2023 CAIC winner - Melody Shen

Aram Khachaturian - Flute Concerto in D Minor, III. Allegro vivace
Melody Shen - Flute
Orchestra of Camerata New Jersey
Byung-Hyun Rhee, music director and conductor
For more info, go to our website: www.caicompetition.org

[@MelodytheFluter]

Thank you so much, it was a fun experience playing this tricky concerto!

[@aldenkong5332]

👍👍

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

I hope that music making always remains a joyful experience for you. You have a wonderful gift to share with others.

[@kalyeeeeee]

you're so beautiful omg

[@satishrobertson8771]

My daughter and I were at the flute fare on West 83rd street yesterday and we saw you perform with the others downstairs. You moved both my daughter and I to tears with the beauty of your playing. She says you inspire her to practice harder on her flute.

[@PKLevel99]

Fun

[@fluff3861]

I can’t believe she started at the age of 11, she’s so good

[@kaitlyn6416]

this girl is going to grow up and become the next Jasmine Choi! wonderful playing

[@inakisgv1151]

she is ALREADY, but Melody Shen.

[@NiksoGaming2000]

Isn’t she already grown up?

[@flutemusing]

She is going to be Melody Shen. Yes, you are right. She'll be as great as Jasmine Choi, but she has already her own personality. A superb musician, and an equally great human being.

[@jennifertower8244]

Incredible!! Most flutists don’t even dare to try this concerto!

[@jiminyjames]

the weekend playing the basoon in the back:

[@sprubin]

Melody this is amazing you should be so so proud ❤

[@TTermin04]

NO WAY ITS YOU

[@janesandstrom2186]

Goodness, you are a fabulous player! You played a demanding piece with poise, elegance, and made it sound easy. And to think you are only 16. Congratulations on this brilliant performance!

[@chocoduckies]

Congratulations to Melody!! This is very addicting to listen to on repeat😆. The playing is beautiful: great tone and, especially, the phrasing and expression of music make it so alluring! 💕💕 Congratulations again!

[@linzeng-yw1zi]

Melody, 太棒了🌟👏

[@chloezhong5330]

Such beautifully fierce playing!!!

[@carolwincenc728]

So proud of you dear Melody! Such a joy to work with you all these many weeks in preparation of your stunning performance with CAI here! 💥🌹💥Also I had the bonus of hearing at the performance another one of my stellar studio grads, Principal Flute, Dr. Ashley Cho❤️👏🏼You both nailed it! Congratulations!

[@klezmerflute]

Brava a thousand times over, Melody!! You even LOOK like your teacher :-)! And Carol, I. Do. NOT. Believe. Her!!!! Brava to you as well!

[@lorrieprothero2175]

Wonderful all around. Stunning wardrobe choice as well.

[@flutemusing]

You are absolutely right. So beautiful and full of incredibly dedicated details.

[@hyue0922]

Love this girl playing so much !!! her musicality, interpretation and her playing skill will definitely make her new star in near future

[@shellyw9013]

Beautiful playing! Really impressed with the deep tones in the low register and how much you put into the sound! I've never played this before so it's a new piece for me but you played this so well! A couple of pitchy notes but you played that piece like a beast! Again, such a fantastic performance!! 👏

[@mab_jr]

absolutely. incredible. nothing else can describe how amazing that was!!!

[@flutemusing]

Nothing else.... yes

[@cherui]

Melody you are simply amazing! ❤然然你太棒啦！

[@lpk1018]

非常棒，是一种艺术享受。

[@adriandelgado6295]

Big Woooow!!! You made this look easy! Incredible talent and master flutist. Very well deserved achievement!

[@jazzfan7491]

wow super impressive. gorgeous tone through the whole range

[@nancyann3335]

Magnificent musician!❤

[@Masala_tea0]

AMAZING MELODY!! 😍

[@theopaopa1]

excellent !!

[@jeraldmurphy8477]

Nice seeing this. Great hanging out with you at Rochester Folk Art Guild! I’ll keep my eye out!

[@herdemith]

Absolutely stunning. Thanks for your passion to music which jumps over the border of the stage. With your playing you reach head and heart of us.

[@willemoosterom2438]

Melody......super, amazing.....go on with playing like this. Become better and better as much as you can.

[@IsabelleCheung-pf8fs]

love her dress💗💗

[@flutemusing]

Me too!!! Looks like there is a loving and caring family behind her, supporting and providing a beautiful dress for her to take the stage, the world...

[@miroshsax]

This is really amazing work! I’m impressed

[@Carlos-lz7tm]

Magnífica partitura de Adram J. Ferreamente consolidada por esta intérprete.

[@amirigur418]

Love your playing so much! I can really tell from your playing that you are very passionate about music! 🔥👏🏻

[@Bianca-rl7uo]

Incredible Melody!

[@FraCheSpara]

I love this girl Is overpower

[@Artist_Aejoo]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@valiskoumalova]

Congratulations!! I support you so much!

[@trud6346]

I play flute anx this is so cool

[@DiogoFeldman]

i love you melody

[@chloezhong5330]

So incredible ❤

[@shihjanhsiao8883]

Clean and powerful

[@_idkheeheehee_]

congrats melody !!!!! amazing performance

[@μάρκος-κ9ε]

very amazing!!!

[@miqi_米]

SUCH A GORGEOUS YOUNG TALENTED FLUSTIST PLAUING AN AMAZING PIECE OMG🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻LOVE U MELODY

[@sandyxiao1920]

Great performance!

[@dominicktravis6119]

Go Melody!!

[@edigabrieli7864]

I must stop drinking beers and start practicing more.

[@jerbear97]

let's gooo melody make your ancestors proud

[@smilechan5899]

It’s so amazing 😱😱u just only 16😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@Kenji-wv2jr]

Only 5 years of playing, I could never 🥲

[@Hahshdhbcbcyoutube]

Quality over quantity

[@wesleyalves628]

Bravo

[@hadeh6926]

i really like it 😭

[@rebeccalynn9600]

incredible!!

[@ទឹមមុនីលក្ខ័កន្នីវីយូឡុង]

ស្រឡាញ់និងពេញចិត្ដបទតន្ដ្រីទីក្រុង និងធម្មជាតិ 🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭

[@ninahie5431]

You did great!

[@MusicfromMarrs]

Bravo!

[@stefancutean951]

Wow amazing!!! 🤗🤗🎶🎶

[@mydreadmail1]

Keep up the good work!

[@kingstonpu5941]

Amazing 😊

[@yanhuang4540]

Beautiful performance 🎉

[@Overlycomplicatedswede]

This girl is incredibly good she should audition for a professional orchestra when she gets older. I’m a bass trombonist and I never really hear flutes that much. But this was beautiful Ive been playing trombone for 11 years (bass trombone for 8 years) currently finishing up high school

[@sooahjeon9856]

Epic

[@MelodytheFluter]

epic comment.

[@fruityspirit5943]

This is Kachaturian's violin concerto actually but on flute

[@ohhue]

Well the arrangement was requested by khachaturian hence it’s name

[@HankGD-oj3sl]

W o w

[@maxidominguez3520]

OMMMGG🥺🥺

[@maxdinkin9947]

Guys u don’t even understand how impressive Melody is

[@corap183]

From this recording, I think I have an idea!😄😄

[@flutemusing]

She is a superb human being. I watched a video of hers about an NYO2 tour in the Dominican Republic, and her comments and remarks about her experiences really impressed me immensely. She is so sagacious and generous.

[@shrek.4419]

Tengo mucho celos tocas muy hermoso!

[@tsyrenovabiligma7715]

❤

[@holytrinitychurchkamwokyax255]

👌

[@johnskfung]

BRAVO, Melody😍

[@PKLevel99]

😊

[@ទឹមមុនីលក្ខ័កន្នីវីយូឡុង]

រាប់ម៉ោង🇰🇭🇰🇭⏰⏰

[@Give_me_ur_instruments]

Amazing but so destroying of self-esteem as a flute player.

[@ទឹមមុនីលក្ខ័កន្នីវីយូឡុង]

អត់ន័យ ម៉េចចឹង??🇰🇭🇰🇭🪈🪈

[@jasienku]

For comparison the same movement with David Oistrakh. Frankly, I like now better the flute transcription thanks to Melody Shen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXjXo55-fJqNhJo

[@honda412000]

Love the flute version but the main problem with it is in the breathing. Specially in the first movement the pace is so fast that the flute player unavoidably most of the times "enter" a bit late leaving a slight "unsavory" taste to the listeners ears. Violin players don't have that problem.

[@d.macrae461]

Ah yes! Most violinists have impeccable breath control, but all too few have the intonation and bowing skills to tackle a piece like this without making us wince.

[@virtuoso7826]

i didnt know ludwig played the viola

[@tanyashukla219]

LMAO

[@고토-r6w]

🩷

[@sanailuvrr]

the beginning kinda reminds me of the sims lol

[@Lilaswil741]

She only 15!

[@ទឹមមុនីលក្ខ័កន្នីវីយូឡុង]

រ៉ូបមធ្បម🇰🇭🇰🇭 ងុំបូរ 🇰🇭🇰🇭

[@vislaupopla]

Aram Khachaturian's VIOLIN Concerto in D minor is a VIOLIN concerto in three movements composed in 1940. It was composed for David Oistrakh. Why did you call it Flute Concerto?!

[@thoregulden4545]

It’s an arrangement for flute written by Jean-Pierre Rampal and Khachaturian together. So it’s basically a flute concerto, too.

[@rudolphmcneill515]

​@@thoregulden4545Thank you.

[@maxdinkin9947]

OMG MELODY BEST FLAUTIST SINCE JETHRO TULL

[@rudolphmcneill515]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@flllutiste]

Playing Like a Asiatic robot, everything learned perfectly but no soul 😢. Music have to have some "dirt" , even if she follows all signs it s even not close. The composition is great but she is far from a good performance

[@bennyksmusicalworld]

Hmm I can personally hear the musicality.

[@willemoosterom2438]

@@bennyksmusicalworld Me too.

[@willemoosterom2438]

@@flllutiste Well sir....most of the people here dont agree with you. "Asiatic robots"....how dare you !! Shame on you !

[@flllutiste]

@@willemoosterom2438 From my opinion, it's a fact. Despite the large production of classical musicians in China and their undeniable technical virtuosity, some believe that their musicality does not yet match that of European musicians. This could be due to cultural and historical differences, as Western musical traditions have a long history of stylistic refinement and interpretation. However, these Chinese musicians continue to progress rapidly, and the richness of their work suggests definitely a promising future.

[@willemoosterom2438]

@@flllutiste As far as I know Melody Shen is an american girl.

[@cathyhuang5465]

Bravo!!

[@lissetteortiz6068]

so good !!!

[@AA-xi5xb]

Bravo!

[@haleyhummingbird444]

Bravo!!