Da TRIF at a recital:

SDC Legendz Pianistz
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Destination Emoji

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He’s pretty damn good and is a legend for even passing to all those rigged comps

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I think both he and Debargue are balancing on a knife’s edge careerwise right now. The one recital I’ve attended with Trifonov was certainly good, and I think he did well with Babayan at their recent Carnegie recital too, but it’s rare to hear him like that. What you typically get is super awkward and super soapy. I agree he’s got it though - he just needs to deliver.

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I saw him live twice years ago and sorta didn’t get what all the fuss is about… I mean, he’s certainly better than a lot of big competition pianists, there was something personal in the playing, and some kinda interp always, so that was nice, but I wasn’t jawdropped

I was jawdropped by his langlangisms however, so I won’t be buying a ticket to see him again I think

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He’s more lyrical and less percussive than many of the competition robots

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i can agree