And what about his wilful, distorted B minor Waltz Op 69 No 2, which made Liberace sound like Maurizio Pollini by comparison?Īlthough J J Jun Li Bui, Hyuk Lee and Eva Gevorgyan made the finals, I haven’t found their performances musically enlivening or particularly special. His sectionalised approach to the B minor Sonata frequently belaboured the obvious. Overall, however, he’s not an especially subtle musician. You can’t deny Khozyainov’s huge golden sound and elemental force. ![]() ![]() But for me, Nehring’s edgy, restless qualities get in the way his fussy rubatos throughout the Grand Polonaise brillante Op 22 were a case in point. The former won the 2015 Chopin Competition’s audience favourite award, and he’s certainly a communicative and sincere artist. In particular, several readers expressed their disappointment over the elimination of semi-finalists Szymon Nehring and Nikolay Khozyainov. Inevitably, some people’s favourites didn’t make the final cut. ![]() Indeed, the 12 candidates who progressed to the final cover a wider breadth of styles and approaches than I’ve noticed in previous Chopin Competitions. Judging from the 18th Chopin Competition’s list of finalists, it appears that the jury is not looking for a particular ‘type’ of competitor.
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