I can’t for the life of me image how in the world she remembers all those notes! She’s amazing in so many ways (besides remembering the notes). That’s just for starters.

Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 is a milestone among the piano concertos of all composers. Only an exceptional pianist like Yuja Wang can convey its beauty. She is the measure of all things when it comes to virtuosity on the piano. Everything is just right here. Technique, timing, expression, dynamics, sensitivity. She plays the second movement simply breathtakingly beautiful and moving. What an exquisite orchestra. What a wonderful conductor. What a world class pianist. What a great concert..!

I think the reason Yuja Wang performs so exquisitely is because of her deep emotional connection to the music. It is apparent in her facial expressions and the movement of her body; she is living deeply in the music. She doesn't play the music; she travels into it. She becomes the music. A concert for her is not another day at the office, it's when she is most alive. And the rest of us get to listen to the magnificent result.

I don't know anything about classical music, I don't know this pianist. But I know this concerto because it hits me to my soul. There is nothing like it, I can't explain it. I am moved and overwhelmed whenever I hear it. It's a journey to somewhere, I don't even know where. All I know is I expend every emotion along the way. This is a beautiful version of the most beautiful bit of music I've ever heard in my life.

in one of her interviews, she said she could play the rach 2 "in her sleep", because she knew/loved it so much.

This Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 makes me cry every time - it touches deep within the soul in a place where I can't explain.

20:30 moved me to tears like no other musician. I balled for the rest of the performance. God bless her soul

4:17 - 4:37 is so beautiful and romantic. I feel like it’s not talked about enough!!

Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 Opus 18, is one of the most wonderful pieces of music ever written!

Her clarity,intensity,and interpretation of the music is exceptional. No theatrics! No arms flying around,or bushy,unkempt hair tossing. Yuja's face and hands say it all! Truly the entire package!

THESE EXTRAORDINARY DIFFICULT PIECES THAT THESE PRODIGIES SEEM TO JUST SAIL & GLIDE THRU....UNBELIEVABLE!!! YUJA'S GOWN IS VERY PRETTY .

5:50 to me, this is what melancholy and happiness sound like. I think it's because of how well the violins and the piano mix together. The violins sound bittersweet, but the piano adds another layer of complexity to it, their synergy is immaculate. I came here because Mao Asada skated to this for her free skate at Sochi 2014, and out of all the different pianists who popped up after searching it up, I specifically clicked on this video because I saw that Yuja wang was the one performing it, and I had a slight memory of her bowing compilation on TikTok. I knew the amount of passion she had just from watching her bow to the audience, and I'm going to be honest, I kind of got teary eyed while listening to this! Thank you to Yuja Wang and the entire orchestra for performing this masterpiece with such grace and passion ❤Yuja even made me rethink quitting piano to start figure skating! LOL

We cannot tell the difference between Yuja and the master himself. It's a blessing from God.

Her fingers are like ballerinas on the keys. Her intense concentration and involvement are a beauty to behold . The music is beyond emotionally engrossing.

why when I listen this marvelous dramatic and beautiful piece I cry, i cant hold my tears I feel a lot of sad and melancholic feelings. Ty Yuja for this wonderful performance💗

This concert takes you to another dimension, where only beauty , joy and harmony exists. Happy the ones who have a soul that can appreciate it, and feel all the warmth that this music emanates, straight from heavenly realms...❤🎉

❤she feels every single note through her body, a gift straight from spirit, remarkable ❤l could listen to her forever, so uplifting in this sad world ❤❤❤

Sergei says at the beginning… “ the troops are coming…here’s the quick version of the drama.” He finds more time and we endure the majesty and misery like absolutely no one else can tell/live this. Oh and long live Queen Yuja

I COME HERE EVERY DAY AND WEEP FOR JOY.

out of all the interpretations ive heard, yuja is the most emotional and romantic. beautiful intepretation

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No2 is a masterpiece, and Ms Wang plays it magnificently! It is such a pleasure to watch not only her fingers but her face and body because there is so much emotion in her playing this piece. I thought she was going to fly right off that piano bench a few times! This was the second time I've watched this video, and I'm sure it won't be the last. Bravo!👏👏👏👏

This is one of the few musical pieces that I can play over and over and over again, and never tire. And she does it grand!

Her fingers are so powerful and fast, she plays this piece with such authority that nobody else can match.

00:30 , 6:00 , 6:35 I come here after watching nodame cantabile. Never expect to sit through this performance until the end. Music really can touch your heart even if you know nothing about classical music

To begin to understand this piece you have to understand how it came to be. Rachmaninov had endured a disastrous opening from reasons that are still disputed. Following that intense depression prevented him from composing. After working with a psychotherapist he was able to compose. The result was his 2nd Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. The most beloved in the romantic repertoire. This piece is a beautiful gift and serves as his triumphant return to composition. ❤❤❤

I've seen Yuja in interviews. She is always smiling and upbeat, actually bubbly in her personality. Then when she goes before the piano and begins to perform, it seems that she is transformed, almost as if one of the great composers like Rachmaninov has entered her soul and taken over. You can see it in her expressions and concentration, a total absorption of the music. What is even better is that she takes us along for the ride.

I play just one moment of this beautiful peace of music over and over again. From 20:40 it feels like whole new world is starting to bloom. A M A Z I N G!

“Recording provided by the Yuja Wang archives”. Archives? How old IS she? lol. What an absolutely beautiful concert. KZfaq putting commercials in the middle is sinful. Interrupting a half hour of inoffensiveness. Rather than calling that commercial your payment for watching, how about each of us introduce a child in our lives to the wonders of classical music with this masterpiece? Big thanks to Yuja for bringing this old dog back to listening to classics again. 🎹

I can’t find enough adjectives to describe my admiration for this wonderful Young Lady I am completely spellbound 💘

In my view, she is the greatest talent of her generation and one of the finest pianists of all time. Underpinned by ludicrous technique, the expression and emotion in her playing is just awe-inspiring. Amazing.

She’s a GOAT 🤯🐐 just discovered her today

from 19:00 to 22:00 is my favorite section of music ever. makes me cry everytime. what a pleasure to hear such music.

Love the smile, she's really enjoying the performance. Bless her ⚘️🎶

I love this performance of Rachmaninov's Yuja Wang!

It's cold, wet and dark outside, the curtains are drawn and you stick Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No.2 on the turntable (yes, vinyl). You turn the lights off and sink back into a reclining armchair, the only light comes from the glow of the fire. You're alone with thoughts of people, places and events that have been important in your life.... then you wake up. You realise you fell into reverie at some point during the second movement. So you play it again wanting to hear the whole of the concerto uninterrupted. After all, it's Rachmaninoff's 'No.2' - nothing else will do.

For me this piece is the most beautiful piece I have ever heard.

We are indeed fortunate to live in a time when we can hear her at her prime. What a privilege. Everything about her is incredible.

La tua interpretazione mi ha toccato il cuore. Sei bravissima. Si è acceso in me anche un pensiero. Chi come te ha avuto il talento che non si insegna ne si impara nei tanti master class quello o ce l’hai o no. Oltre al talento, hai avuto dal Padre Eterno, la bellezza fisica che ti fa affascinante e sensuale. Nella tua biografia si legge che da bambina già suonavi a memoria e apprendevi con facilità anche i brani più difficili. Sono di ritorno dall’ospedale pediatrico di Genova e ho visto tanti, bambine e bambini sofferenti a seguito di terribili malattie. Pensavo a chi a ricevuto tanto e a chi è stata tolta anche la salute per non parlare delle guerre in corso. Perdonami per queste mie considerazioni forse inopportune ma sono emerse dentro di me spontaneamente mentre ascoltavo e ammiravo la tua musica e la tua figura. Forse chi leggerà questo commento si ritroverà con il mio pensiero. Mi sono permesso di scrivere perché sono un anziano musicista e un pianista che si auto definisce per dirla come il mio grande conterraneo pesarese di ‘quarta classe’. Tanti auguri veramente di cuore per la tua luminosa carriere artistica e di vita.

Yuja Wang is one of the greatest pianists of all time.

Rach's 2nd and 3rd make life worth living. Yuja Wang, Olga Kern, Valentina Lisitsa. I cannot decide whom I enjoy the most. If I were a billionaire oligarch, I would have a Bosendorfer Imperial Grand installed into my 250 foot yacht in the grand salon and pay whatever fee they want to just play Rach 2nd and 3rd solo without orchestra, as I enjoy it with a tumbler of brandy as an audience of one. I'll open the windows and let the glorious music wafe over the water in St. Tropez harbor as it nears sunset.

This performance captures all the nuances of Rachmaninoff - the passionm, the romance and the sadness all combined! Magnificent!!!

THE MAGIC STILL HOLDS TRUE, YUJA AND RACHMANINOV IN THIS BRILLIANT CONCERT.

My god. What a start to a piece of music.

Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 is simply breathtaking; its beauty is beyond words.

Tonight I listened to Rachmaninov 2 and 3 by Yuja wang, the best ever a gift to all of us thank you

Just got home, and decided to hear this. Best 30 minutes in the garage ever.

She's channeling Rachmanioff! She's a making. She feels every note! We fèl it too. No matter how many times I hear this piece, I am moved to tears- as we all should be. It's pure love, passion and emotion.!❤❤❤

THE INTRICACY OF YUJA WANG; The brilliance! The astonishing orchestral beauty! The dynamics, the tone, timing, contour, EVERYTHING DOWN TO THE LAST DROP IS BEAUTIFUL

Magnificent performance. A display of an extraordinarily powerful human brain.

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 (1901) 00:06 🔸I. Moderato 02:21 _Tempo | [4]_ 04:47 _[7]_ 06:33 _Maestoso (Alla marcia)_ 08:09 _Moderato [13]_ 10:09 _Un poco meno mosso [15]_ 10:50 🔸II. Adagio sostenuto 14:34 _Un poco più mosso_ 16:53 _Più animato_ 17:55 _[25]_ 18:21 _[listesso tempo]_ 18:57 _Adagio sostenuto (Tempo I)_ 22:00 🔸III. Allegro scherzando 23:31 _Meno mosso_ 23:43 _Moderato_ 25:11 _Meno mosso |32]_ 25:45 _Allegro scherzando_ 26:30 _[34] (fugato)_ 27:36 _Meno mosso (Come prime)_ 27:49 _Moderato_ 29:29 _Moderato_ 30:52 _Allegro scherzando_ 31:34 _Moderato_ 32:42 *Applause* Yuja Wang, piano✨ Mariinsky Orchestra Valery Gergiev, conductor _Fondation Louis Vuitton • Auditorium_ _Paris, France 🇫🇷 September 20, 2021_

Beautiful!! .... Can listen to Yuja play all day: her magical fingers running on the piano with so much feeling & emotion!!.... Have followed her career for many years.... Great orchestra as well....... Thanks for posting. 🙏😄

So great pianist ... I've heard this concerto too much time and by many orchestra .. but this one was the best

J’aime tellement Yuja Wang depuis toujours ,elle incarne pour moi la grâce sans jamais faillir au compositeur qu’elle interprète. Magnifique musicienne. ❤

Yuja you are beautiful noble poetic and divine. Rachmananovs soul is singing thru your heavenly fingers

Ever so many years ago, I rented a Lincoln Town Car for a week's vacation when they were running a special. On the way back to Las Vegas from Laughlin on a dark night, I put the cassette, yes, cassette, in the player on the car. I inserted the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 by the Cleveland Orchestra and the music began to play. It was an experience I'll always remember. I just happened to run across a blurb a few days ago that Yuga is performing in China this week. Wouldn't it be a dream for my Chinese wife and me to attend one of her live performances. Dream on! I'll just have to be content to listen to her recorded music and watching her on You Tube. Happy holidays to all of you.

An amazing pianist, forceful yet sensitive.

Absolutely unbelievable technique, e.g. 25:44 it's the fastest I've ever heard this played, yet not a single note out of place. There is no limit to what Yuja can do. Simply incredible.

This concert always leaves me speechless..I can ´t stop listening to it

The most beautiful Rach concert in my opinion. Therefore, I have spent the evening listening to the same piano concerto with four other (female) pianists. All performances had their merits. But no one can interpret all the emotions that this work contains like Yuja Wang, nor does anyone seem to enjoy the concert as much as she does. That alone enhances the pleasure I experience when I watch and listen to Yuja.

They dont have to tell you what this orchestra is. The first violinist is so recognizable .

Words are inadequate to describe this performance. Excellent!

I’ve been a fan of Yuja’s for many years. In my opinion this is her at her finest. Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto is a delight and she takes it to an even higher plane. Just wonderful.

fantastic great performance of the II. Adagio by the orchestra

I dated a pianist who had to go audition for her PHD in the states so I travelled with her and I sat there for hours on end listening to her play. I’ve memorized everything too and even learnt how to read sheet music because I had to follow it and turn the page at the right time. That’s what comes with dating a musician.

wtf is going on how are we all discovering this video for ourselves at the same time

First time I watched and the FIRST thing I noticed is at 0:42 how tight those base notes are with the double basses....great rhythm and timing, more so than a lot I've heard (and this is my favourite Concerto of all time).

Music can do so many things. For example: heal a broken heart, help someone to make the right decision, beeing a companion in perhaps hard times, help us to see the underlying circumstances in something that is totally messed up. And so on. Or like here, for me: A total enjoying of the musical qualities of this playing. Thank you Yuja Wang, Valery Gergiev and Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra.

Probably the greatest piece of classical music ever written.

Ms. Yuja Wang is maturing wonderfully as a really great pianist . Life itself, when viewed accordingly, can afford great insight, in het case, to a deeper "feel" for the music she performs Her greater focus on the art itself and less on the visual aspect of her performance is a testemony of her growth. ( She is no less pleasant to the eyes, quite the contrary, but in a more mature, deep, lasting way ! )

Beautiful Video featuring the finest Concert Pianist this days. She plays great music, enjoyed every minute of the concert as if I was there. She is so charmin, looking forward to see more of her in the future.

Incredibile and wonderful. She is superhuman. What is she capable of to play with a sensitivity, precision and expression and to memorize is unbelievable. Wow.

Браво концерт-2 композитор Рахманинов! Браво пиано Ю.Я.Ванг! Браво оркестр и дирижор Гергиев! Спасибо, браво!

I discovered this about two months ago, and I’ve listened to it almost every day since then Yuja incredible

Бесподобно!! Юджи это явление мирового фортепианного искусства Она снова "вытолкнула" интерес к классической музыке в 21 веке Блестящая исполнительница, умница , тонко чувствующая композитора Стараюсь не пропустить ни одного ее выступления на доступных ресурсах и каждый раз изумляюсь ее игрой Это счастье жить во время когда она вышла на большую мировую сцену

A beautiful piece of music and a wonderful technician. You have a heart of stone if this doesn't make you weep.

4:00 this call and response with the piano and oboe melts me every time

This is a real treat to be able to see "Yuja Wang", She really has command of the Piano and the sound that comes out. Thank You Yuja,

Слов нет никаких. Так блестяше сыграть это концерт- фантастика. Это же как надо чувствовать С. Рахманинова. Гергиев- гений.

Wow. She is a force to be reckoned with!

Omgggg!! Woaaa this is my favourite concerto !!! AHHHH SHES SO GOOD AT IT !!!!!!!

Perhaps Rachmaninov's most beautiful composition.

I reallly admit - this is a performance!! Thanks Yuja Wang!

DAMN SHE'S GOOD!

Хочу отметить филигранную работу звукорежиссёров. Такое гармоничное звучание рояля и оркестра слышу впервые. Настолько выверено всё по частотам, басы "масло", верхние не звенят. Работу даже самого лучшего артиста важно донести до слушателя. Здесь это идеально.Браво звукорежиссёрам!

Yuja's piano is wonderful to listen to and seeing her perform with such passion is hypnotic. Beautiful❣👏🏽👏🏼

Yuja Wang - the best pianist in the world at this time!

Props to the sound crew because there isn’t a note or texture I missed with how clearly this has been captured!

One of the most wonderful pieces of music ever written!

Unforgettable performance by fantastic Ms Yuja Wang 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🎶🎶🎼🫶🏼

I have never heard such a sensitive interpretation of this concerto: 04:55 where it all began! Many-many thanks from my heart to Yuja, Valery, and the entire orchestra for offering us such an amazing version!

Not even 2 minutes in I'm already tearing up 😭

How dare they put adverts throughout such a timeless piece. Find other KZfaqrs with the whole concert with no adverts. Absolutely unbelievable.

Yuja Wang is much more than a technical freak of nature. She truly understands the hidden mechanics and meaning behind the notes. Very mature renditions.

Браво Рахманинов концерт 2! Браво дирижер Гергиев и оркестр!.Браво пиано ЮЯ! Спасибо!.

She is a treasure that performed this masterfully! And a pleasure to watch as well.

Breathtaking performance thanks to all of you.

Clap harder! Yuja is masterful and bright. Leading, but not forcing the piece forward. The conductor is amazing. A great recording. Some recordings of this concerto prove how easy it is to be good, but not great in terms of pacing and understanding the complete composition’s emotional resonance. Amazing.

Quelle Merveille un très grand compositeur un grand chef d'orchestre une superbe pianiste magnifique orchestre = Harmony parfait💚💚💚💚

One word: phenomenal. A command performance. Bravissima Yuja! 👏👏👏👏👏

So, human can do beautiful things after all……absolutely outstanding.