Inside the 2021 Chopin Competition with Alexander Gadjiev

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Interview topics:
0:00 Introduction
0:53 Chopin under the microscope
1:50 Chopin's non-Euclidean spacetime
4:06 What does your Barcarolle smell like?
6:42 Dolce sfogato
8:01 The beauty of the undefined
11:04 Kawai vs Fazioli
12:51 Concentration and communicating form
14:40 How the hall influences your interpretation
16:33 Music is speech
17:49 Interpreting the opening of the Fourth Ballade
19:40 "Music goes up" - Pavel Gililov
21:04 Bypassing the downbeat
24:01 Chopin's training in basso continuo and improvisation
26:35 Interpretation vs improvisation
27:34 Discovering Keith Jarrett
29:54 Technique is more than speed
30:55 Studying improvisation with Noam Sivan
32:13 Making friends with competitors
35:12 Dealing with nerves in practice
tonebase continues its coverage of the 18th International Chopin Competition this week with an interview with one of the competitors who has advanced to the Second Round.
Winner of the Sydney and Hamamatsu International Competitions, 26-year-old Alexander Gadjiev is an Italian-Slovenian pianist and former student of 1975 Chopin Competition Prize Winner Pavel Gililov at Mozarteum University Salzburg.
Hosted by Ben Laude, Head of Piano at tonebase.
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@freespirit995 2 жыл бұрын

So fascinating to hear this highly intelligent and articulate artist expressing his thoughts about Chopin. He is one of my favourites among the 2021 contestants.

@kerryxu119 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to Mr. Gadjiev for the second prize!

@AldenHardaway 2 жыл бұрын

Gadjiev just won 2nd prize at the Chopin competition! Bravo!!

@RisingStarSEPF 2 жыл бұрын

Noah - greetings from SEPF!! Hope you are well!

@tonyventura4605 2 жыл бұрын

Needs more consistency.

@gabrielapat2671 2 жыл бұрын

I am impressed with how he can talk about music, how he can use comparisons and explain some things. I could listen to him for hours.

@FichteConcerthall 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best interviews I ever watched regarding both questions and answers!

@paulmetdebbie447 2 жыл бұрын

Very good interview, enlightening. He seems a well educated and holistic mind, would be a great music teacher as well. We love his playing so far.

@shimmeringreflection 2 жыл бұрын

In anticipation of Mr. Gadjiev appearing in the Chopin competition finals, I'm going to invest in Kawai stock now

@Im____ltm 2 жыл бұрын

🔥 🔥 🔥

@rinsim 2 жыл бұрын

He advanced to the third stage, so let's buy those shares!

@marcuspeck963 2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it be a better world if that were true, instead of the one we have now where capitalists profit from war, famine, homelessness, and scarcity of medicine (the vaccine apartheid)!

@Anonymous-vh9tc 2 жыл бұрын

Dumbest way to make an investment decision

@alexandernoval5991 2 жыл бұрын

KAWAI in General, maybe.... SHIGERU KAWAI, YEAH 👍🤗

@malunggayrocks 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant and articulate. So insightful in this interview. I am amazed by Alexander's artistry and poetry, energy, intensity, and sincerity. I followed him online all the way to the final round. I completely get his drift on the beautifully blurry sound and colors melting together, water color quality on the S. Kawai. Happy owner of Shigeru Kawai here. I'll definitely be hearing more of this artist in the future. Watch out, world!

@elkubero 2 жыл бұрын

10/10 Mr Gadjiev, it amazes me how he chooses the perfect words to express those intangible and deep thoughts

@polka678 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, he is very well-spoken.

@fortifiedpumpkin 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq's been recommending me a bunch of weird stuff ever since I followed this year's Chopin competition, many of which I didn't enjoy (lol), but this video is awesome. I'm so happy I clicked on it. Gadjiev speaks so intelligently and Ben keeps asking very good questions. I started the video with a bowl of food, but stopped chewing on the 1st minute so that I could follow and process Gadjiev's ideas. Deep stuff! My food end up getting cold but it's totally worth it :) Thank you so much for the conversation, Gadjiev and Ben! Gadjiev -- I enjoyed watching your Stage 2 performance a lot. Congrats on advancing and good luck with Stage 3 :) Like check. Comment check. Subscribe check.

@loa8331 2 жыл бұрын

HE IS MY FAVOURITE BY THE WAY

@stashstolarski2698 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview, hope we will see you in the finals 🎹

@DrahomiraBiligova 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo Alexander !! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 bello ascoltare le tue riflessioni Intelligenti e sensibili !

@hofeimao 2 жыл бұрын

Wish you getting into the finals! 💪

@marinarossina 2 жыл бұрын

Just to put it simply. There is NO OTHER like you in the panorama of young artists in the world. They play a piece of something. You create a piece of fluid art.

@cjanebell Жыл бұрын

What an amazing man/pianist/thinker/builder/philosopher Alexander Gadjiev is. And what a musician. Thank you for posting this interview. It's a joy to see/hear and replay.

@judynelson5038 2 жыл бұрын

Charming personality and soooo talented! I’m glad he got 2nd with Sorita! The jury got the first 2 spots right.

@lindenbrook2000 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful interview and a great insight into Chopin and the competition. Alexander was one of my favourites in the second stage. I hope he makes it to the final😍

@judynelson5038 2 жыл бұрын

He got 2nd!

@davidleesn 2 жыл бұрын

Alexander : 'fireworks'... letting it blossom, bloom out... without the definition of colours like petals ... but blazing it all out in the dark backdrop of the night.... in fiery shapes sufficiently defined to be recognised by many....very public...in contrast to Chopin's private world intricacies that you described so well but must not drown in...what a lovely Italian word for that C#... most healing ❤️‍🩹 vibration key ..section !

@TonyCN7 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Your videos are amazing. Cant believe I just found it now!

@mochacino6613 2 жыл бұрын

If Alexander was to teach, I would love to take a master class!

@j.spitzberg9297 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent interview! Thank you, Alexander.

@freeelectron52 2 жыл бұрын

What a great artist! Thank you for sharing this wonderful interview.

@ghostpianist138 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing performance in round 3. Straight to the final

@RafaelToscano 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I didn’t know him but this interview made me want to know him and listen more of him playing.

@margaretlavender9647 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@mts2 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this interview!

@alienorkhalifepianist 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing interview full of intelligence and depth!!! 😍😍👏👏 Congratulations on your 2nd prize!!! 👏👏👏

@gervasiomontenegro569 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview. Really.

@michaelcogan75 2 жыл бұрын

A brilliant guy. Actually two guys. Thank you.

@dittagecoeco2738 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview... Wow...

@MariaMaria-oo3kj 2 жыл бұрын

I love.Bruce not only for his genius but for his appearance. Those long hair bearded artists - more outside than inside.

@peterschlueer5848 2 жыл бұрын

Great conversation, really enjoyed that, thanks! Greetings from Santa Barbara!

@carlosurbanejasilva1881 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, fascinating interview. Incredibly intelligent, articulate man.

@carlhopkinson 2 жыл бұрын

the Kawai EX has a gorgeous tone.

@tanyachou4474 2 жыл бұрын

I come here after hearing him played in the final. He really mange his thoughts the way he play. I think winner or not he is going to be my fav pianist for a long time 👍🏻

@makistudio1592 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous interview. Gorgeous artist Thx for that. Cheers

@juliamargaretcameron 2 жыл бұрын

Such a perceptive young man..

@Im____ltm 2 жыл бұрын

His was my absolute FAVORITE performance of the day in stage II. What a master of the craft!

@margaretlavender9647 2 жыл бұрын

He was, is, my favourite all the way thru! I was hoping he’d win, but an equal Second is wonderful. And, who else has noticed?……he has THE most beautiful hands, with long fingers! Looks delicate, but certainly is strong too. And for me as a o plate beginner on the piano, when I watch the true pianist, I NEED to see which finger ‘lands’ on which key, particularly the right hand. And Alexander’s fingers are well-stretched out and almost flat, just a slight curve. And I love that. I’ve always disliked hooked/very curved fingers, which completely hide the keys from the camera/audience. I’ve fallen in love with a pair of hands!! What an intelligent young man he is too! I don’t know the interviewer at all. I’ve never seen him before.

@mountainhobo 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting insights. Thank you.

@stefanbernhard2710 2 жыл бұрын

Very insightful analysis. Enjoyed the mathematics analogy 👌

@RolandHuettmann 2 жыл бұрын

I am watching the competition. I will be there on 11th, be one of many thousand listeners of Alexander, and I wish Alexander good luck. The interview I enjoyed very much. Regarding improvisation: I have the idea that there are only very few geniuses who are born to create new music. Maybe it is a wrong idea. But the richness of Chopin's musical ideas cannot just be created with studying improvisation, I guess. I tend to think it is fate, people are born for a specific purpose in life. Nevertheless, the ability for improvisation for musicians is a great tool.

@jfpary7336 2 жыл бұрын

Chopin was a very great improviser. And what he made by improvisation was according the witnesses at this time even more beautiful...

@RolandHuettmann 2 жыл бұрын

@@jfpary7336 Yes, I know, you are right. Also Beethoven, Mozart, Bach... all great with improvisations. The pianist Arthur Rubinstein once was asked about his desire to compose. He answered that he had created compositions but that he never felt that his own were worth being published. He said that he felt that he was not born as a composer.

@tatianamendoncastudio 2 жыл бұрын

I guess people don’t focus their education on improvising, that’s all.

@yahyamhirsi 2 жыл бұрын

The way music is being taught nowadays is very different than it was taught centuries ago... and I'd also say "worse". During Bach's time, all keyboard players improvised and a keyboard player who couldn't improvise well would be considered "a bad improviser", but guess what? They could still improvise. Now let me ask you, where are piano improvisers today? (except for jazz pianists). They are a minority. Improvisation, composition and any other musical skill can be developped. It's the pedagogy of the teacher and the interests and devotion of the student that are in question, definitely not a question of "genius".

@diariodiunmusicistamusicologo 2 жыл бұрын

Bravissimo!!!

@cunite9263 2 жыл бұрын

What got my attention in the competition is the use of different brands of piano and the contestants choice based on the one they're using in the college or at home

@k.k8291 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting insights.

@susannenowakowski8055 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats und Glückwunsch für diesen Preis, fantastisch!!!

@MaciekP2 2 жыл бұрын

Enlightening

@cunite9263 2 жыл бұрын

Let's all learn from Alexander as he shares experiences in piano playing from technique to interpretation of Chopin music. There are degrees in the difficulties of his music and this prodigy discusses the temperament of the composer

@IngaUlokina 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo, Aleksander!⚘⚘⚘

@korektor3218 2 жыл бұрын

I can listen to him all the time. Of course he plays beautifully, but he can talk about music even better. AArrrrr ;)

@LuCoMil 2 жыл бұрын

Alexander, ein Lektüretipp, um dem Inflationswort "Struktur" einen anregenden Sinn zu entlocken: Heinrich Rombach, Strukturontologie. Eine Phänomenologie der Freiheit. Ich bin sicher, daß es dich "fesseln" wird!

@toraou 2 жыл бұрын

素敵でした。

@andre.vaz.pereira 2 жыл бұрын

Chopin talks about the Parisian barcarolles in the river Seine at the end of his life in one letter, so i belive the plot of the Barcarolle can be in Paris and not in Venice. He used to go by the river to stress out and see the barcarolles in the river Seine (i belive Alan Walker talks about it in his latest conferences about his new book "Chpoin, A life in times"). The beggining could be a cathedral bell, Notre Dame or Venice cathedral and the thirds theme represent two lovers. The Barcarolle gets lost in the dark in the central section (A major) and gets to the ocean at night in the big waves. At dawn it emerges with both lovers in the C # major section and they come back home with great joy in the recapitulation of the theme and in the coda they tell everybody all the adventures with the barcarolle in the sea (that occured in the central section) and then get happily ever after in the final chords. It's intersting that the rythm of the A major section already apearded in the main theme but in a very subtle way, being the main theme of the Coda representing the resemblace of the waves in the sea and how they manage to suvive to this adventure. This is how i imagine the plot but we can only guess...

@tut9921 2 жыл бұрын

Staring at the ceiling is also one of his secret technique....well not so secret after all

@LouisEmery 2 жыл бұрын

1:55 I just got the guy's T-shirt. Didn't eve realize it was a musical rebus.

@knutjon6542 2 жыл бұрын

What does it say?

@gerardo4104 2 жыл бұрын

When he says G sharp and sings, it's actually G sharp!!😱

@letsschubertiad1966 2 жыл бұрын

I think he would be a great pedagoge

@user-kp7ls7ml1h 2 жыл бұрын

can u explain us please that why you choose Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op. 44 , not op22 ? :>

@JeremyTaylorPianoProgress 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview. I’ve always wondered why no one seems to play Chopin’s Berceuse in this competition - or maybe they have and I’ve missed it!

@tylermckay616 2 жыл бұрын

that’s because unfortunately it’s not part of the list of pieces they can choose from

@JeremyTaylorPianoProgress 2 жыл бұрын

@@tylermckay616 Ah I see. Easily answered!

@lindenbrook2000 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, it is allowed in the competition, and as far as i know only 1 competitor played it in the 3rd round - Hao Rao - who made it into the finals🙂

@JeremyTaylorPianoProgress 2 жыл бұрын

@@lindenbrook2000 Thank you! just listened to it! Thanks for finding that for me and correcting the info, appreciate it

@lindenbrook2000 2 жыл бұрын

@@JeremyTaylorPianoProgress You are so welcome😺

@leilamorgaine8010 2 жыл бұрын

About technic ....Maestro Pogorelich said that long time ago☺

@Caroline-jt6ez 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please react to Hayato Sumino/Cateen's performances at the competition?

@cunite9263 2 жыл бұрын

Steinway seems to be the famous choice. What makes this brand more famous than Yamaha or Fazioli I wonder...the touch or the sound quality

@RicAbapo 2 жыл бұрын

What’s the name of the host? Research purposes. Thanks. 🤪

@natalijadrazovic5104 2 жыл бұрын

What composition is at 21:30?

@natalijadrazovic5104 2 жыл бұрын

Its op18😉

@rinsim 2 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal 3rd round, I hope he passes!

@Souls_p_ 2 жыл бұрын

He passed

@rinsim 2 жыл бұрын

@@Souls_p_ I noticed :) I'm a bit sad that he didn't get much attention from the online community and the public. This year most pianists showed a beautiful dolce, delicatissimo sound, like Sorita, Garcia and Kobayashi, while Alex prefered a more epic, tormented and tragic program and he successfully conveyed those emotions to the careful listener. But the public this year, for some reason, was more captured by a sober, sweeter style played by those I mentioned. So Alex really stood out in this sense!

@user-qr1jx7gx3m 9 ай бұрын

Are you from Azerbaijan?

@devilincarnarion 2 жыл бұрын

Spoiler Alert he make it to the final!

@mochacino6613 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the interviewer designed his own T-shirt?

@umegghju 2 жыл бұрын

Non ci ho capito molto ma va bene, in bocca al lupo. Non solo per la lingua, è che pur capendo le parole non ci ho capito molto.

@andrewsmith4356 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting -- the two pianos (Fazioli and Kawai) (and artists) featured at the end of etude op. 10 no 8 sound essentially the same to me. The video clip seemed to negate Mr. Gadjiev's point. Maybe live one can hear a difference between the pianos?

@NN-rn1oz 2 жыл бұрын

What Chopin music smell like? Like the Chopin Perfume, obviously.

@jacobschiller4486 Жыл бұрын

ngl they look related

@xdaniels6665 2 жыл бұрын

Hayato .

@orlandooracle7008 3 ай бұрын

I’m so sad that Ben is married. He is everything that a woman like me wants in a man. God, I would love to have his babies!!!

@andreivilla9009 2 жыл бұрын

If Chopin had been alive he would disapprove of these type of competitions. Considering how unfair and biased the competition is operated and in some cases the judges favor their own students. Additionally pianists have to study for months/years to compete and it is treated as an all or nothing scene.

@zsuzsaperl9602 2 жыл бұрын

Alexander Gadjiev= scientist NOT AN ARTIST

@omovitruviano 2 жыл бұрын

Today's pianists should only play and not talking because they say nothing meaningful.

@JohnNy-ni9np 2 жыл бұрын

Well, that's what makes them artists. haha...

@omovitruviano 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnNy-ni9np nope, real artists have a gigantic personality. These are just piano players, they know nothing about the music they play, or composers, or composers' time. They are ignorant and should just play and be quiet.

@JohnNy-ni9np 2 жыл бұрын

@@omovitruviano , you seem too arrogant dude. But wait.. perhaps that's why you are a billionaire.. oh my dear mr Gates.

@dittagecoeco2738 2 жыл бұрын

Bill this time you closed the windows