Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto - 1st movement (Benjamin Zander - Interpretation Class)

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Yasmin Myers, violin
Dina Vainshtein, piano
Interpretations of Music: Lessons for Life
with Benjamin Zander
Dave Jamrog Audio/Video

[@AlanHope2013]

He always goes, "You're a wonderful musician and you played that beautifully, and I have nothing to say about that. Now here's a long list of things you got wrong."

[@kymriel]

That woman sure loves to come all the way from Connecticut

[@leonsundermeyer]

i think she is just playing the piece and she feels the Emotion in the piece but she is not showing it , thats why everything sounds really equal… as soon as Benjamin Zander Conduct her she is showing much more Emotion!

[@PianistStefanBoetel]

The routine will bring you to college, but will it bring you to heaven? So much wisdom :)

[@KageShinjiketo]

This was great, I've never seen someone who empowers players like Mr. Zander. How frightfully wonderful it must be to be taught by him.

[@lyrasimo]

i think if you can play it slowly you can play it quickly

[@ian-duh]

Wow that pianist is killing it too. Devilishly hard accompaniment, especially at that tempo.

[@jacobmcneal3011]

She has her EYES CLOSED. If I remember correctly, for him that is a “No, no”. I can definitely tell she is in her own world.

[@MsPea]

I sometimes think Zander should have an interpretation class for teachers. All the young people in these master classes have teachers, but obviously none of the teachers are able to impart the ideas that Zander does. Imagine how great these students could be if their own teachers could give them what Zander does. Teachers could really benefit from Zander, too.

[@NWS189]

"Life is not about progress. Life is about contribution." How beautiful is that lesson?

[@Pitborn]

The secret of Tchaikovsky: Either he is crying, or he is dancing. (

[@Jake7706]

Such wisdom! My favorite lines are:

[@Rembrandt96]

She was so careful while playing the trilled passage at the end the first time (

[@conforzo]

His TED talk on classical music is important.

[@watkinder8288]

Professor Zander' s passion is infectious and his observations about Tchaikovsky' s tempi a revelation. Most importantly, and a lesson to conductors and performers alike, the composer' s wishes should always be paramount. Unfortunately, and he is very tactful, performance TRADITIONS tend to grow up around famous works. Sometimes those traditions are WRONG and need to be re- evaluated. This girl' s playing really started to come alive under his tutelage.

[@siddheshpatankar9498]

"Life is not about progress, its abt contribution!" what a line! life-changing.

[@kennethcarvalho3684]

Have never seen someone teach with so much passion...he can take a student from 3 to 6 on a scale of 10 in no time...

[@greenbrightly]

I can’t say I know much about the technicalities of this music but the emotion of it we can all feel. This guy is such an inspiring person, wonderful teacher.

[@axiomist1076]

I love this man! He makes each musician come alive. Thats the only " secret" to playing : play from your heart and soul and always with joy; the joy of playing your instrument because you love it. Make it an extension of you. Even if youre playing something sad and depressing, play from the soul and if you love playing, let it show, even if its so sad youre shedding tears as you play. Then the audience, whom youre really playing for, will feel the same joy that comes from you.

[@violintegral]

After the tempo fix it was soooooo much better and more flowing!!!!