A Pianist's WORST NIGHTMARE...

Piece: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff (Performed by Tianxu An)

#classicalmusic #piano #pianoconcerto #rachmaninoff #fail

[rnjesus]

He looked at the conductor with the intensity of 70 flying flip flops.

[wk]

His heart probably skipped eight beats right there

[razterizer]

That’s a true artist who can immediately adapt to the situation and recover without anyone noticing it.

[calebmcurby]

His snap from being blissfully unaware to starting a completely different concerto in 0.3 seconds makes him my hero for life

[MrClassicorner]

This is what they call a "pop quiz" for the pianist.

[brihmoon]

His reaction... definitely deserves to be on Top 10 anime betrayals

[FirstNameLastName-elvr]

it wasnt recover, it was the expression of his anger channelled thru his fingers

[qklucpr]

Bro was worried for a second, but then remembered he was Asian.

[matted.]

Plot twist: conductor attempted unprescented pre-concert plans with the orchestra to end this man's career but forgot he was an asian

[addledhead]

To literally change the entire piece you're about to play in mere seconds and still get it totally right... wow. Thats why they memorize everything, and why concert pianists are on another level.

[thebedroomshow]

I like how he started playing almost before he could react. Muscle memory is incredible

[tiskbubbles]

If I recall correctly, the context was that they had a last minute change in the order of the program, but they forgot to translate the announcement for him so he had no idea.

[lanewang]

lets please admit that he is an amazing professional pianist!❤

[WomenHitTheWall]

I have to say, he is an excellent pianist. He kept it calm and collected and proceeded to continue the performance without interrupting the orchestra and the conductor. He is terrific.

[Jade-yxuu]

I'm surprised how quickly he caught up after the orchestra played their first notes

[tylermoore]

Bro just whipped Rhapsodie on a a Theme of Paganini out of nowhere after not being told

[cristinacamelia]

It was so unfair what happened to him. It shows that he worked so hard to have such skills and that he has a real talent for being so adaptive.
Not having the music sheets for the music, because they changed it without him knowing, and just playing from memory 😮 ...
It is unbelievably hard and, for that, he's a true master

[kazekizero]

And he nailed it. Professionally. Talented and always ready to perform.

[Meesosoup]

😭remember guys, this is only possible if you practice 40 hours per day

[bmxnicc]

i dont think people understand the gravity of thw situation he was going through, he did not have the sheet music for this song. So he played it to the absopute best of his ability from memory. And it was a flawless performance