Your coverage & interviews with the competitors has been so refreshing and INSPIRING. Hearing their excitement, or self-criticism, or topics about nerves/sleep/fatigue/stress/injuries. Genuinely so nice to finally see a HUMAN side to classical pianists. We need MORE of this please!!!!!! Great effort so far Ben.
Thanks for doing all you’ve been doing for the competition, Ben! The behind the scenes looks and interviews where you geek out with the competitors make the competition immensely more interesting.
Angeline has a gorgeous, graceful, elegant touch on the keyboard. She's performance highlights the interwind emotions of Chopin. She has a huge chance to win. thank you, Ben, to show each of finalist hands movements closer and their expression, so inspiring. Nathaniel has and artistic and genius expression. Each artist has their special characteristic signature how they translate Chopin's hidden feeling into poetic playful musical joy.
You did a great job supporting all of the Miami contestants during the interview sections. You encouraged everyone, always found something to praise, and lifted people up. Props, Ben.
Ben Laude, this morning I watched your episode 8 “improvisation” and also “Barcarolle” with Garrick. It made my day, and now, I notice this is posted - exactly what I wanted to see more of during your brilliant competition interviews. Watching you and Garrick has been such a gift to all of us. My sincerest thanks to both of you for that generosity, and to you for your commitment to share your immense knowledge and love of this art. Is the world a better place because of that? You bet it is, Ben. Thought: I grew up in the 60s & 70s where knowledge came solely from library books and a handful of local teachers. I’m wondering how many older folk (like me) just don’t know that resources like yours are at their fingertips. The age distribution poll you ran was enlightening; maybe your marketing friends can crack that code. Cheers!
Thanks for this inside look Ben! Great job all week! Has been very inspiring to watch and best to all the finalists!! After this video, I know who I want to win! We’ll see. Thanks for all you do! I hope you get some well deserved rest soon!
Kudos to competitors for letting some behind the scenes glimpses. They seem pretty centered and chill; probably part of the reason they are finalists. Anthony seems like the music is so deeply hard-wired, he can just sort of think it and it comes out (I know, that comment seems to negate all the effort he has put in); I haven't watched any of the competition (I don't want to listen to these pieces for the 10,000th time, I want them to stay fresh (for me)), but just from this glimpse I would guess he would win.
Hi Ben, I’m Gabriela Montero’s mom, coincidentally here in Miami. You’re very cool, even if you’re not a air traffic controller 😊 I happened to be listening when you were interviewing Ms Muze today and want to pass along to her some info that she might not know about re her voice. Turns out my left vocal chord became paralyzed (forever) in 1991. I spent 19 years with very little voice volume. While living in Boston in 2010, I heard about Dr. Stephen Zeitels, founder and head of the now worldwide famous Voice Center at Mass General. Long story short because it’s not about me, he put some goretex (yep) alongside of it to prop it up to the middle. To do this he cut my throat 😬 Been fine ever since. Please pass this along to her. Anyone with any sort of voice problem needs to go there. Btw, I very much enjoyed your episode with Gaby. I was there in Warsaw and was speechless when she improvised the first one. I’d been recording her since she was … 18 months old. Gilda
So grateful for these videos, it has greatly enhanced my enjoyment of watching the competition. I have also loved the Chopin Podcast with Laude and Ohlsson.
Ben are the artists choosing different tempi for the concerto? Having sat through them live and analyzing them after the fact, I I found it a very informative exercise to listen to how Yunchan Lim, Clayton Stephenson and Ilya Shmuckler worked with Alsop to execute their Rach 3rds in the Van Cliburn finals.
Warning: off-topic by related comment coming up. I love music. It's my profession. But... how many more renditions of Chopin's concertos do we need? Or Tchaikovsky's?! Beethoven 5th, anyone? During the last 120 years or so, "classical music" - let's call it like that for now - has slowly but steadily begun to atrophies to the point that now is nothing more than the same ol' bedtime fairytale we like to hear before going to bed, comforting, beautiful, but hopelessly the same the same the same the same the same... the same pieces, the same concert programs, the same recordings - no, wait, that pianist slows down at the 24th measures. Nobody does it. How original! How wonderful! ;-).The whole profession of playing an instrument in the world of classic music is akin to a paint-by-number exercise. Years and years of studies. I watch these fantastic young musicians, all rehearsing the same concertos...again. What the hell are we doing?! Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin would all be laughing at us, thinking we've lost our minds. Classical music is officially dead - and, unfortunately, new, contemporary music is mostly forgettable, highly technical but garbage no one talks about it after a few performances. Down the drain of lost memories it goes. Yes, I will keep playing my Mozart sonatas and Bach's suites by myself, for fun, because I AM PART OF THE PROBLEM MYSELF, I should go the way of the dinosaurs, but I'm done listening to new recordings. I don't need them. You don't need them. Nobody does. Stop it. Get a life.
What the F***? You saying all that when last year the biggest discoveries in Music was made in the form of rediscovered "lost" compositions from the same folks you just insulted as sounding the same? Why not listen to other less known composers like Alkan or Frescobaldi?
I understand you. The same thing s happening in Jazz and popular music. But I don’t agree on your point about contemporary music. For me it’s a late capitalism problem. We do have great new music but the mainstream media only care about the already established repertoire. The XX century music industry killed music. It became a museum piece…It seems Adorno was right…And the very strict and conservative Chopin would laugh if he knew there would be musical competitions bearing his name…😂
Or imagine 100s or 1,000s of cover bands all trying to nail the perfect renditions of the Beatles' songs in a competition. Pretty absurd. But I suppose one could view these competitions not so much for the ends ("who's the winner?") but as a catalysts for intensive training that will bring them to a higher level of musicianship than they might otherwise have pursued.
Dude, do you even sleep? Great behind the scenes! You gotta go to Warsaw and cover it like this for us! And for the world!
Would love to see it
That would be so cool!
So happy to see this "behind the scenes", Ben! You've done an amazing job!
He should do the same in Warsaw !😊
Your coverage & interviews with the competitors has been so refreshing and INSPIRING. Hearing their excitement, or self-criticism, or topics about nerves/sleep/fatigue/stress/injuries. Genuinely so nice to finally see a HUMAN side to classical pianists. We need MORE of this please!!!!!! Great effort so far Ben.
Agree
Great behind the scenes video
Need Petition to hire Ben Laude to cover the International Competition
Thanks for doing all you’ve been doing for the competition, Ben! The behind the scenes looks and interviews where you geek out with the competitors make the competition immensely more interesting.
Angeline has a gorgeous, graceful, elegant touch on the keyboard. She's performance highlights the interwind emotions of Chopin. She has a huge chance to win. thank you, Ben, to show each of finalist hands movements closer and their expression, so inspiring. Nathaniel has and artistic and genius expression. Each artist has their special characteristic signature how they translate Chopin's hidden feeling into poetic playful musical joy.
You did a great job supporting all of the Miami contestants during the interview sections. You encouraged everyone, always found something to praise, and lifted people up. Props, Ben.
Ben Laude, this morning I watched your episode 8 “improvisation” and also “Barcarolle” with Garrick. It made my day, and now, I notice this is posted - exactly what I wanted to see more of during your brilliant competition interviews. Watching you and Garrick has been such a gift to all of us. My sincerest thanks to both of you for that generosity, and to you for your commitment to share your immense knowledge and love of this art. Is the world a better place because of that? You bet it is, Ben. Thought: I grew up in the 60s & 70s where knowledge came solely from library books and a handful of local teachers. I’m wondering how many older folk (like me) just don’t know that resources like yours are at their fingertips. The age distribution poll you ran was enlightening; maybe your marketing friends can crack that code. Cheers!
Really wonderful to see this, wishing all the best to each of the finalists and looking forward to their performances!
Thank you for the precious coverage you’ve given us throughout the entire competition!!
All have such wonderfully relaxed technique, some more bold and others more delicate, their characters shine well through their music :)
It was a great pleasure to watch this video! Greetings from Warsaw.
Philadelphia cheers you on, Nathaniel!!!
Thank you, Ben.
🌏 These 6 performers give me great hope for my generation (I’m 18).
Getting to see the human side of these competitors is amazing!!! All of the behind the scenes stuff has endeared them to us even more. ❤
yessss this is great. can't wait for the finals!
Nice job, Ben! Fantastic pianists, I appreciate too much your videos❤
All 6 finalists are phenomenal pianists! I predict Angeline, Anthony, and William G (in no particular order) will make top 3.
Fabulous behind the scenes peek. Thank you Ben!
Angelina's section was so wonderful. I can't wait.
Thanks! This is a video! Angie is a great pianist! ❤
I'm glad to see Angeline make it to the finals. She was one of my favorites, with her sense of melodic line and beautiful balance. ❤❤❤
Excellent, worthy pianists. Special love for W.Yang and A.Zhang!
Great behind the scenes footage!
I'm TOTALLY rooting for that Anthony guy - he has a great smile!!
That's exactly what the judges are looking for -- a great smile. Playing the piano is completely optional 🙂
Thanks for this inside look Ben! Great job all week! Has been very inspiring to watch and best to all the finalists!! After this video, I know who I want to win! We’ll see. Thanks for all you do! I hope you get some well deserved rest soon!
William played this concerto at age 9???!😮😂. "One of the concertos i have played the longest"...like we all have multiple LOL...#relatable
These kids now a days! LOL! They are great hu? I know I wasn't playing anything like thos at age 9!!!!
Kudos to competitors for letting some behind the scenes glimpses. They seem pretty centered and chill; probably part of the reason they are finalists. Anthony seems like the music is so deeply hard-wired, he can just sort of think it and it comes out (I know, that comment seems to negate all the effort he has put in); I haven't watched any of the competition (I don't want to listen to these pieces for the 10,000th time, I want them to stay fresh (for me)), but just from this glimpse I would guess he would win.
How can tey chose? All these kids play so very well! Bravo to all!
I'm rooting for Angeline, the tiger balm girl extraordinaire. She's so badass
Me too!
I'll be there today!
Good to see you're making good use of all your spare time today, Ben. 🤣See ya in a few hours! This is gonna be GREAT! 🙂
Hi Ben, I’m Gabriela Montero’s mom, coincidentally here in Miami. You’re very cool, even if you’re not a air traffic controller 😊
I happened to be listening when you were interviewing Ms Muze today and want to pass along to her some info that she might not know about re her voice.
Turns out my left vocal chord became paralyzed (forever)
in 1991. I spent 19 years with very little voice volume. While living in Boston in 2010, I heard about Dr. Stephen Zeitels, founder and head of the now worldwide famous Voice Center at Mass General. Long story short because it’s not about me, he put some goretex (yep) alongside of it to prop it up to the middle. To do this he cut my throat 😬 Been fine ever since. Please pass this along to her. Anyone with any sort of voice problem needs to go there.
Btw, I very much enjoyed your episode with Gaby. I was there in Warsaw and was speechless when she improvised the first one. I’d been recording her since she was … 18 months old.
Gilda
@@gtuttlebee wow thank you for this. And it’s nice to “meet” you. I will pass along the info to Barbara
Of course Kate Liu makes an appearance, every performance of hers from 2015 is gold
It seems she's not performing these days. Anyone know what's up with her?
@@johnbanach3875I just saw her play the other day in Chicago
Of course... She should have won the gold medal back then.. Her new cd is coming out on Jan 17th!!
@@Michachel Nice. Thanks.
@@bpat74 Great. Perfect.
Will Anthony reveal his secrets at some point? He knows how to keep the suspense 😅😂 thank you for your amazimg work Ben ❤
So grateful for these videos, it has greatly enhanced my enjoyment of watching the competition. I have also loved the Chopin Podcast with Laude and Ohlsson.
Rooting for Nathaniel!
We'll be there too!
Great content, as ever. Doubt I will be able to stay up to watch it all but will definitely be catching up tomorrow (almost 11 pm here)
Ben, it will be criminal if you don’t get the opportunity to provide coverage of the international competition.
I don’t know why, but I think Ratinov is funny as hell
Nathaniel Zhang ❤
Rooting for Angeline; everyone else is fabulous too!
Rooting for Angie! She’s my favorite!
Angeline Ma is amazing! I'd love to see her play live or even meet her :0
Good vid of behind the scenes
let’s go Angeline😍😍😍
Ben are the artists choosing different tempi for the concerto? Having sat through them live and analyzing them after the fact, I I found it a very informative exercise to listen to how Yunchan Lim, Clayton Stephenson and Ilya Shmuckler worked with Alsop to execute their Rach 3rds in the Van Cliburn finals.
5:10 are those bandages on her hand? Is that a something professional pianists utilize often?
Disregard, answer is at 8:30.
12:00 😂😂😂😂😂
Raul is my favorite contestant.
F minor is my favorite concerto of the 2.
I wish my favourite participant, Angeline, would play my favourite concert, the 2nd.😪
Ben Laude. Be our man in Warsaw too please!!!
What is the tape on Angelena’s hands?
She answers that question at 8:30
@@jean-yvesferry4669 I saw that, but she doesn’t really explain what it’s for
How can anyone possibly change fingerings at the last minute? Is that even possible?
Bro Anthonys " No" is so funny
I think Anthony is gonna win
9:56 if you watch them from behind they look like father and son :D
common Angeline W
Do they all have the same teacher?
@@spiinox this was the conductor
That was the conductor of the orchestra.
lmao avg angeline ma moment begging for sponsorship tho shes a natural advertiser
1:24 so true hahaha
❤
Anthony really looks like 孙悟空
^Well how long before they bang these pianos out of tune?
noice
Warning: off-topic by related comment coming up.
I love music. It's my profession. But... how many more renditions of Chopin's concertos do we need? Or Tchaikovsky's?! Beethoven 5th, anyone? During the last 120 years or so, "classical music" - let's call it like that for now - has slowly but steadily begun to atrophies to the point that now is nothing more than the same ol' bedtime fairytale we like to hear before going to bed, comforting, beautiful, but hopelessly the same the same the same the same the same... the same pieces, the same concert programs, the same recordings - no, wait, that pianist slows down at the 24th measures. Nobody does it. How original! How wonderful! ;-).The whole profession of playing an instrument in the world of classic music is akin to a paint-by-number exercise. Years and years of studies. I watch these fantastic young musicians, all rehearsing the same concertos...again. What the hell are we doing?! Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin would all be laughing at us, thinking we've lost our minds. Classical music is officially dead - and, unfortunately, new, contemporary music is mostly forgettable, highly technical but garbage no one talks about it after a few performances. Down the drain of lost memories it goes. Yes, I will keep playing my Mozart sonatas and Bach's suites by myself, for fun, because I AM PART OF THE PROBLEM MYSELF, I should go the way of the dinosaurs, but I'm done listening to new recordings. I don't need them. You don't need them. Nobody does. Stop it. Get a life.
What the F***? You saying all that when last year the biggest discoveries in Music was made in the form of rediscovered "lost" compositions from the same folks you just insulted as sounding the same? Why not listen to other less known composers like Alkan or Frescobaldi?
I understand you. The same thing s happening in Jazz and popular music. But I don’t agree on your point about contemporary music. For me it’s a late capitalism problem. We do have great new music but the mainstream media only care about the already established repertoire. The XX century music industry killed music. It became a museum piece…It seems Adorno was right…And the very strict and conservative Chopin would laugh if he knew there would be musical competitions bearing his name…😂
Or imagine 100s or 1,000s of cover bands all trying to nail the perfect renditions of the Beatles' songs in a competition. Pretty absurd. But I suppose one could view these competitions not so much for the ends ("who's the winner?") but as a catalysts for intensive training that will bring them to a higher level of musicianship than they might otherwise have pursued.