This, from the WQXR blog on 12/27/2011. Are you in the game?
Classical Pianist Finds YouTube Fame: If you’ve ever done a search on YouTube for Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata or Chopin’s 24 Etudes, chances are you've encountered a clip of Valentina Lisitsa. The Ukrainian pianist has become the most popular classical pianist on the video-sharing Web site, with her homemade performance clips racking up more than 35 million views and 45,000 subscribers. As a promotional tool, the videos paid off: Lisitsa has a growing slate of concert dates, including a recital at Royal Albert Hall set for June 2012.
Classical Pianist Finds YouTube Fame: If you’ve ever done a search on YouTube for Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata or Chopin’s 24 Etudes, chances are you've encountered a clip of Valentina Lisitsa. The Ukrainian pianist has become the most popular classical pianist on the video-sharing Web site, with her homemade performance clips racking up more than 35 million views and 45,000 subscribers. As a promotional tool, the videos paid off: Lisitsa has a growing slate of concert dates, including a recital at Royal Albert Hall set for June 2012.
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