Israeli among three BBC Young Musician finalists
NewsThey’ve just been named:
Violinist Shlomi Shahaf (17), born in Israel and raised in Ukraine, currently studying at the Purcell School
Pianist Ryan Wang (17) from Vancouver, Canada, currently on a music scholarship at Eton College
Pianist Jacky Zhang (16) from Surrey, a piano and composition student at the Royal College of Music
Shame he can’t play in tune and doesn’t even adjust while playing. Great sound but a strange decision from the judges.
Hmmm
And many flaws in his playing from live audition to semi finals. Wonder if he is playing those notes or sliding the notes
See 50 earlier Slippedisc posts (October 6) regarding this.
Suzy Klein, take note, the change of format has failed !
I agree..loads of wrong notes..unrhythmic, plays to the Gallery.. with a forced sound pressing into violin..not helped by the weak accompanist often a beat behind ..
What about Hugo on cello?? You’ve gotta be kidding me.
Very enjoyable evening, although I personally felt the cellist Hugo more worthy of a place in the Final than Shlmomi (as beautiful as his olde worlde sound is…).
….And NO viola players.
NO soup for you……..
-Mom, I want Yunchan Lim for Christmas !
-We already have Yunchan Lim at home.
Yunchan Lim at home : (left guy in the picture)
The guy on the left is Ryan Wang. Yunchan is now 21 and looks more grown up!
I really don’t get the new format. I think this is a dull line up, and I’ve heard a rumour that both pianists played the same Concerto in the final anyway!! Very tedious. Bring back the instrument groups, and properly qualified judges.
And no sudden, unprofessional, late changes to the rules to accommodate certain competitors.
The 12 quarter finalists all received e mails out of the blue saying they could change their stipulated choice of concerto if they wanted to.( Rules clearly state 30 mins maximum duration for the concerto final.)
Just a coincidence hopefully that two of the three concerto finalists are now playing concertos longer than 30 minutes.
I totally agree. Percussion and brass left out. I don’t think the same.judges should be used throughout the whole process.
Well, he didn’t win and nor should he have done. The repertoire chosen by all three finalists suggests that music is a dead language. It is not.
Who won?
Norman.
You have the wrong photo. The one you are showing is NOT Shlomi Shahaf.
Shlomi is the one in the white shirt!!