Streaming live on Youtube at 8PM tomorrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4NQPteMjuo

That would be 3PM EDT (boston)

Don't forget she's a guest on this afternoon's 'In Tune' program on the BBC's classical radio station Radio 3 (www.bbc.co.uk/radio3 - click on Programmes, then 'I' for In Tune), starting at 1630 BST (just under 3 hours from now). She'll probably be playing a few pieces on the studio Steinway B to wet our appetites for tomorrow....

In the great tradition of spelling/grammar nazis prowling PW, you meant "whet", right?? :P

What will she be playing?

Aha, you spotted the deliberate mishtake .
I believe guests on the program turn up on the day with a list of what they want to play, usually around 15 minutes' worth of music (plus chat). So we won't know until she arrives.

Look out for me in the audience

Piano event of the year for me.

If anyone else from here is going, do say hi if you see me. I have a lot of time to kill before the concert haha. Unfruitfully trying to find somewhere o practice.

They'll probably have a nice piano down on the stage; I'm sure nobody will mind if you use it.

She is going to attract lot of you tubers today, as youtube features her in Music spotlight.

Yes, why not play the Appassionata followed by several Rachmaninov pieces? Kind of a pre concert recital.

I could actually do that lol, I have those pieces in my rep at the moment. But I don't think I will try and upstage valentina lisitsa hah

Broadcasting team are all set up :p

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Not too bad a seat considering how late I left it

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That's why I chose them!

Is Royal Albert Hall as amazing to English people as I guess it is to most Americans? It makes Carnegie Hall or Avery Fischer Hall look like my living room. The first time I saw RAH was when I Youtubed the celebratory performance of Jerusalem from the Proms.

Very nice so far!
(moonlight 3rd movement little faults and tempo rushes are forgivable imo :P)

she is exactly the kind of talent classical music needs, capable of attracting a whole new audience and reaching them thru new media.

and man, that bosie imperial sounds grrrreat.

Ouch Rachmaninoff not going so well IMO. Tempo choices too extreme. Too much risk in 39/6 and 23/5. 32/12 rushed. 32/10 messed up the most important moment (the cadenza).

I am enjoying.

29,000 viewing.

baba

how about what she IS doing right? huh?

pure awesomeness IMHO. can't quite believe i'm watching a fantastic live concert in RAH in the middle of the afternoon (chicago time). i'm not getting my work done!

Here comes Chopin!

Currently playing Liszt Todtentanz. Never heard a solo version, but it's just as impressive.

Imperial Bösendorfer Valentina is in top form

She messed up the cadenza pretty badly....everything is so fast!!

that piano is a perfect match for her -- amazing. wonder if it's mic'd for the size of that hall?

Scriabin and Chopin was nice and Totentanz makes up for Rachmaninoff.

Too fast...honestly I thought a lot of it sounded pretty sloppy...

For me who knows nothing about classical music, it is not about the note-by-note mistakes but this is the moment an average music lover can appreciate Classical Music and the effort behind it.

It's not as good as her youtube video I'll give you that, but still very impressive the way she pulled it off live.

well said suniil