I Practiced 40 Hours a Day For This...

I had to practice 40 hours a day in order to be able to play this piece. Perhaps one of the most difficult and complex pieces ever written for cello. Even had to use my glasses (never use them)! Is this Ling Ling style?

Piece: Zoltan Kodaly - Cello Solo Sonata Op. 8
Performer: Ilia Laporev

[IliaLaporevcellist]

@twosetviolin Hidden Ling Ling over here 💪🏻

[leapfrogger]

When the piece was written for a full symphony, but you're the only one who showed up to the venue

[DyingSunberry]

These are the types of pieces where you see the score and start crying.

[notmyworld]

Wow. I'm impressed. I NEVER practice more than 36 hours a day. But, of course, I don't play that well either. That's an amazing composition!

[amj.composer]

I heard the first note and was like "ah the Kodaly". This is such a status piece and whoever plays this deserves so much respect because playing this is a FEAT. Congrats and great job

[cesardiezv]

Wow, this looks crazy. I didn't even know that you could have two different clefs in the same pentagram at the same time. Enjoy a bubble tea as a reward, you have earned it.

[EggyB]

Wow it really sounds like two or three instruments are playing the piece
Amazing!

[fabiotaranto]

Amazing!! As a cello aprentice i almost had a stroke trying to imagine playing this. No wonder why you had to practice 40 hours per day, especially considering that a day only have 24 hours! Such commitement!! lol
Bravo!!!

[ibssenmejia]

It's incredible! a sonata only for cello and it seems like it was for orchestra because it sounds incredible, it really is to be admired, kodaly made an exceptional and incredible sonata, incredible ilia you are an example to follow to study

[PegLegPokerClub]

BREATHE! BREATHE, DAMN IT! That was seriously an awesome performance dude! I love this. Just wow.

[huckleberrysfriend]

Kodaly seemed not to grasp where the fingerboard ends… 😏

You accepted his and met his callenge! Bravo!

[domingopartida]

This piece is sooo heavy metal af, it must feel so bad ass to be able to play this 🔥

[JWD]

I appreciate you altering the flow of time to practice enough to play this, as it sounded awesome.

[edwardchen]

Kodaly's cello sonata isn't for the mentally weak. One of the best cello works of all time

[ricklukram]

Wow, you are the entire orchestra, great performance 👏

[cmed]

Amazing!!! ❤ You are the Ling Ling of Cello gang.

[MauricioMontoya-ddwi]

Several vvoices discuss to get out of a cello‘s belly

[ceciliahuang]

Bravo! Always like your very warm and round tone color. Anyone will be laboring away for this except Starker. Looking at him play this just gives you the illusion that this piece is easy! He can play this perfectly in his sleep, it’s simply not fair 😅!

[barbara_vdWiel]

Heel indrukwekkend en prachtig gespeeld Ilia! 🙌👏

[Poopcat]

Never knew about the new update about the number of hours per day