Sunny Choi and other great pianist

Hey everyone!

Lately, I've been listening to a lot of piano music. The piano is one of my favorite instruments for it's flexibility, it's color, and complexity. Now there are many great pianist out there, and I like too many to name. But some recent great pianist I have come across is: Sunny Choi and Emmanuel Axe.

Sunny Choi is a great innovator of interpreting modern pop songs into piano pieces. She also does a lot of her works on youtube. That was were I originally found her too. Many artist, of the original works, have seen Sunny choi reinterpret their songs, and really fall in love with them.  I have also fallen in love with some of her interpretations too!  (If you would like to get a little more about her, here is a link to her webage. http://www.sunnychoimusic.com/ hahah)

Just to name a few,

Impossible by Shontelle:

Hold it against me by Briney Spears:

Waka Waka by Shakira

 California Girls by Katy Perry

Only Girl by Rihanna

If you would like to hear the rest of her works on youtube, click on this link. http://www.youtube.com/user/SunnyChoiMusic You'll be surprised at what songs she has done.

Another great Pianist is Emanuel Ax. Emanuel is a Phenomenal Pianist. I have heard him play with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and I am so blown away. Before his concert with them, he played, Debussy's Estampes- Pagodes from memory. He control of his hand and fingers to be able to play in multiple dynamics at one time is so good. I wish to someday be able to play like him someday. If he ever has a concert by you, I would highly recommend that you attend one of this performances. Emanuel has also done a lot of recordings so if you find a piece that you like, you should see if he recorded it. Here is his website to find out more about him. He has a very good history. http://www.emanuelax.com/

J. Brahms/ Intermezzo in A - opus 118 

Chopin Scherzo 1 Opus 20

 Emanuel also does a lot of collaberations with Yo-Yo-Ma.

Schubert Arpeggione Sonata D821

Hope you enjoyed some of these pieces. Let me know who is your great pianist. 

As a final piece for this post, I have always liked this. It's by Jon Schmidt. 

Love Story meets Viva La Vida

Hope you enjoy it!

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