this is so ridiculously good. I find it hard to believe anyone who negged this has ever played the piano. This is as perfect as it gets when it comes to this piece. Easily one of the best versions of this on youtube.

yujia's interpretation is like a living stream of water, pure and clean, simple and full of life.

A great example of how most great pianists already showed their greatness before their mid-teens. The people who say "you don't know" until later are not familiar with pianists like Wang here or Kissin or Tiempo or Thibaudet or Grimaud who all were soloists before high school.

One can already hear, that she will become one of the greatest piano-artists in history. Already at 12 she was adorable and her play emotional and masterly. I really love her.

Yuja's timing is superb, thanks to her dad. I saw her two times last week in Amsterdam. She is amazing. This movie is new for me, WOW, she started playing at 6 years old. A genius.

I first saw this video in about 10 years ago, before I knew she was already a famous pianist. Actually this is a series of teaching videos and she played not only this one. I really enjoyed listening her performance as a guideline to help me improve. Her performance is absolutely perfect and I always feel that I'm the duckling while she is the swan. My cousin studied piano when she was little. She once had a chance to play music on a concert with Yuja Wang. That was almost 20 years ago and the only thing my cousin remember is that Yuja was younger but the music she played was much harder than my cousin. My grandma still has the program of the concert and I guess now it is more valuable for us with Yuja Wang's name.

rarely do you see someone so young who can play with such poise and can hold this together so well. Many kids can play this but they just play it too fast without any musical understanding or they just fall apart here and there. Great job !

You can see the impeccable control, accuracy, precision, technique....which allowed her to then go on to do what she does today.........Bravo

She makes me want to cry. She's so brilliant, her fingers move so effortlessly like little butterflies.

All I can think of is that in the intervening 14 years since this performance, she's memorised miles of notes that has given hours and hours of pleasure to those of us not fortunate enough to have been entrusted with such monumental talents as she has.

What is amazing in this recording is that she has a personal style already, a quite decisive attitude, a firm personality, and the dynamics of the Sonata are like chiseled in stone, the rhythm is perfect (see WJE37FCSM0's comment), and the diction is that of an adult. Then listen to the 2nd movement, how she carves out the melody of this simple score, where there are almost no notes (or as Svjatoslav Richter once remarked in an interview in German with Johannes Schaaf: 'Mozart-aber es ist fast nichts da…'). Then also see the perfect legato she plays in the 2nd movement, without the help of pedal, which for a child of that age is a real feat for usually the hands are not yet strong enough for a real 'singing' legato, also called bel canto. But you see it here, all is there, and her hands are quite developed for a girl of her age. I have listened to many children playing piano, but this girl of 'under 12' plays like a master. Where will she go in her life? I agree with Ariel Widhibrata that she may become the best pianist of the 21st century-anyway it would not surprise me at all...

how? how can a child so young put so much prescence and passion into this piece? remarkable

it might sound easy for many.. but it takes extreme practice plus talent to play like THAT

Her precision and feel for the music are already apparent. It is amazing to see how precise her finger movements are. It is easy to imagine what the future would hold. It has to be an inborn talent.

There is a Greek saying 'You can tell a beautiful day from the morning'. Well this was the morning for this great pianist. Her video of the Prokofiev Piano Concerto #2, is unequaled. May she continue offering us the fruits of her great art. Thank you for posting.

She was delightfuly talented then, she is a great pianist now, she will eventually become one of the greatest players of the 21st century

Such an amazing talent

It’s a shame she didn’t perform more of the Mozart Sonatas, this is absolutely precious playing.

I just saw her in concert tonight. She's now 21, and beautiful. I've never seen anyone play so well. (And I've seen many talented pianists). We will be hearing more about this girl in the future. Simply amazing.

17 years ago!!! Damn I feel old, she was great even then!

What is really striking is how fast she adjusts to coming moves in this piece. You see many kids at this age struggle to keep up in tempo and they lack preparation for what is to come. When looking at Yuja it seems as though she has oceans of time.

Yuja has grown into the most master piano performer ever. As a piano bench has been my second home for many, many, years, I can tell you no one even comes close to her precision in all of her music!

People saying "easy piece"... Try playing it flawlessly...

Awesome interpretation, best I ever heard on the internet. Holy Jesus! Especially the second movement. I am sure Mozart was looking down from paradise applauding while she played this.

If you would ask me how she became so really super good some years later (and she was good back then ) I would say that the secret is tempo , is quiet amazing how she played with a steady tempo from the beguining till the end, now that is the way to practice.

We can not forget her teacher GuangRen Zhou. The first chines people who reward international piano prize,she hurt her finger when she move a piano ,as though she can not play piano,she want to help more people to play piano.GuangRen Zhou although is YunDi Li 's teacher.

She's eleven here? Damn. I've rarely heard this piece played -by anyone of any age- with such impeccable balance and flawless articulation.

This is amazing, even if it was an adult playing, it would be still amazing! However, I agree with some of the comments, she has already developed a wonderful style and personality, wonderful!

What a fantastic thing to see, just wonderful at such a young age like all the greats.

yuja is the best child prodigy i have ever seen. her piano playing is so good it almost unreal. . and i've seen all the other asians on youtube too.....they are good, but yuja's playing even as a little kid just blows me away. and she was the cutest little kid too = >

this is so ridiculously good. I find it hard to believe anyone who negged this has ever played the piano. This is as perfect as it gets when it comes to this piece. Easily one of the best versions of this on youtube. Her technique is out of this world

A prodigy with this level of technique and particularly this degree of musical sophistication at such a young age is rare indeed. Mozart comes to mind, and maybe Liszt. Once in a generation, or several generations.

Perfect !!! very clean notes, tempo is accurate as a clock. emotion is also good considering a 11 yr ago girl. Highly gifted piano player.

this song brings back memories

Recommend,she is so talented

Non so se ammirare più la felicità d'invenzione di melodie dolcissime e sublimi o la bravura di chi le fa rivivere a tocchi di dita sul pianoforte.

Her control of tempo is so much more stable here than in her typical performances.

She nail evey notes. So many pianist play this piece. But there's very little slips

Hoà tấu piano Sonata Major K545 một trong những bản nhạc giao hưởng loại hay nhất mọi thời đại của nhạc sĩ nhà soạn nhạc tài ba nhất và nổi tiếng nhất nước Áo (Nhà soạn nhạc Mozart).

she has a very great control on her speed. the timing is just perfect, so flawless and simple. Perfect.

Her rhythm is soooo gooooooddddd

Before you know it, they end up in Carnegie Hall - Fly Yuja - Fly Away! Time's Effect - I hate it... If only these Wonders could stay Young forever!

I reckon to have spent about 2 years trying to learn this on the Piano and, here we have a young lady showing just how it's done but, with class and graceful elegance. Wow! my deepest respect to you. A natural genius.

She played excellent since little child, now also UMi Garrett plays like that, and does not even need to see the musical notes, she memorizes everything, in 90% of her performances. BOth are great, my 2 favorite pianists.

impeccable tempo. it's difficult to transition from easy parts to difficult parts while maintaining a consistent tempo, and she makes it look easy.

I enjoy this performance moreso than the performances of some older, more experienced pianists. Very good!

Yuja Wang is one of the best pianist today. She is now 25 and plays brilliantly! No one here need criticize this performance. You only can dream of playing like her now.

That was so good, I was so moved by a piece I've heard so many times without a single drop of a feeling... Yuja Wang has supernatural powers (or an incredibly unique talent)

Me gusta la técnica y seguridad de la niña. Los sonidos son limpios ¡felicitaciones!

Best version in KZfaq.

Hey you guys, she is now 23 y/o, and she plays all around the world, she is incredible, and so busy, she is seen everywhere almost at the same time so much that people says they're five of her, I saw her 3 weeks ago at the Kravis center in West Palm FL, had a picture taken with her and myself, she's so cute and yet a beautiful young artist, I love her and her playing !!....

LVader20: I totally agree! Speed is not the maker of great pianists, but style and actually living the piece does! I'm an amateur, but I enjoy playing the small pieces and parts of some others that I can, because I live within the tunes I play... and I enjoy living within such beautiful music. This performance absolutely proves my point: a young child playing such a cute piece of epic music from a great composer... absolute perfection :)

It took me a few days to learn the notes for this piece, but it’s taking me months to learn all the classical subtleties and nuances. Definitely not an easy song to master.

I start the piano lessons cause of this video!

Her trills are so nice and equal :) That's what we like to hear!

I swear to God, i've never heard a better way of playing Mozart than this video. It's perfect, just perfect.

Unbelieivable amazing

Her hands are mesmerizing...

*Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)* *Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545* 0:00 I. Allegro 2:29 II. Andante 7:28 III. Rondo Yuja Wang, piano (age c. 12)✨

What a technician! Even at this young age. Flawless. This is by no means easy to play. It seems effortless to her. So impressive!

Yes she brought out the key element of the sonata: simplicity. This is exactly how a sonata for children should be played.

Tremendous performance! :)

Notes were evenly played and with absolute accuracy. Foundation was firmed. Beautiful.

and today she's a great virtuoso! bravissimo! Simply love this.

Is she the same renowned Yuja Wang we see hear and worship today?

Now that she's grown up, I worship her (including her fingernail clippings). We just have to meet up in heaven someday--soooo drollll! (No more trolls--ever).

Lol at the people comparing this performance with Richter or Michelangeli as well as saying Uchida did it better...All of this is obviously unfair. She was 11 years old. But i see where you're coming from. Anyone who has seen her play lately might claim that she's probably the most gifted pianist to come along since Horovitz. And of course, that would be just an opinion. But more and more people are taking notice of her and her stellar playing. So go, see her in concert. You might never have heard Pavarotti sing live, and you might have never heard Horovitz play live. But maybe, one day, you'll tell your grandchildren what it was like to hear Yuja Wang play.

I can't imagine a person being so small as to notice her -posture- when the music is simply fabulously played.

She has depth! It reminds me of Richter, who played this one in London.

Back when music was actually something ^o^

It's wonderful that girls already at this age are playing such beautiful music, and the way some of you talk about it is wrong and not glorifying to God, the Author and Giver of music and talent. Let us encourage people rather then break them down.

You are right. However, there is no distinct line between how much is "forcing, very early" and "not forcing, not early." In Yuja Wang and myself, the parents do not force at all, but assist their kids to grow with full potention. I am now not a famous pianist, but I can enjoy piano more than most of people who have not been forced to learn Piano, as been forced to go to school.

Then they move on to Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov..

Her playing is soo good I bet there’s going to be a new Mozart soon , and everybody will forget about the real Mozart hahahahaha

one of my favourites. thank you. i played it at that age too, though nowhere near as well. glad you are on this earth doing what you do yuja.

she could play so wonderful at such young age, really amazing! she's a genius

that gives me so much hope I'm playing this at the same age but I'm not as good XD I hope one day I will be as good as her!

I can call you a piano virtuoso.

I played this piece many years ago, not an easy piece to play, she played so clean, wonderful trill.

2:27 2nd movement 7:25 3rd movement

i can play this song

I really am convinced that orientals have superior brain and reflexes--they have the ability to "get it" without a lot of talk...(nonverbal acuity). Truly astonishing (adopt a Chinese baby, if you are barren?)

This Mozart is perfect, you cannot see any personality at all just the music.

Aparte de ser una excelente artista, es HERMOSA. BRAVO YUJA!!!

Who gave negatives to this video?Losers.

Heard her and saw her last weekend in Toledo playing the Tchaikovski 1st. Out of this world; she played it like no other and gave it new life. She signed a CD for me after the concert. She is out of this world gorgeous, too. I wish she would record and post to KZfaq Chopin etudes Op 10 No 1 and Op 25 No 1.

I had seen this when I was 6.My mother told that Wang play piano very very well.I thought one day I can play piano well like her.Now,I will never like her,because of some reasons I gave up.I am so sad,because I love music ,piano....

She's amazing. Her attention to dynamics is awesome.

I just love it. And it is slow and so beautiful. Thank you so much.

To be born with this ability and it encouraged to all its greatness is truly . . . awesome!

I agree with you. Emotional interpretation doesn't need over act of posture or arm dancing. It comes form inside and it can express by heart, sounds, weight and the eyes too.

What a fantastic performance ! She is totally in control of the piece. The tempo is just perfect imo. I don't understand why everyone thinks that playing faster makes you a better pianist.... It's not the speed that matters, but the quality the sound you produce.... I'm learning this too after 2 and a half years of playing, and i have difficulties with the trills.. :SS

62 people clicked the wrong button when they tried to click "Like". Yuja Wang wouldn't have failed.

This is just a demonstration recorded for her teacher's teaching video for beginners. She could play Chopin Etudes already then.

GREAT beautiful playing.. n all the expressions!! so GREAT!!

if i ever have a daughter i will pray everyday for her to be this talented

C'est formidable. Wunderbach. Bravo WA Mozart.

yuja es lo máximo, desde niña sabía hablar con sus teclas niñas, preparaba entonces las extáticas y mudas canciones que cantarían sus dedos voladores entre blancas y negras, rumor o tormenta su diminuta alma forzuda y precisa. La amo

omg this is just unbelivable you can even play all the accents and perfect timing!! Amazing!

Yes, it was originally titled "Easy Sonata for Beginners" by people when they found it. Then they tried playing it...and trust me, I've played it, it's freaking hard!!!