Not too many teachers are qualified to teach these students as they are already at a super high level. It’s awesome to see what a masterclass looks like. Great job Lang Lang
The kid is very good technically but as often is the case with younger musicians, the interpretation is not quite there. Lang Lang is just the teacher he needs to develop further. It's amazing to see how he picks up on every little thing that Lang Lang says. In time he'll be truly great, with age and life experiece also comes musical maturity, I feel.
@@thegoldenkeys1289 No doubt it is. You must understand, I'm comparing him on an absolute level, with such masters as Lang Lang. He is a joy to listen to for sure, and by no means am I saying his musicality is bad.
Damn, this guy is studying for a bachelor's degree in Economics at Harvard while also studying for a master's in piano performance, that's really impressive.
This student seems to be really relaxed even if hes facing one of the best pianist in the world and playing on such a stage. I really hope he can be someone famous like langlang in the future
Dude's got a lot of potential. His ability to make adjustments and really absorb what Lang Lang was saying in the moment. I was always terrible at that in master classes. It's like...can you give me an hour to work on that first? 😣
lang lang could play all the chopin etudes when he was 12 (to apply for curtis)...now *he* was achieved a lot at a young age, and even more in old age. (like now)
Master Lang Lang very careful about the dynamics,rhythm and clear articulation which gives out the character of this piece. Clayton has good technical and very talented student.
He's such an expressive pianist especially at the longer and slower sections in this piece. he really puts a lot of emotion in this piece and I can also feel it inside. This is such an important quality as a pianist. Lang Lang also did an incredible job pointing out the parts where he needed to improve.
@@ludicroussealanimations3643 such name are prevalent among chinese but it's weird if one doesn't know it focus more on the tone of the name which represent two meaning.
Lang Lang really brought the life, breath and even temperature of the piece through the subtle change of the rythme, contrast, length and force of the sound and make the clash to your spirit happen. He can really easily make any notes no longer flat and piled up, but with so many layers, depth, colors and complexity. It also likes he can easily creat a magical line to link to your heart and lead it to anywhere the music want u to go but also in a very smooth, warm and comfortable way full of love and romance. Yes, really enjoy watching those masterclass. You can easily understand and hear the difference, perticular where is the “clash” from excellent to real Master! I think those young people should be really appreciated those teaching. Because the earlier to realize those small but critical details and start to practice to improve their performance, the sooner they can outstand themselves among so many talents! OMG, GOD just gave so many gifts to people! And people who success not only need time, efforts but also a good teacher from early age! Relatively, opportunity is important but not that important because when it comes, the people who well acculturated and prepared can get it.
I love how the people walking by in the background are captivated and brought to a dead stop and the fact that you can't see any of their faces. The body language speaks so much volume.
16:40 - it is interesting what Lang Lang says about him preferring the beginning being played without pedal and staccato. A lot of performers mirror his thoughts - and it does create a certain scary percussive effect. Liszt however indicated pedal all through the opening passage. Now I believe every pianist has a right to an individual interpretation (and I like the opening with or without pedal - it sounds unique and just mind-blowingly modern for a piece from the mid-1800s either way:), but it would have been nice to hear Lang Lang mention that Mr. Stephenson actually played the beginning more in line with Liszt's score.
My guess is that Liszt indicates pedal throughout the beginning because the pianos back then were a lot dryer sounding in comparison to today’s richer sounding pianos
I don’t know how this channel dropped into my list but I’m so glad it did. I subscribed. I’ve never seen a master class before and am mesmerized by this video. Brilliant. Thanks for posting.
Quite literally. I feel his mastery of and control over dynamics specifically is near unrivaled. He is so expressive with his dynamic range and it's a joy to listen to.
Wow impressive masterclass. The student is already excellent but with additional inputs from Lang lang, the piece displayed more life into it. Well done!
That pianist really is very good. Often u get technical beasts who can shred scales and arpeggios but play like robots with no soul. This guy has everything. You truly feel when he plays, and he took Lang Lang’s advice on really well. Surely has everything to be a future great
Me gusta más el touching the Clayton que el del mismo Lang, y mucho menos “tragicómico” también, este chico tiene una sensibilidad muy especial y una dinámica envidiable.. y muy bien tecnicamente...BRAVO
