I had the honour of hearing him last friday, and tomorrow I will fail an exam because I went to that concert and couldn't stop watching and listening to him ever since. But it was most definitely worth it :D
When I was young, I thought Lugansky was a pretencious among many others pianists of this time. I've discovered, (and it's late, sure...) that he is exceptionnal like a Rubinstein, Zimerman, Horowitz, Richter, Ashkenazy, Arrau, Cziffra, etc. We have heroes of music, even today. Thanks, Lugansky.
The messed up thing is how there is such an emphasis on perfection that it's hard to be unique as a classical pianist. I remember getting told that Horowitz plays pieces wrong in college, and to no play like him lol.
@@granddaddy_funk I forgot I wrote this commentary ! Well my opinion is, we shouldn't try as artists to be "as another one". Admiration is a thing when we have idols, but over time I've been thinking that these legends weren't gods, but humans. The humility of Richter in particular made me change quite a bit. I think that, as a musician, I should portray the composers the way "I" see them. So to answer, yes, trying to play like Horowitz is a mistake. There was one Horowitz.
@@Bampaloudu64 yeah but my teacher said if Horowitz was in school now he would be laughed at for his interpretations. I happen to think he is one of the goats, but it just feels like there is no emphasis on art in music school. They want to make piano playing a science.
My pleasure to have listening Nikolai's "Rach 3" LIVE in Hong Kong on 18 Nov, unparalleled technique, heartfelt musicality. One moment I felt Rachmaninov himself was with him.
omg Rach was such a genius to have written this and this guy is so amazing to play it with the same way Rachmaninoff wrote and played it. so amazing to see and hear. such an inspiration to what is possible when you put the time in to hone a craft
It's great how one can come down in the morning and watch the pianists do this at La Roque D'Antheron. This year (2015) I ended up having tea with Benjamin Grosvenor one afternoon after watching him rehearse.
Splendid. My favorite concerto by far. I think hearing the piano alone speaks a lot of the complexity of this particular piece for the pianist that might on occasions be overpowered by the orchestra.
effortless!! technician and lyricist in the same person!! this man is bound for worldwide fame as did Vladimir Horowitz someday!! as a youngster, he's nearly there!!!!
Amazing. This is the first time I've heard of Lugansky and this has to be among my favourite interpretations of Rach 3. Looking forward to listening to more of him
I found this video on UA-cam 16 years ago when I was 15 in high school. I stumbled upon it again after all this time and it’s crazy how long ago that feels now. (Also, Rach 3 is still insane)
Thank you for posting this interesting video. I had never heard and seen a trial like this, giving the opportunity to attend the piano alone at such a piece of Rach. I'll go to Lugansky concert at Barcelona on Feb. 22 with this piece, it will be amazing.
One of the best pianists ever... though my favorite Rach 3 interpretation belongs to Olga Kern, she's awesome... Anyway I love how Lugansky plays Rachmaninoff in every sense.
Yup. I guess that's a habit from playing it so much lol. When I'm typing really fast, sometimes I'll do the thing pianists do, where we suddenly raise our hand away from the piano after a loud part, but in this case I'm suddenly raising my hand away from the computer keyboard after typing a lengthy sentence. That's a weird habit I have due to playing piano. XD
I think that many pianist have things they do when they’re too concentrated on the music. When I’m playing i often don’t think about anything but the music. Then I’ll without realizing it start looking up at the wall above the piano.
I saw him in Costa Rica probing the only two pianos we haved at the National Teather at the time he came to my country to give concert. . Is a usual rutine for pianist ...to taste the pianos available...
Wonderful, a glimpse of the inside work of one of the most brilliant, yet natural & unaffected pianists, a giant in this repertoire.Thanx for this post, all the more fascinating for me, as i attended that evening's concert,which was just as exciting as this preparation promises it to be.
Supposedly he learned the notes in three days, and then played it for his teacher, Tatiana Nikolayeva. When he told her he'd only been practicing it for three days, she wouldn't believe him. At least that's what I've heard.
I am sure that he had heard the concerto numerous times before sat down to learn. So he knew the music. Makes it a lot easier. Still very impressive though.
Nikolai, could not stop watching this video. You capture so many moments. (Your Etude Tableau #1 is sublime and my favorite. And I yes too, do not need the orchestra - I hear it in my mind and actually prefer to listen to the Rach 2 and 3 WITHOUT! - it just obscures some of the greatest piano music ever written. (Hanon @ 200 sure paid dividends, huh?) Love Nikolia, Love Rach, Love Music, Love Piano
И я тоже с детства люблю Рахманинова ,и с тех пор когда узнала ,что есть Луганский полностью им очарована ,прослушав других пианистов ,играющих Рахманинова ,возвращаюсь к великолепному Луганскому,благодарю судьбу ,что я могу это различие слышать .
i noticed that too, it's interesting to see that he also "practices" the moments to look at the conductor. love this vid, just to see a pianist of his calibre practicing is extremely interesting.
HOW HOW HOW is it possible for a mere mortal human being to be able to play such a fantastic piece of great great music as this??? After having “DIGESTED” the music score into his mind, only then can the music be played through his fingers, all the while remembering what notes come next, through ALL TEN FINGERS???!!!
omg...the first seconds...that passage is SO ridiculously hard...just like the whole freaking 3rd movement..I don't think I'll ever learn it :( This video is amazing.
Crazy playing by Lugansky. Most of it is practice... A lifetime of it. Don't underestimate it's power and don't overestimate anyone's skill. Liszt was a legend. Liszt practiced for 14 hours a day. Legendary practicing.
That's how it should be. No pomposity. No coats, no ties. No long introductions with brief description of composers life and performers career. Nothing except pure music.
Liszt did a lot of practise, around 10 hours per day when he was young. After he started a travelling virtoso career, he barely practised and very often, he jumped onto stage after descended from a train. After he retired, he didn't practise anymore and didn't encourage his pupils to follow his technical habits. But Liszt was Liszt!
Phenomenal! It isn't as stupidly effortless as Lisitsa does it, but there's a bit more clarity in the accents and punctuation between phrases. He slows it down just ever so slightly to allow for a bit more melodic clarity within the framework of such incredible chromatic shifts. Well done!
Great Rachmaninoff's concert played by Lugansky who was in shorts, sandals, light green shirt. Great musician!
Thanks for describing his clothes. We cant see it
Clarke Bynum please stop commenting.
@Clarke Bynum thanks for expressing your Trollyness. We can’t see it.
If you look hard enough, there’s a piano too!
you forgot to mention a wrist band or watch...
9:08 A wild Pokémon appeared.
lol seriously
Also, the classic Pokémon theme sounds like the part at 6:41. XD
Damn u sir
This is a high tier comment for cultured youtubers
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I can hear the orchestra in my head...
Alan Potter same here haha
Ah ah ah ah
exactly.
Haha same lmao
I had the honour of hearing him last friday, and tomorrow I will fail an exam because I went to that concert and couldn't stop watching and listening to him ever since. But it was most definitely worth it :D
Did you fail?
Yeah how did it go? We’re all curious
We must know
spill the deeeeets
we know it was worth it
06:39 is my favorite part from the entire concerto. It’s so nice that you can hear only the piano
14 years ago this was posted and I couldn’t even guess how many times I’ve watched this by now. Thanks again to. Whoever filmed this.
Love this kind of bare rehersal stuff. Especially with someone of the caliber of Lugansky. He's incredible.
I love how he's looking for the conductor even though he's not there :)
so perhaps even when he is there, he doesn't see him anyway?
not a lot of people know this, but hes actually a drug addict, sometimes he hallucinates...
Phil Lach what? How did you know ? I've never read about it.
Phil Lach no he's not shut up
Aliaksei Verashchak it's called sarcasm
Absolutely one of greatest pianist of current age.
When I was young, I thought Lugansky was a pretencious among many others pianists of this time. I've discovered, (and it's late, sure...) that he is exceptionnal like a Rubinstein, Zimerman, Horowitz, Richter, Ashkenazy, Arrau, Cziffra, etc. We have heroes of music, even today. Thanks, Lugansky.
The messed up thing is how there is such an emphasis on perfection that it's hard to be unique as a classical pianist. I remember getting told that Horowitz plays pieces wrong in college, and to no play like him lol.
@@granddaddy_funk I forgot I wrote this commentary !
Well my opinion is, we shouldn't try as artists to be "as another one". Admiration is a thing when we have idols, but over time I've been thinking that these legends weren't gods, but humans.
The humility of Richter in particular made me change quite a bit. I think that, as a musician, I should portray the composers the way "I" see them. So to answer, yes, trying to play like Horowitz is a mistake. There was one Horowitz.
@@Bampaloudu64 yeah but my teacher said if Horowitz was in school now he would be laughed at for his interpretations. I happen to think he is one of the goats, but it just feels like there is no emphasis on art in music school. They want to make piano playing a science.
*Me:* Hey Nikolai, what are you up to?
*Nikolai:* Ahh not much, just chillin and playing some rach 3
Definitely not cute.
Ah ah ah ah
i've listened to this concerto so many times, but i'm still impressed by the cadenza...
Go listen to Matsuev's Ossia Cadenza with Gergiev and Mariinsky
@@tedpiano not everyone likes the ossia, son
@@tedpiano I think lugansky plays the ossia too in some other recordings
@@tedpianoMatsuev better than Lugansky? Nope!
@@mariapap8962 yeah bro what was i thinking lol
Wow what an unbelievable gem! Lugansky is one of my favourite pianists especially for Rachmaninoff and finding this was such a gift! Thank you!
My pleasure to have listening Nikolai's "Rach 3" LIVE in Hong Kong on 18 Nov, unparalleled technique, heartfelt musicality. One moment I felt Rachmaninov himself was with him.
omg Rach was such a genius to have written this and this guy is so amazing to play it with the same way Rachmaninoff wrote and played it. so amazing to see and hear. such an inspiration to what is possible when you put the time in to hone a craft
Someone's been practicing.
Jesus what a beast. World-class playing!
It's great how one can come down in the morning and watch the pianists do this at La Roque D'Antheron. This year (2015) I ended up having tea with Benjamin Grosvenor one afternoon after watching him rehearse.
He is simply incredible!...Can't wait for him to come to Philly!!!
My favourite pianist!
you have witnessed one of the hardest and most demanding pieces written for the piano.
Awesome work 6/5*
Piano is a language, he's native fluent advanced speaker.
Those No-Look playings reminded me of Ronaldinho at his best
Splendid. My favorite concerto by far. I think hearing the piano alone speaks a lot of the complexity of this particular piece for the pianist that might on occasions be overpowered by the orchestra.
effortless!! technician and lyricist in the same person!! this man is bound for worldwide fame as did Vladimir Horowitz someday!! as a youngster, he's nearly there!!!!
I love his Rach3 play the best ♥
Amazing. This is the first time I've heard of Lugansky and this has to be among my favourite interpretations of Rach 3.
Looking forward to listening to more of him
I found this video on UA-cam 16 years ago when I was 15 in high school.
I stumbled upon it again after all this time and it’s crazy how long ago that feels now. (Also, Rach 3 is still insane)
I love how he just casually takes off his watch at 3:15 XD
What a fascinating piece of video! Thanks so much for sharing this. It's hard to imagine how much talent and hard work go into such mastery of craft.
Wow he's beatin' the shit out of that Steinway. So much will, determination, self control, discipline, and talent = prodigy = genius = Lugansky!
Jake Zeppelin plus the perfect amount of chaos and “out-of-control-ness”
Thank you for posting this interesting video. I had never heard and seen a trial like this, giving the opportunity to attend the piano alone at such a piece of Rach. I'll go to Lugansky concert at Barcelona on Feb. 22 with this piece, it will be amazing.
Increíble....en una simple práctica, tremendo concierto.
Wonderful! I hope I get the chance to hear him live some day.
GREAT pianist !
One of the best pianists ever... though my favorite Rach 3 interpretation belongs to Olga Kern, she's awesome... Anyway I love how Lugansky plays Rachmaninoff in every sense.
Look at him, just chilling, playing concertos XD Love it!
8:12 proceeds to look around the whole room
A bold statement I know but this guy is one of the greatest pianists of this centuary without any doubt
Wow the cadenza at the end!!! Best and cleanest I've ever heard!!!
You mean he Thrills !! Oh its just wonderful...I envy him his gift.
Восторг и восхищение!!! Радуюсь каждому новому видео о Николае Луганском!!! Спасибо большое!!!
This footage Is gold
He's such a wonderful artist.
I love this. Reminds me of watching my mother practising before a recital. Crappy video and sound recording to boot. Fond memories
Is it me or is he turning his head to the left every so often as if hes taking a glance at the conductor?
Yup. I guess that's a habit from playing it so much lol. When I'm typing really fast, sometimes I'll do the thing pianists do, where we suddenly raise our hand away from the piano after a loud part, but in this case I'm suddenly raising my hand away from the computer keyboard after typing a lengthy sentence. That's a weird habit I have due to playing piano. XD
@@christianvennemann9008 same lol
Ah ah ah ah
I think that many pianist have things they do when they’re too concentrated on the music. When I’m playing i often don’t think about anything but the music. Then I’ll without realizing it start looking up at the wall above the piano.
Love your touch!
I saw him in Costa Rica probing the only two pianos we haved at the National Teather at the time he came to my country to give concert. . Is a usual rutine for pianist ...to taste the pianos available...
woof! molto fantastico..bloody hell...speachless, sprachlos...
Lugansky, a new name to remember. Powerful clarity
New?¿?¿?
He's been a superstar for years.
He is super star since he was 10yo
Like a piece of cake for such a professional.
this guy is a beast! holy smokes
At the end begins the flute with his beautiful notes...
Wonderful, a glimpse of the inside work of one of the most brilliant, yet natural & unaffected pianists, a giant in this repertoire.Thanx for this post, all the more fascinating for me, as i attended that evening's concert,which was just as exciting as this preparation promises it to be.
**watches him play one of the most difficult concertos with such abandon and ease, in his beach shirt and shorts**
ME: I hate him.
😂
Magistral pianista! Maestro Nicolai Lugansmy! Genial interpretacion! Tecnica virtuosa y sonido brillante!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Bravo!!!!!
How it must feel ooze such genius and magical wonder from the fingertips.
Maravilloso!!!!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏
Fascinating!
i sit in amazement/disbelief/wonderment... this was beautiful. words cannot describe.
The best Rachmaninoff prayer ever! Couldn't be any better. Oh, I love you Kolja!
"You can film me, but don't get my slippers in the shot."
Supposedly he learned the notes in three days, and then played it for his teacher, Tatiana Nikolayeva. When he told her he'd only been practicing it for three days, she wouldn't believe him. At least that's what I've heard.
I learned the beginning part in a few minutes. u know....the unison part lol
I am sure that he had heard the concerto numerous times before sat down to learn. So he knew the music. Makes it a lot easier. Still very impressive though.
@@gayanehovakimian8479 im sure it's a fairy tale. rach 3 in 3 days... great joke
If you play through the music you will know three days is not enough time to just figure out the fingering.
@@jayl9127 exactly, just the fingering alone is a long game of chess. With inefficient fingerings the material becomes virtually impossible
Wow! What force!
Nikolai, could not stop watching this video. You capture so many moments. (Your Etude Tableau #1 is sublime and my favorite. And I yes too, do not need the orchestra - I hear it in my mind and actually prefer to listen to the Rach 2 and 3 WITHOUT! - it just obscures some of the greatest piano music ever written. (Hanon @ 200 sure paid dividends, huh?) Love Nikolia, Love Rach, Love Music, Love Piano
И я тоже с детства люблю Рахманинова ,и с тех пор когда узнала ,что есть Луганский полностью им очарована ,прослушав других пианистов ,играющих Рахманинова ,возвращаюсь к великолепному Луганскому,благодарю судьбу ,что я могу это различие слышать .
i noticed that too, it's interesting to see that he also "practices" the moments to look at the conductor. love this vid, just to see a pianist of his calibre practicing is extremely interesting.
When a tourist in Hawaii suddenly plays the piano in the lobby.
really impressed....I like Lugansky! :-) handsome and talented lol
and also agree....the Russian dominate classic music!
HOW HOW HOW is it possible for a mere mortal human being to be able to play such a fantastic piece of great great music as this??? After having “DIGESTED” the music score into his mind, only then can the music be played through his fingers, all the while remembering what notes come next, through ALL TEN FINGERS???!!!
:O AMAZING! His technique is flawless
omg...the first seconds...that passage is SO ridiculously hard...just like the whole freaking 3rd movement..I don't think I'll ever learn it :(
This video is amazing.
Crazy playing by Lugansky.
Most of it is practice... A lifetime of it. Don't underestimate it's power and don't overestimate anyone's skill. Liszt was a legend. Liszt practiced for 14 hours a day. Legendary practicing.
It's NOT just practising, it's talent as well. Let's not talk nonsense!
I WASN'T DONE!!! Totally left me hanging whistling the flutist's part. How rude.
8:10 Lugansky is so funny looking around the room in correspondence of the piece
I think....
He is so gorgeous that it made it sound like Rachmaninov..
Love the chord articulation at the d major cadence
His fingers and so nimble it's amazing
Complete with trademark Lugansky Butt-Off-The-Bench at the height of the 1st mvt candenza (9:49)
Exceptionnel.
Beau document !
Bravo !
Amazing. Unfortunately I haven't seen him live on stage so far...
Fascinating !!
I enjoyed this so much. Rach 3 is a favorite of mine and it was so much fun to watch a concert pianist practice!
Thanks for posting :)
it looks so extremely simple to him! amazing!
respect! ;)
A great Pianist !
Chilling on Rach 3... Crazy !
That's how it should be. No pomposity. No coats, no ties. No long introductions with brief description of composers life and performers career. Nothing except pure music.
Wow! Rare shot..
He wears a glass? He's cute.
I love his Rach interpretation the best!
Rach 3 and Lugansky! What a combination! Please upload more!
Huge, especially around 9:35 and 9:45. Sensational
OMG...Im seeing him tomorrow! yay 4 me!
ohh those counter pionts at around the 7 min part still give me chills
That was just awesome!
Liszt did a lot of practise, around 10 hours per day when he was young. After he started a travelling virtoso career, he barely practised and very often, he jumped onto stage after descended from a train. After he retired, he didn't practise anymore and didn't encourage his pupils to follow his technical habits. But Liszt was Liszt!
i agree with him, it is nice to hear it w/o orchestra , helps you get an idea of how demanding it is on the pianist.
Phenomenal! It isn't as stupidly effortless as Lisitsa does it, but there's a bit more clarity in the accents and punctuation between phrases. He slows it down just ever so slightly to allow for a bit more melodic clarity within the framework of such incredible chromatic shifts. Well done!
Holy Hanna! How do you do that! Bravo, Bravo Maestro!
I would like to see him play the complete Rach 3 with orchestra....... in this outfit :-)
The cadenza was really good...
Any music piece is chill when you've got a FRECKING STEINWAY
The fact that he takes off his watch mid way practicing is what I usually do as well ❤