http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/01/11/hj-lim-night-panthere-benaroya-hall Comments On: HJ Lim, Night Panthere, Benaroya Hall by Trent Moorman en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sun, 26 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
She's simultaneously been #1 in US and Canada iTunes, and she was the first and only classical pianist ever to debut at #1 on the Billboard classical chart. That's better than 'fussy'.
Posted by I was there Lim's phenomenal]]> Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:41:53 -0800 The Stranger
I'm more of a "if they playing itself is good, you don't need to add any flashy physical gestures" kinda guy - but it can be kinda fun (Lang Lang is a bit stylish in his playing also (is that a better term than fussy?).
Posted by myr]]> Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:29:13 -0800 The Stranger
I disagree about Lim. Given, I'm not a classic piano expert. I liked how into the music she was. Is it better when someone is boring and just sits there, with no life or expression? I didn't think she over-did anything, and from the ovation the crowd gave her, it seemed like everyone overwhelmingly liked it, a lot. She kind of blew me away.

Define fussy playing for me. Or describe how you thought her playing was fussy.
Posted by Trent Moorman]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:04:52 -0800 The Stranger
That said, the orchestra was wonderful throughout. The Stravinsky was fascinating and the Mozart in particular was excellent, and are well worth sitting through the Fuss Panther's "I'm going to play this next note in ... ... ... three seconds, just to show you all how much verve I have" Mendelssohn to hear.
Posted by psbirch]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:26:37 -0800 The Stranger