Whos has the best technique among the young generation?

[stevie]

under 25 year old pianists, i mean

[daniel patschan]

Oh my god they are all so close to each other - but i vote for Ingolf ! 

[henrah]

For technique, Wunder.

For musicality, Wunder.

For all round pianism and playing, Wunder.


Although I have only seen one video of him

I would like to hear more Lang Lang, and also Yundi Li (his La Campanella is great and one of my favourites)

[zheer]

With-out a shadow of a doubt LANG LANG is Kicking ass in the Tec department, and musically for that matter.
    Wunder is no LANG LANG 

[sevencircles]

Wunder is no LANG LANG 

And Lang Lang is no Wunder.

[henrah]

heheh, the wonders of logic >_<

[palika dunno]

wunder has probably the best technique, but lang lang is 1000x bettah musically

[Mozartian]

Wunder.

[musicsdarkangel]

I'd say Yundi, easily.


Lang Lang can't top that Rigoletto.

His finger dexterity is insane.

Lang Lang 2nd, he is technically talented too obviously.

Ingolf is impressive (As is MT of course)

[stevie]

i think a video of wunder is necesarry for this poll to be fair

[moose_opus_28]

Yundi Li.  Lang Lang may never miss notes, but technique is also about the range of expression at your disposal.

[elevateme]

what about sergio tiempo? i have a recording of him playing gaspard and another of him playing rach 3 - its really good actually

[gruffalo]

for me its a difficult choice between Wunder and Yundi Li, but i pick Yundi Li because his Chopin is so immaculate. dont know enough about Lang Lang to comment.

[practicingnow]

I'll go with the Langster, I've heard all those people, they are all really fine technically.
But Lang Lang takes the technique contest (musically too, I feel).

[etudes]

Severin von Eckardstein
Wen Yu Shen .....he is da real machine (for technical sake) onbody can beat him
Dennis Matsuev
Ingolf Wunder
Meiting Sun

[mikey6]

Just what exactly is meant by technique? If it means playing fast and clear, then there are HEAPS of pianists capable - i'm guessing Lang Lang would probably take the cake out of the listed pianists.  But I would think technique includes the process of playing the piano, so therefore encompasses sound/tone production as well.  So who can produce the broadest range of sounds and therefore come closer to the music's spirit would have to include having an adequate technique.  So splitting up musicality and technical skill doesn't really work.

[stevie]

Just what exactly is meant by technique? If it means playing fast and clear, then there are HEAPS of pianists capable - i'm guessing Lang Lang would probably take the cake out of the listed pianists.  But I would think technique includes the process of playing the piano, so therefore encompasses sound/tone production as well.  So who can produce the broadest range of sounds and therefore come closer to the music's spirit would have to include having an adequate technique.  So splitting up musicality and technical skill doesn't really work.

no, thats what this poll means, by objectively assesable criteria - ie. the player's raw mechanism.

basically, speed defines the winner.

[crazy for ivan moravec]

lang lang's technical level is way up there..

but i noticed that it doesn't sound like an exciting technique, no matter what piece he plays... but i bet he can play anything. so far, the only concert i ever liked of him is his debut in carnegie, i saw it on video. any other recordings i heard of him did not leave any impact on me... because his technique sounds unexciting and his tones are quite dull. lacks personality.

[tompilk]

WUNDER IS A LEGEND... AND HE'S ONLY PLAYED FOR 5 YEARS!!!

Tom

[palika dunno]

WUNDER IS A LEGEND... AND HE'S ONLY PLAYED FOR 5 YEARS!!!

no, he is 21 and made his debut at age 14. and of course he didn't play his first concert without several years of piano playing before.

[tompilk]

well, im sorry but i heard he'd been playing for five years when he won his first competition  (thats what i meant)
Tom

[palika dunno]

https://www.ingolfwunder.at/bio_english.htm

[elevateme]

ADAM TAYLOR

[palika dunno]

Who is Adam Taylor?

[elevateme]

an absloutely incredible pianist from the north east of the uk, hes going to royal college in september and he plays a lot of alkan, prokofiev, liszt, & chopin. hes performing rachpag later this year.

[palika dunno]

post a video or a recording!

[crazy for ivan moravec]

a korean guy named Dong Hyek Lim has superb technique plus great musicality. lang lang has no match with him. he was in the chopin competition last year but he wasn't in his best shape that time, his Bbm sonata was bad IMO. listen to his La Valse by Ravel, wonderful! he's only 22 i think.

[palika dunno]

a korean guy named Dong Hyek Lim has superb technique plus great musicality. lang lang has no match with him. he was in the chopin competition last year but he wasn't in his best shape that time, his Bbm sonata was bad IMO. listen to his La Valse by Ravel, wonderful! he's only 22 i think.

lang lang has no match with him? 
he might be good, but today there are hardly any pianists that come close to lang lang IMO.

 IMO IMO IMO .... 

[crazy for ivan moravec]

but sometimes, no matter how fast and loud pieces sound, i still consider those who are more MUSICAL to have better technique because it is simply more difficult to pull off good interpretations. a simple piece may suddenly become technically difficult once a pianist puts into it some effects, u know, and stuff.... IMO too. and i just think that that korean guy is more musical than lang lang.

i'm also not really impressed with lang lang's technique no matter how fast he can go. i think kissin's technique sounds more exciting, at least.

well, that's all IMO.

[palika dunno]

but sometimes, no matter how fast and loud pieces sound, i still consider those who are more MUSICAL to have better technique because it is simply more difficult to pull off good interpretations. a simple piece may suddenly become technically difficult once a pianist puts into it some effects, u know, and stuff....Smiley IMO too.Smiley and i just think that that korean guy is more musical than lang lang.

i'm also not really impressed with lang lang's technique no matter how fast he can go. i think kissin's technique sounds more exciting, at least.

well, that's all IMO. Grin

yeah, this thread is about technique but when I talked about lang lang I was thinking of musicality, not technique. so, musically there are few pianists that come close to him, IMO (!) 

[crazy for ivan moravec]

now you are one of those who make me doubt of my musical tastes. gosh, really? ok... i have no further arguments. 

[stevie]

an absloutely incredible pianist from the north east of the uk, hes going to royal college in september and he plays a lot of alkan, prokofiev, liszt, & chopin. hes performing rachpag later this year.

provide evidence....he lives near newcastle or something?

[etudes]

a korean guy named Dong Hyek Lim has superb technique plus great musicality. lang lang has no match with him. he was in the chopin competition last year but he wasn't in his best shape that time, his Bbm sonata was bad IMO. listen to his La Valse by Ravel, wonderful! he's only 22 i think.

at least someone mentioned him
Don Hyek Lim was here in Salzburg with Jazinsky in Summer for masterclass before chopin competition....He practiced chopin op.10 no.1 in Db Major and op.10 no.2 in Bb minor at the speed and very accurate (everyone was just WOW).
But for me just compare about technique and raw speed ...Wen Yu Shen beats him by far!

[elevateme]

Ok, he lives in Jarrow ( i think) yup in newcastle. he performs regularly at the sage gateshead.

[stevie]

Ok, he lives in Jarrow ( i think) yup in newcastle. he performs regularly at the sage gateshead.

haha respect, ill have to go down and see him sometime, how does he get to play at the sage? he cant be pro yet (im not sure how the sage works yet..)

but still, any evidence of his prowess that you can provide online?

[elevateme]

afraid not sorry, 'franzliszt2' (from this forum) knows a lot about him if you wish to know more.

[chromatickler]

at least someone mentioned him
Don Hyek Lim was here in Salzburg with Jazinsky in Summer for masterclass before chopin competition....He practiced chopin op.10 no.1 in Db Major and op.10 no.2 in Bb minor at the speed and very accurate (everyone was just WOW).

haha you sure this is not MEI-TING SUN?

[da jake]

IMHO, there are no great pianists alive under the age of 30.

[nicco]

After watching yundi li mastering the liszt sonata like nothing ive ever heard before...well...he just combines his technique and musicality so well...IMO yundi li is a much better pianist then lang lang lang

[etudes]

haha you sure this is not MEI-TING SUN?

i am sure.....
but i read from DaSDC that Meiting also practices like that