aber nett gemeint- danke!
@@aufbrechen Oder der sich noch besser auskennt?
The Spanish Rhapsody was gorgeous, Jan - more due to your interpretive playing then to Liszt’s compositional wizardry.
Bravissimo!
Absolutely brilliant! 💎✨ Bravo!
A truly superb performance! Thank you.
Jan você é maravilhoso. Deus te abençoe.
Very nice. I have no idea what problem the one😊 commenter had with your Liszt. I envy you your hands! 😃😃
Grande chiarezza, legato ed espressività. Bravissimo!
👏
His good looks makes it even more enjoyable.
Yeah, he's so striking I kept getting distracted from the music! Let's face it, most of today's top male pianists are almost ghastly. Like they made a trade deal... great talent or you must wear a paper bag to perform in public. As a judge, I'd disqualify myself because I'd declare Jan the winner before hearing anyone else; he's got it all!
@jasperkensington2644 Those out of this world beautiful curls get me every time lol
I like him, he's more introverted that way, I like Haydn more than Debussy, but certainly all praise for the young pianist...
Bravo!!!!
29:59: I ❤ this...
I was captured from the first few seconds! Without having heard anyone else (except the pianist before 🤐) I would happily place a bet that he will get to the finals at least....
He's Pretty ... I'd push the Golden Buzzer
The Golden Buzzer is not for looks, it is for talent.
❤❤❤
Great insight and tremendous technique with which to express it. A lovely sound!
Необычно. Без импрессионизма. Есть чёткость и эмоциональность.
💐👏👏👏
A wonderful fluid face and beautiful mouth matching mood.
Bravo, Jan!!! ❤
Lovely, but perhaps need a little more flare and dynamic range.
Bravo!!!
What is a comepetition without a scandal from the jury? Jan Nikovich can certainly play, and does so with a fascinatingly large sound palette and interesting ideas about the music. He should have got beyond the first round. The playing is not precise to the nth degree, and sometimes definitely mannered; his Haydn was both intriguing and rather too much of a confection. This could get to be cloying over the years, unless he develops a bit more discipline, even austerity. But he will have a career, on his merits, and also to judge by 44k views so far, compared with 11k for the competition winner (a more bureaucratic sort of pianist).
❤
Bravo! Great playing!
gratulacje
❤❤👋👋 bravo !
緊張と疲れで、スペイン狂詩曲が後半、粒が揃わず雑になったのが残念です😅
弾き込めばもっと良い演奏になると思います！😊
ドビュッシーの塔は美しい音を奏でて良かったです！😉👍️✨
グラナダの夕べ🌇も、美しい音と情熱的🔥🌹✨な演奏が素晴らしかったです👏😊✨
The Horowitzs, the Rubinsteins, etc. are still my heroes and models for pianists. Period.
@@harryelardo4056 unfortunately for you they weren’t competing this year, but Jan Nikovich was. What did you think of HIS performance?
Jan Nikovich beweist auf das Schönste, dass Kroatien einst zur Musikgroßmacht Österreich-Ungarn gehörte.
Did Haydn have a piano?
I would imagine a forte-piano.
Divno..svaka cast… rodjak mi se preziva Nikovic?..
Poreklom je iz Risna..Kotorski zaliv?
Kind to the piano!
Bruno Monsaingeon 0:14?
Allways Steinway 🤔 missing the warmth of sound
Ocheny interesno ,c xorosho zvukom mnogoobeshayshe pozdravlyayu
🤝🤝🤝🌷
he played Liszt beautifully
The darkness of the Haydn Trio (second movement) was completely lost. Just to underline this, the second repeat was omitted. Did you get bored of playing it?
Not too many of them play THE MUSIC. Yes, notes played at incredible speed….but where’s the music.
I liked the Haydn, but Debussy lacked dynamic nuances and rhythmic stability whereas Liszt was very sloppy throughout, even in the places that are not super difficult technically (for this competition level)
His Liszt is not sloppy !
Me encantaria tocar Liszt, descuidado como él. Critico es aquel q habla mal de algo q no sabe hacer ni bien , ni mal. Toca Liszt, como le nace a él. Va a ir mejorando su personalidad, también su manera de interpretar. Se deja escuchar .
I want to be his boyfriend, please. He is cute and very talented.
It is Ok. Just ask him, writer him and perhaps he will f u...
There’s something disgusting about these piano competitions. They should be ended. This is no way for musicians to be selected for careers. Music is not a competitive sport, it’s not a chariot race.
Good performance but not much heart or soul in in
...ich finde; doch! Und warum meinen Sie: nicht viel Herzblut??
The contemporary so-called pianists must stop constantly posing. That's disgusting. Pianists should play with their hands, not with their heads and facial grimaces. Look at Horowitz or Rubinstein. Also listen to them. At his famous masterclass in Jerusalem Rubinstein asked one young pianist, "what's wrong with you, young man? Why are you suffering so much? Youre playing such a beautiful music". Horowitz also spoke about this. Find this famous moment of his.
Are you a sergeant major , maestro ? Vlad‘s fingers lifted and extended upwards and backwards, with pronounced rigidity of forearms and elbows…. Almost Cadaver-like. Little physical connection with the music. Why did he position the piano stool so far below the keyboard? Chattering , expressive, ethereal, delightfully eccentric Gould ….. Now you are talking!
Enough pentatonic already.
I don't like the acting at the piano. Sit still and play the darn piece! Or, better yet, go watch and see how Horowitz does it. There's absolutely NO acting histrionics from him!
Beg to differ 😅. Emotionless renditions are robotic.
Sadly, it seems that judges prefer the emoting so we will get more of the Lang lang theatrics and less of the Rubinstein and Horowitz letting the music show all the emotion.
Yaaaay! 😊 Stone face is moved into the past. The times, they are a-changing!
Well, Horowitz manipulated both the score and the piano he played... not exactly a model to follow in terms of intellectual honesty
Все хвалят Гайдна. С ума сошли, что ли? Абсолютное дилетантство. Неритмично, не в стиле. Техника слабая. Темп второй части абсолютно не тот, который нужен.
Haydn sonata too mannered. Out of style.
Horrible Liszt
Jan jude👎
what's this? anti-Semitism?