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Is it the piano or is it the way she pedals? Do you hear it with other players? To me it sounds as though she's popping off the pedal too guickly. It was an issue with a few competitors earlier today, though I think it got really bad with Kudo.
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Is it just me or is there nothing special about Kudo's tone? There is with Dasol, Favorin, Honggi, etc. I think it's quite clear that they are in a different league. She's solid, but her performances have all been fairly standard "competition" interpretations - very middle-of-the-road and not much risk taking. Most of the rep choices are standard Kaplinsky assignments, too (her program in this entry and 2009(?) are almost identical to Joyce Yang's). That's what I'm saying. In an edition full of so many phenomenal competitors, one has got to do better than solid and middle-of-the-road to get ahead. This year's Cliburn I think has an even higher standard than Chopin 2015 or Tchaik 2015. Certainly higher than Rubinstein 2017. I would be very surprised if Kudo gets in the Semifinals at this point. Whether she makes it or not - she gave a beautiful performance of the Schumann. .
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I love her and certainly hope she advances. I was aware of an odd sound with the piano--she played the same piano in the preliminary round and I didn't notice it at all.
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You'll think the technician would jump all over that problem and fix it.
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Is it just me or is there nothing special about Kudo's tone? There is with Dasol, Favorin, Honggi, etc. I think it's quite clear that they are in a different league. She's solid, but her performances have all been fairly standard "competition" interpretations - very middle-of-the-road and not much risk taking. Most of the rep choices are standard Kaplinsky assignments, too (her program in this entry and 2009(?) are almost identical to Joyce Yang's). That's what I'm saying. In an edition full of so many phenomenal competitors, one has got to do better than solid and middle-of-the-road to get ahead. This year's Cliburn I think has an even higher standard than Chopin 2015 or Tchaik 2015. Certainly higher than Rubinstein 2017. I would be very surprised if Kudo gets in the Semifinals at this point. I actually think she'll pass through because there have been fewer incidents in her recital as opposed to the other contestants. The ones I have on the naughty list are Teo, S. Kim, Yang, Cheung, and Carroccia. Tossups are Shmukler, Broberg, and Belayivsky. We'll see how Jurinic does.
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My naughty list would be Kudo, Su Yeon Kim, Belayivsky, Broberg, Shumukler, Carroccia, Bartlett.
Yang and Teo I think would go through.
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You'll think the technician would jump all over that problem and fix it. Perhaps someone needs to jump all over the technician.
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Well now we know the Mozart conductor hates Beethoven's cadenza for the 21st concerto. I wonder if anyone will play it....
He probably would have hated Khozyainov's choice even more, the Busoni cadenza, which is so much fun, riotous, rocking, insane.
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Will anyone have written their own cadenzas this year? You have to think yes, Nikita Mndoyants wrote his own for the Mozart 20th concerto in 2013 (apparently he wrote it on the plane coming over).
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Jurinic is doing a lot better than his prelims round so far - great feel for the Debussy.
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Will anyone have written their own cadenzas this year? You have to think yes, Nikita Mndoyants wrote his own for the Mozart 20th concerto in 2013 (apparently he wrote it on the plane coming over). I believe that was Kholodenko if my memory is not failing me...
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Too much Schumann tonight, IMO. I respect both of their performances, but God, is this awful music.
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Agree, not one of Schumann's better efforts. Novelletten would have been better choice.
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Too much Schumann tonight, IMO. I respect both of their performances, but God, is this awful music. Hate to admit it, but this is the first time I've ever heard the Schumann Sonata performed by anyone. This young man is amazing. Beautiful and engaging playing - but I can understand why the piece isn't performed that much....
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It is utterly bizarre. Think how much worse it would sound in a lesser pianist's hands.
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Not exactly "Widmung", is it...(one of Schumann's other expressions of love for Clara)
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It is utterly bizarre. Think how much worse it would sound in a lesser pianist's hands. OMG
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Aww, I actually like the sonata, It definitely needs the help of a very good pianist though.
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Huh. Instead of interviewing the piano technician maybe get him to work on that pedal.
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