When the demon takes over:

Pianist: Kate Liu
Piece: Prokofiev sonata 8

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[maratgubaidullin]

The only artist I know who really can play exactly everything in this sonata is a Sibelius Software.

[sacrilegiousboi]

This ending is unfathomably difficult, especially when you're mentally and physically drained from the rest of the sonata. It brings Boris Giltburg, Daniil Trifonov, Yulianna Avdeeva and even Yuja Wang to their technical limits. The only pianist I've seen/heard play this bit live at full tempo whilst remaining technically accurate is Evgeny Kissin.

[joemiller]

The marking on the page clearly says "Like a hot mess, out of control with great muscular strain and tension".
So I think it is perfect.

[abigailtrachtenberg]

How is this even possible i can’t even play a kazoo

[Highinsight]

SUCH an INSANELY WONDERFUL piece and Kate Liu keeps us on the edge of our seats... Go listen to her Spanish Rhapsody at the Tchaikovsky Competition back in the day... it's OFF THE CHARTS fabulous!

[slateflash]

I have heard many versions of this sonata- the only pianist to accurately nail every single note in this passage while keeping the anxiety flowing at the same time is Alexander Melnikov

[evifnoskcaj]

That just looked painful, but my technique is far from being tension free, especially my octaves, and she played with a lot of energy, had good use of arm weight, and it seemed very exciting, but I just wonder if she was in any pain while she played?

Just remember that if you're playing piano (or really just doing anything), and it physically hurts while you're doing it, then you most likely have bad technique and you're doing it wrong.

Not only do we want people to play the piano and have fun and genuinely enjoy, but we also want them to be able to play in a healthy and sustainable way so they can play their whole life long! ❤️

[solbriller]

This is just amazing. Kate has an unparalleled technique and a totally unique lyrical talent too

[skimask]

Wow, she must have had a lot of coffee that morning before the concert. That is sheer power.

[charmquark]

I heard Kate perform this last year outside of Cliburn and she totally nailed it. Competitions are brutal.

[henrahmagix]

daaaamn prokofiev why'd you have to go like that 😅

[verslaflamme]

Yuncham is a legend, so this is no shade to him, but the Van Cliburn did her dirty by not sending her to the finals. Juries will always penalize a sensitive, expressive woman artist for missing notes yet forgive a man for missing just as many notes if not more

[carlosazambujayt]

She missed some notes... 😅
Now seriously, what a show! Not perfect, not 100% accurate, but still a show, live in concert. That's what happens when stamina meets very good technique... and it's live!

[alainspiteri]

How many hours to play this diabolical piece ? no enough : all the youth of a teenager and more : all a life in fact !

[pilly]

I feel like if I don't share this the demon is going to get at me...

[Moptohor]

Omg, she is demonic like Girl from The Ring movie...

[present]

What a bunch of noise. Banging and more banging. The only use for this is as an emergency alarm.

[christopherpericolosi-king]

Clearly, she's just channeling Scriabin or Shostakovich or something like that. Or she was possessed. Either one.

[peter.]

I hope they cleaned the blood and chunks of fingernails off the keys before the next competitor took the stage.

[mdxndy]

She came from gargantua, the planet from interstellar where their 1 hour is our 7 years on earth. So that explains her skills. Understandable 🤷‍♂️