<p>LI Ying</p><p>Li Ying is an already very advanced young pianist. I can hear a fabulous technical facility, but more than this:<br />Li Ying can play huge phrases, never gets lost in details. I can feel an energy that connects the first and the last note of a piece. She can keep the tension over whole pages, a most important part of the talent.</p><p>But details can be precious and are also important. In this field she could improve her performances.</p><p>An example:  I agree with her (fast) tempo in the Nocturne, as this seemed to be Chopin’s intention and doesn’t make the piece too “deep”, but the sound could be more distant, not “real”. Moonlight, twilight (minor/major!), shadows instead of sunshine – that’s what I’d like to see in this piece.</p><p>A lot of respect for the Etude! </p><p>Rigoletto:  Sounds a bit too “technical”, should more a capriccio. For example: The octaves in the beginning could be shaped with some rubato. This doesn’t work under the pressure of a too fast tempo. In general:  It’s the poetic side of the piece that should be developed, the leggiero places, the pianissimo, careful timing and natural breathing.</p>