WQXR’s Midday Masterpieces: Pianist Kate Liu

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  • Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
  • Every first Wednesday of the month, settle in for an hour of musical serenity with rising stars from The Juilliard School.
    Leave your emails and phone calls behind and join us for these free midday concerts featuring selections from some of classical music’s most beloved composers. This month, pianist Kate Liu performs.

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  • @gonzalovaldivia3835
    @gonzalovaldivia3835 8 днів тому +1

    Kate Liu is an exquisite and intense piano interpreter. I wonder why so underrated. Thanks WQXR for sharing thiis level.

  • @marshallartz395
    @marshallartz395 4 роки тому +104

    💫💫 Kate Liu in Recital 💫💫
    *00:00** Intro: Elliott Forrest*
    Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
    3 Mazurkas, Op. 59 *(1845)*
    04:09 No. 1 in A Minor
    09:20 No. 2 in A-Flat Major
    12:11 No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor
    *16:29** Applause*
    17:07 Kate Speaks 💁🏻‍♀️🎤
    Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
    19:29 Arabeske in C Major,
    Op. 18 *(1839)*
    Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 *(1836)*
    _[dedicated to Franz Liszt]_
    _Motto:_
    _Through all the tones_
    _In Earth’s many-colored dream_
    _There sounds one long-drawn note_
    _For the secret listener._
    _~ Friederich Schlegel ~_
    28:37 I. *Durchaus fantastisch und*
    *leidenschaftlich vorzutragen;*
    *Im Legenden-Ton*
    32:33 _a tempo_
    34:36 _Im Legenden-Ton_
    45:00 II. *Mäßig. Durchaus energisch*
    50:50 _[fff ritard.]_
    52:49 III. *Langsam getragen.*
    *Durchweg leise zu halten*
    56:45 _Etwas bewegter_
    1:02:14 _a tempo_ *1:08:24** Applause*
    Kate Liu, piano✨
    *WQXR’s Midday Masterpieces*
    *The Greene Space* 🍏
    *New York City, USA 🇺🇸 October 2, 2019*

  • @sarq1
    @sarq1 4 роки тому +140

    Kate Liu isn't a "rising star". She is a shining star, outstanding interpreter.

    • @rodrigodiniz8193
      @rodrigodiniz8193 4 роки тому +6

      @Konstantin Ridaya I totally agree with you!!

    • @zuhairbakdoud1360
      @zuhairbakdoud1360 3 роки тому +2

      Kate Liu is baffling in her totally effortless technique. I wish I had her technique. Where does this leave Yuja Wang? Kate Liu is a true musician. The piano is playing itself under her hands.

    • @sarq1
      @sarq1 3 роки тому +1

      Academic professor lectured about her play ua-cam.com/video/tKgqsKYyuR4/v-deo.html (part 1)

  • @dr.robertofelicianomd7627
    @dr.robertofelicianomd7627 4 роки тому +34

    I am a retired physician for the past 8 years. I have been playing the classical piano since 1952 when i was 7 years old.
    I have listened to this recital at least 20 times since October 2019. Since 2015 i have listened to all of Kate Liu’s pieces that she played during the Chopin Piano Competition at least 100 times or more. As far as i am concern she was and is the first prize winner( gold medalist ) of that competition. May God bless her.

  • @abimaelrivera1439
    @abimaelrivera1439 3 роки тому +8

    I've never seen before such a combination of delicacy and technique mastery. Kate Liu reminds me of what books say about Chopin playing. She is simply an angel at the keyboard.

  • @ioannestritemius3791
    @ioannestritemius3791 4 роки тому +58

    Kate Liu's phrasing and voicing are uncanny. Her musical sensitivities remain unmatched, past and present performers. Very grateful for this performance!

    • @Fritz_Maisenbacher
      @Fritz_Maisenbacher 4 роки тому

      Uncanny ? And you think perhaps that this music is "normal" ?????

    • @soundhill1
      @soundhill1 4 роки тому +3

      @@Fritz_Maisenbacher Some of us were brought up hearing this music played this sort of way, so we have the resonators for it and long for it.

    • @Fritz_Maisenbacher
      @Fritz_Maisenbacher 4 роки тому +1

      @@soundhill1
      Yes, I can understand. But it is time now to re-open the ears and the minds.
      This music contains a maximum of toxic and lethal stuff. Even if it is beautiful.
      It's able to burn every soul to ashes.

  • @jaroslawpeter3586
    @jaroslawpeter3586 4 роки тому +12

    PL: Trzeba mieć naprawdę mnóstwo pokory, by będąc laureatką Konkursu Chopinowskiego w Warszawie uważanego za najtrudniejszy na świecie, wrócić potem do szkoły jak gdyby nigdy nic. Mój wielki szacunek dla tej genialnej Pianistki. Taka młoda, tak wybitna. Zna ją nie tylko cała Polska:) Kate, pozdrawiamy serdecznie i trzymamy za Ciebie zawsze kciuki.

  • @RolandHuettmann
    @RolandHuettmann 3 роки тому +9

    She is a master of the silence between and behind the notes.

  • @zuhairbakdoud1360
    @zuhairbakdoud1360 3 роки тому +8

    What depth… she appears to be in another word while playing….
    How come the entire world doesn’t worship her….

    • @marshallartz395
      @marshallartz395 3 роки тому

      Kate Liu is a great pianist. ❤️
      Yuja Wang is a great pianist. ❤️

    • @zuhairbakdoud1360
      @zuhairbakdoud1360 3 роки тому +1

      @@marshallartz395
      This reminds me of the pianistic duel between Franz Liszt and (was it Thalberg?).
      Please help me. I am almost sure you know what I am talking about. Thank you!

    • @Fritz_Maisenbacher
      @Fritz_Maisenbacher 3 роки тому

      @@zuhairbakdoud1360
      Yes, it was Thalberg.
      Remembers me also Horowitz "against" Barere ....

    • @zuhairbakdoud1360
      @zuhairbakdoud1360 3 роки тому

      @@Fritz_Maisenbacher
      Sir, may l ask if you are you German? Isn’t your name German (Fritz Maisenbaccher)?
      I attended medical school in Germany (Wuerzburg, Marburg and Freiburg im Breisgau). I think of Germany very, very often. Thank you for your response.
      Zuhair Bakdoud

    • @zuhairbakdoud1360
      @zuhairbakdoud1360 3 роки тому +3

      @@marshallartz395
      Sir, l agree with you. Have a nice day.

  • @PieInTheSky9
    @PieInTheSky9 4 роки тому +47

    Goodness, this girl completely stole my heart..

  • @hagailevhacohen4777
    @hagailevhacohen4777 5 років тому +56

    For me, she is the best.

    • @zeldali959
      @zeldali959 4 роки тому +9

      For me, too!

    • @Fritz_Maisenbacher
      @Fritz_Maisenbacher 3 роки тому +1

      @@zeldali959
      Yes ..... playing this after Horowitz, in this way ....

    • @zuhairbakdoud1360
      @zuhairbakdoud1360 3 роки тому +2

      @@zeldali959 For me, too, Kate Liu is the best!

  • @yjennn
    @yjennn 5 років тому +47

    She has such a tender piano voice in her playing. I hope she gets more concert engagements so I can go see her performance in person!

  • @jaroslawpeter3586
    @jaroslawpeter3586 4 роки тому +13

    I think she is still far more popular in Poland than in her home country. Even after five years have already passed. How come? Her music is awesome. Bravo! Together with Eric Lu they the Chopin's ambassadors to the US:) Kate Liu's interpretations are amazing and graceful.

  • @socialcelerity8983
    @socialcelerity8983 2 роки тому +4

    “She is amazing” is it… the first time I heard and watched her playing at Chopin competition, that was my impression… it still is to this day. Really wish an opportunity to watch a concert of hers some day.

  • @rossanopinelli5150
    @rossanopinelli5150 3 роки тому +6

    Sensational performance! Kate Liu is a true artist and understands Schumann very deeply.

  • @angelinemapiano2543
    @angelinemapiano2543 4 роки тому +27

    tears in my eyes i see God

    • @andresgunther
      @andresgunther 4 роки тому +7

      Somebody wrote in other comment "Her virtuosity is spiritualized"

  • @melkithierry9289
    @melkithierry9289 6 місяців тому +1

    L'alchimie de Robert reliée à l'immense talent et intériorité de Kate touchent au sublime et aux plus hautes vibrations de l'Âme.......

  • @solbriller1
    @solbriller1 3 роки тому +5

    We are here experincing unique piano playing. Kate Liu shows she even has developed since the Chopin competition which is in itself kind of unbelieavable. Thank you Kate!

  • @eddievollbio
    @eddievollbio 4 роки тому +13

    her Schumann is from a different world. I never heard anything as close to heaven as this! every breath, every rubato just took my soul away.

  • @zeldali959
    @zeldali959 4 роки тому +40

    I am extremely glad the number of her music on UA-cam is increasing as days pass; when I came to know her in the 2015 Chopin competition, it is very limited. I would like to listen to a wider variety of music played by her.

  • @annapenn4741
    @annapenn4741 4 роки тому +6

    She is a gift to humanity

  • @b_tang
    @b_tang 4 роки тому +11

    My favorite pianist of this era.

  • @alfredocastaneda1474
    @alfredocastaneda1474 4 роки тому +12

    Kate, you are indeed an excellent pianist. You play with emotion. You feel each note. Thank you for sharing with all of us your talent and devotion for music.

  • @mr.fredericchopin6214
    @mr.fredericchopin6214 3 роки тому +6

    Astonishing artist of the 21st Century!

  • @ErnestSDavis1
    @ErnestSDavis1 4 роки тому +7

    The transition from the first part of the Fantasia third movement to the second part, and the beginning of the second part (just about the 1 hour mark) are eerie --- magical.

  • @andresgunther
    @andresgunther 4 роки тому +24

    Unbelievable.
    Just unbelievable.
    The Schumann interpretation left me outright stunned.

    • @Fritz_Maisenbacher
      @Fritz_Maisenbacher 4 роки тому +4

      At least someone who understands ....

    • @andresgunther
      @andresgunther 4 роки тому +4

      @@Fritz_Maisenbacher Listen to her 2018 concert ua-cam.com/video/AgqIHOwHE5A/v-deo.html
      The Mozart and the Cesar Franck are outright frightening.
      Of the three young pianists I most watch on YT I say that Yuja Wang is the sun, Tiffany Poon is the moon [no rhyme intended], but Kate Liu is the priestess, the messenger who shows us a world we cannot fathom. This is meant strictly poetic, of course.
      Alles Gute, A,

    • @andresgunther
      @andresgunther 4 роки тому +5

      @@Fritz_Maisenbacher Danke.... When Kate is at the piano she becomes a priestess, a messenger who shows us a world we cannot fathom. As soon as she is done she becomes "invisible" to many but a few.

    • @Fritz_Maisenbacher
      @Fritz_Maisenbacher 4 роки тому +4

      @@andresgunther
      Very curious that you use the word "frightening" about the music of Kate Liu.
      But this is exactly the right word. The necessary word.
      Because how beautiful she is playing is not the matter.
      She brings to us another message. And this is : ""look how a work of music can be"" , this means the fatality, the last message, some respirations before a near death experience.
      Her feeling about music is an omen. Something very beautiful, but an ultimate message.
      I do not know what strange and dramatic valleys the girl has been travelling. But I fear deep depression or inner pain.
      Poor Kate, and how "happy" we are, to be allowed to hear her music ....
      This is 'frightening' ..... yes.

  • @carlosjavierguzman1509
    @carlosjavierguzman1509 3 роки тому +4

    I hope she may play with the greatest orchestras. She is a genius!!

  • @danielchavez8924
    @danielchavez8924 4 роки тому +10

    Kati es un angel

  • @Azian2DaMax
    @Azian2DaMax 4 роки тому +7

    Her phrasing and touch are unbelievable. I can't wait for more recordings of her to be available after her career takes off.

  • @GrzegorzNowacki
    @GrzegorzNowacki 4 роки тому +16

    Kate Liu is awesome! I remember her participation in the Chopin competition in Poland. Great talent, sensitivity, individualism.

  • @user-bt5xp5cx3j
    @user-bt5xp5cx3j 4 роки тому +8

    I missed her so much.. I want to see her more often.

  • @Johannes_Brahms65
    @Johannes_Brahms65 4 роки тому +15

    The timing in the mazurka's... When i try to do that it sounds funny but with her it sounds like she had lessons from Frederic.

  • @user-bg9bj1jk6z
    @user-bg9bj1jk6z 4 роки тому +19

    What a genius 😍😍

  • @alfredocastaneda1474
    @alfredocastaneda1474 4 роки тому +8

    Kate, you are a great pianist. I listen to this video every day.

  • @zuhairbakdoud1360
    @zuhairbakdoud1360 3 роки тому +3

    The Schumann fantasy.. this composition is IMMENSELY difficult both technically and MUSICALLY.

  • @PianistStefanBoetel
    @PianistStefanBoetel 4 роки тому +10

    Hearing the first notes she is playing...so beautiful

  • @PianoScenesMoviesandSeries
    @PianoScenesMoviesandSeries 4 роки тому +6

    She is so amazing.

  • @ronl7131
    @ronl7131 6 місяців тому +1

    Highest Artistry….love to hear more of KL

  • @user-ci5qr7tw4u
    @user-ci5qr7tw4u 4 роки тому +8

    소리 톤이 정말 일품이죠! 음악을 그리는것 역시 굉장히 진실되있죠. 정말 아티스트 입니다.

  • @eltonortiz8102
    @eltonortiz8102 Рік тому +1

    Kate Liu una sobresaliente intensa emocionante y expresivo fraseo melódico logra transmitir profundas emociones y ser la más reconocible intérprete del verdadero Chopin

  • @yuki-zp7mw
    @yuki-zp7mw 4 роки тому +7

    I love Schumann fantasy in C

  • @stitchyduck
    @stitchyduck 4 роки тому +10

    Arabeske was so well-spoken

  • @joseromeroroldan634
    @joseromeroroldan634 4 роки тому +7

    Para mi Kate es, posiblemente, la pianista que mejor interpreta a Chapín.¡Es fabulosa su sensibilidad!

  • @user-gb1cd4oi1q
    @user-gb1cd4oi1q 2 роки тому +1

    1音1音丁寧に弾くケイトのピアノが大好きです!

  • @frazzledude
    @frazzledude 2 роки тому +2

    That Fazioli piano sounds great! It looks an f228.

  • @nobumatsumoto8940
    @nobumatsumoto8940 4 роки тому +12

    素晴らしい演奏!ピアノの女神だ。

  • @alfredocastaneda1474
    @alfredocastaneda1474 4 роки тому +9

    Beautiful. It touches my soul.

  • @j_go.
    @j_go. 2 роки тому +2

    Katie! I love her. 🥰 I hope it's alright to call her Katie.

  • @a.a.dehulster7567
    @a.a.dehulster7567 11 місяців тому +1

    Heavenly how Kate playes🙏🏻She makes you sink into a deep meditative state. What is the name of the last piece she is playing?

  • @boguslawfugiel1020
    @boguslawfugiel1020 5 років тому +13

    Kate Liu and then just
    quantum music.

  • @bart869
    @bart869 4 роки тому +6

    Love Liu's playing. Hate mr cough & sneeze all the time

  • @matthewraden5210
    @matthewraden5210 3 роки тому +6

    The word “stellar” is appropriate here.

  • @haoli4164
    @haoli4164 4 роки тому +8

    Does anyone know why Kate decided to go to Juilliard? She already won the 3rd place at the Chopin International back in 2015... She could begin her career as a professional pianist. I was fortunate to go to her recital once in Vancouver. But I think she deserves much more..

    • @SputnikExperiment
      @SputnikExperiment 4 роки тому +7

      ... I read that after Chopin 2015 she was mending some injuries. Maybe she felt that there was someone specific at Julliard who could help her. I had to rebuild my own technique when I was 25. I know that LaPlante also had to rethink how he plays later in life too. But yeah, she's always had great style But learning to take care of your body is a thing.

    • @haoli4164
      @haoli4164 4 роки тому +4

      @@SputnikExperiment Thank you for the information. Hope you are well too!

    • @gunterfreitag5562
      @gunterfreitag5562 4 роки тому +5

      Kate I think you are a pianists pianist. We could always learn from you. All the very best for your future.

  • @damianbuzon8119
    @damianbuzon8119 3 роки тому +3

    🎼🌸💐👏🏻

  • @user-ci5qr7tw4u
    @user-ci5qr7tw4u 5 років тому +15

    Brava

    • @murakisadao
      @murakisadao 3 роки тому +1

      Very important: 15-20 seconds of silence in the audience at the end of the Fantasy. Represents a high respect for the sound, the harmonics, and specially the cuasi-religious mood of the ending of the piece and everyone felt that.

  • @angelinemapiano2543
    @angelinemapiano2543 4 роки тому +16

    28:35 Schumann fantasy in C

  • @camilloflaim8933
    @camilloflaim8933 4 роки тому +1

    I know on NYC radio WQXR when have played the marathona of Bach with the organists Paul Jacobs, Chelsea Chen , Isabelle Demers and others.

  • @alfredoparamo3139
    @alfredoparamo3139 4 роки тому +8

    Kate Liu es una de mis pianistas favoritas. De ella he escrito algunos comentarios en vericuetosmusicalesyliterarios.blogspot.com

  • @salvatoremartella5397
    @salvatoremartella5397 4 роки тому +1

    Nel primo tempo della Fantasia, a conclusione della esposizione del secondo tema, il "do" basso della mano sinistra di accompagnamento deve essere suonato con maggiore evidenza.
    Per il resto, SUPERLATIVO!!!

  • @8beef4u
    @8beef4u 4 роки тому +19

    Man she got robbed at the Chopin competition. She should have won

  • @egoistaX
    @egoistaX 4 роки тому +2

    She can play

    • @marshallartz395
      @marshallartz395 3 роки тому +2

      egoistaX: That’s an understatement for sure! 😎🎹

  • @chenwu9867
    @chenwu9867 2 роки тому

    HOW DIFFICULT it is to have a just authentic, none-radiant pianist like Kate Liu?

  • @gunnarkoss9262
    @gunnarkoss9262 3 роки тому

    Where is the Pulse?

  • @Mike1614b
    @Mike1614b 4 роки тому +3

    Kate is beautiful and fantastic. the used car salesman guy is cringy

  • @luisdiazlopez3712
    @luisdiazlopez3712 2 роки тому +2

    No es bella en la manera en que Yuja Wang lo es, ni tiene el inquietante aspecto de Katia Buniastishvili, buenas pianistas ambas, pero Kate está muy por sobre ellas, no solo por su Chopin. Su opus 110 de Beethoven ha sido comparada con la Artur Schnabel, vale decir, está en la cúspide.

    • @ricardollaque7310
      @ricardollaque7310 2 роки тому +2

      Creo que no es comparable con ninguna de las otras dos excelentes pianistas. Kate tien una belleza angelical

  • @calebhu6383
    @calebhu6383 4 роки тому

    51:56

  • @valeriehitier9026
    @valeriehitier9026 Рік тому

    Son expressivité change le morceau?! Ou bien je ne le connais pas?!😊

  • @samuelmusic4836
    @samuelmusic4836 4 роки тому +1

    A Fazioli !

  • @Jack-hy1zq
    @Jack-hy1zq 4 роки тому +1

    march 20/20....the world has utterly changed.

  • @user-zp9dz2hd3b
    @user-zp9dz2hd3b 4 роки тому

    ファツィオリ‼️好きだねぇ➰‼️どこまで宣伝にお金かけて家具造るのかしら('_'?)キンキンカンカンうるさい楽器。。。わたしは、本気で苦手です。このピアノ。

  • @rudy92036
    @rudy92036 3 роки тому +1

    The piano is out of tune. It isn't singing.

  • @teresatruong3279
    @teresatruong3279 4 роки тому +3

    ethnic Chinese.

  • @lourak613
    @lourak613 4 роки тому +1

    She is indeed a remarkable talent, especially for her age, yet, I find her tempo changes and rubatos a bit extreme. It will pull you in because of her generally great musicianship and emotional depth, but it really is a bit over the top with the random dramatic overly long pauses. The languishing pianissimos also bother me. They are too disruptive to the flow, and developmental tension tends to get dissipated somehow - I haven't analyzed and figured out yet exactly what it is that bothers me about that. On the positive side - it seems to me that if she will temper some of these tendencies, and what I might call "affectations", she will no doubt enter the pantheon of the greats in this generation. Does anyone care to add to or critique my comments here? It would be most appreciated...

    • @affalee8216
      @affalee8216 4 роки тому +1

      Linking said sections would help as examples...

    • @GDT908
      @GDT908 4 роки тому

      C’est ce que je pense aussi. Son jeu est très personnel, c’est très bon, mais je trouve qu’elle casse le rythme trop souvent, elle perd la ligne, et on perd de l’intérêt, même s’il y a des moments magnifiques.

    • @republiccooper
      @republiccooper 3 роки тому +3

      I find it unique and enjoyable.

    • @virtuosafatale
      @virtuosafatale 3 роки тому +2

      She makes it "of the moment"

    • @eugenesoifertis6177
      @eugenesoifertis6177 3 роки тому +4

      I understand you completely.However totally disagree with you. Let her talent flourishing as it is!.its a natural power.Please mind I am a professional and know every note of this music

  • @AlfieTheProducer
    @AlfieTheProducer 4 роки тому

    Bananas