Saw a piano concert at Ithaca College’s Ford Hall. Pianist Yundi Li was performing.

And he was excellent. I was very much enthralled by his playing — his expression, and his technique, everything.

He started the concert with a Mozart piece. Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330. It was beautiful. I always got frustrated whenever I play Mozart ’cause it’s so0o hard to play it correctly with just the right touch in the tone. But Yundi Li’s performance was perfect. Wait, more than perfect. smiley

And he played Chopin’s Grande Polonaise from Op. 22!! I love that piece, and needless to say, it was yet another flawless performance.

The best was in the end, he gave an encore performance, and he played a ‘classicized” version of a popular chinese folk song. I can’t remember what song it was, but I’m damn sure it’s chinese and it was a popular folk tune (or something like that). Playful, cute, yet moving at parts. Lovely! yay!

He’s quite a successful pianist — only 23 (only 1 year older than me! and what am I doing with my life?) and he’s been playing all around the world. wow. *respect*

Wonder how the college managed to get him to come perform in lil’ Ithaca. And I only paid ten bucks as a student. Definitely worth all that I paid, and more. smiley