<p>Liu Pinxin<br />Very fluid playing in Liszt. The melody notes in the left hand should be more cared for and phrased more gently. I think you play too fast, which makes music less interesting than it is. We need more colors and sometimes it takes a little extra time to create them. Don’t start the “forest storm”: episode as loud, instead create bigger, longer and very consistent crescendo, which is always a powerful tool. </p><p>Strong Beethoven. You are a very powerful performer, which is without a doubt an asset. However, you should use your physical strength a little more sparingly. Each piece in your program along with good solid qualities had some unrefined bulkiness, when your hands just “go for it” and your ears don’t supervise them well enough. I also noticed few incorrectly learned notes in Scherzo and Beethoven. Your playing is very mature in pianistic sense, but your musical sophistication and taste still have a long way to go. </p><p>Scherzo for me was the most convincing piece of your program, it felt that you like this piece more than the other ones. Beautiful flying feel in the second theme (melody in right hand, fast “6” accompaniment in left), very beautiful “waltz” in the middle slow episode. But the “Piu mosso” part in E majorwastoo loud, rough, and bulky.  You are already a professional, a very talented and capable performer and I have no doubt that you will be very successful.</p>