Lang Lang.

I don't know why people always complain about Lang Lang giving off shitty faces when he's playing. I mean, he doesn't do it to annoy you, does he?! I actually love it, it's so animated. All his bodily motions jerk and flow, disrupt but engage simultaneously. He looks stupid and nothing like the reserved and dashing (but secretly bursting to his seams with an enigmatic passion) pianist we want to see, but somehow it works out. There's something there that makes me feel more connected to his music, because while his talent seems so out of reach, he remains so innately human and he's so unashamedly willing to reveal that to the world. Maybe cause he assumes most people like to listen with their eyes closed, or that the stage is too far and the cameras are displaying pretty, out-of-focus shots, and I'm doubting he actually cares at all but still. I wouldn't like to look like that on t.v. but I enjoy the strange leaks of emotion, and how he looks completely silly, I love silliness. A few times I've watched videos of him on mute, and he looks like he's acting out an exaggerated parody of a cartoon pianist but he's not, which makes it so much better.

Also, pianists should have a uniform of t shirts not blazers. Why would they wear blazers? We all know how much they restrict arm movement. & there's a ridiculous amount of clapping (half the video) so yeah, don't watch that...I did, and there's nothing but clapping.