Tiffany Poon | classical pianist of the new generation

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Schumann Sonata No.2 in G Minor, Op.22 - 1st movement | Tiffany Poon

Chopin Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op.22 | Tiffany Poon

Play For Charity Live Stream Concert | Tiffany Poon

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With over 24 million YouTube video views and 250,000+ social media followers,

Tiffany is now embarking on a career as an expressive artist of the new generation

tiffanypianist

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I can't describe how happy I am to be reunited with this book 🥺 This book opened my mind to understanding human life and relationships in ways I never thought of before when I was 19. Now that I'm looking at it, I think this book was the beginning of my appreciation for German Romanticism literature, philosophy and music during college. I owe so many things to this book. I don't know why I didn't keep it with me all this time in NY... Thank you, Ma, for mailing this back to me from HK, even though I'm sure it was more expensive than buying a new copy 🙏❤️ will be be reading this again, including my many underlines and annotations 🤓

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Sleepy Sunday epiphany: Clara Schumann wrote only 3 dynamic markings on the first page of this 8-page Rondo movement of her Sonata. I've been learning this for some weeks now and just realized a second ago... The rest of the 7 pages (like the pictured) have no dynamic indications. No wonder my brain has been looping this non-stop, as if trying to figure out intuitively what she wanted to express implicitly through just the musical notes. Every time I play/practice this, I find new possibilities of phrasing and dynamics... What an open-ended endeavor 🎶 (and rambly Instagram post 🙈) Did you have any musical epiphany today?

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Trying to read, but nature distracted me, and also I can't get Clara Schumann's Sonata out of my head this morning...what's in yours? 🎶🌥️

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Morning ☕ It occurred to me few minutes ago, as I was making my breakfast and coffee, trying to pump myself up with half opened gooey eyes to finish editing a vlog, telling myself I have to do this and post it today: how bizarre is it that this has become my job? Is it even my job? (It's technically just playing the piano) 😅 It doesn't feel like a job, but I've somehow created this responsibility by accident... I often reminisce about the past and if you didn't know, I started this endeavor of vlogging on YouTube, showing behind the scenes of my journey into becoming a concert pianist, during college, mainly a philosophical experiment to see if I could humanize the general public's perception of classical music a little bit (just a tiny bit because I'm just one tiny person in the world). I had absolutely no idea it would become what it has now and I still don't understand how this happened... I've gone through many years of just following my passion for classical music, following instincts and I'm still very much going on very clueless about so many things 🙈 I haven't finished my jar of coffee yet as I type this, so maybe take it with a little sip of coffee (equivalent grain of salt), but: go with your guts and do what you love - because you won't feel like it's a laborious job. I never felt like playing piano is a job, or connecting with you on the internet is a job. I recognize that doing a job that doesn't feel like a job is a privilege and I have many of you to thank for this, but I still stand by this.
That's all. I don't know why I felt like sharing this and writing this long caption...maybe just to warm up my brain 🤓☕ Keep striving 😉

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Few minutes before an important meeting, I want to thank you for being so kind to me and supportive of my piano journey. I listened to Márta Kurtág & György Kurtág on loop this morning for an hour because it's such a very calming wonderful recording and transcription of Bach's Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, which I tried to play with 2 hands a little bit here. Even if nothing comes out of this call, I know I still have you and I'll continue to be dedicated. Even though I'm not the most consistent "person on the internet," so many of you have been incredibly patient and understanding of my moments, be it computer issues or overall stress about stuff that aren't that important in the grand scheme of the planet Earth and human civilization. So that's all I wanted to say: thank you for sharing my passion for piano (and music/composers that I love) ❤️ Have a nice day/night 😊 I'll be late for Zoom if I keep typing...

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I was probably much better at piano when I was 3 years old 😅 I meant to start practicing, but I couldn't get Carmen out of my head from watching this home video in the morning, so I tried to play from ear... Took me a few minutes to figure out the modulations 🙈 and my left hand is useless at harmonies, so let me stick to playing Clara and Robert Schumann's scores.
But while I've got your attention, this is how I started my piano journey. I was obsessed with this toy piano when I was 2/3 years old, playing along everyday to whatever CDs my audiophile dad was playing on his Hi-Fi. It was just fun (and frustrating) to try to match the pitch from my toy piano with the music. There's only so much I could do with C, E, G, C, so I upgraded to 88 keys eventually at around 5 years old. Somehow, by luck, I ended up with @steinwayandsons lending me a grand piano in 2019...because of you and my YouTube subscribers 🙏❤️🤗🎹
Now that I've shared my story, will you join my non-profit @togetherwithclassical and share yours #togetherwithclassical
My goal is to foster a community for all who love classical music to inspire each other with their stories. I can't wait to read about yours!! 🤗 (well, after I practice a bit, because I really should get back to shape 😅)

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Join us today as we celebrate Piano Day! Here’s our founder @tiffanypianist at 3 years old. 🥰 Share your earliest photo/video at the piano by using #togetherwithclassical #piano #pianist #pianoday

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Imagine if you heard this in a beautiful church... Started a new piece today after a week-long hiatus from practicing: Busoni's transcription of Bach chorale "Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ"
P. S. Sorry for the audio...didn't feel like interrupting the mood to setup my microphone

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Fantasiestücke...of Schumann's (for piano) played on speakers coincidentally while staring out the window.

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How many keys are on a keyboard? Also, what does DVD stand for? 🤔

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Hiatus mood

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The New Yorker attitude

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My first time on the NYC Ferry today ⛴️🌤️🕊️ Felt like a puppy looking out the window, even though I've lived here for years... 🤠

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