Jan Lisiecki - Nocturne in C sharp Minor (1830) - Proms 2013

"To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable" -Ludwig van Beethoven

People criticising his playing- do you understand anything about playing live? You mess up, you keep playing! What do you want him to do? Stop and restart the phrase because he pressed a wrong note?

Chopin was only two years older than Jan Lisiecki when he wrote this nocturne. Such a delicate, moving... This is how I imagine young Chopin playing and melancholy Polishness

I Don't play piano, and i see comments about him making a mistake, but damn i didn't even notice, this was beautiful

This young man has the making of a real pianist. Those who are so concerned with mistakes rather than interpretation and expression, please don't give up your day jobs!

The way he literally dripped with sweat. This is one of my all time favorite piano pieces and one of all time favorite performances of it. This is amazing

Atleast the audience knows when to clap :)

Chopin would be proud of him.

I really love how the audience respect the final note silence

This is one of my favourite Chopin nocturnes. Despite some of the comments by the trolls in this thread, I think he played it very nicely. The piece was so serence and gentle. I found it to be a very emotional performance. I am playing this at my Christmas recital and draw inspiration from his performance.

I wish my prom night was like that.

Excellent interpretation, feeling nervous is a sign of not being arrogant, but humble and simple. Playing Chopin is one of the most complicated things for pianists, and this young man does it extraordinarily.

Why didn't the cameraman zoom in on his fingers when he executed the fantastic runs? It would haven't quite a sight to behold😫😢

Now i am seriously shocked. I heard the C-sharp minor from many including the very classical best but i was not mesmerized like this time. It is like Chopin was sitting next to him and playing it as chopin wanted. BRAVO !!!

A million thanks Jan. You made me happy and made my day with this Chopin's Nocturne so beautifully played. I'm 80 years old but your music makes me feel younger and happier each time I hear you. Keep going, young man and may God bless, protect and keep you in the highest range of His love.

Played with incredible feeling and emotion.

“Simplicity is the final achievement…” -Chopin

People are acting like such snobs about his interpretation, I mean yeah, we get it, he messed up a bit on that particular section, but he pulled it off incredibly well. It's frustrating that people only choose to point out the negatives in order to make them look smart, but why is nobody pointing out the fact that he has a really beautiful and crisp sound or an amazing control and technique, especially for an 18 year old at the time? You people need to stop being so harsh, unless you can do better than that, and given the circumstances (it was an encore, for God's sake; it's not like this was taken from a CD that he had recorded in a studio with no audience), I really don't think you can. That being said, it might not be the best interpretation of this piece and you cannot compare it to Rubinstein's or Engerer's or Olssohn's or any other "well-known" ones, but that's only because the context of every performance is different. Just think about that.

He played this so brilliantly. Much respect!

For an 18 years old guy....he s doing pretty well!!!👏👏👏