What superstar pianists REALLY think about competitions

Top prizewinners reveal the chaos and community behind piano competitions. 🎹 Try Tonebase Premium: https://www.tonebase.co/piano?utm_sou... 👓 Watch this NEXT!    • The best pianist from every US State   Facebook -   / tonebasepiano   Instagram -   / tonebasepiano   Questions? Leave us a comment below or contact us: [email protected] ⭐ Featuring ⭐ Sergey Belyavsky: ‪@belyavskysergey‬ Rachel Breen: ‪@RachelBreenPiano‬ Claire Huangci: ‪@ClaireHuangciPianist‬ Byeol Kim: ‪@ByeolKim‬ Nicolas Namoradze: ‪@NicolasNamoradze‬ Written, Edited and Hosted by Robert Fleitz ‪@RobertFleitz‬   / rfleitz   ⏰Chapters 00:00 Competitions are for horses. 3:22 Part I: What is it for? 6:50 Part II: The ideal career 11:16 Part III: Play what you love. 14:12 ⚠️ A cautionary tale ⚠️ 15:28 Part IV: The jury won't be around forever. 17:42 Chaos and Community Media from "Finding the Next Horowitz - 60 Minutes" (1976), The Competition (1980), Shine (1996), Your Lie in April (2014) and Nocturne (2020) This video is about piano competitions. Top prize winning pianists share their experiences in preparing for competitions, as well as their thoughts about the relevance of competitions in the music industry currently. The video features pianists Sergey Belyavsky, Rachel Breen, Claire Huangci, Byeol Kim and Nicolas Namoradze; as well as the host, Robert Fleitz. It also features clips from Yunchan Lim (임윤찬) and Garrick Ohlsson. These pianists have participated in such competitions as the Gina Bachauer Competition, Van Cliburn Competition, Cleveland Competition, Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Orleans Competition, Honens, and others. The pianists speak about the importance of how to choose repertoire for a competition, how to prepare, how to deal with the emotional challenges of a competition, how to win a piano competition, and how to practice. They also discuss the importance of community and making friends at a competition, and how to use competitions for professional development. Happy Father’s Day! Specia thanks to Dennis Fleiz for his assistance. #competition #piano #pianocompetition #임윤찬 #garrickohlsson #tonebase #thecliburn --- tonebase gives you instant access to knowledge from the world's greatest classical musicians, performers, and educators. Learn more by visiting https://tonebase.co/piano Facebook -   / tonebasepiano   Instagram -   / tonebasepiano   Questions? Contact us: [email protected]