11 Year Old Violin Prodigy Chuanyun Li(李传韵) Plays Bach and Paganini - 1991 Wieniawski Competition

In 1991, at age 11, by the unanimous vote of 20 judges from 11 countries, Chuanyun Li(李传韵) won the first prize in the Fifth Wieniawski International Youth Violin Competition, making him the youngest prizewinner under the age of 16 and gaining for him the accolade of being a remarkable talent.
Bach,J.S. Partita No. 3, BWV 1006 (Preludio, Loure and Cavotte en Rondeau)
N.Paganini's 16th caprice
This is a precious video record of the competition. He was very young. Just close your eyes and listen to the music.
1991年, 十一岁的小提琴家李传韵在"波兰第五届维尼亚夫斯基国际青年小提琴比赛"上赢得少年组第一名，成为该国际顶级小提琴赛事最年轻的冠军得主之一。
Genius Great talent at age 11 Violin Prodigy Chuanyun Li Voilin 李传韵 李傳韻

[@zwy7]

OMG his Bach is mindblowing!!! at age of 11 ??!!

[@howareyouverygoodthankyou2409]

He was genius as a kid playing in the style that ordinary people like. Now he is getting insane, only keeps his incredible skills but plays in his own mad style.

[@Olive117]

맞아요... 어린시절 영상을 보니 마음이 아프네요... 너무 안타깝습니다.

[@RandomAwesomeism]

I hope more people get to witness this jawdropping example of how skilled humans can be

[@raoultak]

This is a true miracle.

[@ericshumsky9120]

He is a tremendous violin talent!

[@donaldirvine1898]

Unbelievable playing!

[@allemande1685]

@YYwb FYI he came from a family of musicians. Both his parents were professional violinists, and his grandmother was a professor of piano.

[@lastday8046]

So jaw dropping speechless paralyzing without rival awesome the violinist of the violinists

[@milstein91]

chuanyun is amazing since a kid

[@trevorpinnocky]

really fantastic and mature playing for such a young guy.

[@marcosella2530]

Preciso e Velocissimo!!!!!! Complimenti!!!!!! TALENTO!!!!!

[@YYwb]

If you want to watch his recent performances which rarely uploaded in English, you can search in youtube with his name: 李传韵， or 李傳韻

[@luoyirui591]

Twoset should see this

[@mircoporrini2325]

Di geni così grandi ne nascono uno ogni 500 anni. Bravo!!!

[@antoniomaxevans9912]

Un fenomeno attuale.nel mondo.Dono di natura.bravissimo

[@wxyj]

this is truly amazing, man

[@searay32]

he can perform so well , amazing

[@fashisti1]

amazing !!!

[@marykier]

He is playing with his eyes closed.....

[@10Ronaldinho80best]

Awesome!

[@neoniahazelwood9263]

Brilliant!

[@giorgionieddu8343]

Grandissimo talento molto bravo

[@maryyueil]

What a prodigious talent.

[@jaguarcesar]

AWESOME.

[@Petroschristidis]

impressive!!

[@ensemblemuzak]

Amazing,,

[@suuri_toukeigaku_channel]

genius!

[@henrykmusic]

genius

[@Tomsmuse1]

Lovely

[@rayj8632]

天生的王者之气.

[@AS-zq8bp]

It's the greatest No 16

[@YYwb]

I dont know where to share it, but its really very precious.

[@LosDiomos]

I recommend something like "Great talent at age 11" or something simple like that. He is good. He is veeeeery goooood.

[@zzfinance]

Absolutely amazing! he supposed to be the world most widely recognized violinist! suppose to gain the same fame as lang lang's today. can anyone explain why he hasn't yet? strange! maybe already is, just I didn't know.

[@marykier]

He seems to have had some health and nervous health problems.💜

[@Twinkleh]

WOW :O

[@fyin5868]

I like this song in a slower motion with soul he did good tho

[@bourbakis]

He played it as possessed here. Bravo! I saw him performed recently at a live concert, it's a disappointing experience. I had high hopes before it.

[@kxkx8243]

why was it disappointing?

[@YYwb]

@zzfinance I think as a grownup, his style totally changed, you can search his recent performance.

[@Adrian_AdamViolonDiGerma-tm3nq]

However, i love his clarity in his childhood

[@alexandermciscoolert]

wow this kid (now a young) is marvelous. if i was a master teacher looking for a student i would choose him. But of course i am not a master teacher and he is no longer a student:)

[@atlanticking2315]

Alexander Cabrera he was the student of Dorothy delays and perlman

[@jefferyzhang132]

@twosetviolin , you guys should look at the Ling-Ling in the older generation

[@vincentburke3471]

The camera can't keep up with his bow strokes ha!

[@bohuiliu3053]

Why I kinda feel that he played better than he does now... talented kid

[@andrewnix6480]

you are tasteless

[@philipq6906]

He got bored with normal playing. Just like modern art

[@meipong2878]

He stressed himself overboard while aiming for perfection.

[@factstudioofficial93]

Heard he suffered from a disease related to the nervous system back then, I hope he is okay now.

[@Nammo_ADiDa_Phat]

Namo Amitabha

[@javierfuentes3655]

Wooow¡

[@zolochnaya]

Who was he in his last life? You can't possibly develop that kind of talent from birth.

[@meipong2878]

His parents are famous violinists too!

[@YYwb]

@iamcrazymanable Good suggestion...

[@Bailey-in-austin]

He was. Now he is…

[@athulican]

5:55 lol!

[@user-my3br8xv2s]

what concour is it

[@jeanparke9373]

Junior Wieniawski 1991

[@violin031]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@descort1990]

i would say, michael rabin, compare his caprice 16 with chuanyun li´s one.. :) i´m not sure if you will find rabin´s caprice on youtube. good wishes watch?v=ik62imgrM4M here it is^^ 43:20 it could be that rabins caprice sounds on this record different as on Michael Rabin- the earlys years. have fun

[@Adrian_AdamViolonDiGerma-tm3nq]

Him : i already practiced my violin today, next practice was paganini (not even minded for being a world class violinist) His mother : Li, you're genius!!! Talented, you need to join wienieawski competition! Him : (a bit disturbed) no mom, i'm just a little violinist, i'm not the best... My playings (i think) were so usual. I mean, PAGANINI, WIENIEAWSKI, BAZZINI, OR TARTINI. his mom : pure genius 🥲🙏 Paganini : devil, why do you let me looking at this Genius before my death?? I need his advices and there's no time left for me. I'll being unpeace in my grave Bach : i'm proud of you, later please use more phrasing okay (i'm sure y'all know how does his playing style today, especially his nel cor piu non mi sento 😭😎)

[@jaggerjacks8795]

I think he over-indulged as he got older, seeing as he had that much talent. D: I really love his playing in this though.

[@seankeogh20]

How did he play that so well?

[@jeanparke9373]

1. He is clearly a genius. 2. He PRACTICED 😂

[@meipong2878]

He works really really hard. He pushes himself beyond and afar! May God bless him and watch over him forever!

[@ml-xl2vw]

He is a genius. I met him at his grandmother's place when he was 6 years old. He was very talented as a little boy. Both of his parents were violinist. His grandma were teaching piano.

[@jjay6058]

😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@searay32]

@searay32 I said that before seeing the Paganini OMG WTF

[@YYwb]

7:05 that's her mother, a common worker from northern China.

[@felixtham6673]

His mother is my violin teacher. So no, she is not a common worker. She is from China though.

[@rickyzmkuo]

@YYwb i thought his family was from hongkong?

[@ml-xl2vw]

His parents and him moved to Hong Kong when he was 6.

[@edwinhuifai]

aye, I don't like his current style..he's even doing better in the old days

[@hamingju]

可惜了

[@songsabai3794]

@ 3:40 he was almost into a slow-motion train wreck but pulled it back on the tracks quick! Why is he not the superstar he is supposed to be?...... perhaps because there are thousands of other violinists in China who can do back-flips while playing just as well....joking!..... because the music-world is cruel.

[@YYwb]

He became quite crazy when he grow up, you can search his name... Still a genius though.

[@howareyouverygoodthankyou2409]

+Haley Sabai He is famous.. Most Chinese people that are fond of violin regard him as one of the best violinists in China.

[@BrendanChong]

This performance is good. But recent ones are lousy... no music clarity and all played in a rush... Probably bored of playing violin or something...

[@bdthomason]

I just saw him perform a few days ago... definitely an uncouth performance, whether his excuses from the stage (broken hand, girlfriend with cancer, etc) were real or not (probably half-truths, in addition to his being more than a little tipsy). To me he just seems bored with all music now, and just plays around with whatever concerto and group he's performing with, acting crazed so Chinese audiences eat up his fame even more

[@poms1955]

Too rushed and there is no dynamic contrast or feel for the style,But at least he is playing in tune!

[@tubbie0075]

You can tell with the bow length variations and still 0 dynamic captured is likely due to the poor recording. If you record with the built-in mic of a camcorder in a relatively small room, this is what happens. I don't believe the actual playing sounds like that at all. As for style, that's preference. People play Bach quite differently over 20 years ago.

[@gftgft8435]

it's not about dynamics, it's about a 11 year old being more than you mundane people can ever dream to become. the 20 second applause proves that i am right.

[@berCarBel]

He's very ugly but plays really fantastic

[@raoultak]

As far as I know no human being is to be called "very ugly"...........period.

[@lilyorino]

how horrid of you.

[@yangchungju9469]

您長得很漂亮？

[@user-ur6mt4xu2z]

傳韻是個十分可愛的孩子

[@donaldirvine1898]

Unbelievable playing!