<p>LI Siqian</p><p>In general the playing was fluent and accurate, with assuredness and poise.   Sound control was consistent, and every technical challenge was met with ease and seeming effortlessness.  Accuracy was almost 100%!</p><p>Op.10 No.4: This etude was musically rather drab and monochromatic.  The 16th notes, while brilliant in their evenness, were almost all exactly the same, with no real indication of the shape or function of the line.</p><p>Nocturne, op.27 No.2: A very calm and self-confident performance, but lacking in radiance and ecstasy in the climax, and real sorrow in the coda.  Personal involvement was not apparent.</p><p>Liszt: Many of the same qualities that have been mentioned above were in this performance.  The technical grasp was admirable, but musically it was fragmented and lacking a connecting dramatic concept.  The intensity level did not change throughout this long work.</p>