Ray Chen | Saint Saëns | Introduction Et Rondo Capriccioso | Queen Elisabeth Competition | 2009

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  • Australian violinist Ray Chen performing Saint Saëns' Introduction Et Rondo Capriccioso Op. 28 in the Semi Finals of the 2009 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition in Brussels | Chen won first prize in the senior division of the 2008 Yehudi Menuhin International Competition in Wales
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 277

  • @jacquelinet4710
    @jacquelinet4710 10 років тому +198

    His pinky is so long! Lucky! :)

    • @ronald4269
      @ronald4269 5 років тому +3

      I noticed that too. Looked at my pinky compared to his and dang, my pinky small.😂😂

    • @Soccerlover7945
      @Soccerlover7945 4 роки тому +14

      Damn, he should play violin or something!

    • @irisce2799
      @irisce2799 4 роки тому +1

      Jacqueline T no, what really matters about the pinky is that it has independent fds function, the ability to move the pink independently from the other fingers. Some people lack this tendon to the pinky, and are this genetically predisposed to fail at the violin, sadly, and no amount of practice will make them as good as those who do have independent fds function in the pinky. Of course, Ray, as well as *ALL* of the other top soloists, as well as pretty much *ALL* orchestral violinists have it. :(

    • @dehanbadenhorst1398
      @dehanbadenhorst1398 4 роки тому +1

      When you practice daily for hours on end, your left-hand fingers stretch, so all professional violinists have longer pinkies on their left hand than on their right hand

    • @toiletjunpaper
      @toiletjunpaper 4 роки тому +1

      @@irisce2799 I used to have very dependent pinky, but after finger independence practice, its practically independent

  • @DavidMa1992
    @DavidMa1992 11 років тому +257

    this deserves more than 360p.

    • @mrswag535
      @mrswag535 5 років тому +15

      David Whiskey It’s almost as if the video was recorded in 2009

    • @snickydoodle4744
      @snickydoodle4744 5 років тому +1

      @@mrswag535 lmao

    • @_MobsPsycho
      @_MobsPsycho 4 роки тому +1

      @@mrswag535 but at least 480p man

    • @Ickguenthrasil
      @Ickguenthrasil 4 роки тому +10

      You guys have a 360p option? I only see 240p...

    • @DevilViolinist
      @DevilViolinist 4 роки тому +1

      @@Ickguenthrasil I only see 12p. Damn.

  • @battleblades
    @battleblades 15 років тому +97

    Even through the bad video quality, you can hear the beautiful sweetness of his tone and the absolution of his musical ideas. Mr. Chen is a huge inspiration to me.

  • @ViolinistAtHeart
    @ViolinistAtHeart 14 років тому +23

    Ray Chen is a very talented violinist. I think he will be one of the best among his generation.

  • @majinelodie
    @majinelodie 13 років тому +55

    I'm going to see Ray Chen with my class in 8 days !!!!! I still don't believe that he is coming in my town ... OMG I can't wait any longer !

  • @pokedudes8961
    @pokedudes8961 3 роки тому +7

    To all the people complaining about bad sound quality...plz keep in mind that this vid was uploaded 11 years ago so they did the best they could

  • @FakeSidewalks
    @FakeSidewalks 13 років тому +53

    His facial expressions are priceless.

    • @elisalbrecht8560
      @elisalbrecht8560 4 роки тому +2

      I wonder if you still know your account password lol

  • @SimSouNoob
    @SimSouNoob 5 років тому +74

    6:16 revenge on 3:50

    • @arthurhahn2542
      @arthurhahn2542 5 років тому +8

      You could hear, he took his time the second time

    • @seto_bento
      @seto_bento 4 роки тому +5

      Ray Chen mentioned about 3:50 in one of his videos so that people won’t make the mistake like him (something about harmonics I think )

    • @quasi-crystal
      @quasi-crystal 4 роки тому +3

      Pianist also messed up at 6:22

  • @sregnathan
    @sregnathan 12 років тому +43

    Oh.... God's gift ....those long left arm fingers.....a blessing for a good Violinist....

    • @dehanbadenhorst1398
      @dehanbadenhorst1398 4 роки тому +1

      Actually, the fingers stretch over long periods of time if you practice a lot

    • @nickdavis965
      @nickdavis965 3 роки тому

      @@dehanbadenhorst1398 not by much, my stubs will forever make my cello playing that much more difficult. I just work with what the good lord gave me.

  • @ajbarrett64
    @ajbarrett64 13 років тому +13

    i think i may have a new favorite violinist. he is so flawless and effortless yet so emotional and passionate.

    • @RagavJanardhan
      @RagavJanardhan Рік тому +3

      11 years later and he's still one of my favorites

  • @oiarasilva5790
    @oiarasilva5790 4 місяці тому +2

    Simply gorgeous.

  • @rubysummer7144
    @rubysummer7144 8 років тому +124

    i bet the ones who disliked this lost against him

    • @lavone5541
      @lavone5541 7 років тому +27

      Ruby Summer No its because the audio sucks ass

  • @scheepalicious
    @scheepalicious 11 років тому +10

    Astonishing, how much extra detail he's wrangled out of this piece.

  • @goodyones
    @goodyones 14 років тому +4

    I saw him last weekend and he is just great as a person,very humble and as a violinist is great and will one of the greatest of this century.He is fluent on his fingers and the stradivarius 1721 MacMillan get better on him and his soul on his performance.A privilege for me to be close to him in Puerto Rico.

  • @davidl9781
    @davidl9781 4 місяці тому +1

    Brilliant. Perfection.

  • @Violgrl94
    @Violgrl94 9 років тому +29

    I know his tone is mainly from incredible technique, hours of practice, etc. But he has an awesome instrument! I love that sound!

    • @Violgrl94
      @Violgrl94 9 років тому +10

      Haha well duh, it's a strad! I should read the description!

  • @MariaRamos-jm8bf
    @MariaRamos-jm8bf 6 місяців тому +1

    Desde el comienzo....mostraste tu gran talento..eres un violinista excepcional, tecnica...gran talento, pasión, magia, expresión facial....que más se puede pedir? Me encanta, escucharte ....

  • @freeqwerqwer
    @freeqwerqwer 13 років тому +15

    I was listening to the great Heifetz when I saw this video has 60K hits and nobody has heard of Ray Chen. What sensitive and profound playing, and most surprisingly it was coming from a 20 yr old. The piano accompaniment is superb, nice rythmic, and good balancin. It's actually incredibly exciting and delightful to hear the two play. And lastly, I like this version better than Heifetz.

  • @dmitrichondria
    @dmitrichondria 11 років тому +9

    Just heard my really good friend play that at contests today, and he received a Superior I Rating!! We saw Ray Chen perform for us at Liberty North High School last year, it was just as good then. BIG inspiration to us high school students... Bravo!!

  • @Cyrilmc222004
    @Cyrilmc222004 5 днів тому

    Thank you so much Ray I really really enjoyed watching and listening to you playing with such great passion and enthusiasm too, you are always a delight to watch and I am very grateful that I can see you on UA-cam when I want. Although I’d love ❤❤❤❤ to see you in person too but that’s not likely. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @dimsum2390
    @dimsum2390 7 років тому +11

    Im 8 years and I play this piece to and I Am learning this piece from you Ray Chen And i watch your vibrato video's

    • @984francis
      @984francis 6 років тому +13

      If that's true then the most of the rest of humanity might as well jump into mass grave, we've no hope.

    • @prastikawulandari5386
      @prastikawulandari5386 5 років тому +1

      Soooo u're 10 y.o now?

  • @WhatTheBlur
    @WhatTheBlur 14 років тому +6

    VERY musical, playful, senstive, and skilled!

  • @samrudhijagdale1879
    @samrudhijagdale1879 4 роки тому +3

    The Phrases were so beautifully interpreted...

  • @heavenlyguitar5913
    @heavenlyguitar5913 5 років тому +3

    Excellent! Both Ray and the gentleman on the piano were fantastic!

  • @ramanshah7627
    @ramanshah7627 6 років тому +27

    What a pleasure! I love this interpretation with its playful, shameless use of rubato and dazzling articulation.
    I can barely make it through the first episode of the Rondo, and even then, not compellingly. This is not an easy piece. Nice work!

    • @bio6588
      @bio6588 5 років тому +1

      Raman Shah YOU CAN DO IT I BELIEVE IN YOU!

  • @AlexEwan1
    @AlexEwan1 14 років тому +2

    I like how every note is so clean and how the dynamics and intonation are so good. It is obvious that he enjoys playing the violin. I wish that my playing of this piece was as good as this.

  • @brechtje1993
    @brechtje1993 10 років тому +4

    One of the best competitions in the wold, my opinion, good player too

  • @leegeon2096
    @leegeon2096 9 років тому +3

    he has such a lightness in his tone !

  • @samsunguser3148
    @samsunguser3148 5 років тому +13

    hello from 2019

    • @GetLd
      @GetLd 4 роки тому +1

      In from 2020 😁

  • @UncleNathan
    @UncleNathan 15 років тому +3

    This is wonderful. His playing here is very different from the usual approach to this piece...instead of zipping through it as fast as possible, he takes a relaxed tempo and, in a sort of running commentary, brings out the little highlights and asides that are usually lost in what is really a complex and lovely composition. Here is a real musician's musician--and what a joy to listen to!

  • @buffagent15
    @buffagent15 11 років тому +22

    the best of the best saint seans introduction I've heard.. hope they can upload a HD vid

    • @toffifeewolf2069
      @toffifeewolf2069 4 роки тому

      Try that one ua-cam.com/video/N22c3_8gL4Q/v-deo.html

    • @caleptra5778
      @caleptra5778 4 роки тому +2

      Toffifee Wolf but we want ray chen

  • @Cyrilmc222004
    @Cyrilmc222004 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching you play with such passion and sensitivity Ray, it was absolutely and utterly incredible and amazing too. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

  • @44divar
    @44divar 13 років тому +2

    @goodyones
    Same here, It was a privilege for me to sit in the 1st row, right in front of him as he played along with Julien Quentin this August, 2011. Ray is a remarkable violinist and I hope to see him many more times in a live concert

  • @evelynlitopolioudaki
    @evelynlitopolioudaki 11 років тому +2

    Magnifico !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..............

  • @Pettetje
    @Pettetje 15 років тому +3

    he won the queen elisabeth contest, 20 000 money and 3 years stradivarius violin to play on, not bad

  • @Sabine919
    @Sabine919 12 років тому +9

    This is awonderful rendition. And people who feel free to use dirty language for describing this exceptional performance shoud be ashamed of themselves!
    I'm really tired of reading theses incompetent comments. Could you keep these offensive remarks to yourself, or have you ever tried to play the violin yourself? Certainly not because then you would feel more humility!!!

  • @princeturtles8301
    @princeturtles8301 11 років тому +3

    Love this piece. Love his interpretation.

  • @wifebeater69
    @wifebeater69 7 років тому +89

    Ooof...that sound quality...wish there was a better upload

  • @ichspieleeinlied
    @ichspieleeinlied 13 років тому +3

    the pianist is also awesome~~ :)

  • @Edhilthoniel
    @Edhilthoniel 15 років тому

    Absolutely the best violin I've heard the last year...

    • @toffifeewolf2069
      @toffifeewolf2069 4 роки тому

      Try this one ua-cam.com/video/N22c3_8gL4Q/v-deo.html

  • @dpkroon
    @dpkroon 12 років тому

    think i've heard EVERY fiddler play this piece....but honestly, this has to the BEST i've heard so far, & the most enjoyable to watch...go for it!!!

  • @jennyzhinuo
    @jennyzhinuo 12 років тому +4

    wow his fingers are sooo long..!

  • @jbaravel
    @jbaravel 9 років тому +6

    Bravo, excelente violinista

  • @chanhnguyen2215
    @chanhnguyen2215 4 роки тому +1

    Wonderful violinist.

  • @mackmelissa9118
    @mackmelissa9118 11 років тому +3

    Wahou *_* Just Beautiful .. No Words

  • @whaleblanc
    @whaleblanc 9 років тому +2

    Wow....I repeat this everyday!

  • @amandla22323
    @amandla22323 11 років тому +1

    Rarely beautiful

  • @joonghyunlee
    @joonghyunlee 13 років тому +2

    i don't get how people play so well

    • @colsov4822
      @colsov4822 4 роки тому +1

      because they practise 40 hours a day

  • @wendymyers3182
    @wendymyers3182 6 років тому

    Oh yes,, plus u studied at Curtis!! I was n opera major there at only 17,, but my true passion was the violin which I still play!!! Again n again,, Bravo Ray!!!!

  • @Runa99
    @Runa99 15 років тому +1

    He plays so amazingly! It must be a huge honor to be 20 years old and playing an actual Stradavarius.

  • @nam0man
    @nam0man 15 років тому

    superb bow control! what a talented musician. Bravo!!!

  • @Kkkhgggc
    @Kkkhgggc 12 років тому +1

    ray chen i love u!

  • @LordMSh
    @LordMSh 15 років тому

    A very powerful and delightful performance. Wish you all the best.

  • @violinbawal
    @violinbawal 10 років тому +1

    Ajaib,anak ajaib! Amazing...
    Bravo Chen...

  • @smoshirox3527
    @smoshirox3527 12 років тому +1

    This is very good and he deserved to win this competition. Kerry Smith's style is easily shown in this performance.

  • @18Jana2Marie1899
    @18Jana2Marie1899 13 років тому

    it was so beatiful that Gods had to listen to your interpretation!! There are no enough words in the world to express such Playing! Yes, Bravo!

  • @choefrogg
    @choefrogg 15 років тому +1

    a wonderful musician (and a good actor 8D).

  • @chaogts
    @chaogts 15 років тому

    great talent!!! wish him all the best!!

  • @faravahar0098
    @faravahar0098 13 років тому

    Best performance of rondo capriccioso ! WOW

  • @LUCYJJJ
    @LUCYJJJ 9 років тому +2

    So delicate... elegant

  • @freeqwerqwer
    @freeqwerqwer 13 років тому

    This is truly a "bravo" performance.

  • @1beautifule
    @1beautifule 11 років тому +3

    Inspired.

  • @Adorado31
    @Adorado31 12 років тому +1

    BRAVO, amazing performance

  • @stanbimi
    @stanbimi 14 років тому

    Very elegant playing.

  • @jobatimus
    @jobatimus 5 років тому

    Fantastic violinist......

  • @BlubPups
    @BlubPups 11 років тому +12

    The bow is so straight, that it's pixeled. I want such a straight bow as well.. :<
    *leaves Internet for practice*

  • @abviolinplayer
    @abviolinplayer 14 років тому +3

    wow, I'm his age and learning this right now...though I can't hope to play it as well as he does T_T
    but I have to say my teacher would not approve of his left hand technique lol
    I guess it works for him because he has such long and skinny fingers o_o gosh why haven't I ever heard of this guy? he's so eff'n good!

  • @zman3652
    @zman3652 6 років тому +3

    Best Rendition Ever!

  • @luisbill4670
    @luisbill4670 10 років тому +3

    Muy bueno,que grandes artistas, con esa magnifica interpretacion,transmiten mucha emocion

  • @Adorado31
    @Adorado31 12 років тому +1

    BRAVO, amazing performance!

  • @yakumofred9022
    @yakumofred9022 7 років тому +1

    finally i get this piano version.

  • @davemusicinca
    @davemusicinca 11 років тому +4

    Wonderful playing, quite inspirational~

  • @kat39422
    @kat39422 4 роки тому

    Beautiful...

  • @nanyz8911
    @nanyz8911 11 років тому

    ...... Incredible!!!! It's totally amazing... I wanna play like him!.

  • @ellenrongli
    @ellenrongli 4 роки тому

    Love it.

  • @ViolinistWilliam
    @ViolinistWilliam 13 років тому

    I went to Encore with Ray, he used to be alot bigger. Spent tons of time in the gym. Great guy.

  • @linoswater
    @linoswater 4 роки тому

    This deserves way more than 240p pls

  • @evanpyne4426
    @evanpyne4426 5 років тому +11

    7:02 when ur bow shakes 🤣

  • @mishoven
    @mishoven 15 років тому

    Oh I didn't know he played this piece of Saint-Saens in the semi finals! It's one of my absolute favorite pieces for violin!

  • @effq1
    @effq1 10 років тому

    clearly,exactly .bravo

  • @maikeperl
    @maikeperl 8 років тому +3

    Maravilloso!!!

  • @inter395
    @inter395 13 років тому

    great performance..

  • @GoJBC
    @GoJBC 14 років тому

    elegant !

  • @leoncioviolin
    @leoncioviolin 12 років тому +1

    precioso

  • @untflutist
    @untflutist 2 роки тому

    Bravo!

  • @gennarolettieri5113
    @gennarolettieri5113 10 років тому

    Bravo Ray.

  • @NicolasDupont
    @NicolasDupont 15 років тому

    alright but it's also an honour for this stradivarius to be played by this person... ;)

  • @Yuwin09
    @Yuwin09 15 років тому

    Awesome!!!!! So impressive!!!

  • @sarahmiss8804
    @sarahmiss8804 8 років тому

    Ray Chen eat encore jeune. Mais prometteur, et l'avenir lui ouvre les bras...Sofia miss

  • @aalegalfocus
    @aalegalfocus 12 років тому

    Great performance. Thanks for sharing.

  • @epicShyxx
    @epicShyxx 13 років тому

    @Marsplasticwoman You're right. I play this right now, but I cannot produce the style necessary of such a true virtuosic violin piece. Such beauty would take endless practice in order to achieve such a level of interpretation.

  • @conan16888
    @conan16888 14 років тому

    Perfect!!

  • @cuoylyf
    @cuoylyf 10 років тому +2

    Great!!

  • @Doonoo
    @Doonoo 14 років тому

    Wonderful!!!

  • @ramtin8631
    @ramtin8631 5 років тому

    Very good

  • @pd003
    @pd003 5 років тому

    Great.

  • @wendymyers3182
    @wendymyers3182 6 років тому

    Ray,,, u remind me of the late great Michael Rabin!!! Bravo young man!!!

  • @maher6246
    @maher6246 12 років тому +1

    Good Job Mr. Stephen Chow...!!!

  • @tastychery
    @tastychery 15 років тому

    fantastic!

  • @Doonoo
    @Doonoo 14 років тому

    wonderful!!!