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Lola Astanova
TsubakiTragic
Amazing what human hands/fingers are capable of.
Nab26
Wow she got some fingering skills
UnhelpfulAnswers
Creepy comments aside, she's really talented!!
SnoopyDancing
when you are going clubbing later but have a recital @ 8
koiranaama
When your concerto ends at 8 pm and your hoeing starts at 8.05 pm.
SlowDownTurbo
Jesus I got goosebumps immediately +1
TayloShoes
I think my favorite thing is that she looks like she's having fun
7snowmen
nowadays you need talent AND looks...
HoldMeCloserPhiTauDancer
Real question, no sexism meant: but how hard is it to control the pedals in heels? Not questioning right to dress how she wants,just utility
Dr007svt
It’s gotta be hard hitting the sustain pedal in 6” stiletto boots...
marsgoose
She's good but let's be real most here are up-voting the looks. If it was a middle-aged fat Asian man playing it'd get 1/10 of the upvotes.
OverpricedCrayon
youre not wrong
Grizabellakat007
As a classical pianist, I'm vicariously feeling the tension in her wrists...
HermausMora
As a jazz pianist I also feel the tension
awholelotofnothin
I love this - don't judge people by how they look. So many people have amazing talents and skills, but are judged for their clothing choice.
cantijustlurk
Lola Astanova: Russian pianist who raised eyebrows for being plucked from obscurity to play at Trump's inauguration. See article below:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/lola-astanova-trump-779405/
PoppyPapolo
These comments are a 50/50 split between downplaying her talent because of her looks and creepy comments. She looks happy. Live and let live
OneCoolFrood
"Have you ever heard a song and thought 'This is great, I just wish there were more notes in it'?"
thisisanoriginalusernameithink
No. Have not. There’s only 7 to begin with.
Sinmiedo1931
The gift of music/rhythm/performance is one of the best things a parent can do for their child. I'll always be grateful for that.
MemeDissector
I wish mine had sent me to music lessons earlier, I started when I was 18 and had to work fucking hard to catch up.
TosokTheRodentHunter
Wow. Apparently you can have it all
lampsoda
I didn’t know that Sofia Vergara played the piano?
ijustimguredtosay
I just fell in love.
Leevalleyoftheshadowofdeath
I've always found pianists super impressive
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
Have you seen vkgoeswild ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be-loLSUWT0
Ifyouthinkimseriousyoumissedthejoke
That's a mighty fine pianist *giggle*
0oASHLEYo0
I'm honestly paying more attention to her boots than anything else. Like, damn, those are some sick boots.
Cuddliestfish
Freddie wore it better.
NastyHabit
Or not...
prepeymad
You damn right
Jrhoney
He wore everything better.
momjeans4youxD
Yes, yes he did
dwilson0725
Uhm, that's not fair. You can't just compare people to Freddie. Obviously they stand no chance.
thegarlicawakens
v
Paulmk1
0956
MFW when attractive people are also super talented/smart/genuinely nice leave some of those high stat rolls for the rest of us
But seriously impressive pianoing
brauntosaurus
The only rolls are being attractive and *maybe* having a family who supports your talents/interest. The rest is a lifetime of practice.
Yeah good on her. I’m just being bitter, lazy and attempting humour to deflect.
same dude, same.
RydWolf
The lifetime of practice IS generally easier if you have a supporting family.
ThatchRoofCastle
Being rich helps too
LlamaEaters
Agreed. Having talent is such a small part of the whole. Most of it is practice.
BlastFX
Nah, you do need talent. Mind you, talent doesn't mean you're good without trying, it means you can become good with practice.
NanoCorps
Talent does mean you have a natural inclination towards something. Skill is the one that requires work.
soundnote8
Smart is a stat roll, sadly. Talent, at the extereme ends, maybe. But studies of prodigies show that while they tend to be smart 1/?
2/? (~120, a bit below average MD/JD/PhD earner), they're not geniuses in general intelligence: Their outstanding skill is a result of...
3/? those general smarts and a lifetime of obsession and practice. A supportive family is obviously important as well. Their skill in their
5/5 That said, I very much agree. If you want to get good, there's only one answer: Practice. Practice, practice, practice, practice.
4/? field may be like, top 1%, but their intelligence scores about top 10% or so, to put it into some context.
CommentProvider
smooshiebanana
bixol
Willshade145
She’s free to be Patricia Marie you see you see.
Floatsmagoats
Lol, this has nothing to do with nothing and its hilarious
mustardburp
Who is this enchanting beef jerky come to life?
ArgonSpark
There's a fine line between tan and barbeque.
QueenofQueensVillains
Oh crap why is this so funny
Tan mom tan mo tan mom.
frogmanfonzo
Oh my God, now its stuck in my head! It's not tan mom, it's not tan mom.
Too late!
Tmus
Not that I ever would
abigmoosenamedjerb
She plays very well, but the fact she sits so far from the piano bothers me for some reason.
Van1LLaRice
Exactlyyyy
OfficialBenderRodriguez
Its mostly because her 10 inch heels are preventing her knees from fitting under the piano
Sloth9230
Legs look sexier stretched.
01012019SF
Exactly. No one in my family has that level of talent, but we would have been reprimanded for sitting that far away.
shedooooooooo
Your family weren’t trained properly then. You’re supposed to sit on the edge of the seat for songs of that tempo + given her arm/leg length
JupitersWitch
Same. I know it's proper form for concert pianists but I don't like it.
So she’s sitting properly but you don’t like it cause of what she’s wearing and her body shape so you’re judging her. Why do you care?
Simmer down, you'll give yourself a stroke. It's the distance from the piano that's weird. Makes me feel like she needs to scoot up.
HeyOP
1) "Lola Astanova is an [Uzbekistan-born] American pianist, noted for her interpretations of compositions by Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff,
palitoclavito
She needs to look into her diet, intake...
EnglishIsNotMyNativeLanguage
I can not stop staring at her belly
iWishICouldStopSquanching
I too love belly’s
ilovefluids
I wish that chair was my face
dgarndt
Lola I’d like to know ya
1coyote
She is phenomenal, she feels the music while playing the piano. It shows in every key she hits?????
zeroversion
Rachmoninoff is so sick
MongolianGod
Yeah id Uz-on-her-bek-istan all night *insert Quagmire noise*
Antineutrino11
PervertedTango
And all this on high heels
shawnemack
And no one on this site would care if she didn’t look and dress that way.
dingoflickums
Sick burn
Turdsandwich10
Doesn't hurt being super hot too
DropKickHead
Well, presentation is always a part of a pianist's live performances. If I only heard the soundclip, I'd still be impressed. She FEELS it
I mean, I'm on this site. So are you.
I’m not speaking for you but I actually don’t care either way
Fair enough.
mjangelvortex
I'm a heterosexual woman and I honestly dig her music. I don't care if she's wearing this or an outfit that covers up her entire body.
She is connected to Russian oligarchs and played at Trumps inauguration
PatRedHawk94
I like her even better now
CC2332
And??? Her talent shouldn't be appreciated bc she played at a presidential inauguration, a once in a lifetime opportunity?
2) "visual performance, and piano transcriptions."
OneZebraInAHerdOfWildebeests
Seems like you've done your research
Flattering, but it's just a quote of a google search result's sidebar (taken from Wikipedia) with nation of origin noted in brackets.
Luchingador
3) and also looks like that
I’m pretty sure that was Queen.
isthatriight
Weeee are the champions my friend
relatablesarcasticguy
no. that was chopin the great.
I'm not sure she's generally known for this gif post. I mean it's how I learned of her, but apparently others knew of her earlier.
Thanks!
You're welcome?
badabingdingdong
You mean, she’s an uzbek, not an american.
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/arts/music/lola-astanova-julie-andrews-and-donald-trump-at-carnegie.html She has US citizenship. So no.
SleepJunkie1884
Citizenship has nothing to do with nationality.
k
metalfoto
Ok thx
kalanthil
She's of Buchari decent?
If you asked her, she’d say she’s an Uzbek. Champ. Who happens to have us citizenship, which doesn’t change anything except legal status.
wiltsjunk
Who the fuck cares
1) I didn't ask her, I asked google, and included her nation of origin in the quote (in brackets) because I figured it deserved noting.
2) Are you calling me "champ" in an attempt at condescention, or is that some sort of distinction about her Uzbeki status, champ?
(But really that just means Wikipedia was right. I had to find that source after finding Wikipedia's source was paywalled)
If she was born Uzbeki, she is born with citizenship there. Dual citizenship does not overwrite where she was born, nor her nationality.
I have dual citizenship, but I’m still from where I was born. Heritage/nationality is not a matter of opinion or feeling, but pure fact.
I didn't make any claims to the contrary. I copied the text of a google search result and added her nation of origin to it.
TsubakiTragic
Amazing what human hands/fingers are capable of.
Nab26
Wow she got some fingering skills
UnhelpfulAnswers
Creepy comments aside, she's really talented!!
SnoopyDancing
when you are going clubbing later but have a recital @ 8
koiranaama
When your concerto ends at 8 pm and your hoeing starts at 8.05 pm.
SlowDownTurbo
Jesus I got goosebumps immediately +1
TayloShoes
I think my favorite thing is that she looks like she's having fun
7snowmen
nowadays you need talent AND looks...
HoldMeCloserPhiTauDancer
Real question, no sexism meant: but how hard is it to control the pedals in heels? Not questioning right to dress how she wants,just utility
Dr007svt
It’s gotta be hard hitting the sustain pedal in 6” stiletto boots...
marsgoose
She's good but let's be real most here are up-voting the looks. If it was a middle-aged fat Asian man playing it'd get 1/10 of the upvotes.
OverpricedCrayon
youre not wrong
Grizabellakat007
As a classical pianist, I'm vicariously feeling the tension in her wrists...
HermausMora
As a jazz pianist I also feel the tension
awholelotofnothin
I love this - don't judge people by how they look. So many people have amazing talents and skills, but are judged for their clothing choice.
cantijustlurk
Lola Astanova: Russian pianist who raised eyebrows for being plucked from obscurity to play at Trump's inauguration. See article below:
cantijustlurk
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/lola-astanova-trump-779405/
PoppyPapolo
These comments are a 50/50 split between downplaying her talent because of her looks and creepy comments. She looks happy. Live and let live
OneCoolFrood
"Have you ever heard a song and thought 'This is great, I just wish there were more notes in it'?"
thisisanoriginalusernameithink
No. Have not. There’s only 7 to begin with.
Sinmiedo1931
The gift of music/rhythm/performance is one of the best things a parent can do for their child. I'll always be grateful for that.
MemeDissector
I wish mine had sent me to music lessons earlier, I started when I was 18 and had to work fucking hard to catch up.
TosokTheRodentHunter
Wow. Apparently you can have it all
lampsoda
I didn’t know that Sofia Vergara played the piano?
ijustimguredtosay
I just fell in love.
Leevalleyoftheshadowofdeath
I've always found pianists super impressive
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
Have you seen vkgoeswild ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be-loLSUWT0
Ifyouthinkimseriousyoumissedthejoke
That's a mighty fine pianist *giggle*
0oASHLEYo0
I'm honestly paying more attention to her boots than anything else. Like, damn, those are some sick boots.
Cuddliestfish
Freddie wore it better.
NastyHabit
Or not...
prepeymad
You damn right
Jrhoney
He wore everything better.
momjeans4youxD
Yes, yes he did
dwilson0725
Uhm, that's not fair. You can't just compare people to Freddie. Obviously they stand no chance.
thegarlicawakens
Paulmk1
0956
MFW when attractive people are also super talented/smart/genuinely nice leave some of those high stat rolls for the rest of us
0956
But seriously impressive pianoing
brauntosaurus
The only rolls are being attractive and *maybe* having a family who supports your talents/interest. The rest is a lifetime of practice.
0956
Yeah good on her. I’m just being bitter, lazy and attempting humour to deflect.
brauntosaurus
same dude, same.
RydWolf
The lifetime of practice IS generally easier if you have a supporting family.
ThatchRoofCastle
Being rich helps too
LlamaEaters
Agreed. Having talent is such a small part of the whole. Most of it is practice.
BlastFX
Nah, you do need talent. Mind you, talent doesn't mean you're good without trying, it means you can become good with practice.
NanoCorps
Talent does mean you have a natural inclination towards something. Skill is the one that requires work.
soundnote8
Smart is a stat roll, sadly. Talent, at the extereme ends, maybe. But studies of prodigies show that while they tend to be smart 1/?
soundnote8
2/? (~120, a bit below average MD/JD/PhD earner), they're not geniuses in general intelligence: Their outstanding skill is a result of...
soundnote8
3/? those general smarts and a lifetime of obsession and practice. A supportive family is obviously important as well. Their skill in their
soundnote8
5/5 That said, I very much agree. If you want to get good, there's only one answer: Practice. Practice, practice, practice, practice.
soundnote8
4/? field may be like, top 1%, but their intelligence scores about top 10% or so, to put it into some context.
CommentProvider
smooshiebanana
bixol
Willshade145
She’s free to be Patricia Marie you see you see.
Floatsmagoats
Lol, this has nothing to do with nothing and its hilarious
mustardburp
Who is this enchanting beef jerky come to life?
ArgonSpark
There's a fine line between tan and barbeque.
QueenofQueensVillains
Oh crap why is this so funny
Willshade145
Tan mom tan mo tan mom.
frogmanfonzo
Oh my God, now its stuck in my head! It's not tan mom, it's not tan mom.
Willshade145
Too late!
Tmus
Not that I ever would
abigmoosenamedjerb
She plays very well, but the fact she sits so far from the piano bothers me for some reason.
Van1LLaRice
Exactlyyyy
OfficialBenderRodriguez
Its mostly because her 10 inch heels are preventing her knees from fitting under the piano
Sloth9230
Legs look sexier stretched.
01012019SF
Exactly. No one in my family has that level of talent, but we would have been reprimanded for sitting that far away.
shedooooooooo
Your family weren’t trained properly then. You’re supposed to sit on the edge of the seat for songs of that tempo + given her arm/leg length
JupitersWitch
Same. I know it's proper form for concert pianists but I don't like it.
shedooooooooo
So she’s sitting properly but you don’t like it cause of what she’s wearing and her body shape so you’re judging her. Why do you care?
JupitersWitch
Simmer down, you'll give yourself a stroke. It's the distance from the piano that's weird. Makes me feel like she needs to scoot up.
HeyOP
1) "Lola Astanova is an [Uzbekistan-born] American pianist, noted for her interpretations of compositions by Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff,
palitoclavito
She needs to look into her diet, intake...
EnglishIsNotMyNativeLanguage
I can not stop staring at her belly
iWishICouldStopSquanching
I too love belly’s
ilovefluids
I wish that chair was my face
dgarndt
Lola I’d like to know ya
1coyote
She is phenomenal, she feels the music while playing the piano. It shows in every key she hits?????
zeroversion
Rachmoninoff is so sick
MongolianGod
Yeah id Uz-on-her-bek-istan all night *insert Quagmire noise*
Antineutrino11
PervertedTango
And all this on high heels
shawnemack
And no one on this site would care if she didn’t look and dress that way.
dingoflickums
Sick burn
Turdsandwich10
Doesn't hurt being super hot too
DropKickHead
Well, presentation is always a part of a pianist's live performances. If I only heard the soundclip, I'd still be impressed. She FEELS it
HeyOP
I mean, I'm on this site. So are you.
shawnemack
I’m not speaking for you but I actually don’t care either way
HeyOP
Fair enough.
mjangelvortex
I'm a heterosexual woman and I honestly dig her music. I don't care if she's wearing this or an outfit that covers up her entire body.
cantijustlurk
She is connected to Russian oligarchs and played at Trumps inauguration
PatRedHawk94
I like her even better now
cantijustlurk
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/lola-astanova-trump-779405/
CC2332
And??? Her talent shouldn't be appreciated bc she played at a presidential inauguration, a once in a lifetime opportunity?
HeyOP
2) "visual performance, and piano transcriptions."
OneZebraInAHerdOfWildebeests
Seems like you've done your research
HeyOP
Flattering, but it's just a quote of a google search result's sidebar (taken from Wikipedia) with nation of origin noted in brackets.
Luchingador
3) and also looks like that
Willshade145
I’m pretty sure that was Queen.
isthatriight
Weeee are the champions my friend
relatablesarcasticguy
no. that was chopin the great.
HeyOP
I'm not sure she's generally known for this gif post. I mean it's how I learned of her, but apparently others knew of her earlier.
Willshade145
Thanks!
HeyOP
You're welcome?
badabingdingdong
You mean, she’s an uzbek, not an american.
HeyOP
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/arts/music/lola-astanova-julie-andrews-and-donald-trump-at-carnegie.html She has US citizenship. So no.
SleepJunkie1884
Citizenship has nothing to do with nationality.
HeyOP
k
metalfoto
Ok thx
kalanthil
She's of Buchari decent?
thisisanoriginalusernameithink
If you asked her, she’d say she’s an Uzbek. Champ. Who happens to have us citizenship, which doesn’t change anything except legal status.
wiltsjunk
Who the fuck cares
HeyOP
1) I didn't ask her, I asked google, and included her nation of origin in the quote (in brackets) because I figured it deserved noting.
HeyOP
2) Are you calling me "champ" in an attempt at condescention, or is that some sort of distinction about her Uzbeki status, champ?
HeyOP
(But really that just means Wikipedia was right. I had to find that source after finding Wikipedia's source was paywalled)
badabingdingdong
If she was born Uzbeki, she is born with citizenship there. Dual citizenship does not overwrite where she was born, nor her nationality.
badabingdingdong
I have dual citizenship, but I’m still from where I was born. Heritage/nationality is not a matter of opinion or feeling, but pure fact.
HeyOP
I didn't make any claims to the contrary. I copied the text of a google search result and added her nation of origin to it.