Vienna Philharmonic Bass Master Class with Ödön Rácz: R. Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal bassist Ödön Rácz coaches bassist Orion Miller on an excerpt from R. Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40. To watch more master class videos, visit • Vienna Philharmonic Ba...
To complement their performances at Carnegie Hall, select members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra led master classes on March 1, 2019. Participating young artists-alumni of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) and NYO2-had the opportunity to perform and work with these world-renowned musicians in a one-on-one setting in Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing. To learn more about workshops and master classes at Carnegie Hall, visit carnegiehall.org/workshops.

[@joshlawrence8091]

situations like this are always interesting to me, and I can't help but be impressed by how well they are able to get past the language barrier. this player did a great job! as did the translator and the master giving the masterclass.

[@volldillo]

One of the best master classes I've ever seen!

[@reggaefan2700]

I even learn just listening to him teach.

[@doublepick]

Very brave of this young man to be recorded like this but fantastic to see his progress in such a short space of time!

[@MsBossio]

FANTASTIC.

[@carnegiehall]

We are delighted to know that you enjoyed this excerpt from the Ödön Rácz master class.

[@jip8793]

Sorry not to hear a main theme from Heldenleben here. It would be really intresting.

[@Anonymous-rp4hn]

Why wouldn't he just bring a German bow ??

[@shawnking6678]

Don't want that to go missing now do ya.

[@wyattcarlyle2500]

“Richard Strauß, du kannst übertreiben.” - You can exaggerate in Strauß’s music.

[@wiltaleggio]

terrible translator

[@jamesjamerson1537]

Poor fellow is trying to get an American bass player to be musical.

[@gregoryf4186]

Yeah they are definitely much more musical in Europe, although there are still many great and musical players in America. Just not as much.