There’s nothing easy about playing Beethoven, but this pianist does it with ease
Valentina Lisitsa is a Ukrainian pianist who started playing the piano at the tender age of three. By the time she was four, the young piano prodigy played her first recital. Since then, she’s mastered her craft and now goes massively viral for her amazing ability to play like Ludwig van Beethoven.
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In this video, Lisitsa is recorded playing Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” while at Beethovensaal, in Hannover, Germany.
Right from the start, Lisitsa showcases her talent playing an unbelievable flurry of harmonies.
It’s hard to believe anyone’s fingers can move that fast!
Lisitsa is overcome by the music. She’s in a trance-like state as she maneuvers through the complex Beethoven piece. Every single sound compliments the next one perfectly. As the song progresses, so does its complexity!
Not many people can cover Beethoven’s music so flawlessly, but through years of practice, she’s mastered the greatest composer of all time’s work.
Halfway through the performance, the camera angle switches to get a better view of her tickling the ivories.
When they switch to an angle above Lisitsa, it gives viewers a better look at the sheer variety of different notes she’s playing.
She fiercely goes through the masterpiece, never skipping a beat as she lights the piano on fire with her fingers.
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Lisitsa takes a deep breath and begins playing as fast as humanly possible while remaining completely focused on the music.
Lisitsa finishes the Beethoven piece in brilliant fashion.
This is extremely powerful all the way down to the last note.
Her passion for the music oozes through her playing, and her ability to mimic Beethoven is like a vehicle into the past.
The entire performance goes off without a hitch—she manages to channel her inner Beethoven and bring it out in the best way possible.
Lisitsa has made quite the name for herself through the internet, and her YouTube channel is full of extraordinary content.
She already has over 234 million views on her YouTube channel, where she posts many videos of her showcasing her incredible skills on the piano.
Her talent has brought about 603,000 subscribers to her YouTube page alone, with loads of other fans following her on social media.
Lisitsa tours all around the world sharing her music, something that has been complicated for musicians everywhere due to Covid-19.
The gifted pianist also featured in a movie directed by Michael Moore called “Planet of the Humans.”
Lisitsa posted an impassioned plea for people to watch the controversial movie, “Planet of the Humans” has been removed from YouTube and various other platforms for its sensitive but important topics. She explained it in a post:
“I am no stranger to controversy, as you may well know. I refused to close my eyes on injustice, I refused to play “by rules”, I refused keep my mouth shut when it would have been a prudent thing to do. I know too well how it feels when you are a creator, and you are being muzzled because your views are against someone very powerful.”
The video of Valentina Lisitsa playing Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” has been viewed over 47 million times, with 515,000 likes.
Over 34,000 people have also left comments for the extraordinary pianist. Many of them were in disbelief by the perfect precision she displayed in this song!
Valentina Lisitsa is in a league of her own, be sure to check out her YouTube channel for more jaw-dropping content!
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