I was totally thinking about that match while watching this one! I think Zvereva must have felt very similar to how Anisimova felt today. But then Steffi went on to win the Golden Slam that year ... incredible.
Lorenzo 😭 but I think he was not really physically ready. Still struggling with his injury from Roland-Garros. Sad to see Denis out too. But a good win for Victoria Mboko over 25th-seeded Magdalena Frech, on Canada Day no less 🇨🇦
Happy for Aristo and good to see Vitaly rewarded for his Bartók. I am a bit sad that Carter was shut out of the prizes, but he’s going to have a great career regardless.
Brahms 2 is becoming more popular I think in the past couple of years. Jaeden Izik-Dzurko played it on his way to winning Leeds last year. I'm also wondering if it's a function of Yunchan Lim's Rach 3 being so iconic that people want to play something else now ...
For sure ... I guess I always just wonder why, in 2025, we see the top six places in both the Cliburn and the Queen Elisabeth taken by men. Given the number of fantastic women pianists, the odds seem low that this should happen ... ?♀️
I am happy to see Carter in the finals, and I know all the finalists are exceptional. But there could not be one single woman finalist? Chaeyoung was not good enough?
Two other major competitions are running right now: the 17th Cliburn and the piano edition of the Queen Elisabeth. Masaya Kamei and Nathalia Milstein are both in the finals of the latter which will be held next week. Ryota Yamazaki and David Khrikuli have played their preliminary recitals for...
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