tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post6940816630693451818..comments2024-03-18T05:17:45.683-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: At Home with the FleishersCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-26557843184403889122012-07-18T08:05:57.339-05:002012-07-18T08:05:57.339-05:00Many of them are very talented, but for me, he'...Many of them are very talented, but for me, he's really the only one who is exciting to watch. Watching him perform seems more like watching a concert than a competetition.Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-59940871631293376172012-07-17T18:52:17.341-05:002012-07-17T18:52:17.341-05:00You are not even close to the first person who has...You are not even close to the first person who has told me that. I think he is, by unofficial estimate, the leading contender in this year's competition. I finally heard him this afternoon in the semifinal chamber music round, and he was the best of those I heard in that part of the competition.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-82841595398799627022012-07-17T18:40:10.234-05:002012-07-17T18:40:10.234-05:00Having gone to all of the semi-final rounds, I mus...Having gone to all of the semi-final rounds, I must say, in my completely non-expert opinion, Steven Lin is by far my favorite: http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2010/c/kapell/competitors/stevin-lin.<br /> <br />I could be biased because I LOVE Bach, and he was the only one to play Bach in the semi-final round (which he did beautifully).Garynoreply@blogger.com