I'd agree with previous postings about Lang Lang. Superficially, his playing his impressive but when you listen to him playing music you know, its clear that he is often not understanding its meaning OR playing the right notes. As someone who worships the playing of Clifford Curzon and Claudio Arrau, I can't stand hearing Lang punish the piano as he does.

I have a particular dislike for singers who are marketed as opera stars but have never even sung a complete role on stage. Step forward Bocelli, Potts, Watson, and Jenkins as prime suspects. They all lack real vocal quality and they just don't show any understanding of the characterisation of the music. I've read so many people praising Bocelli's ability to communicate, but to me he sounds completely souless and cold and his atrocious vocal technique only makes matters worse.

Another musician I can't get on with is Ivo Pogorelich because he takes far too many liberties and imposes himself on the music to the point of suffocation.