I love it. @9:54 That is the sign of approval folks! When you pull a smile from the concert master, you doing things. The concert master sits on the jury of auditions, they are one of the true gate keepers in this profession. They have also played with the best in the world, so they know what quality playing sounds like UP CLOSE! Literally. And rightly so. Ray has move beyond to performing a concerto to the intimate craft of making music. That is why they clapped after the first movement. This is not an ignorant audience. It happens when the audience feels the first movement is spectacular, as this one was.
BRAVO!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Ray Chen performing this piece is SO VERY beautiful, it is my favorite performance of it!! I love to hear him play this piece so much that I come back regularly to listen to him!❤️ Thank you for the wonderful video of his and the orchestra’s gorgeous performance!
Thank you for posting this treasure. I am going to hear it in performance today and wanted to know what to expect. I hope I won’t be disappointed after hearing this incredible artist.
I used to attend the SLSO regularly in the 1990s where Gil Shaman would play this almost every year. Korngold goes from 12 year old scratching away to Irish fiddler, to hoe down.
Dear master chen ...its me, the struggling violinist...after practicing for 20 years on my craft, i learned or should i say "had an epiphany," about practice...the more you practice technique, the more it overshadows your musicality...johnny said he quit the violin for a year because he couldnt find his voice, he thought of giving up! Thats because he works so hard on technique!!!
Dear ray...modern violinists are more technically gifted than the golden generation. However, the golden generation is more musically gifted. One word..." GRAVITY. "
Not sooo sure that's correct. There are certainly MORE violinists. But few have ever reached the technical stratosphere of a Heifetz; Oistrakh; Isaac Stern. Pinchas Zuckerman who also plays the viola, is actually one of the most brilliant violinist on the planet. He plays with every bit as much gravity as the old guard. Many of the top violinist take their profession extremely seriously. Sophie-Mutter is steeped in history, frighteningly gifted technically and artistically blessed. I don't know any world-class violinist who takes mulling over their pieces and play with purpose lightly. So, don't let Ray's lighthearted personality fool you. The fact that he IS so proficient means he HAS learned from the masters. Each generation builds on the previous one.
@@dmp7252 thank you for replying, I really appreciate it! I'm just saying the old school violinists sang with the violin. Like josef hassid and kreisler, for example. By technical, I'm not belittling modern violinists. I greatly admire their technical mastery, I simply miss the old school soul. Call me nostalgic.
@@aaronnam1444 I hear what you’re saying. I will say that today’s violinist are not that great at shifts. That is what people live for about the violin - those dramatic, schmaltzy shifts. Now everything is more precise to a certain extent.
@@dmp7252 exactly! Modern violinist are so perfect, it kind of takes away from the heart of the violin. Heifetz played from the heart, not from the brain.
@@aaronnam1444 You have a point. The older school made the violin "sing." There was a freedom in their playing we don't often hear from younger violinists.
Hey ray! Me, my brother Johnny and Kevin Kumar all had the same teacher...Linda rose. Linda is who I call the silver generations Leopold auer. Johnny and Kevin are masters, but I'm still trying to find my own voice. The reason I keep commenting on your videos is because you remind me of Johnny and Kevin. Can I ask you something? You know who Johnny and Kevin is, even though you never met them. The violin is an extension of my soul. Can you show me your true violin skills? I think you can beat Kevin, Johnny, benny tseng, and even heifetz! It would be an honor to witness such a feat!
Good luck ray!...I don't know who your teacher was, but he/she didn't teach you something. Learning is dangerous. You play the way you were taught. That's how heifetz, Johnny, and Kevin play. I never "learned" how to play the violin. My teacher told me to play "clean," "technically sound," and "expressive." That's not violin. Violin is "madness." I may be crazy, but I'd rather be crazy than normal!
Marvellous absolutely beautiful and incredible performance by Ray Chen, as always
beautiful piece, breathtaking play
0:31 1st movement; 10:14 2nd movement; 18:53 3rd movement.
I love it. @9:54 That is the sign of approval folks! When you pull a smile from the concert master, you doing things. The concert master sits on the jury of auditions, they are one of the true gate keepers in this profession. They have also played with the best in the world, so they know what quality playing sounds like UP CLOSE! Literally. And rightly so. Ray has move beyond to performing a concerto to the intimate craft of making music. That is why they clapped after the first movement. This is not an ignorant audience. It happens when the audience feels the first movement is spectacular, as this one was.
My teacher is a big concertmaster so when I get any approval on anything it completely makes me feel like a beast🤘😂
@@haydengreen715 Exactly. They have seen the best of the best. What orchestra does your teacher play for?
BRAVO!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Ray Chen performing this piece is SO VERY beautiful, it is my favorite performance of it!! I love to hear him play this piece so much that I come back regularly to listen to him!❤️
Thank you for the wonderful video of his and the orchestra’s gorgeous performance!
Thank you for posting this treasure. I am going to hear it in performance today and wanted to know what to expect. I hope I won’t be disappointed after hearing this incredible artist.
Amazing performance...
don't know the Korngold well, but will be seeing Ray play it in Toronto in January...want to see you sweat!!!
Legendary Performance!
It's like an opera, amazing!!
This should received 41000 views
Magical
I used to attend the SLSO regularly in the 1990s where Gil Shaman would play this almost every year. Korngold goes from 12 year old scratching away to Irish fiddler, to hoe down.
bravo
So romantic
😍😍😍😍
Dear master chen ...its me, the struggling violinist...after practicing for 20 years on my craft, i learned or should i say "had an epiphany," about practice...the more you practice technique, the more it overshadows your musicality...johnny said he quit the violin for a year because he couldnt find his voice, he thought of giving up! Thats because he works so hard on technique!!!
bro thinks that ray chen can see the comment 💀
Why are people so mean
New Heiffetz welcome RAY
Interesting at 1:13 and some other instances he has a flat {opposite of curved) pinky…
It feels like he is bullying the sound out of his violin. Come out, come out! 😅
I felt so too. It might be the recording but I would have liked to have heard more dynamic contrast. Still an excellent performance though.
Dear ray...modern violinists are more technically gifted than the golden generation. However, the golden generation is more musically gifted. One word..." GRAVITY. "
Not sooo sure that's correct. There are certainly MORE violinists. But few have ever reached the technical stratosphere of a Heifetz; Oistrakh; Isaac Stern. Pinchas Zuckerman who also plays the viola, is actually one of the most brilliant violinist on the planet. He plays with every bit as much gravity as the old guard. Many of the top violinist take their profession extremely seriously. Sophie-Mutter is steeped in history, frighteningly gifted technically and artistically blessed. I don't know any world-class violinist who takes mulling over their pieces and play with purpose lightly. So, don't let Ray's lighthearted personality fool you. The fact that he IS so proficient means he HAS learned from the masters. Each generation builds on the previous one.
@@dmp7252 thank you for replying, I really appreciate it! I'm just saying the old school violinists sang with the violin. Like josef hassid and kreisler, for example. By technical, I'm not belittling modern violinists. I greatly admire their technical mastery, I simply miss the old school soul. Call me nostalgic.
@@aaronnam1444 I hear what you’re saying. I will say that today’s violinist are not that great at shifts. That is what people live for about the violin - those dramatic, schmaltzy shifts. Now everything is more precise to a certain extent.
@@dmp7252 exactly! Modern violinist are so perfect, it kind of takes away from the heart of the violin. Heifetz played from the heart, not from the brain.
@@aaronnam1444 You have a point. The older school made the violin "sing." There was a freedom in their playing we don't often hear from younger violinists.
3:20
Hey ray! Me, my brother Johnny and Kevin Kumar all had the same teacher...Linda rose. Linda is who I call the silver generations Leopold auer. Johnny and Kevin are masters, but I'm still trying to find my own voice. The reason I keep commenting on your videos is because you remind me of Johnny and Kevin. Can I ask you something? You know who Johnny and Kevin is, even though you never met them. The violin is an extension of my soul. Can you show me your true violin skills? I think you can beat Kevin, Johnny, benny tseng, and even heifetz! It would be an honor to witness such a feat!
Sorry but heifetz's version is better
Hey ray!...you know how Johnny, Kevin and heifetz play?..."interesting." You know how I play?..."crazy." Good luck and godspeed!
Good luck ray!...I don't know who your teacher was, but he/she didn't teach you something. Learning is dangerous. You play the way you were taught. That's how heifetz, Johnny, and Kevin play. I never "learned" how to play the violin. My teacher told me to play "clean," "technically sound," and "expressive." That's not violin. Violin is "madness." I may be crazy, but I'd rather be crazy than normal!
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@@adrianwright8685 transcendental
@@penpow certainly transcends my understanding!
I don't think you're crazy, but maybe a little nutty. "Everyone needs a little madness" - Zorba the Greek (movie 1964).
bro thinks he's he's henry david thoreau
Great violinist, but he plays with too much vibrato. It is his choice.
3:20 ❤❤❤❤
9:34
He is great but that part wasn't clean.. I love his playing but listen to Hilary Hahn play just that part.. it can be done so much more cleanly. You