Lola Astanova - Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the All-Star Orchestra (2016 Emmy® Award) 

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One of my favorite compositions played by the most beautiful pianist, awesome

I’ve watched this performance so many times and enjoy it more and more each time. It’s like riding a rocket ship through the expanse of the heavens and experiencing so many different sights and yet they are all a part of the same fabric. Each player is so deeply involved it must seem like the stage is a world away. Thank you, Lola for such a beautiful and memorable experience ! That’s what listening to this performance is…an experience.

Lola, Every time I watch this performance, I’m reminded of how very talented you are. And how many hours and hours you must have spent just even being able to play most difficult piece, let alone memorizing the whole thing !!! I get tears in my eyes every time I watch it ! You’re the elite of the elite !!! Faubus

Absolutely magnificent! Lola Astanova's virtuosity is as stunning and beautiful as she is. What an incredible talent!

The BEST Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue I've herd... EVER!... (And all so perfect by memory???!!!...)... WOW!!! 😃

The clarinet set the mood for the whole piece.

Oh my god!!! One of my favorite pieces of all time !!!! Pianists always rush … she is perfect

I think this is the most impressive performance I've ever seen online. The human mind and ability is a beautiful creation. I simply cannot understand how the pianist can perform this without sheet music, all the while with impeccable timing and cues with the band.

It was my favorite Rhapsody in blue! 💝😍 Thank you for everyone! 💕 🙏 🤗

Lola is a great artist I think this look makes her more beautiful than ever

Simply unbelievable! Superhuman! Genius and Olympian athlete! And of a stunning beauty! Thanks for being, Lola! Love you Gal!

Wow. Jee wizz. The most fascinating wonderful beautiful thing of beautifulness. I have ever seen. Oh my god. Cannot write. Hair’s on my neck are tingling. Amazing pianist. Oh yeah and gorgeous too. Pure class. Amazing talent. Live long and prosper beautiful Lady. 🥰👍🏻✌🏻🥰🙌🏻🤩🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🖖🗽🇺🇸🇬🇧✊

Virtuosity. She is simply amazing.

Wow! What a beautiful woman & such a fine player! John.

My favorite music in all the world, performed masterfully by not just the superb pianist, but the entire orchestra. I was mesmerized!

Ma chère Lola vous êtes la perfection artistique incarnée 1000 fois bravo et merci😊

I love her technique. Such great finger control. A really brilliant pianist. She really proves that the piano is a percussive instrument.

I have rarely heard Rapsody in Blue performed with such majesty by Lola A and the orchestra. Ole.

Lola, you're divine and a great pianist ❤

Lola Astanova is simply fabulous in every sense of the word. What a remarkable woman.

She is very beautiful but it is her talent that really makes her shine!

The best version of Lady Lola and her amazing performance!

Oh, Lola ... I can never tire of hearing this. Such perfection ... you are a jewel with so many facets. Someone should name a famous diamond after you. You give and give, unendingly! Pure delight!

very good, congratulations, LOLA

This is the first video of Lola playing with an orchestra that I've seen. I was beginning to believe that she only "demos" with other artists eg. Hauser. So she is a legit artist!!

This woman is a goddess. I cannot stop listening AND watching this

Best ever.

Wow Lola Astanova is amazing !! best ever Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue Performance .

Without words! Pure talent and emotion. Brilliant performance both, Lola and orchestra.

Спасибо цивилизации за возможность слушать и видеть Лолу - этот бесконечный источник духовного наслаждения, радости и счастья.

Lola is tops in every department with me. What a talented babe... WOW

This piece is an extraordinary musical composition, wonderful musicians. Lola is literally shocking, for talent and infinite beauty, endowed with a non-human stylistic perfection. He interprets this prestigious composition loved by all, with magical hands that reproduce any act and mood of each portion of the piece. His splendid hands endowed with a world technique, it seems that they don't know instrumental and technical difficulties, but only the direct relationship between the soul, the music assimilated by a superior piano mind and the instrument, as an extension of her body. This video must be purchased, otherwise we may lose a unique document in the history of music. And then our queen of music is so perfect as a pianist that she deserves to be the most attractive and irresistible musician in the world, the whole world is always in love with her thanks to these concerts and her romanticism who in any case appears in every concert.

A beautiful Angel,Not with a harp but with a piano, takes us to Paradise

Listening to this recording is the most beautiful eighteen minutes of my life! And I can watch this performance again and again!

Outstanding version in the classical jazzistic fine style Gershwin wrote. Lola bravissima as usual. The Orchestra, OMG marvelous rendition. Clarinette!!!! So so perfect. Congratulations to conductor and everyone.!!

This is a fun song to play on the piano, and Lola, you've nailed it. Gershwin at his finest, and Lola would make Gershwin proud.

Best of the best, this could never be improved upon, splendid and unforgettable.

Have you noticed (thanks to RU-vid) how many gorgeous musicians we have out there? Lola, Khatia, Anna, Nicola, Olga, Caroline, Anastasia, Alice - and the list goes on. I just don't have enough time to watch them and to listen to them. I love watching them - to me, music is not just an auditory experience. It is total. And some of them play magic jazz, too.

Send Lola more Emmys imo. Perfection!

Speechless! Such power, touch, subtlety, quality, George would have been astounded himself. What a virtuoso group of musicians, with every edge, touch, phrase so well done.

If George Gershwin heard this interpretation, would say that his spirit is here. Fantastic interpretation by Lola and the Orchestra, many congratulations. Wonderful.

Once an artist reaches such a level of interpretation is entitled to choose the look she feels better in. Many videos of Lola playing solos in her own house or similar small environment on YT. The camera focus on her hands, legs, reinforced breasts, heavy make up, that often spoil the piano touch and skill she possess. But this one here is quite different. No glamour outfit, no camera indulgement on upper body, no zoom on her high-heels.... Only a pro among pros showing her special gift and providing a memorable performance of one of the top musical creations of the last century. Glad to see over a thousand positive comments have been published but I felt I should add my drop into the ocean...

Man did God get it right when he created that lady!!! There are not enough adjectives to describe that gorgeous talented creature. All I can say is WOW!!!

I had to replay this 23 times to be sure I like it. And yes, I like it.

Какая шикарная пианистка!!! Потрясающе играет!!! Красивая и ТАЛАНТЛИВАЯ!!!!

Probably the most soul stirring piece of music that has ever been brought forth in human history. Not to say that there aren’t other magnificent pieces out there. But George Gershwin got everything right here. And all of the little melodies that interweave throughout constantly float us along like smoke wisping in a breeze - and then like waters going over Niagara. Beautiful, just absolutely beautiful.

Лола-талантище! Желаю ей побольше таких концертов.Успехов и удачи!!!

Okay, but the clarinet solo at the start is spot on.

THIS GIRL IS AN ALIEN! WOW Absolutely fantastic!... technically perfect! The orchestra is 5 stars... the best... the maestro is fabulous... WOW!!! What can I say more?... WOW... three times WOW

BRAVO LOLA !!

Juan Borneo I watched and listened to her performance of Gershwin's beautiful Rhapsody in Blue I could not take my eyes of Lola Astonova. She is utterly a dream as she strolls to the piano in her high heels and glorious mini skirts. Yes this woman is quite something special.for a concert hall.

Kudos to everyone involved in this performance from the Great George Gershwin to the orchestra and Lola Astanova!

This is a simply wonderful performance, by Lola, and the orchestra! I've been watching Lola's piano performance videos for about a year, and she is an outstanding pianist and musician. Lola has wonderfully strong fingers, great technique, fantastic posture, and plays with great dynamics and emotion. I can't even imagine the massive amount of time she must have invested in her life, to nurture the gift she has been given. The "icing" on the cake, is that she is also a very beautiful woman. I wish you all the best in life....Peace!

It is imposible to find words to speak about such a wonderfull interpretation Congratulation is the the best word we can say .

Stuning, beautiful, marvelous!! Lola besides her beauty she is one of The best artist i ‘ve ever seen!.,👍🏻✌🏻🎄🎄💐🥰😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥂

This is the best performance of Rhapsody in Blue I've ever heard and all from memory Absolutely incredible!

How can somebody be so talented and such a beauty at the same time. What can you say about the orchestra, WOW!

And all this from her memory. Simply amazing !

Wow! Amazing and spirited performance, I have heard the piece many times - this one is memorable!

A feast for the ears and the eyes 😊

George Gerschwin Blue Rhapsody is very hard pianistic work, you are super perfectionist, dear Lola. Best Greetings from Katowice Upper Silesia Poland, Matt - Matviej.

Я в полном восторге!!! Браво 👏👏👏!!! Блистательно! Несколько дней смотрю и слушаю ваши записи. В красивом человеке всё прекрасно и гармонично: и лицо, и музыка 🎶, которую он исполняет, и одежда, и тело. Благодарю за вдохновение! Успехов вам!

I sincerely have no words, and that is a miracle. Definitely in a class/world of her own!

My previous comment notwithstanding, she is an incredible musician.

I am always speechless how pianists manage to play the whole sheet by heart.

Awesome ...❤️💋💋💫🌹🌹☺️ she is amazing ... Memories .. I played Gershwin on my piano diploma concerto years ago..... ohh.... loved it..❤️🌹☺️

Наконец-то я нашла видео, где видно натуральную красоту этой талантливой пианистки! Феноменальное исполнение! Шикарный образ!

That is why Lola is a amazing pianist and a great re writer of songs. She allways keep the original feeling, but she goes much further on it. Wait a minute, Maestro, let me improvise a little bit. Watch the look in her eyes, at some moments, sending a signal to the Maestro. Just saying " Hold down a minute. A want to play it as i am " Perfect execution. No dout.

A Band! As Gershwin demands. Terrific conductor, beautifully played by all. Yes, a wonderful contribution the clarinetist..and bravura performance by Ms Astanova. Kudos to the engineers, both audio and video.

Un believable!! Incredible talent and beauty! I am amazed! amazing talent!! :-) :-) :-)

The cleanest, most balanced Rhapsody In Blue I’ve ever heard, and over my 66 years of listening!

Wonderful performance! Thank you!

This is incredible! So captivating. Everyone really pulled it out the bag for that performance, but seriously... how on earth does Lola play like that?! And for so long!? And without any music!?!?! Beyond comprehension...

AWESOME!!!!

This could be enjoyed with closed eyes - but I just have to look at her hands and enjoy her technic! Wonderful!

We see the high heels 👠 and admire them but anyway for playing like she does and without looking any partitura , there are hard long years of practicing. I know . I love ❤️ love 💕 both the woman that received her gift of beauty and her hard work.

Great ARTIST, wonderful performance, spectacular pianist ! Lola will go down to musical history for her musical passion and revolutionary style ! Many compliments !

Oh my God!!!! More one perfect performance Lola! Goddess of Piano Art!!!!!! Unbelieveble!!!!!

Very nice performance. The clarinetist is the best I have heard play this piece. Wow-.Lola does a decent job and is able to transcend into jazz mode perfectly which isnt always easy for an Eastern Bloc trained pianist. I presume this is the original orchestration ,I know there is another for a large conventional orchestra. These studio musicians are fantastic . What a piece by Gershwin. And then there is Lola's imperious beauty that doesn't hurt either.

Jednostavno, ovo je savršena izvedba! Orkestar je fantastičan, a Lola ne samo da je prekrasna, senzualna žena , nego je i pijanistica najviše ...svjetske klase!

Ho sentito questo brano in questa esecuzione un'infinità di volte e ogni volta ho scoperto dei nuovi particolari L' orchestra e Lola sono semplicemente meraviglioso .

LOLA!!! Get Down with that performance. WOW!

Truly a gift and extraordinarily talented, highly professional and such a beautiful lady. Thank YOU to the entire group of professionals for their hard work and genuine entertainment. Appreciation beyond words! Just beautiful! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! 💜

I had to stand up and applaud here at home.

Totally blew my mind Oh dear Lola how on earth you could accomplish this titanic technical feat so masterfully and also mâke the pièce come truly alive You were amazing You were trully in command of this performance Fantastic execution Im in awe So many technical challenges You were the star allright !

A great performance of a true classic. Thank you

Нереальная красавица и виртуоз, от вида которой перехватывает дыхание! Как хорошо, что сохранился этот шедевр, который будет вдохновлять меня и моих друзей-знатоков и ценителей прекрасного долгие годы! ❤️🎼🎹💥💐

Absolutely blown away by her! My all-time time Gershwin favourite played to perfection by this beautiful talented gal! Thank you, Lola! 👏👏👏👍👍👍❣️❣️❣️🥰🥰🥰

Brilliant performance, i am amazed of her rare talent. Lola you are the best., in your hands this composition became back alive. This is exactly how Gershwin wanted us to hear this music. It's so lively and fresh, but also holds dramatic hues of those historic times when it was written. Very powerful performance. Want to hear it again and again. This music holds the spirit of Great Shalom Aleichem's stories and depicts hard lives of first US immigrants who came from Eastern Europe and Russia.

The absolute smoothest dynamic performance of Rhapsody in Blue I have ever heard.... WONDERMUS!!!!

Bravo!. Excellent interpretation, all my respect and admiration for this beautiful and spectacular pianist.

Wonderful performance, and so beauty too as blond.

What a performance! I have no words: just wonderful!

Absolutely mind blowing, particularly the young lady on the piano what a talent at a young age, absolutely incredible

Masterful Lola!!! And the orchestra bravo! ❤️🎶❤️

Lola! Such a masterpiece. Whenever someone tells me they feel a little depressed or unhappy with life’s problems, I always recommend they watch this video of you and the fabulous orchestra putting a big smile on everyone’s face. You are truly sublime 🥰

I grew up loving Rhapsody in Blue and how exciting you got to play with an orchesta

Оркестр невероятный, Лола вообще космическая!!!!!! А Гершвин просто гений!!!!!!!

I love this piece and I adore this performance of it!