Yukine Kuroki plays Liszt - Ballade No2, S171

Yukine Kuroki performs one of Liszt's greatest works his 2nd Ballade, S171.
Live performance in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands on 26 September 2022 during Liszt Utrecht.

Yukine Kuroki was awarded first prize.

[thiagolisztian]

When I close my eyes:
10:10 Hero crying and holding Leandro's dead body in her arms on the beach
10:37 Her tears falling down in her face

11:00 Hero asking gods for why did it had to happen if she loved him so much as she is de Godess of Love(Venus) servant
11:33 Hero running in circles on the shore and screaming in tears desperately, screaming indignantly to the waves and Poseidon for having taken him(Leandro) from her
11:54 Hero screaming loudly with broken heart as she looks at the sea
11:59 Hero with risen arms still crying and screaming at the seawaves like asking "why" for several times
12:18 Hero running up her tower desperatly hurried and then jumping to the death as she launches herself to the seaside under the tower...
12:27 Hero drowing and dying slowly
12:36 Hero finding Leandro again but now, in spiritual plan and both finally staying together in peace

13:13 Both being buried together..



When I open my eyes:

💔❤️‍🔥😭😢👐🏻( = tears to my eyes)

[ericayoon]

It's always good to listen to liszt's ballades. Btw big congrats to Yukine!

[teklaboros]

When I listened for the first time this recording I cried ☺️ I love this piece and playing a lot-lot, and I'm happy that I can hear how Yukine plays this masterpiece too! Congrats 🥳

[nickk]

What a wonderful, moving performance!

[martinbennett]

In some ways a rather muted performance, but a very effective advocate of the musical quality.

Competitions are brutal, though I think efforts were made to mitigate this: there were several extraordinary pianists in the competition who also might have won, but Yukine is a worthy winner.

[MathMass]

when you listen to Howard's recording in 80's, there is always a secret story that can't be told by anyone else