Despite her early disposition to music, her dream at that point was to become a professional chess player. To see how such a thing came to pass, you first have to understand that rachmaninov was not a gentle musician. Valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff theater critics. You know with my career, what is happening with youtube and all this stuff, its amazing because in the age of child. Well, in valentina lisitsa we finally have someone with enough fire to match the man himself. Beethoven 32 sonatas recording vol 1 is available for download. Recording in beethovensaal, hannover germany, dec 2009. Valentina lisitsa bio, facts, family famous birthdays. This recording of the chopin etudes was streamed live, yet remained unreleased until now. Valentina lisitsas songs stream online music songs. Wilhelm kempff recorded beethoven cycle in the very same hall. Heard lisitsa on the radio playing the moonlight and i thought wow. She previously resided in north carolina before moving to canada, and then to france.
Valentina lisitsa is one of the most frequently viewed pianists on youtube, who sold out her debut performance at the royal albert hall after attracting an internet fan base of millions. Listen to songs by valentina lisitsa on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Valentina lisitsa playing beethovens moonlight sonata movement 3. By joining our community you will have access to post topics, upload content and access many other features. Aug 19, 2012 the pianist valentina lisitsa is contemplating her unlikely resurrection. Check out valentina lisitsa live at the royal albert hall by valentina lisitsa. So much work, so many discoveries of gorgeous, unfairly forgotten, music. And ukrainianborn pianists valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff, whove been.
It was not long after she mortgaged her home to hire the london symphony orchestra for this rachmaninov project that decca took notice of her, and signed her to a multialbum contract. She has an incredible ability to master any piece and she enjoys a huge amount of fame for it. The only prep steps i took very important for all of you who wonders how to approach a new piece the night before i listened on youtube, of course to something like 1520 different. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Valentina lisitsa, a true star of the social media generation, presents this album comprising schumanns romanticera symphonic etudes, including five additional movements restored by brahms in 1890 after schumanns death. Valentina lisitsa live at the royal albert hall music skip to main content. Born into a family of nonmusicians in kiev, ukraine, she started playing piano at the age of three, performing her first solo recital only a year later. These are all questions you could put ukrainian pianist valentina.
Valentina lisitsa live at the royal albert hall music. Lisitsas impressive, but uneven rachmaninov classics today. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Valentina lisitsa is not only the first youtube star of classical music. Listen to songs by valentina lisitsa on myspace, stream free online music by valentina lisitsa. Beethoven moonlight sonata, iii presto agitato valentina lisitsa.
By joining our community you will have access to post topics, upload content and access many other. His music is full of aggressive contrasts, and as a performer he liked to play fast, conduct fast, and handle his piano rather violently. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v related v. The ukrainian classical pianists youtube channel has more than 170,000 subscribers. She took up the piano at three and was giving concerts within a year, but for a time she hoped to become a professional chess player. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Listen to audio excerpts and browse the valentina lisitsa discography on decca classics. Lang lang people proclaim to be an ambassador for classical music but lisitsa is a trooper.
Deceptive cadence the ukrainianborn pianist revived her stalled career by uploading videos of herself to youtube. Valentina lisitsa in our wednesday web chat classic fm. Tchaikovsky on decca classics is out today in its full 11cd beauty. With her multifaceted playing described as dazzling, lisitsa is at ease in a vast repertoire ranging from bach and mozart to shostakovich and bernstein. The pianist valentina lisitsa is contemplating her unlikely resurrection. There is something really strong, deeply intensive, intrinsically personal, and id dare say subversive in valentina s music performance each time she plays specially rachmaninoffs 2nd concerto, which makes the whole listening experience a striking occasion. Valentina lisitsa live at the royal albert hall 1 cd download. Valentina lisitsa is a ukrainianborn classical pianist. Buy valentina lisitsa tickets from the official site. Valentina lisitsa live at the royal albert hall by valentina lisitsa. Lisitsa is among the most frequently viewed pianists on youtube particularly her renderings of romantic era virtuoso piano composers, including franz liszt, frederic chopin and sergei rachmaninoff. Valentina lisitsa 19 june 2012 royal albert hall royal albert.
Ukranianborn pianist valentina lisitsa became a youtube sensation a few years ago by uploading her entire selfproduced album of chopin etudes onto the site. Valentina lisitsa was born in kiev, ukraine and began playing the piano at the age of three, performing her first solo recital a year later. The concert was recorded to be released by decca and the album is now available to download. Performance valentina lisitsa effortlessly plays one of. Valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff its a compliment to any piano duo to say they play like a married couple. Live at the royal albert hall lisitsa, valentina, rachmaninoff.
Valentina lisitsa music, videos, stats, and photos. Lisitsa independently launched her career on social. Thankfully, unlike he people of bad godesberg who overlooked the extremist past of hitlers pianist, elly ney fifty years ago, the tso and toronto have clearly expressed themselves by not tolerating the extremism of putins pianist, valentina lisitsa. Her album valentina lisitsa live at the royal albert hall based on her debut performance at that venue 19 june 2012 was released 2 july 2012. Pianist valentina lisitsa rose to international fame through posting her videos on youtube, followed by concert appearances and recordings. She is full of energy in her 40s and still records her outtakes and her life in a way that one can see a legend in a making. In fact, bad or not, i admire lisitsa for having the courage to share classical music to more and more worldwide. Lisitsa was born in kiev, ukraine, then part of the soviet union, on march 25, 1973. Valentina lisitsa is not only the first youtube star. I check my mail the real thing at the door, brew some tea and sit back down at my computer. For 12 to 14 hours a day her usual practice time, anyone could go. Stream tracks and playlists from valentina lisitsa on your desktop or mobile device. Valentina lisitsa was born in kiev, ukrainian ssr, soviet union on. Whatever one thinks of her playing, its clear pianist valentina lisitsa deserves everyones thanks for showing that there is nothing wrong with the state of classical music, only with the way it is presented.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Apr 11, 2015 thankfully, unlike he people of bad godesberg who overlooked the extremist past of hitlers pianist, elly ney fifty years ago, the tso and toronto have clearly expressed themselves by not tolerating the extremism of putins pianist, valentina lisitsa. Join songkick to track valentina lisitsa and get concert alerts when they play near you. Beethoven moonlight sonata, iii presto agitato valentina lisitsa 46,298,887 views 10 years ago recording in beethovensaal, hannover germany, dec 2009. Also included here are all of chopins contributions to the genre, considered some of the most challenging music. Valentina lisitsa put a webcam in her practice studio in north carolina. Prokofiev 3 hamilton,new zealand prokofiev concerto no. Ukrainian pianist valentina lisitsa has canadian concerts. Beethoven moonlight sonata, iii presto agitato valentina lisitsa 46,300,389 views 10 years ago recording in beethovensaal, hannover germany, dec 2009. Valentina lisitsa, franz liszt valentina lisitsa plays.
There is something really strong, deeply intensive, intrinsically personal, and id dare say subversive in valentinas music performance each time she plays specially rachmaninoffs 2nd concerto, which makes the whole listening experience a striking occasion. Valentina lisitsa live at the royal albert hall amazon. As a teen she wanted and planned to become a chess master, but decided to focus on piano as. Valentina lisitsa biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. She took up the piano at three and was giving concerts within a year, but for a. Pages public figure musicianband valentina lisitsa valentina lisitsa. Piano sensation valentina lisitsa made her royal albert hall debut on 19 june 2012. With more than 200 million youtube views and some 500,000 subscribers to her channel, valentina lisitsa is one of the most watched classical musicians on the internet, using digital innovation to champion classical music and performance. That is how lisitsa shows a jewish politician in ukraine, obviously making a strong antisemitic remark look at the tshirt on the photoshopped picture. Live at the royal albert hall lisitsa, valentina, rachmaninoff, scriabin, beethoven. Performance videos like this one have generated millions of views. Its your chance to say hello to one of the worlds finest pianists.
Looked on her website for concert dates and didnt see any for the rest of the year. Valentina lisitsa biography, albums, streaming links. Life and music born in the ukraine in 1973, lisitsa took up the piano at the age of three and performed her first. Welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music. Valentina lisitsa will be here to answer your questions from 9am on wednesday 3 april. Valentina lisitsa live from royal albert hall tonight 8pm gmt. Deceptive cadence the ukrainianborn pianist revived her stalled career by uploading videos of. Listen to valentina lisitsa soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 163 tracks. You can find out more about cookies on our website here and there is more information.