6th grade girl STUNS school recital with cello solo
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2012
- Monday, May 21, 2012, Rye Performing Arts Center, Rye High School, Rye, New York - Rye Middle School Spring Concert. 6th grader Esther Yu is presented for a very rare solo at a standard middle school band and orchestra concert, and the audience soon learns why.
She stunned the audience with her virtuoso performance of Hungarian Rhapsody (abbreviated, because of time constraints), prompting an unprecedented, spontaneous standing ovation from the crowd.
Try not to smile at the end.... ;-)
She basically shat on everyone else in that orchestra
Patrick Barragan I mean her notes where out of tune a lot
AkwadGaming YT where though? even if there were out of tune notes, she does not appear to be using tapes or stickers, so it's not all her fault.
Patrick Barragan ikr lol
Lol not using tapes or stickers so it's okay to be off tune lmfao. The tape is a very approximate marker for where to put fingers. To get a note really in tune you need precision of width of hair. There was a lot of messing about - the right notes but just a hint of being out of tune. I know - i suffer from the same issue on parts of the finger board. Though I think her main issue is not having the finger strength or sitting position to press down where she wants to with more ease for such a fast piece resulting in unusual inaccuracy (like whole passage shifted a tiny bit flat/sharp).
Patrick Barragan In my orchestra I’m the girl performing but my dumb teacher put me in the back after what I have done which was completing all the suites and doing many more pieces
The girl behind her is shook 😂
Annabeth Kateka HOLY SHIT LOOK AT HER FACE🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Annabeth Kateka she is so envy xd
Annabeth Kateka I'm dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Annabeth Kateka she's shook nasty baby
Annabeth Kateka She looks like she is a bit mad, like if she was the one that was supposed to do the solo bit was replaced
Yoooo this kid can shift
Cristian Bonilla I could in 6th grade kinda but damnnnn
I can barely shift and I'm in 7th😂😂
Teagan White me 2
me too i can shift to fouth postion
Cristian Bonilla my orchestra teacher hated me with a passion because I could not vibrato nor shift 🤣 I don't have a music program at my high school so I play ukulele at home but I really miss playing violin despite my shitty orchestra teacher from middle school. She was mean as fuck.
That girl behind her is me
東方 lol
Monica Ware ikr me too
Not literally right?
whaaàaaaaaaaaaaaaat
Monica Ware cool.
*Meanwhile* The rest of the orchestra begins to play hot crossed buns...
It looked to me like she was not the first chair cellist. Which makes sense. She's way beyond that orchestra. I'm sure she spends all her time in private lessons and practice.
LOL
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@@wadesworld6250 if she has the talent, why not? Only those with the talent would go on to spend the time n money for pte lessons n practice . For those who haven't got the talent, why bother to waste the money n time as you cant sew a silk purse out of a pig's ear.
I haven't played that song in like 5 years
Yes. The teacher had her cut it down because of time constraints. This was only meant to be a taste for the other parents.
Are you the head of this school?
+Nicole Chow No, just a very impressed parent of another child performing that night.
The kids are doing well.
Just don't understand the 25 dislikes other than the possibility it's the 25 other kids in the performance hating on here lol 😂😂
Nick Probably so XD, the one with the solo role usually gets a very mutual hate throughout the class, although they may thank,congratulate and praise her for it rofl
Exactly, just like anything, when youre very well practiced and skilled others become jealous somehow overlooking the tremendous amount of work it takes to build the skills in the first place.
+Nick jealousy!
Did anyone notice that blonde girl behind her? the look on her face was hilarious! anyway Esther did a tremendous job! there's a video of the full song I believe somewhere on here. probably in the recommendations list
+Nick Probably the kind of clickbaity title.
The girl sitting next to her is just like "What the hell...."
prodigy hard workers: making just-adequate hard workers feeling like crap since 2000 BC
IlovelouisDTV IKR?!?! I hate it
Bill Dailey said "This is an 11-year old girl who has worked very, very hard to play so beautifully" She may have practiced but THAT is a prime example of natural raw talent. I hope she sticks with it and continues to love it.
Holy. Mother. Of. Cello. O____O
ArsensMusic :-)
Lol
As the poster of this video, I am making it a point to remove any racist, xenophobic or otherwise discriminatory comments, so don't even bother (and if you do, you should be ashamed of yourself). This is an 11-year old girl who has worked very, very hard to play so beautifully. Anyone - of any age - willing to post such hateful comments should direct that time and energy toward trying to make something as beautiful as the music with which this girl has graced us.
I just see that one girl in the background just like "holy shit!!?"
+Michael Riley I can totally relate to her! I'm also a cellist, and I share classes with Sai Sai Ding. The first time I heard him was in 8th grade (I'm a freshman now). I was first chair in the Honors group (he wasn't in it because of scheduling conflicts) and he had invited the whole orchestra to go to his concert at the DSO. It was a wonderful surprise. He's been playing for around 8 yrs now, I think. You can check him out on UA-cam, but I mean...this kid has literally played concerts around the world.As for this particular child, it is very inspiring to see this kind of virtuosity at such a young age.(Although I don't think I'm going to be practicing 6-8 hrs/day any time soon.) She's playing Popper like it's Bach's Suite No.1! I am definitely interested in how she's doing now.
yeah ikr!
Thank god I'm the only person in my year that plays cello, I'm crap compared to her but they'll believe me if I say I'm fabulous
Same
Girlyhowtobasic same
Same here ^^;
Yeah we only have 1 cello in our orchestra and they rest are mostly violin so this is really making me want more cellos
Same though
I'm second chair cellist in 12th grade and this chick is still 10x better than me
I'm 1st chair cello in my orchestra and I'm in 6th grade too… I wish too play as well as her…
+Nikky Potter practice makes perfect, my 6th grade baritone self was crap, but now im, alright
Maicatz I'm a first chair cellist in my eighth grade class and I will never beat this. That's amazing how she could move her fingers so far up on the fingerboard.
Second chair 10th grade and i play grade 4 and sight read a grade 3
Clash of Gamez ye that’s a normal concert high school level
You can tell that the other cello player really appreciates what's she's hearing :)
I play cello in one of the top orchestras in Northern California, and we've never had a soloist as good as her!!
Love it! She owns that piece! You could watch her technique. She knew where, when and how to make it sing. She had me studying her hands, positions and her anticipation. She could have turned that piece inside out just as well as playing it straight. Don't any of you youngsters fret and compare yourselves. She may have put more work into that piece than many of you put it your instrument in a year.BRAVO!
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Magnificent! Okay. Now. For the peeps out there who are feeling ashamed right now, PLEASE TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH YOU HAVE GROWN UP IN AS WELL AS THE DIFFERENCE IN HOW MUCH YOU PRACTICE. Output=Input. Not everyone's parents are encouraging, or tiger moms, or impassive. Also, everyone learns at a different pace. Furthermore, for those who have an impermeable skull, there is always someone out there who will be better at something we do. It is a fact of life. The faster you realize it, the less blood vessels you'll burst.
I taught guitar for years and honestly theres no such thing as "Talent". Theres just practice, practice and more practice. ANYONE can be a maestro on an instrument. Just gotta believe in yrself. This kids incredibly talented. But when she first picked up that cello, she didnt even know which way to hold the bow. Everyone , even the worlds greatest, start from the beginning. It just takes practice!
All sorts of reasons for that. Perhaps a culture in the family of not striving to always be better, or perhaps the parents have been disparaging the kids. All sorts of things can be poison to a developing musician.
Yazzy Wolf No, everything has someone somewhere who's the best.
this isn't a school exam ok
Yazzy Wolf lol
Esther Yu is a well known young cellist all over the world at this point. I hope this inspired the students!
Woooowww! She went back in time and got her ancestors and their ancestors to help her play that!!! Her technique was the key.
I'm 48 and about 47 years behind her in ability. :(
can anyone say Juilliard?
juilliard. There, that"s 2 people.
definitely julliard
She's in Juilliard.
Curtis. Royal Academy. I'm not gonna say Julliard.
Ah.. I just said it
I agree!!!😃😃😃
Making us in the Cello world proud is an understatement. to be able to have that level of skill in sixth grade is nothing short of amazing. She has a very bright future in the World of Music. also I FREAKING LOVE ESTHER. simply awesome, well done.
I came back to watch this again, im a beginner at a late age, now the young is inspiring me.thanks for sharing ur gift :)
I'd be curios to know what has become of her in the four years that has passed since this post.
+ogenmatic From www.fromthetop.org/musician/esther-yu/ (NPR radio show showcasing top young classical musicians):
"Esther Yu (cello), 15, is from Rye, New York, and attends Rye High School while studying cello with Minhye Kim in The Juilliard Pre-College Division. She won third prize in the 2015 Johansen International Competition in Washington, D.C., and was a semifinalist in the eighth International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians. She is also the principal cellist of the Juilliard Pre-College Symphony. Outside of music, Esther loves to volunteer for non-profit organizations, inspired by her father, who goes to Peru as a medical missionary."
Esther was on that radio show in January 2016 and is scheduled to be on it again in May (see above web address for details).
+Bill Dailey Thank you. A very impressive young lady indeed.
holy...
Yea, I'm gonna go practice now.... ;w;
I instantly went to my cello after I saw this XD
nemo227 YES! That is so true!
It's been fun, but I'm going to go cry now. I don't have a cello... I'd really love to have one though.
round of applause!
Did anyone else's jaw drop bc mine did....she was AMAZING!
Holy Crap! Wow! i even gave her a standing ovation
I stared for 30 seconds in awe.... I'll never be this good! Good job!!!!!!
That cello player behind her at 2:32 looks like she wants to whack Esther over the back of the head...
Man. I am going to practice like heck after seeing this! I have lessons where I mainly do first position, but then I taught myself how to read music that goes into the fourth and fifth position.
Yep. Seriously going to practice...
LOL, looks like someone I know in my cello section. xD
It’s been 3yrs still practicing?
Still practicing?
Lol I'm first chair cello in eighth grade and this is crazy 0.o
Same XD
+awesomeguy684 me too haha
10th. And 3rd chair. XD
awesomeguy684 bruh fr 7th and 8th grade is combined and i was so excited to get to be first chair but there's this girl that's in 7th grade that's been playing since she was in 3rd grade so i was first chair our last concert but my teacher told me to my face i shouldn't have been first chair and she should have😐😐i can't go back in time and start playing when i'm in 3rd grade. that sucks man. and our school is 7-12 grades so i'll just never be first chair. sucks.
awesomeguy684 SAME
This is amazing work. I hope that someday i will reach this level of cello playing :) and i love all the other kids' faces, they are just awestruck... especially the other cellists
They looked like they wanted to murder her xD But I was completely stunned at her ability. I'm surprised she hasn't moved up.
I admire the emotion and dynamics she put in the piece :)
Beautiful playing Esther! You make us in the cello world proud!
Wow, a lady version of Yo-yo Ma in the making? Impressive!
I play cello too but compared to this... I should be ashamed! 😭
SAME 😿😹
Yup
+CPGamer2908
Enjoy the music. Shame is a waste of time and pleasure. .
She is marvelous!--and 21 or 22 by now. I hope she's delighting audiences as a soloist or gracing an orchestra or symphony somewhere.❤️
Nine years later and I'm stunned.
u r one of the last people to comment so i replied
if she can play like that, why is she still in the 6th grade class? she should be in symphonic
It's her grade in school duh
in my school, you can get moved up.. if you played like that in 6th grade, my school would move you up to symphonic.
She's in 6 but it doesn't mean she's not in the top group.
In my school if you're better at a instrument then everybody else you could go up to the level you play. Like your in 6th grade and you play as good as an advanced you go to advanced.
Bailey Conroy well for example if you go in a different class you will have to be with the 7th /8th grade schedule and then it messes up everything for example you will get 7th/8th grade lunch and you will be in 7th and 8th academic classes
First chairs be like... 0.o
This is truly amazing. This girl is more that talented!
Here 7 years after! Can't believe she's graduated
She went to Harvard, BTW.
WOW!
The girl behind her is super jealous.😐😐😐😳😳😳😳
True😂😂😂
Lol, I can't stand her face of saltiness 😂
+everything kate
I don't think she is - I think she's just concentrating, maybe even holding her breath. At the end, she breaks into a huge smile, relaxes, and applauds.
wow now I can't look away
You're so judgemental, now that's salty.
wonderful to watch the other students look at her in amazement and cheer her on!
o heck shes really adorable. she doesnt seem like those soulless people who have no life outside of practicing and play robotically. shes a real person and is amazin (i know a lot of people who can play their instrument amazingly but they have no personality to back up the emotional part of the music) you can tell by her smile she loves what she does and its pretty coolio😊
The girl behind her was making a face the whole time 😂😂
+Rainbow Girl
No she wasn't. She was holding her breath and concentrating. Did you bother to wait for the big smile at the end, or did you just make an instant judgement and cry jealous?
+Lesley Vivien it was A COMMENT NOT A JUDGEMENT maybe u need to read my comment before u put in ur fucking reply -_-
Incoming comments comparing her to Yo Yo Ma.
ineradicable that was amazing and she can barely reach around the body of the cello
This made me feel emotions I didn’t think I could feel anymore!
Amazing! I hope she is allowed to have a life outside cello practice, too though! :)
Let's hope they are her choices...
Let's hope you can ever compare to her
Haha! She's asian! Never going to happen!~ (This is a joke I'm asian as well~)
._. That must cost a lot of money to go to that school... At my middle school all we had were Clarinets, Saxes, Trumpets, Flutes, Trombones, and Tubas. I can see they have a lot more. I had to teach myself how to play the violin... D:
Actually I go to the school and it's a public school! But it's not where she learned to play, I think she does some sort of program at Julliard (I think, I don't know her really but the orchestra teacher likes to talk about her a lot). But the school orchestra is pretty good too
She probably learned privately and just plays in the orchestra.
At mine we had recorders ..we bought ...
This made me cry it was so beautiful
Agh stop!!! Youre too good!! As a 9th grader and a cellist you have my deepest admiration! Watching videos of kids playing amizingly well on instruments i know how to play only drives my inspiration forwards!
Why isn't she named in the title? Who IS she?
Amazing playing.
??? She is named at the very beginning of the video.
Esther Yu
Who else saw rhapsody and thought bohemian rhapsody
I practice 5 hrs a week and considering I was terrible just a few years ago, I've come pretty close to this fairly quickly.
There are two types of skill in life: that which you are born with and that which develops through hard work. A combination of the two or just the second can propel you to these levels of skill.
Stunning. Bravo to her. Bringing my son in to watch this again.
This is what our youth could be without smart phones.
He says, on a smartphone.
Surprisingly, there are exceptionally talented young people like her who have smart phones. Smartphones don't suck the hard work and talent out of young people
Oof I don't really agree. Yes, in some respects, kids can get absolutely nothing done in their lives, spending endless hours on their phones. But for me, personally, if I didn't have a smart phone, I wouldn't find songs that made me to play cello. I wouldn't find people like YoYo Ma that inspire me to play. I simply wouldn't be the cellist I am without a smartphone.
jabrooonni ok boomer
Thanos Lol
"I'm tired mummy. Can i go to sleep?"
"No, you can not go to sleep. You can sit there and you are not going anywhere until you have learnt this instrument fluently!"
ok...?
i don't think its funny either. It is miserable that children in some countries are made to do things that they perhaps don't want to do. Glad we agree.
+Izak Fritcher It was meant to be ironic.
Izak Fritcher no one implied it was a joke because that’s almost exactly what my mom would say to me when I started viola and harp
sodd1000 XD lol
YOu are so great!I am a a big fan of that piece now since I noticed someone who actually played it well
I have no idea why but the important videos playlist popped up in my recommended list after watching this
We all know why she really plays the cello..
AkwadTypo YT We dont.
Nah Ari must i explain?
Explain
Feraligatr 1221 i think the punchline should be left for somebody capable of understanding it without assistance
AkwadTypo YT um cause her mother forced her...¿
I am not from USA. How old is 6th grade?
around 11-12 years old
Thanks.
intravena. actully from 11-13
intravena 11 and 12
11-12
What a stunning performance! I’m sure every kid on that stage is amazing too.
Very very amazing only ones that play the cello realize just how amazing this was!!!!!!!!! Bravo!!!!!!!
I've said this before but it's sad when I don't seem to see them smile. Yeah they're good, but if you can't smile and enjoy waht you're doing, it just looks like you're there because yo uhave to be, get what I'm saying? Good playing, I'm sure she had hours of practice. XD Probably insane number of hours but you know, practice helps--I just hope she's doing it beacuse she wants to, and nto beacuse her parents made her. ... that's all.
I agree. It seems she's "playing by the numbers". I admire her ability, but I don't get any sense of love of the music.
+PenWielder Magic What? She has a huge grin on her face as soon as she finishes! Everyone expresses themselves differently, some people dont or cant smile while they play. Playing something like that (or anything really) takes such a huge amount of focus that it's often hard to smile. I know I hardly smile when I play. She's fine.
+Julian Canjura there is a point there- I'm just saying that she has ability and I hope she is enjoying herself and not because she's forced to fulfill some quota(and no I am not saying this because she's Japanese, I have a Japanese friend who is very lax and still plays piano so lol)
I agree too but sometimes when I play the violin I focus too much that I don't smile. Maybe she is just focusing on the music.
I play Cello, and it's because you have to focus hard. I look like I'm about to kill someone whenever I'm playing Cello lol
While technically being a good performance, she displays no feeling or musicality with her version of the HR. She is too mechanical, which is likely a result of the way she was taught...
Flynn yep
Oh dear God. Seriously? The girl was in 6th grade! That makes her around 12 years old at the time. Get over your .snobby self and just enjoy the tremendous accomplishment.
It’s a good critique. The girl is good, not amazing. I know kids who could play saint saens 3rd movement flawlessly at 12. Her arm is also super tight, I see arm problems if she continues with the clenching.
She's 12?? Appreciate what she's done, she certainly didn't ask for your constructive criticism
They're not being rude. They obviously do appreciate her hard work. They're just trying to explain that she isn't exactly the perfect player yet. You need emotion to play, and that comes with years of playing.
I normally don't like the videos that have names like this, but that was beautiful
Wonderful performance. The spirit of enthusiasm of her fellow musicians was equally as wonderful. The arts are an excellent place for young people to pour out their energy.
Unbelievable. BRAVO!
The amount of talent she had is over whelming
Now this is a brilliant cellist. I'm currently playing this but I have to say I'll never be as good as her
This girl got talent man
That's is so very inspiring! I hope she keeps up the incredible work!
IMAGINE HOW GOOD SHE IS NOW!!!! This was a few months after three years ago. She should be in high school by now. I really want an update lol.
Brilliant!! This performance gave me goose bumps! Well done!!
I'm thinking how does she do that, it looks like magic, its so good!!!!!
Wonderful!! This young lady will go far with her talented playing-good luck.
Absolutely astounding.
Thank you for sharing this, she is amazing
This is epic. Outstanding.
Talent in its purest form
absolutely beautiful!
Literally when this video started im like holy................. SHES AMAZING!!!
Takes years of practice to get amazing ive been playing the violin for a while....never stop practice
Omg beautiful
She's a really good player. Brava! I love your talent and hard work!
yasss a girl playing a cello, i was having second thoughts about playing one when i got my viola but im happy with what i have. good thing that i can play a cello, their just so cool
UNREAL! I really have to stop 'discovering' new young Cello playrs!
that is stunning!
I feel like the girl behind her was like "Oh, I'm so close to first chair," but after this she knew she would never be as good as her.
Wow this girl is wonderful. Lovely sound and technique!
My my my this child is absolutely talented!
Fantastic!!!
Amazing! just beautiful.
Rarely do you find talent like this because the press seems to hide it from us. This young lady drew her own map to the future.
she is so good!