Kerson Leong plays Ernst/Schubert Erlkönig

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  • Опубликовано: 2 окт 2021
  • Teaser of a solo recital given at Montréal's Salle Bourgie and beautifully realized on film by ProdCan for medici.tv. To view the full recital, subscribe to medici.tv at this link: www.medici.tv/en/concerts/ker...
    In addition to the Erlkönig, the program includes works by Bach, Ysaÿe, Tarrega/Ricci, and a piece by Agustin Barrios arranged for solo violin by yours truly.
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  • @KersonLeong
    @KersonLeong  2 года назад +347

    Taken from a solo recital I gave at Montréal’s Salle Bourgie beautifully realized on film by ProdCan, now available on demand on medici! To access the full recital, subscribe to medici through the link in the video description above - aside from Erlkönig, it contains works by Bach, Ysaÿe, Tarrega/Ricci, and Barrios/Leong.

    • @nanalin3613
      @nanalin3613 2 года назад +3

      Wonderful playing!

    • @gsm2424
      @gsm2424 2 года назад +1

      Are you human, kerson? AMAZING!

    • @pyroay2862
      @pyroay2862 2 года назад

      U act like u can play that

    • @Joshua-levin
      @Joshua-levin 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@pyroay2862what do you mean

    • @mrjourneyman
      @mrjourneyman 3 месяца назад

      Wow. What an amazing performance. And to bring all the characters to life. Absolutely stunning. 🙇🏻🙇🏻🙇🏻

  • @NikocadoAvocado
    @NikocadoAvocado 2 года назад +1156

    Remarkable phrasing, intensity, and articulation. I just love your interpretations!! One of the most vivid versions I’ve ever listened to… the last section sent shivers down my spine.

    • @gabriellopez-torres8332
      @gabriellopez-torres8332 2 года назад +393

      What the shit

    • @pcpt
      @pcpt 2 года назад +242

      dude i saw you playing the violin 4 days ago… i don’t understand how you can talk with that voice, and have that attitude, and then type this.

    • @nicholaschung8207
      @nicholaschung8207 2 года назад +35

      what the fucj

    • @ashleighholmes8422
      @ashleighholmes8422 2 года назад +92

      Woah. Hey, Nikocado. Didn’t expect to see you here.

    • @NahMate
      @NahMate 2 года назад +106

      what happened to you man :(

  • @jeffreylund5504
    @jeffreylund5504 2 года назад +333

    Kerson Leong clearly practices at least 40 hours a day. Amazing performance. It looked effortless, and is one of the most lyrical renditions of this piece I've ever heard. Literal chills.

    • @masintec
      @masintec Год назад +3

      Such a difficult piece that requires so many hours of practicing but not really nice to listen to for many times, what a pity! If I were a professional violinist, I wouldn't invest in this sort of piece, so many greater masterpieces to learn. So I appreciate Leong's sacrifice lol

    • @ascendedbox612
      @ascendedbox612 Год назад +27

      @@masintec it's just not music you like

    • @mukilnarayanan
      @mukilnarayanan Год назад +15

      He is a true Ling Ling!

    • @Kosmicant
      @Kosmicant Год назад +5

      40 hours?

    • @mukilnarayanan
      @mukilnarayanan Год назад +24

      @@Kosmicant This is a reference to Ling Ling (the fictional violinist who supposedly practices violin for 40 hours a day). Ling Ling is a creation of RUclips creators @TwoSetViolin, Australian violinists Brett Yang and Eddy Chen!

  • @ianhuangncubed
    @ianhuangncubed Год назад +62

    I love how he stands there like a menace after finishing the piece

    • @Poreckylife
      @Poreckylife 9 месяцев назад +1

      Love that

    • @mihaimangir
      @mihaimangir 4 месяца назад

      me too, I love that

    • @RJ12347
      @RJ12347 2 месяца назад

      Because he is
      He murdered that piece and the violin

  • @caonexpeguero9984
    @caonexpeguero9984 2 года назад +80

    Rapidly becoming part of the highest tier of current virutosos worldwide.

  • @maria_animates
    @maria_animates 2 года назад +269

    One of the hardest violin pieces for its massively polyphonic four-voice writing…
    And yet again, you’ve nailed every single part of it, what a stunning rendition! Bravo Kerson, encore!

  • @TeenTitanGirl123
    @TeenTitanGirl123 2 года назад +89

    The way you make that top line sing- not even sing it's like a cry and my gosh it's so beautiful!!

    • @victoriadorin4569
      @victoriadorin4569 7 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, it is a cry indeed! If you listen to Schubert's lied, those are the lines of the child scared by the Erlking that dies in the end.

  • @lefmankan
    @lefmankan 2 года назад +22

    I can only come up with three words to describe this:
    wow
    WOW
    *WOW*

  • @tyronesimpson8276
    @tyronesimpson8276 2 года назад +112

    At 4:43 you can really hear the narrator voice saying "[the boy] is dead". What an amazing performance, the intensity, the passion, tenderness at times, the violent climax and solemn resolution it really does tell the story of der erlkonig very well,. All the voices are distinct and reflect the increasing intensity throughout the piece. Bravo!

    • @AmadeuShinChan
      @AmadeuShinChan Год назад +6

      "Dead is only he, who is claimed as such by a doctor." ~quote of a book/film called "Come sweet death" So perhaps the boy only pulled a prank on his old man. The boy is dead, long live the boy.

    • @Poreckylife
      @Poreckylife Год назад +12

      I can't hear the narrator

    • @kisu9212
      @kisu9212 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@Poreckylifelol

    • @quasistarsupernova
      @quasistarsupernova 8 месяцев назад

      just to let you know that I ruined your 69 likes

  • @InspirationLabs-ff8vf
    @InspirationLabs-ff8vf 4 месяца назад +18

    This seriously needs more views. One of the most difficult pieces to play and he did it with perfection

  • @paultaylor6821
    @paultaylor6821 9 месяцев назад +9

    The most fantastic version of this insanely difficult piece ever heard.

  • @pogface
    @pogface 2 года назад +13

    omg was it MEANT TO BE that this is premiering at the SAME TIME that i am teaching a class on SCHUBERT??? omg lets goooooooo

  • @ryanconran824
    @ryanconran824 2 года назад +59

    Someday I hope that I can be just one% of the violinist you are, this is absolutely incredible while done!

  • @williamtell6750
    @williamtell6750 2 года назад +64

    A gripping performance! The quality of the sound is outstanding, and the polyphonic structure comes out clearly. At "Dem Vater grauset's, er reitet geschwind" I had shivers up my spine.

  • @pietrogenovagaia
    @pietrogenovagaia 2 года назад +48

    Dude! Those harmonics with vibrato are sooo beautiful!! I need to listen to them in loop, they became addictive!
    Thank you so much for your interpretation Kerson! Goosebumps seriously!

    • @tfh5575
      @tfh5575 2 года назад

      omg right?!!

  • @ws5934
    @ws5934 2 года назад +130

    Dude best version so far, you are definitely my favorite violinist (other than myself of course!)

    • @aro4457
      @aro4457 2 года назад +38

      Self confidence 100, 👍

    • @Yohamilton
      @Yohamilton Год назад +8

      woooooooo look at that confidence. Nice bro.

    • @CATsissta
      @CATsissta Год назад +7

      Confidence is key :)

    • @NicoIlViolinista
      @NicoIlViolinista 9 месяцев назад +5

      Great comment, ahahahahhahaha.

  • @Joshua-levin
    @Joshua-levin 11 месяцев назад +9

    You make the arpeggios sound better than everyone else. Your are vivid, pretty, loud, and awesome.

  • @yjhong78
    @yjhong78 2 года назад +13

    This upload has been already the legend!!!

  • @liamnevilleviolist1809
    @liamnevilleviolist1809 2 года назад +11

    Kerson, you keep me going :)
    Just living life in general.... it's so much better having *you* to listen to.
    I rarely pick up my violin these days due to to depression. When I listen to you though, I think: "It's possible". This is why I love you as a fan from across the world so much :) Thank you!

  • @violaisreallycool
    @violaisreallycool 2 года назад +33

    I love this interpretation so much, I cannot listen to any other performance without realizing how much you have conveyed and how easily it comes through. It's much more the maddening terror instead of pure rage and aggression. Especially with the extreme contrasts between the calmer and more intense bits.

    • @kaikirr
      @kaikirr 2 года назад

      What about hilary Hahn?

    • @aidentheabsurd
      @aidentheabsurd 2 года назад +12

      @@kaikirr technically flawless, yet too robotic. Lacks the subtle hints of musicality that Kerson presents to us here perfectly. Apart from that, Kerson has a broader and way deeper sound. Though, I must add: the latter observation is merely a matter of preference.

    • @aegeanenjoyer668
      @aegeanenjoyer668 Год назад +3

      @@aidentheabsurd I've noticed the same. Hahn lacks musicality and the technique to play Ernst at the proper tempo. Leong does a wonderful job with his rubato, perhaps the best in this piece alongside Feng's and maybe better, while Hahn just plays at a slow tempo like a robot since she doesn't have the mastery to play in any other way. Jansen would be far better for example.
      It's a pattern rather than an individual observation.

    • @patriciasalem3606
      @patriciasalem3606 8 месяцев назад

      Amazing dynamic range.

    • @patriciasalem3606
      @patriciasalem3606 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@aidentheabsurd I normally love Hahn's playing, but not for this piece. Her rendition is too slow and too measured, which is strange because she plays other pieces with much more passion. Maybe I'm listening to an older recording too, and she'd play with more nuance later in life. I certainly think she has the technical proficiency for it. Additionally, Kerson's instrument is PERFECT for this piece. In general I prefer a Guarneri to a Strad anyway for its richer tones and slight darkness versus the sweetness of the Strad.

  • @zacharywindsor7399
    @zacharywindsor7399 2 года назад +8

    Dude! Technically proficient and true to the artistic nature of the text! Truly profound playing!

  • @violin1110
    @violin1110 2 года назад +42

    You play with such a wonderful combination of intelligence and emotion. This is such a difficult piece to pull off well, and you played it brilliantly. I admire your playing very much!

  • @GlenmoreGlen
    @GlenmoreGlen 2 года назад +25

    Love your harmonic with vibrato 😍

    • @HowardH
      @HowardH 2 года назад +4

      For real... Superb technique

    • @tylermoore8218
      @tylermoore8218 2 года назад +4

      I have never seen someone vibrate those playing this piece and it is quite effective!

  • @highmusi933
    @highmusi933 2 года назад +8

    Schubert did clap to your performance. PERFECT PERFORMANCE!

  • @naiagp6952
    @naiagp6952 2 года назад +1

    Excellent, as always!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @lukasjavurek9311
    @lukasjavurek9311 Месяц назад +3

    This isn't the first time I think that Kerson Leong has little recognition for how great violinist he is. I believe he should be known as well as Hilary Hahn, Ray Chen, Chloe Chua...

  • @GLXLR
    @GLXLR 2 года назад +13

    Kerson, it has been amazing to watch your progress. This was a truly masterful rendition of this transcription. I hope I get the chance to play with you someday!!

  • @Zb_Calisthenic
    @Zb_Calisthenic Год назад +3

    Beautifully played!!!

  • @malemand9288
    @malemand9288 2 года назад +5

    Hell yeah!! Glad I'm here early, Elkronig is one of my favorite songs to listen to, and your rendition is speechless!! I absolutely love it

  • @Zxouf873
    @Zxouf873 2 года назад +5

    A masterpiece in every aspect!
    Very well done ❤️

  • @GeorgeStreicherMusic
    @GeorgeStreicherMusic 2 года назад +14

    This is so fantastic!! Such a great new sound for this piece. Perfect for the Halloween season.

  • @moominmoon8596
    @moominmoon8596 2 года назад +11

    Stunning interpretation. You can feel the cold night air, the desperate ride through the forest!

  • @TheWinni0109
    @TheWinni0109 2 года назад +4

    I'm so glad to see this performence..❤️

  • @aaron.piedra
    @aaron.piedra 2 года назад +1

    Absolute mastery! Such an incredible performance. I felt like I was in the nightmare. Bravo!

  • @starsmmm
    @starsmmm 2 года назад +4

    Overwhelming playing!

  • @dvides89
    @dvides89 2 года назад +6

    Bravo Maestro! Thank you for sharing this spectacular performance, the energy and phrasing are out of this world. One day I hope I can go with my family to watch one of your performances live.

  • @lizziesmusicmaking
    @lizziesmusicmaking Год назад +4

    I love the fire and the energy you put into this. The setting also adds to the intensity and really works well with the piece. Thank you for letting us hear this.

  • @DanielMasmanian
    @DanielMasmanian 2 года назад +1

    Bravo, really. Extraordinary line. I'm in complete awe.

  • @davidneely5863
    @davidneely5863 2 года назад +1

    Outstanding Performance!

  • @s.c.b4074
    @s.c.b4074 2 года назад +2

    Beyond impressive!!

  • @artisticdirector9975
    @artisticdirector9975 2 года назад +6

    Magnificient! not a violin but a organ! Wonderful

  • @stuffedanimalgangNATION
    @stuffedanimalgangNATION 2 года назад +3

    I’ve aaalllllllways LOVED your playing! It’s always so crisp and graceful, filled with such voice and expression! I love how you articulate the phrasing of each line of parts in every last section of this piece! This is so sublimely and wonderfully beautiful, Kerson!!!! 🥰🐻🥰🧸🥰🐻🥰🧸🥰

  • @Dilsli
    @Dilsli 7 месяцев назад +3

    Awesome interpretation! The dynamics give ke chills. Wow!

  • @virvln2814
    @virvln2814 Год назад +2

    Wonderful performance! The full drama of this tremendous work was fully realized, going way beyond the pyrotechnics of most interpretations. Bravissimo Maestro Kerson!!!!!

  • @dianal.1279
    @dianal.1279 2 года назад +4

    Wow! What a fantastic performance! You made it so special! Fantastic phrasing for this difficult piece! Intense! What a spectacular violinist! Thank you very much for sharing!

  • @lelegabry7462
    @lelegabry7462 2 года назад +4

    Absolutely the best one

  • @fredlifsitz7411
    @fredlifsitz7411 Год назад +1

    Your playing is always beautiful and expressive with unbridled passion and great resonance. Rarely gage I heard any of our finest colleagues play this work so brilliantly.

  • @CarlosLewis-mk7ru
    @CarlosLewis-mk7ru 2 месяца назад +2

    See this the type of shit that makes me go practice. And I play percussion. Sure hate to be the next one after him if this is a recital. Excellent performance!

  • @BlackHermit
    @BlackHermit 9 месяцев назад +2

    Remarkable phrasing, intensity, and articulation Kerson Leong.

  • @madaxx1000
    @madaxx1000 2 года назад +13

    Hi Kerson, I just got home from your concert in St. John's, NL where you played the Brahms concerto and I just wish I could tell you how fantastic it was for myself and my fiance to sit front row and hear you play this magnificent piece! this was the first time I got to hear it played live and you exceeded every expectation I had about the piece! So thank you. Best of luck in your career! I will now be following you online, so look forward to all your music!

  • @mintchoco5640
    @mintchoco5640 Год назад

    Super fierce, Kerson! Awesome sound

  • @pulsebright
    @pulsebright 2 года назад +5

    Incredible!!! You are possessed by the devil!!? Magnificent!! The sound, the expression; thank you so much Kerson!

  • @mat_m378
    @mat_m378 2 года назад +7

    New era virtuoso, Kerson, Augustin Hadelich, Ray Chen. Kerson is my favorite☺️

    • @pluutoop
      @pluutoop 2 года назад +4

      Augustin is my favorite

  • @kniazigor2276
    @kniazigor2276 9 месяцев назад +2

    Un immense violoniste, et un véritable artiste qui n'a pas que de la virtuosité. Bravo !

  • @rayyoshida7963
    @rayyoshida7963 Год назад +1

    Just wow. Best version

  • @tfh5575
    @tfh5575 2 года назад

    i’m obsessed with how good this is 😭

  • @isabelldrost2566
    @isabelldrost2566 2 года назад +15

    I’ve heard the Erlkönig many times both by singers and violinists and your interpretation really touched my heart the most. Thank you so much!

  • @PSLegend999
    @PSLegend999 6 месяцев назад

    Legit the best interpretation I've seen.

  • @liamnevilleviolist1809
    @liamnevilleviolist1809 2 года назад +48

    I'd forgotten that Ernst wrote this transcription! But of course.... it's *so* him! You play it epically Kerson. I'll always come back to this rendition! So full of fire, passion, and life!
    As a side note, I think the Del Gesu violin is the perfect match for you particularly with this piece. I don't think a Strad would "roar" as much!
    Great stuff Kerson :) As always, I'm delighted by your new videos and look forward to the next ones :) You're making many many many people in the world so happy with your playing :)

    • @XYZeNxghtmxre
      @XYZeNxghtmxre 2 года назад +5

      It’s works especially well with the aggression behind this piece. The projection and timbre of a Guarneri as well as it’s richness in sound makes it completely different from the other popular recording from Hilary Hahn on her Stad.

    • @cesaraugusto6869
      @cesaraugusto6869 2 года назад

      @@XYZeNxghtmxre ? Her violin is an 1864 copy of Paganini's Cannone made by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume

    • @XYZeNxghtmxre
      @XYZeNxghtmxre 2 года назад +4

      @@cesaraugusto6869 the one she used in that concert was the 1865 ‘Alard’ Strad Reproduction by Vuilaume and not Il Cannone. She has two by Vuilaume. Besides Stradivari was a Luthier but Stradivarius is actually a classification of violin based on Stradivari’s original productions.

    • @cesaraugusto6869
      @cesaraugusto6869 2 года назад

      @@XYZeNxghtmxre Thank you so much for explaining in detail.

    • @vt4979
      @vt4979 2 года назад

      @@XYZeNxghtmxre woah I thought she only had the Strad Vuilaume a few years ago since I read an article about her thoughts on bonding with the two of them. The Erlkonig recording was from when she was like 18 right?

  • @lutherbrown8873
    @lutherbrown8873 Год назад

    i have never seen or heard a better performance of this piece

  • @selimkurtulus1926
    @selimkurtulus1926 2 года назад +5

    Congratulations 👏👏👏👏🤩

  • @mariam-violin
    @mariam-violin 2 года назад +3

    Perfect is not enough!!!!!🎵🎻❤👏👏

  • @Linz0r1s
    @Linz0r1s 2 года назад

    That was powerful ! Truly a master

  • @timluo6120
    @timluo6120 2 года назад +8

    This is so beautiful, I'm speechless. The best rendition of this piece I"ve ever heard.

  • @bukaopu
    @bukaopu 2 года назад +1

    This is too cool!

  • @CottonCandyTheWW2Geek
    @CottonCandyTheWW2Geek 9 месяцев назад

    Wow it’s really articulate and the intonation is great :D

  • @sedatakkas8427
    @sedatakkas8427 Год назад

    Amazing!

  • @selimkurtulus1926
    @selimkurtulus1926 2 года назад +1

    Hell yeaah what a wonderfull octaves

  • @lawrencegreenwood4002
    @lawrencegreenwood4002 Год назад

    My favourite rendition of my favourite composition from Schubert.

  • @edvaldosilveira5624
    @edvaldosilveira5624 2 года назад

    Excelente execução!!

  • @riccardopini9340
    @riccardopini9340 Год назад

    Meravigliosa e geniale interpretazione ...

  • @AngelDelgado-zf3yt
    @AngelDelgado-zf3yt 2 года назад

    Amazing maaan so much cleannn

  • @benoitpaquette2866
    @benoitpaquette2866 6 месяцев назад +1

    Merci! Solide et brillant! Plein de nuances dans les sonorités même en puissance. Vraiment une grande interprétation. Merci et bien sûr, bravo. Par ailleurs, j'ai entendu plus tôt à plusieurs reprises votre version de Una limosna por el amor de dios. Il y a quelque chose en vous de particulièrement touchant. Encore une fois bravo.

  • @Dogaradodia
    @Dogaradodia 2 года назад

    Notes très claire. Certifié intergalactique!

  • @akrishnaa
    @akrishnaa 2 года назад +1

    Maestro!

  • @guilhermeviolin7825
    @guilhermeviolin7825 2 года назад

    Bravoooo !!!!

  • @pajarosaenz
    @pajarosaenz 2 года назад +1

    amazing!

  • @fumikomihara5495
    @fumikomihara5495 5 месяцев назад

    Too good!!

  • @damoonchaghomy
    @damoonchaghomy 2 года назад

    Amazing

  • @mataso_br
    @mataso_br 2 года назад

    You play soo well, omg friend!

  • @1stGodMan
    @1stGodMan 2 месяца назад

    You are the best violinist of all time

  • @johnpark3211
    @johnpark3211 Год назад

    I wonder how is Kherson Leong so good at violin and clean sounds I like it so much😍🎶😊🤩😘😘🥰

  • @teresar6348
    @teresar6348 5 месяцев назад +11

    Think I found Ling Ling after 40 hours

  • @liamnevilleviolist1809
    @liamnevilleviolist1809 2 года назад +1

    I've fallen back in love with you Kerson! *cough, to that I ever fell OUT of love :P such an epic and brilliant performance that others should look up too.
    Not just "others", but "other professionals"! :)

  • @marcosPRATA918
    @marcosPRATA918 Год назад +6

    Ele consegue transmitir o clima dramático e sonoridade da obra! Admirável.

  • @meepsheep3138
    @meepsheep3138 Год назад

    Words cannot describe how in love I am with this ❤❤❤

  • @ninotkabladze7448
    @ninotkabladze7448 2 года назад

    Bravo !

  • @MinsooKangFD
    @MinsooKangFD 2 года назад

    Insane stuff, that was...

  • @ashleighholmes8422
    @ashleighholmes8422 2 года назад

    Incredible

  • @mathiasviolinist
    @mathiasviolinist 2 года назад

    MARAVILLOSO

  • @simon0yeung
    @simon0yeung 2 года назад

    Wow! speechless

  • @myla4444
    @myla4444 Год назад +1

    that violin has amazing sound

  • @jakelesnake4927
    @jakelesnake4927 2 года назад

    Completely unbelievable.

  • @muslit
    @muslit 2 года назад +8

    Maestro Leong: Thank for your imaginative approach to the performance of Ernst's transcription of Schubert's Erlkonig and its beautiful concert setting. One question: does a concert violinist actually 'own' one of these wonderful instruments, or are they just too expensive to own these days?

    • @singingbeaker
      @singingbeaker 2 года назад +3

      Usually promising musicians at this level are loaned instruments from music foundations or donors as hardly anyone can afford a 10 mil strad themsevles.

  • @kosame3236
    @kosame3236 2 года назад +7

    This performances literally leaves me speechless...

  • @aXw4ryPlJR
    @aXw4ryPlJR 2 года назад +1

    Absolutely convincing

  • @serafin1719
    @serafin1719 2 года назад +3

    Very atmospheric playing! So nervous and never resting.. extremely nice rendition Bravo 🙌

  • @andygossard4293
    @andygossard4293 10 месяцев назад

    Kickass, Kerson.

  • @Joshua-levin
    @Joshua-levin 11 месяцев назад +1

    Nailed it.

  • @sitosanchez
    @sitosanchez 2 года назад

    Very powerful....