<p>PAN Yumeng</p><p>First of all I must point on the very high level of all pianists. Very good quality of playing. Every pianist shows his/her own style and understanding of what is performing. Sometimes it is hard to rank all in one line, because it is music, it is art. And it is not always possible to decide this is better and this is worse. In some performance one side is better another side is worse. So all decision are relative. An d I would suggest all contestants accept the judgment as statement only for today and may be for the past, but willing work hard for future and improving their art.<br />And many thanks for participating and for giving me a pleasure to listen for theirs interesting interpretations.</p><p>PAN Yumeng<br />Nice playing. Though I would give some advise.<br />Nocturne.<br />Little too much metric, counting, needs more flexible and natural rubato. And the way you sit at the piano- try not to lean to much backward from the piano. Sit more naturally, it will also make more naturally sound.<br />Etude<br />At the first appearance of theme you are formally right, but still it is Chopin, romantic music. There is a melody played by 5th finger, it should be singed and expressively.<br />The middle section is too loud, too much pressing, also try to sing more and naturally.<br />Liszt Rhapsody<br />Tremolo is impressive powerful, but in your performance little too much.<br />Good piano and when you play piano, you make better and more natural rubato, try to play forte with same breathing. And in difficult passages find more freedom.<br />Thanks for playing, all the best.</p>