"To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable" -Ludwig van Beethoven

Chopin was only two years older than Jan Lisiecki when he wrote this nocturne. Such a delicate, moving... This is how I imagine young Chopin playing and melancholy Polishness

I Don't play piano, and i see comments about him making a mistake, but damn i didn't even notice, this was beautiful

People criticising his playing- do you understand anything about playing live? You mess up, you keep playing! What do you want him to do? Stop and restart the phrase because he pressed a wrong note?

This young man has the making of a real pianist. Those who are so concerned with mistakes rather than interpretation and expression, please don't give up your day jobs!

The way he literally dripped with sweat. This is one of my all time favorite piano pieces and one of all time favorite performances of it. This is amazing

This is one of my favourite Chopin nocturnes. Despite some of the comments by the trolls in this thread, I think he played it very nicely. The piece was so serence and gentle. I found it to be a very emotional performance. I am playing this at my Christmas recital and draw inspiration from his performance.

I really love how the audience respect the final note silence

I wish my prom night was like that.

Atleast the audience knows when to clap :)

A million thanks Jan. You made me happy and made my day with this Chopin's Nocturne so beautifully played. I'm 80 years old but your music makes me feel younger and happier each time I hear you. Keep going, young man and may God bless, protect and keep you in the highest range of His love.

Excellent interpretation, feeling nervous is a sign of not being arrogant, but humble and simple. Playing Chopin is one of the most complicated things for pianists, and this young man does it extraordinarily.

Chopin would be proud of him.

“Simplicity is the final achievement…” -Chopin

Played with incredible feeling and emotion.

Now i am seriously shocked. I heard the C-sharp minor from many including the very classical best but i was not mesmerized like this time. It is like Chopin was sitting next to him and playing it as chopin wanted. BRAVO !!!

He played this so brilliantly. Much respect!

Currently I am playing this piece and, it is HARD! DON'T KNOW HOW THIS DUDE DOES IT! just amazing.

Why didn't the cameraman zoom in on his fingers when he executed the fantastic runs? It would haven't quite a sight to behold😫😢

For an 18 years old guy....he s doing pretty well!!!👏👏👏

I have immediate chills. This boy's understanding of Chopin is phenomenal.

I actually cried...... this piece has always brought me to tears every single time I hear it.

An incredibly sensitive and nuanced performance. That it is done by someone only 18 makes it simply amazing! Very, VERY well done!

i’m learning this song...this is the most beautiful performance i’ve ever seen

One of the best Interpretations of this nocturne - so beautiful !!

As a pianist playing this piece, it is amazing how I know the exact expressions he is feeling and making. Beautiful performance.

This is one of the best and close to my heart version of this Nocturne. Very deep!

I remember playing live once and I hit a blank. I was very young at the time. I had to go back the same night and play a different piece. The second piece was flawless. This is how we learn. There is no such thing as perfection. So, strive for greatness- perfection is God’s business - unknown

Chopin... Even though I am Polish, I've somehow dropped into his music now... When I'm 35 yo. Perhaps I had to be mature enough to get it ... I had to listen his music for about 6 months to be able how to understand this kind of sounds. This man created such a masterpiece "Nocturne" should be always saved for the generations. I'm proud to be Polish. Chopin and his music will be always a good reason to get as much as we can from our lives bcoz it makes you think about ourselfes in first place. Just enjoy.

What a beautiful interpretation! Very inspiring to see a pianist go a little beyond the script to add in his own nuances of reflection upon this masterpiece.

jako Polak i jako Kanadyjczyk jestem dumny z tego czlowieka. za kazdym razem kiedy slysze go na 96.3 new classical lza kreci mi sie w oku.

I'm actually crying, seeing how he feels and delivers this piece...

This is one of my favourite performances of this piece. The suspense, the subtlety of it is just divine. Amazing 🤩

People are acting like such snobs about his interpretation, I mean yeah, we get it, he messed up a bit on that particular section, but he pulled it off incredibly well. It's frustrating that people only choose to point out the negatives in order to make them look smart, but why is nobody pointing out the fact that he has a really beautiful and crisp sound or an amazing control and technique, especially for an 18 year old at the time? You people need to stop being so harsh, unless you can do better than that, and given the circumstances (it was an encore, for God's sake; it's not like this was taken from a CD that he had recorded in a studio with no audience), I really don't think you can. That being said, it might not be the best interpretation of this piece and you cannot compare it to Rubinstein's or Engerer's or Olssohn's or any other "well-known" ones, but that's only because the *context* of every performance is different. Just think about that.

Excellent! So passionate.

The mistake was very trivial. This was a beautiful performance, and Jan Lisiecki has been one of my favourite pianists for some time now. His recordings of the piano concertos of Mozart and Beethoven are wonderful.

Saw him live at Konzerthaus Dortmund, Germany. Believe me, he is already world class at his young age. And this piece, well known from "The Pianist", is nothing more than perfectly interpreted. ♥

Гениальный Фредерик Шопен в божественном исполнении Яна Лисецкого! Это можно слушать бесконечно! Браво!!!

If you are half as beautiful inside as your interpretation of this wonderful piece, you are truly a blessing to the world. Exquisitely Lovely! Thank you

This guy has a really big talent!, He's genius!

Damn this piece never ceases to amaze me!! Every time I hear it I get chills

Perhaps my favorite version. Bravo.

In this piece, each note is a separate emotion and a separate image. You can listen for hours and still discover something new. One of the most beautiful pieces of music in the world.

The level of control and phrasing is so genuine even i started sweating but it was still beautiful.

I m completely out from a gift to be musical but this one leaves me speechless each and every time I listen to it. God bless You Jan.

Sublime, Inspirng, Brilliant, The piano blends at the touch of his hands so perfect in body and soul my deepest admiration. no doubt this is music from heaven thanks a million for posting this master piece

I am in tears. Many years of Mercy for this wonderful young artist! I mean just listen, how he is beautifully breathing the music. Greetings from Finland!

His touch and interpretation are so beautiful. This is one of, if not my absolute favorite piece for piano, and now I have found my favorite performance.

the clearity, the emotion, how beautiful it is! He is brilliant!

i think this is one of the finest renditions of this piece that ive heard. Not perfect, but incredibly soft and pleasant to listen to. Lots of emotion. Well done from Jan Lisiecki

3:55 so damn fast!!!!!

one of the best performances I heard of this composition - why ? - because it is full of emotion. one can feel the emotions in every tune.

How beautiful and such a great feeling and passion. Bravo!!!!!!!!!

I came to this video hoping that my original feelings about this piece will be restored, and it has :) I've been playing this piece for way too long, till the point where i stopped feeling as emotionally involved as i did when i first started playing this piece, and watching Jan's interpretation of this beautiful nocturne has made me fall in love with it once more.

Amazing! I keep coming back to listen to this beautiful performance as I am also learning this piece and cannot wait to be able to play it!

One of the best interpretations I've ever heared of this Chopin's nocturne. Bravo!!!

Очень красивое исполнение! Молодец! Коснулось моей души. И появились слезы. Спасибо.

I just love this and how he plays it. Bravo

Beautiful performance. Very talented for such a young man.

Those trills are sublime, the runs are so clear, the mazurka section is at a perfect tempo, the fall of the fourths has emotional intensity. I think this is my favourite version.

An extraordinary performance --the best I have heard of this piece.

Really moving. He never looks at the piano, he doesn't need it. His body is only the perpetrator. It all comes from his soul. And the mistake doesn't matter.

amazing piece, amazing performance.

Listening to Chopin all my life this is such a delicate and beautiful performance. 👍

My favorite version of Chopin's Nocturne Posthumous.

this is his style and its great; so haters just PLAY BETTER if you can :)

This is witnessing music being channeled in its purest form via the conduit of a musician. The fact his eyes are closed the whole way through makes it so visceral. So stunning

What an utterly sublime piece of music, and Jan has the most beautiful touch .... absolutely stunning

What counts is the music and Chopin dedicated this work to his older sister, Ludwika Chopin. And he said " To my sister Ludwika as an exercise before beginning te study of my second concerto". The melody of this music is so beautiful that I never get tired of listening to it. This piece was famously played by holocaust survivor Natalia Karp, and because of the way she played it, her life was spared. I am Learning this piece of music and I only am an amateur. But I try as I can.

Beautiful, simply beautiful. So thankful to my 7th grade choir teacher who introduced me to Chopin when she did . Out of the 21 pieces this is by far my favorite one

Thanks so much JAN. for the music and your performance!!!

Юный талант . Столько вдохновения !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

absolutely beautiful, his trills are gorgeous

A surprising number of people do not like this, so I can only assume it is envy.

Simplemente maravillosa obra y sublime interpretación.

Как нужно кого то любить,чтобы писать такую шедевральную музыку?Время гениев и виртуозов!!!🙏❤️

By far the most beautiful version I've heard. Calmness is key.

Przepiękne wykonanie. Dziękuję.

Jan ,you're a genius on piano !!! The best , I have ever heard !!! Thanks !!!

So mesmerizing! I love his playing.

Божественное исполнение! Браво!

I just... I can't ... I am literally tearing up this is so beautiful. What an incredible musician.

I really really love this peaceful interpretation. It's so pure, so beautiful!

A lot of passion and amazing hands...

Beautifully played. Love it!

Pięknie! Nasza duma!

Very fine performance by this charming young man ~ thank you!

Marvelous, brilliant, astonishing performance! I listen to it twice a month and will never stop.

Восхитительно,неповторимо,совершенно,браво,вы -лучший,кто сыграл так чувственно,так нежно.Я многих слушала,но вы-лучший!!!

Sencillamente maravilloso, la mejor interpretación que he visto de este nocturno sin ninguna duda, sublime.

Que d'émotions ! Merci. 🔥🙏😍

No words for this performance ❤️🙏

Impecable interpretación de esa obra maravillosa!....

This moved me to tears! Wow!

What an absolutely divine rendition of this piece, totally enthralled me! Timing, dynamics faultless. Those trills are so hard to perfect, for absolutely every pianist I ever heard. He got them all and absolutely nailed some of them! And the long fast run that turns the piece from intermediate difficulty to really very hard - also nailed - but with perfect touch and musicality.

Playing with passion is the greatest thing a pianist can do

Mi corazón regocijado ante tan bella música, maravilloso pianista!

Najpiękniejsze wykonanie ♥️🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱♥️

Such beautiful clarity!

Very beautiful music!!! Thank you!