CHLOE CHUA / Menuhin Competition 2018, Junior finals

[@hunnit_bae5479]

The man behind is just there looking at her like "yes honey, you go girl"

[@tanukipiano1398]

Yes but like 😭😭 wtf is your username sis JAJAJAJJAS

[@julia_likeschicken]

@@tanukipiano1398 PFFFTTT FR THO

[@ЛилияСпай]

and after her performance, I think his opinion changed

[@ЛилияСпай]

@Maddox хм

[@andrewsugono4832]

@PandaAnime UA If anything, she’d have more roasts for him. Lmao.

[@luckycharm1]

Chloe is the type of girl that drops off her parents at work before going to class.

[@al.s.3277]

Best comment. 😂

[@nilzafreire9525]

Hahaha

[@ayessacabrera8269]

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAH

[@j3d3d1ah]

LOL

[@hannahlansang4889]

LOL

[@abbyfurusawa2004]

When I was her age I was speaking into the fan so it could do that robot voice

[@elizabethyip8005]

I still do

[@s.w.126strawberry6]

Abby Furusawa sammeee

[@Kiisulaura2810]

Same 😂

[@sound9366]

This is without doubt the funniest comment I’ve seen in a long while !!!!!

[@1233-p5f]

hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@easoncyh]

This is what an 11 years old with 21 years of experience looks like.

[@mori_san8206]

This is what an 11 years old with memories of her past life looks like

[@graxxor]

@@mori_san8206 Yeah my wife believes in past lives, magnetic vaccines and flat earth....

[@CrystalDonnelly-s5p]

@@graxxorNice!

[@cryptic3991]

The smiling cellist at the back was so wholesome throughout the performance lmao

[@shalowa.j6412]

I watched the other kids' performances and he smiled to Chloe and Christian only

[@anggakhrsma]

@@shalowa.j6412 And that proves that he's a good musician because they won

[@shalowa.j6412]

@@anggakhrsma how? Chloe made a lot of eye contacts with him while Christian is so small and cute. What does it have to do with him smiling at the winners and a good musician?

[@audreyli_creations]

@Angga Kharisma i get how you would think that but that’s not really a good point imo

[@blatinobear]

CRYPTIC but what about the weird viola player right behind her?

[@wyeee]

You can feel the orchestra enjoying the little one's lead.

[@nv7287]

They get to play with the mozart of our age, something they can tell their children's children :)

[@소은-p4o]

Literally :)

[@certaindeaf8632]

Shame they didn't always follow or listen to each other. Still, some lovely moments.

[@clvsidy]

They do but they have to keep their composure

[@foxikaruse]

Who is the little one , I’m confused 😂😂

[@peacetoall7337]

If she is late for class, the teachers apologise for being early. (I really admire her by the way...)

[@K_8T]

😂 omg

[@marcoantunes1813]

LOL

[@GiblesWantToHug2651]

Lol 😂😅

[@thecraft9397]

😂😂

[@precious_jam1232]

😂 😂 😂 Omgggg i die

[@jackburgess274]

Chloe is 16 now. Her first CD came out last month. It is a live recording of a 70 minute concert she gave last year - likewise leading the orchestra throughout - when she was 15. Her musical development has continued at an astonishing rate. If (rightly) you think she is incredible here, you should see her now!

[@ionlygroommymy2cats]

70 mins?!? never knew it was that long but nice

[@jackburgess274]

@@ionlygroommymy2cats The CD is 62 mins 11 secs. But of course, even subtracting the main interval (between the Four Seasons and the Locatelli), the concert took a few minutes longer.

[@a.w_520]

Woahh her CD? I would love to hear that :) thx!

[@Fatimahh-33]

6:33

[@sergipanocoitado]

Encantadora essa mocinha 💙

[@cyberp0et]

My ears are not qualified enough to receive this level enchantment.

[@mixmixture7049]

My ear qualified , but my soul not^-^. At silent moment or long slur, i would jumped or drown at that moment. haha. Btw im rock player. But i like classical music, is good to improved your vocabulary although just grab some pieces.

[@willowaweeping824]

😂 Totally hilarious yet infinitely kind comment dude.. I'm so gonna recycle it.. Cheers.. 🤗

[@InkeShan]

First I often listen to pop music but then that time I heard beethoven and drag me in until now. Rhapsody is my favorite

[@ray.Mamuks]

Literally!!! My heart is so full from hearing this!!

[@jxmai7687]

I have Tinnitus.

[@livyarmstrong8518]

the fact that the orchestra members look so proud of her and are smiling at her here and there make my heart warm

[@cissyzhang6258]

I know...they were beaming with pride and that was so special.

[@sarah-gn7lq]

I know it was so nice 🥰

[@joycohen938]

It is beyond belief that she can play with such command, composure and passion. It’s also mystifying that someone actually composed this!!!!

[@guccirich8858]

Except for the guy in 7:31 XDDD

[@tyfalma]

IS THAT VERNON ON UR DP

[@YashVardhanSrivastava16]

I love how the orchestra is just silently smiling and marvelling at this small yet huge talent.

[@ricksanchez3c273]

not talent, discipline, hard work, passion, incredible patience and of course, wonderful parents.

[@ramzabeoulve7284]

@Rick. All you mentioned is talent. There's no one in the world that could master anything only by having "talent" or gifted or prodigy. They're all need to work hard on it. But a talented person, will developed more quickly than other person that are not talented. Because their brain are gifted from a person that already mastered and passionated to specific things. Easiest is to see Matthew 25 : 14 - 30. It's the perfect example case of someone that has talent and no talent and the correlation with hard work

[@godsugodsu4719]

Wait till they see my small, yet huge talent.

[@一个说话大声的中国人]

@@ramzabeoulve7284 he doesn't know time. all these take time.

[@Chibanah]

@@ramzabeoulve7284 Well it is the hard truth, that nobody is born equal starting with wealthy or poor families they are born in, or being born with disability or with better ability to memorize or to be able to use logical thinking or understading and learning things faster. So it is the 100% truth what you say, but you know nowadays it is not polcorrect to say that people are not equal by birth... it is unfortunately such time we live in. Life is not easy, we have to accept the fact, we came to this world differently, yes the abilities can be improved by better environment, richer or educated parents behind the kid, but I know example, when somebody was born in "perfect" family, yet they have failed to show up any talent, or they had terrible personality which led them to being a negative example.

[@thorfinnthegoatmc]

When Chloe’s bangs starts to bounce gracefully you know youre in for something special

[@GohJiaNi]

OMG I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY ME WHO SAW IT 😭😭

[@mayo_simp4056]

Some of yall acting like it would be embarrassing to be a background player to a nine year old. I would be hella honored to even play with any talented player like chloe even if she was 3 years old. The background players are also very talented.if they weren't they wouldn't be playing with her at all. To the people who are acting like it's an insult to play with a nine year old I bet you cant even play a scale correctly. Grow up and enjoy and acknowledge the hard work she has put into this.

[@sunghyeonmoon2506]

You're right. Lots of people in the comment section can't even play, so why are they trying to disrespect the people in the orchestra. They are all magnificent players.

[@roj0riot]

i see what you’re saying, but i feel like it’s more envy than anything. it’s an absolute honor to play with such a young and talented soloist at the world’s most prestigious violin competition, but if i was one of the orchestral musicians i would feel just a tiny bit jealous in the “i wish that were me” way

[@LingLingTheBassPlayer]

It's not an insult it's just funny

[@tenshirez2413]

bakugou kinnie with bakugou pfp 😔👊🏽/lh

[@terrysa1211]

i mean i can play music (not that well but i can) and if you asked me to be a background player to a little kid ill be honoured but still a little bitter

[@abbiemari3820]

Why do people say “I’m so untalented” instead of “she’s so talented”?

[@sak_1017]

Because it's true?

[@SixtySixVideo]

Because both statement are literally the same thing?

[@edaay7905]

People always compare themselves with the others.

[@roseberry-nj2ux]

Yeah it’s so annoying at this point

[@fallenangel9716]

No, just because someone is more talented than you, doesn't mean you're untalented

[@Pollymichaelis]

I love how all the musicians are smiling at her while she plays it melts my heart

[@tobymarol7329]

Agree, if you're a musician and this doesn't make you happy, you're not a musician :D

[@gangsteru1994]

I love her connection with Marion Stienne (5:33, 08:03, 10:25, 13:20). They don't even need to talk to each other :).

[@TV-mt1bu]

Totally I feel that way too

[@WorldEater-XII]

And people say asian people have no emotions... Ppffff gtfouttahere

[@bianca8237]

Yeah they give her confidence its so sweet☺️😌

[@Luvyrself.444]

8:33 that man behind her smiling is me rn she’s AMAIZING!!!

[@NakedPlanet1]

When she is focused her expression is so deadly serious. Like someone way beyond her years. But when relaxed between performances her smile is like that of any 10 year old. The contrast is so cool & funny.

[@chrispham6599]

This summarises encapsulates why she is a professional

[@estella4129]

I'm still astounded that they clapped between movements, though...

[@bendoinamsao6335]

You can feel the orchestra enjoying the little one's lead.

[@willqin4628]

This is performance. She is interpreting the music her way. Check 8:05 she is indeed smiling when the music is kind relaxing.

[@erich9779]

In war is call FOCUS FIRE or else you die

[@miwir1248]

Jus waitin for y’all twosetters to get here after their latest video with Chloe

[@acf8178]

Here😭

[@wendigo6188]

I’m here sis

[@Cylntkllr]

“You’re just ‘gliss-ing’ everywhere”. Rekt.

[@melindahardiyanti9251]

Present 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@Riomulen]

Yo bro

[@kevinzheng6374]

Not only is she playing well herself but she is making sure she is playing along with the orchestra as well, you can see her turn towards certain people to cue, she understands the importance of playing as a group and working together.

[@jessicacole8404]

Didn't think about it until you said it, but you're right

[@paulyntan6344]

Not forgetting the harpsichord at 7:58

[@Designer-Alan]

Not exactly. She is leading the orchestra in the traditional Baroque style. They are taking their cues from her. What's astonishing to me is the calm authority with which she does it.

[@boojay111]

she is not playing along with them she is dominating the proceedings making sure they start when she does and so she should she is the soloist and now in 2021 a professor

[@jackburgess8579]

@@boojay111 Chloe isn't a "professor." Like "Chloe shifu" that is TwoSet's (charming) joke. She is still just a student at the Nanyang Academy (who until she started home schooling recently was also a pupil in secondary school). Of course she is still a genius and an incredibly brilliant violinist!

[@chumi05]

🙋‍♀️2023 still watching.. Still gives me goosebumps whenever she plays this piece of "Winter"👏👏👏👍💪

[@xokatherinexoxo]

YESSSS SO TRUE

[@TEKRific]

Hear, hear! Her musicality is wonderful to behold. Sublime version!

[@danielgrandasherreno5553]

yes

[@charlossen]

2024 now and it’s the same!

[@titianl1778]

When she started playing, I didn't realize the violin can sound like this

[@Aaron-kp6kp]

RIGHT?!! Like, the range is amazing

[@maitanegarin7067]

So satanic

[@iamamultimillionaire6299]

@@maitanegarin7067 haha it did sound scary ! but awesomentoo

[@gecet.1828]

Its magical but in a creepy way

[@xionmiaa]

As a person who's about to end learning violin, I am surprised

[@Derferder-yt]

At that age I was slowly closing the refrigerator door to see if the light would close

[@senxue]

That. Is so relatable.

[@zodiac-x91l]

Exactly 😂

[@marshallartz395]

Derferder: Well, did it? I’ve always wondered about that.💡🎻

[@daniellim4120]

@@marshallartz395 yes, the light does turn off, there's a sensor detecting the door being closed

[@marshallartz395]

@@daniellim4120: Thanks for your answer. Now I can sleep at night-with the light💡 out! 😎🎹

[@joshuapinto9160]

Who is here after her masterclass with two set?

[@ellirose6567]

I am lol

[@ayashivj]

😏

[@acebilbo]

That was so brave of them.

[@sleepy3992]

Me 😀

[@joshuapinto9160]

She is the disciple of ling ling

[@Detective_Police]

2024 still watching… who is with me?

[@StarLostStay143]

Me

[@bekzhvn]

Kz🇰🇿 with u

[@MAN1PU1AT10NX]

Mee!!

[@Catalina-pd6dg]

Me

[@SangNguyen-wz6kn]

Classical music is immortal, so even if it's 2100, there will still be people listening

[@LMK-oc1by]

the man behind her represents us all.

[@14oznalgenewaterbottle]

proud parents smiling at our child :))

[@hi5550]

@@wanderlust0209 I think violin guy 0:09

[@laianesants]

Yes hahaha

[@ez8308]

"Hey hun, how was violin work today?" "It was good.. I played backup to a 9 year old who is better than I will ever be"

[@essie8676]

“Violin work” 💀

[@faithgermage8583]

😔🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fallenangel9716]

Nah, she's simply Asian. You can be talented anyways. And practice is and stays key

[@susannestechow1009]

@@fallenangel9716 She is probably thought by the Suzuki method and has started very early, at the age of kindergarten, probably.

[@rugvedamhatre2253]

@@susannestechow1009 I'm so sorry but It's-again I'm sorry but it's *taught not thought. Sorry i know I'm annoying

[@magnusscheck4425]

Me looking at my violin after watching this. My violin: Don't even think about it.

[@Ajay-ju4sb]

🤣🤣🤣 this is so funny

[@historiareis327]

HAHAHA 😂 Mrs. Violin: Don't you dare look at me like that

[@justcelesttial8331]

Nah, my violin just says: "Nah,you are not gonna do it, you suck"

[@apostleofd119]

Your Violin : dont blame me, but your tight joint and bad fingering...

[@magnusscheck4425]

@17 th Wish Lol, me too but I was tuning it.

[@alessioprimero]

I don’t like people who trying to minimize other people’s talents and abilities. This girl is phenomenal, I don’t care how many hours she tries!

[@mybirdsmells]

Yeah it’s totally talent and not hours of hard work and thousands of dollars that her parents are paying for the instrument and lessons

[@CutePuppy520]

@@mybirdsmells Chloe Chua gets trained for free by the Singaporean government ever since she was 4 when it was confirmed that she’s a prodigy, also, the fancy antique violin she’s using now is loaned to her for free by a Singaporean billionaire If you are a prodigy and you were born in a tiny but rich country like singapore, there’s a good chance you’ll get trained for free

[@mybirdsmells]

@@CutePuppy520But let’s not ignore the amount of hours she’s been practicing everyday since she was 4

[@atriyakoller136]

@@mybirdsmells practice and talent. Both are important. In my country there's a joke that I'll try to adapt as best as I can Talent without practice is like a Mercedes without wheels. It's cool, but it won't get you places. Practice without talent is like the wheels without a Mercedes. It'll get you places, but it's not cool. But I honestly still think that practice is cool, despite generally agreeing with the joke. And her work is immense and incredible and should be appreciated. But the natural talent should also be appreciated

[@insecticaa]

@@mybirdsmellsUm… yes? Talent and hard work go hand in hand.

[@savetheclimate2292]

She is totally in command and the way the concert master looks back at her you know that she got her full respect.

[@nesrinealg1126]

💕💕💕🎻💕💕💕

[@icqseabridge]

'Her' position is in fact called concertmistress.

[@calicokitkat7686]

Why do you need to have everyone assign the correct name for their gender? I t doesn’t MATTER

[@Ori0987]

@@calicokitkat7686 shut up

[@Gratia69]

@@icqseabridge who cares nerd

[@itsnlee]

The richness in tone, the dynamics, how she silently communicates with the other players is just astonishing. I can't believe she is only 11.

[@noancorano2134]

Army!

[@helloitsme9470]

11! She looks so much younger

[@saanviparmar6972]

jungkoooook

[@clarachu0529]

@@helloitsme9470 pretty sure she was 9 in this recording according to all the comments

[@Hobbitbot3000]

She’s 14 now

[@YourMsRightHere]

She isn't just playing music. She is communicating with everyone around her.

[@CentralDogmaIRL]

Each note is a way to reach out, some people who’ve seen this think it’s just a girl moving her bow with no sound. But i find it really beautiful

[@draelyn7824]

She is the music

[@erich9779]

This is next level cringe lol

[@dryl2531]

@@erich9779 well music is technically a language, kid r/woosh

[@nocturno5373]

@@dryl2531 lol I like how you tried to prove a point and it made me cringe

[@dunnbrandon]

Chloe’s music is not a performance, it’s an experience

[@savyluwiii]

i like how the atmosphere doesn't feel "tense" or "serious" at all it's like the orchestra and the girl are just vibing and enjoying music together ;v;

[@jackburgess8579]

All are bathed in Chloe's poise, absolute mastery, and unconditional love for, and involvement in, the wonderful music she is able to make. The atmosphere is all down to her. She drenched everyone in premium feel good factor!

[@JohnSmith-vu6zd]

Everything’s easy when you’re a prodigy😊

[@damn5940]

U dont know how nervous u get when performing around this much ppl

[@mariojau]

It may have appeared that there is no tension but I am sure that for Chloe, who was playing in the finals of THE most prestigious violin competition, must have felt some tension even if it is absolutely not apparent!

[@andriesusanto8684]

she was so magical

[@alishbak4423]

yes she was born with talent, but she took that talent and spent hours improving it. she worked hard for everything she’s accomplished!

[@alfianfahmi5430]

Only true prodigies do that.

[@crystaleunoia3974]

I don't think anyone is born to play violin, this is what years of practice looks like.

[@mindofzyzz8805]

Wow the Lebron of violin

[@lipoktsungerlongchar4000]

Because she practiced 40 hrs a day😌

[@crystaleunoia3974]

@@WhiteDragon689 What if she's passionate about playing violin and her parents are supporting her. Just because a child is very good at something it doesn't always mean their parents forced them into acquiring that skill.

[@aaronduan1939]

The fact that she's playing all from memory is astounding

[@frostyarchaea8794]

Not really. There are so many pieces that I’ve even unintentionally memorized. Playing from memory is the easiest part of this. Her technique and intonation, however, is what’s really astounding. She plays with the maturity of someone 5 times her age. Absolutely magnificent. 🔥

[@aaronduan1939]

@@frostyarchaea8794 idk about you but for me as a child memorization was difficult in every aspect whether it was music or math or anything in between because that was she is a child so for her to memorize these pieces it is indeed astounding

[@frostyarchaea8794]

@@aaronduan1939 Probably just needed a little more practice tbh. I didn’t touch a violin for 2 or 3 years. When I finally did again, I realized that I had memorized Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Beethoven’s Egmont and several of Mozart’s divertimenti. I never tried to memorize any of those pieces. My fingers just “knew.”

[@kurootsuki3326]

@@frostyarchaea8794 i agree with this. Our brain even at early ages has the ability to memorise muscle movements - she's eleven in this video which isn't that young anyway (that's not discrediting the sheer amount of hours she would have spent to achieve this). What is incredible for her age even beyond this is her musicality, it feels like a seasoned violinist playing, though i can't necessarily hear all the mistakes as a pianist hahaha

[@mistermoee]

@@kurootsuki3326 Welp, I'm old now.

[@jackburgess8579]

Five years later, Chloe is artist in residence with a world class orchestra. Her first cd has been out six months, with three more to follow next year - and, rightly so, her most recent performances have just slipped behind a (very modest) YT paywall. She has so much to give. May God bless her!

[@xxxauraxxxxx]

Hi! Thanks for all of your insightful comments. Where can I find Chloe's latest performances on YT? I don't mind a modest paywall. I have looked a few times but come up with nothing.

[@jackburgess8579]

@@xxxauraxxxxx I was speaking of the new membership scheme on the YT channel of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO), with whom Chloe is the artist in residence. At present only Chloe's truly amazing performance with them earlier this year of Bruch's first violin concerto--it has come as quite a shock to me--is uploaded, but more uploads will follow in due course (none of her recent performances with them of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, Mozart's third violin concerto, and Paganini's first violin concerto having as yet been made available, and her performance with them next month of the Butterfly Lovers violin concerto being still to come). Membership is just SGD2 a month, and gives unlimited access to the uploaded videos. Chloe's Bruch was uploaded on Saturday and I have already listened to it many times. There are other SSO performances to which membership gives access, but for the moment I am so captivated by Chloe's performance that I haven't yet listened to any. I feel that SGD2 per month is a very small price to pay to express support for Chloe and the SSO (that in turn fosters her remarkable development). Membership can be cancelled any time and the monthly payment is taken by direct debit. Signing up to it couldn't be easier. Details are in the descriptions/pinned comments of the Bruch clips that have just been posted on the SSO's channel (and, I presume, under the channel's membership tab.

[@xxxauraxxxxx]

Thank you very much!

[@Punch_is_thinking]

@@xxxauraxxxxx Singapore symphony orchestra KZbin membership

[@sydneycrystal243]

her bow control is kind of crazy. that first piece? insane. how the hell.

[@lifeasdriii2423]

My hands started cramping up watching her 😭

[@wilzenryanbolak2521]

She's stronger than superman. That can be the only answer.

[@LoneWolf-lk3gt]

Woops, replied to the wrong comment.

[@k.upward]

The third one too

[@AshoreToo]

I am humbled.

[@roetilliceline2917]

Everything about Chloe’s performance is magical. Even the giggles after the applause.

[@johnwong6449]

And that little courteous bow in response.

[@paulyntan6344]

@@johnwong6449 9:28 11:48

[@olivian5671]

That's true

[@mariojau]

I was not there but she was a little surprised by the applauses in between movements which are not customary in classical music and the public was definitely aware but they could not resist the charm of this young violinist who would win joint first prize with that performance!

[@loulougro]

The first piece that she plays, sounds completely different music to other’s. She’s so connected to the sound, it’s amazing to see how she understands the music. She knows so well what nuances and textures to make. Incredible. It’s like she’s alone there, communicating with the sound through her violin.

[@emilyl1094]

Yes, I totally agreed. Chloe is also quite charismatic and charming besides being very talented.

[@jackburgess8579]

Chloe is the most musical violinist of her generation - indeed, of many a generation. From Baroque, through Classical and Romantic to modern, she consistently displays an impeccable understanding of everything she tackles. Hell, she even does tango and - check out the third piece in this recital - the coolest swing jazz you have ever seen! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIjFlqptjtuZr7c

[@pdxxx97266]

I thought the first piece was compulsory for all...

[@marianaseguraromero4863]

Im agreed, she is very well with the violin also her short age, she is amazing in the music, we can see the love for the music in her face and like yo say, through the violin. She has a lot of talent, I would like to have all the talent that she has.

[@jasonlatour3403]

"She understands" - This is true. Listen to her interview with MediaCorp Symphony 924. She talks about music like I never heard before. Very light and natural and yet deep.

[@상급지로가즈아]

내가 이 영상을 특별하게 좋아하는 이유는.. 1.클로이츄아양의 어릴적 귀여움과.. 2.어린 클로이츄아와 협연 해주시는 분들과 주고 받는 미소와 몸짓에서 서로에 대한 배려와 존중 신뢰와 감사를 느낄 수 있기 때문. ... 이영상을 통해 나는 조금더 겸손해지고 순해지고 착해지는 느낌.

[@biggtk]

I love the way she played "Winter". So many violinist either rush through it or try to play it as fast as they can, which imo just ruins. But this young lady played it exquisitely and with a subtlety that brought out the piece's true beauty

[@kengpanglim6417]

Interestingly, Chloe has played it differently in this amazing performance kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZmmkIOCeKqVoq8

[@magdalenasiringoringo5807]

@@kengpanglim6417 wow i didn't know this one existed! Tysm! And yes, she played it differently in some part, but i still get some same vibes with how she played it in this video.

[@magdalenasiringoringo5807]

Yep same, idk why most of violinist played this piece so fast when this piece is about winter. I never thought winter as a fast pace thing, but a warm slow thing. Idk if my comment is making sense lol.

[@biggtk]

@@magdalenasiringoringo5807 You make perfect! And I agree wholeheartedly.

[@cubitus37]

@@kengpanglim6417 Hi Keng, thank you for giving the link. Now I don't know which I like more. Both are unique in its own way. I will definitely return to listen both.

[@thisisjessy]

I would imagine it’s an enjoyment for great musicians to play with other great musicians. It’s just a bunch of talented musicians vibing off of each other. No matter the age.

[@Smoke---]

It is. I’m not a great musician, but it is an incredible feeling to be with others of similar skill and just vibing. It’s the best honestly

[@devorahtucker-fick5178]

This is true. I would not call myself a “great” musician. But I am proficient. And making music with other proficient musicians…ah. It’s magic. Euphoric.

[@rebexxa]

@@devorahtucker-fick5178 Yes, it’s magic. I try to explain this to people and they just don’t get it. It’s something you have to just experience to know.

[@_aurora_j.c]

@@Smoke--- Yessir the feeling of warmth and fun in it is incredible.

[@SarahSakura]

Exactly, well said 😃

[@hithere7530]

She has eye contact with the orchestra which is amazing! She’s only 9 yo and even shorter than those who are sitting!! Amazing talent!

[@jackburgess8579]

Actually Chloe was 11 when she gave this performance. But everything else you say is still true. She is _very_ special.

[@solarplexus9782]

In the finals there were no conductor which means the soloist had to cue the orchestra with body language. This is one of the greatest performances of all time.

[@Dynamatrix2000]

11 years old at this competition. Chloe is 15 now, and on her way to womanhood.

[@solochristo65]

TRUE!!! I was LOVING that fact of hers..... She was looking at them and smiling with like Reassuring them all. She's kind of Conducting while playing.

[@pierrebeaudelomenie1050]

Imagine passing by her room when she’s practicing after watching a horror movie

[@tokioeee]

Time to skidattel

[@1111rsrs]

Just listen Debussy !

[@TheJayObrain]

orientalist and immature

[@scraper_5096]

It’s horrible ahhhhhhhhhhhh😭😭😭🙁🙁🙁🙁

[@dianadallalnctmrcmc9303]

You are HILARIOUS!

[@yentertainer]

After all, she's still a child. Her smiles lighten up the seriousness and professionalism she is showing through her music. So happy see talented young kids who have fun in what they're doing.

[@digitalnomad9985]

Yes, there are a cute pair of twins in my church who are rather advanced musically, but they never crack a smile, makes you wonder how much they are being pushed.

[@i..dontknowlol]

Yes while this child who is playing in an orchestra in front of an audience and is absolutely astonishing at the violin and is doing something with her life I am here sitting in my bed being a depressed, lazy, annoying bitch💀

[@mallary1012]

@@i..dontknowlol same, me crying about Ap classes

[@quackquackitsme2198]

The musicians: starting the next movement Me: don’tclapdon’tclapdon’tclap The audience: claps Me: I can’t believe you’ve done this.

[@verastrobel5251]

Yes!!! That bugs me so much hahahah

[@natenevastopp516]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kensumi5135]

Quack Quack It’s Me If you look closely you will see her giggling at that.

[@parkminniemin5327]

Is there like a written rule not to clap between movements? Im just asking out of curiosity.

[@nenagravil]

These aren't movements of only one piece though, these are single movement performances. She is doing one movement of several different pieces, from different musical periods. The point is to demonstrate her ability to effectively play different period styles. Clapping after each piece is appropriate here.

[@freshavocado2144]

It's 2023 and I come back to this every now and again. This whole piece played by Chloe gives me peace of mind amidst the chaos we call life.

[@Nebulia]

Everybody gansta until Chloe whips out the violin

[@eqxinoxx]

ayo ur here???

[@Dhanu_lol]

Ayoooow fellow gachatuber

[@MrsSxuls]

😂😂😂imagine her seeing these comments

[@user-gummy]

Yo what

[@jam6788]

Yo ur here???

[@BubbieSquared]

Just saw on the Menuhin website profile about Chloe Chua " Besides playing the violin, Chloe also enjoys reading, swimming and skateboarding."

[@wisdomtoknowthedifference]

I'm so glad she's doing at a very young age what she likes. And to know what you enjoy to do at that age, is beyond amazing. 🤯💜👏

[@katelynknopp8397]

don’t know how she has time for that after practicing for 40 hours a day

[@firiaerdegard7970]

She's physically active so that's why she's in good form with matching power, endurance & control when playing the violin.

[@everybodysproblems]

I play violin and my mum wouldn’t let me skate in case I damaged my hands lol

[@AC9123]

Dude, she can skateboard?? I can't do any of that lol.

[@misomar7193]

When I was her age I was eating grass while playing outside

[@charki40]

Me - Mud pies

[@권윤서-l5j]

Me- soap

[@dipakshisarma2903]

Miso Mar Mee toooo... : )

[@danielcrow7881]

It's better to eat grass than to be bereft of childhood, forced to play the fiddle all day long incessantly.

[@meganhey2582]

i was eating dirt daily as a child.

[@jackburgess8579]

Six years on, Chloe is one of the great soloists of our age. She is to make her Australian debut at the Sydney Opera House in a few months time.

[@mancraft7555]

I don't know, so please tell me. Which university is she studying at? Is her teacher world famous?

[@jackburgess8579]

@@mancraft7555 Chloe is home schooled. She has only just turned 17, so she is still too young to attend university. She continues to study with the person, Yin Ke, who she started to learn violin with when she was four (although her main instrument then was the piano, which she had been playing since she was two). He is a very highly respected violin teacher at Singapore's elite Nanyang Academy. He is clearly excellent, and of course he is quite famous now for being Chloe's teacher, but I believe that he wasn't well known outside of Singapore until Chloe herself became famous.

[@kikkom4n]

the expressions of the violinist behind the soloist are extremely amusing

[@1ClassicalMusicFan]

kikkom4n, Do you mean the violinist whom we can see, say, at 12:20? If so, then we can read about him at www.locg.ch/fr/locg-musiciens?musicien_id=4 .

[@onipise]

Amusing? To me he was thrilled!

[@rjcajanding]

Such a cutie isn’t he.

[@kaceyolivercox]

yeah i agree. quite amusing

[@christianguignard9980]

No, moving !

[@xander7358]

I still can't get over how she can be so composed in a top level competition, performing in front of judges and all these people and she's only 11 years old!... You can clearly see she's genuinely having fun, smiling at the orchestra and expressing her music freely. It's like she's born to perform and entertain. It's so amazing to watch.

[@wilzenryanbolak2521]

Literally like those anime violin stages

[@Matty88K]

She's is incredibly composed and confident. Seems to be enjoying herself. I guess when youve nailed a piece 535 times, 536 is stress free.

[@BeanSprouts02]

Yeah, it’s nice she’s enjoying herself. That’s really the most important thing.

[@ihatenfts501]

Its either she’s always been composed in these situations or its either she got used to competitions (im sure she’s been to a lot of competitions before judging from how famous she is)

[@팈탘-n3l]

she reminds me of Kaori from Your lie on April 😄

[@Heemsky]

Her facial expression change at 5:55 is soooo cool.... from a sweet girl to a master violinist, just right into her zone

[@nesrinealg1126]

💕🎻🎻💕🎻🎻💕🎻🎻💕🎻🎻💕🎻🎻💕🎻🎻💕🎻🎻

[@tiad7453]

OMG AND IT WAS ON THE NOTE CHANGE TOO 💀💀

[@alishaanimations3058]

6:33 YOOOO

[@MrTrueWizardry]

Her expression: You want boss music? Bet.

[@priimcry]

11:58 THIS TOO

[@MarcelHuguenin]

I got to know this young lady through 2SetViolin's channel where they refer to her as Professor Chloe. That obviously lead to this video. Both pieces blew me away completely. The confidence she has and the beautiful tone, it was simply breathtaking for me. I have heard Vivaldi so many times, but this was extraordinary. What a huge talent! I hope she will have a bright future.

[@jackburgess274]

Chloe is the SSO's artist in residence for 2022-23. She is recording with them the complete orchestral works by Mozart for solo violin (3 cds) and also a cd of Vivaldi's "Four Season" + Locatelli's "Harmonic Labyrinth" concerto. The cds are to be released in 2023 and 2024. She is performing Bruch's violin concerto #1 with them, and also Mozart's concertos #3 and #4, in the first three months of 2023. Things are going extremely well for her! If you haven't seen the recent documentary "A New Season of Chloe," which is on YT, I think you would enjoy it.

[@MarcelHuguenin]

@@jackburgess274 Oh my! Amazing girl! Thank you for the info.

[@jasonstimecapsule77]

You and me both, and i have never really been interested in classical music before discovering TwoSetViolin

[@crystellawu]

I love how she smiles with the musicians between pieces, almost like they're sharing a secret, like "you know what to do." And also when she looks at them during performances. She is such a storyteller through her music and movements. She also leads like a pro and her musical understanding is way beyond her years. I'm sure she's very mature in that sense and I think she could take all the musicians around her as her colleagues.

[@isthisfeitan]

They’re also most likely smiling because the audience is clapping between movements (which shouldn’t happen normally)

[@Saskatchetooner]

I love her smile, it’s so sweet

[@junkyarddog5911]

Fucking pervert

[@slc679]

1,000th like!

[@nato_potato3505]

@@junkyarddog5911 why pervert exactly?

[@darcy9969]

I Love how her bangs are just as powerful as her being a world class violinist

[@gabygab9608]

Hahahaha I was looking for this comment

[@Grace-sl9wy]

Guys, her shoe straps are VELCRO. That’s how young this girl is; little white shoes to go with your little dress with a bow young and already called this good 🤯

[@user-ns1ej7ni1b]

She is 14 now

[@wendyli2475]

i think it’s performance shoes, that’s why they’re velcro! but your message is clear,, she is very talented and hardworking! :D

[@pcpt]

bro i still use velcro shoes, they’re just more efficient

[@biggieb.4843]

@@pcpt I have shoes that you just don't need to tie

[@khalfani414]

bruh I wear Velcro shoes and I'm 22 😭

[@Elizabeth-lb2jf]

Vivaldi would be proud of this child playing with such understanding of the spirit of this piece.

[@jetconway5995]

Youd think at such a high level competition the audience would know not to clap in between movements

[@pointyfox]

All the parents probably.

[@michaeldahm214]

Jet Conway but very hard not to.

[@angelramirez936]

They couldn't help themselves everytime XD

[@rae_halvi6392]

its just they cant help it

[@beelzemobabbity]

Every time I hear it I’m like “no no god no stop! You idiots!” Like, I don’t even go to these things and I know lol.

[@suey8792]

When she practice 40 hours an hour instead of 40 hours a day:

[@destinyoveto5720]

😎

[@giancarloabeleda7722]

There's only 24 hours a day

[@vagos23spider98]

@@giancarloabeleda7722 r/woooosh

[@kikoyhan9611]

She's Prof. Chloe so we don't surprise❤️

[@akihik3015]

@@giancarloabeleda7722 twoset reference uncultured and also 40 days an hour

[@cathrionajoyce3022]

- Watches this video - Looks at my violin - "Ha, funny"

[@kyararar]

xd same I don’t have the energy to practice

[@-milanessa-]

Samee 😭

[@PRINCESS2527]

Lol 😂

[@zewdae8847]

as the saying goes "Ha ha , funny , *I laugh"*

[@jerielgamboa7134]

same pfft

[@상급지로가즈아]

바이올린의 귀여운 공주님 클로이슈아양의 한국팬입니다. 이 영상을 가장 좋아해서 매일 보고 또 듣습니다. 클로이양의 몸짓 표정 머리카락 한 올의 움직임 마저 경이롭고 아름답습니다. 우린 이런 천재들의 재능을 보며 겸손해져야 하고 서로를 존중하고 배려하는 마음을 가져야 합니다. 진심으로 감사드립니다.

[@까폐라떼]

어느 나라 사람 입니까

[@상급지로가즈아]

싱가폴 입니다.​@@까폐라떼

[@전미래-c7k]

@@까폐라떼 싱가폴 국적이라 하네요

[@EmiLilyLotus]

Jealousy isn’t even an option with her, it’s too extraordinary that a child could even achieve such mastery of an art in what amount of time she’s had. Truly amazing, this world never ceases striking awe within me

[@TimSalaver]

She's not even taller than the adults who are sitting. Her presence and musicianship are so dominating. She's controlling the tempo and with a look to the concertmaster conducting the ensemble. And now she's teaching other violinists. This is a masterclass in violin.

[@EvelynCurtis]

It does take a very talented chamber enable to take such direction. There are amazing as well!

[@Sara-tr2gh]

Her mother is a pianist as I read, so she was surrounded with adult musicians just like the ones performing with her and without such people she wouldn’t have gained and harbored this brilliant talent and now she’s becoming one of them, even though she’s a lot younger which is fascinating and just plain awesome

[@helenoszeczinszki]

YESSS!

[@jackburgess274]

@@Sara-tr2gh Chloe's mother is indeed a pianist. She is the accompanist in the beautiful "at home" 2020 performance of "Albumblatt" on Chloe's channel! When Chloe was very little she would give piano lessons and Chloe would listen to them. She understood how gifted Chloe is when, though only 2 years old(!), at the end of a lesson Chloe told her of mistakes that she had heard the student make!

[@dianewalker9154]

This is the result of natural gifts, talent, parents who can afford to develop those gifts, and a child with passion and strong work ethics.

[@avicennitegh1377]

and stamina

[@bryanwells4063]

Yeah, an amazing combination of all those things is so very rare and we need to take every advantage we can to hear those rare people

[@aleksstan7009]

You forgot the threatening of the deathly La Chancla 😱 *cue horn of doom from every movie trailer ever*

[@CarstenReg]

Natural gift ? No hard work

[@J.R.Swish1]

@@CarstenReg he said it was a combination of the two Being naturally gifted at something is pretty normal but only the hard workers become masters. Even Paganini had to take violin lessons even though he was brilliant as a child

[@myzonedr]

Vivaldi must be proud of her. This is amazing!

[@arianatorres2569]

She just said shes better than everyone there in 467 languages

[@北極星海の星-t3r]

So do I, she CHLOECHUA is a genius itself that has been blessed by the creater.

[@taomaoboy3076]

Musicians: smile Deep down their heart: THIS IS ILLEGAL

[@РомаВоин-ь9х]

.

[@crystaleunoia3974]

Wot?! 😕

[@Loli_Lovers]

Hah?

[@EuSouC9]

I got it. Lel

[@subforacookie2508]

Рома Воин uh lol What

[@minseochu4337]

me: can’t remember the lyrics to a 2min song 9 year old prodigy: remembers a whole 16min piece

[@UrMom-lr5gs]

Same lmao

[@fredericchopin6445]

consider the amount of time she spends to practice

[@birrdsetfree1084]

Tru

[@eeetee7680]

2 but yea

[@Glooooooooed]

She practices 40 hours a day

[@acresofloveliness]

WOW!! Forget about age; what an amazing performance. What a captivating player

[@qwertaeeee]

Ik yall r talking abt how great this prodigy is but like,, Never have I seen such perfect bangs.

[@olive9514]

It's the Asian effect

[@amberlyn28]

Every 👏🏾 single 👏🏾 hair

[@elizabethyip8005]

Ehehehhe go check out Lisa from Blackpink, her bangs are immovable :)

[@isari7197]

@@elizabethyip8005 was about to say this

[@V_098]

YouGotNicoked Nah. I had a fringe once and it looked horrible (bangs)

[@acornhousepear4483]

“Why do they all wear puffy dresses” -Eddy Chen

[@avocado3-in-182]

That is where they got their powers

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

@@avocado3-in-182 lmao 💀

[@pandamonio78]

to look younger, so its more impressive

[@cringetrashcan8828]

The puffier their dress are the more powerful they get.

[@69mviewsnt]

@@pandamonio78 younger? adorable? both? yes

[@thejuaninigoa7467]

Remember, This is the same girl who thought two almost 30 year olds who played violin for 20+ years how to play paganini and absolutely destroy them (and compliment eddy about his intonation)

[@UraYukimitsu]

(I know I'm being pedantic but Paganiniana isn't a piece written by Paganini, but rather a piece by Nathan Milstein that's based on variations on themes from Paganini's works, notably his 24 Caprices)

[@anemic-peachless]

huh i thought theyre teenagers

[@violaezealah]

@@anemic-peachless 😂😂definitely not

[@cringetrashcan8828]

@@anemic-peachless that's just Asian genetics playing a trick on ya 😂

[@ep1x3]

To be fair if I’m not wrong they were sight reading while she had probably practiced it for hours and hours which makes a HUGE difference and I’m not sure if destroyed is how to put it, yes she was much better but I’m think a lot part where they say they were destroyed was was comedic effect.

[@SurguyEugene]

When you see everyone in the orchestra sitting down like that and you see her as the only one standing up, it is a very rare position in orchestra which symbolizes respect from everyone in the orchestra when they are in the presence of a virtuoso.

[@shabrinaizzati5032]

I feel wrong when I'm hearing her playing violin, while I'm here reading comments and not paying attention to her

[@shabrinaizzati5032]

she's incredible

[@alyannaobeja5167]

I'm attacked. hahshaha

[@naomiadeniyi-akins5501]

cinnamon fr but she is good

[@monstrosesquipedalianhippo4006]

Hahahahaha same

[@astro3511]

Same even though I’m watching this I feel like I’m being disrespectful lol

[@ArchieBC]

Many people devote their entire lives to learning an instrument and never reach the point Chloe is at here as a child. It’s humbling. What she does is than memorizing the notes - she’s interpreting the composition. She truly expresses the meaning and heart of the piece. True prodigy! Brava!

[@MrStrojmir]

not humiliating, it's fantastic

[@jackburgess8579]

@@MrStrojmir "humbling" is very different in meaning from "humiliating." I am sure @Archie Cocke shares your belief that Chloe's performance is "fantastic" (as do I).

[@ephemeraIl]

i swear, violin seems so simple but its one of the HARDEST instruments to play because it requires a lot of technique and precision. so the fact that this kid can play like this is really amazing to see, she's a prodigy

[@solochristo65]

Their wrists alone looks so awkward in that position...... I totally agree with what you said.

[@Sofi00]

She is very talented, that goes without saying, but her skill isn’t exactly surprising for a little child. If she was 11 there, she already had around 7-8 years of violin practice which is quite a lot. Most people in my country graduate music school after 8 years of classes, but most of course do not have the added talent, she has and therefore can’t play in front of orchestra. 😄

[@jackburgess274]

@@Sofi00 In all of human history, very _very_ few children aged 11 have had as good a violin technique as Chloe exhibits here and in the first two rounds of the competition the previous week.

[@SyenPie]

@@solochristo65 the bow wrist is also a pain, literally just moving your bow up and down requires you to simultaneously adjust your wrist posture throughout the stroke to accommodate a straight bowing line. Because if you’re not adjusting your wrist and simply moving your arm up and down your bow will be sliding over the strings slanted and make a very harsh sound. I remember when I first learned violin it took me years to train my wrist to do this naturally and habitually without me having to be conscious of it. There’s a lot of small details like this that regular people would never know about. But I am only a beginner violinist, so there must be infinitely more details I can’t even imagine, which make this feat all the more impressive. The more you know about something, the more deeper our appreciation becomes.

[@solochristo65]

@@SyenPie I am from a family of String playing instruments. Violin, Viola, Cello and Guitar......and other kinds of Instruments Incl. Vocal Chords...... So I do understand some things BUT I have forgotten a lot too. I also had a really nice mailman years ago that developed a painful carpal tunnel because his wrist was always bent holding the mail, etc. so no matter what people say ( as in it is easy in any way for the wrist to adjust ) I know It takes great skill and work just in the wrist alone. I can never make light of that. Thanks for the responses.

[@wompwomp-u9x]

Ive been playing violin for like almost all my life and seeing this kid looking bored playing this is just a slap in the face... not as an insult, she's amazing... a true ling ling.

[@polimana]

you can so clearly see how much these adult musicians love this little girl, they have so much admiration and respect in their eyes. Truly beautiful to see adults encouraging children in a world frought with bizarre generational envy

[@dharmallars]

This video here is literally the exact opposite of the movie whiplash

[@durban55]

So well put

[@jacobmatheson5608]

They're looking at her like "damn I wish I could do that" XD

[@lorisullivan327]

She really is adorable… and mindbendingly gifted (yeah, I know Two Set would disagree and say it’s all hard work 😬) but she is a darling to watch and hear 🧡

[@jediknight9371]

she did this for 16 min! I can't even hold my arms up for 16 min😂

[@tomasengstrom6362]

hahhahahahhahahahhahahhahah

[@RunnerProblems]

So then how did you become a Jedi Knight?

[@sana_zz]

@@RunnerProblems LMAO

[@realies4185]

@@RunnerProblems go for the low zone and mostly you don't stay at one place

[@Sid-ck4lq]

I know thud was a joke, but due sine rain, holding a cooling up doesn’t really hurt my arms, as long as my posture is good. If you’re posture is bad, your back will kill you

[@michelleshi5116]

This is what happens when you practice 40 hours a day

[@jasminxyk]

Jungkookie OMG I FINALLY FOUND AN ARMY !! 🥺💜

[@keylend3554]

indeed tho

[@juancarlossaavedra4505]

Not really, everybody can be the best in the World at something if given the opportunity

[@stellastar6083]

lInG LiNg

[@auriel.2615]

omg I finally found a twoset fan

[@jackburgess274]

This performance is truly historic. It will be cherished and beloved for as long as classical music exists.

[@dunyasalem8850]

No joke I come back and watch this every week

[@sofiesummerbradley]

I watch this almost everyday since I discovered Chloe😂😂

[@Djjobless]

Lol same

[@yaoolivia4229]

Me Every Day

[@danielboomers]

@@yaoolivia4229 me too... nice to see GOD playing violin and smile...

[@SROTrance]

Same but every day 😂

[@arzoobapna5148]

Please. Stop comparing yourselves. Admire that youre here to see and appreciate the wonder. And believe in hope for yourself and her. Pray for the two of you

[@angelinarogatch2933]

Thank you from saving my self-esteem)

[@mistelrz]

I was just thinking why I can't be like her- well thank you ❤️

[@BoogleBeats]

You actually have made a much-needed comment. People who play instruments(at least half of the comments section) often feel like poop after watching child prodigies! Thank you, it's like you just lifted a little weight from my heart. 😊

[@arzoobapna5148]

@@BoogleBeats ik what you feel coz this comment comes from a violinist too😆

[@bobagreen8668]

hyunjin xc because you can’t practice violin 8 hours a day

[@zildog]

I'm absolutely amazed this hasn't gone viral. Little Chloe created four seasons of tears out of this 40 year old man who is also classically trained. She didn't put a single note wrong... truly incredible. Vivaldi would also have given her a standing ovation if he'd witnessed this.

[@calebyan7975]

I personally think that Christian Li had the better performance. They both competed in the same competition. They both won the junior prize. And they both played Vivaldi. I think that Vivaldi would have stood up for both.

[@maxxevv3328]

They were both exceptional in their own chosen styles of play. Christian is the consummate stage performer, I give that to him. Chloe was exceptional in the musicality and tonality of her performance. If you closed your eyes and listened to both rather than rely on the visuals, you might draw different conclusions about who you preferred. As I mentioned in the comment in another video, its like comparing Heifeitz and Ostrakh. Both were equally loved for their respective strengths and both were often very different in their interpretation and playing styles for even the same pieces.

[@solbriller1]

@@calebyan7975 No he did by far not play as good as Chloe. But for political reasons and his even young age they shared

[@hannahnewnham4220]

Yeah the only thing she messed up on was a little bit of bowing which is highly Impressive!!

[@theArchitectMan]

She's very good for her age, but to say she didn't get one note wrong is just not true

[@toadvance2258]

この奏者の演奏は、とても心地よく聞こえます。他の方のバイオリンはキンキンした感じがしていたのですが、この方の演奏ではそのような感じが全くせずとても心に染みわたる感じがしてとても良いです。

[@Matt-um5sb]

I normally don't like interpretations by kids, especially on a piece like this, but this one is different. It sounds like she's bringing the monsters under her bed to life. Very well done.

[@volyumismyname3177]

sure dude

[@resmarted]

I don't like interpretations by Matt

[@giftedintrovert]

@@resmarted lmfaoo right, im like wtf

[@ramywiles]

"Bringing the monsters under her bed to life" is such a good way of putting it -- I almost hope it was taught to her that way, because that's a perfect interpretation for a kid to grasp!

[@breckon2684]

It sounds trés contemporary.

[@seung.starzz]

"Dad what do ya do for a living? " Dad: "play backup for a 9 year old." Edit:This kinda blew up- thanks for informing she was 11 at the time,but of course it was a joke:)

[@banni3209]

BAHHACAH

[@dianemoril7612]

All parents do that. They go to work to back up their children. Obviously, this kind of child needs more time to take care of... more energy, patience, understanding. Not everyone can have a prodigy at home. And so many prodigies didn't have the opportunity to bloom because of that.

[@hongryyy3303]

@@dianemoril7612 yo what the hell are you talking about.. the dad he’s talking about are the performers in the back who are supporting the melody being played by the prodigy 9 year old in the video. bruh

[@buddhabinaural]

@@hongryyy3303 Yes mate. I think her comment is maybe the strangest I've read in 2021. It's 3 in the morning, I didn't even know where to start replying to that one with my eyes half shut, then I scrolled down and saw you'd tied it up already.

[@jeremythomas4744]

@@buddhabinaural well job done. Its 2 am for me too

[@Jmastaaflex]

No standing ovation?! Maybe that’s not normal at a competition like this. Just can’t believe the talent, and all from memory, giving orchestra cues, maintaining composure, just unbelievable at her age.

[@izzibreezes68]

i thought that too!

[@abrakadabrah3031]

Can't get better than this!!!! Wonder how many professional violinists could tackle this composition???? Let's keep it a secret!!!

[@paulitamartinez4255]

I think this is a contest, so people can’t applaud too loud to not show favoritism, not matter how talented the contestant is, which in this case is very much

[@jenniferofenleger3972]

Not until the end... there is very short time between each number so it would only prolong it and make the concert too long.

[@GuillaumeRx]

She has incredible talent, prodigy level obviously, but the memory part is not impressive at all. To know a piece and master it (especially this hard), you’ve got to train for days, weeks, sometimes months. So you’ve done it hundreds if not thousands of times. I’ve been playing piano for 20 years (not at her level with the violin) and my fingers can still remember some pieces I’ve learned 10 or 15 years ago, without my brain knowing any single note or having to watch the sheet. And I could do it at 8 yo, without being super talented or hard working. It’s just muscle memory. Basic skill of any half decent musician at any age.

[@BertyPlato-cc6nm]

11 year old Chloe Chua not only giving us the best version of winter ever.. but looking like an angel in doing so..❤

[@zeraa.6470]

She's the main character here, I'm not even a secondary character in my own life.

[@rayn28]

We... We’re the same.. :’)

[@lovenana6166]

Hello I'm a nameless extra in my own life.

[@コーヒーゼリー-z7j]

well same :'>

[@carolinehaf21]

The first piece was incredible, I've never heard those sounds or seen the technique she was using with the bow before - it almost looked sideways! She takes her time and has amazing dynamics... I hope she never loses this! 😍🤩🤯

[@jackburgess8579]

You are right that in this performance Chloe exhibited amazing dynamics, and that she "took her time" A key to her success in the competition was her adoption of slow tempi, especially in the first round and semi-final, where her performances were no less compelling than this one. So doing allowed her superlative musicality and the excellence of her technique to really come to the fore. Within just six months one could see the depth and solidity of the virtues you single out - and also her first public display of superb left hand pizzicato - in a sublimely controlled but nevertheless extremely intense and colourful performance of Wieniawski's Variations on an Original Theme (first part). kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXevioGrl9d2ntE Since then her development has continued in this direction, and with such rapidity that in the last couple of months she has posted on YT performances of Vaughan Williams' "The Lark Ascending" and Mozart's violin concerto #2 that, by even historical standards, are genuinely world class. Rest assured, to the musical world's gain, these three year's past Chloe has lost nothing of the charms and abilities on display here!

[@carolinehaf21]

@@jackburgess8579 Wow thank you so much for your insight, Jack - much appreciated as a newcomer to Chloe! I just watched this again as I couldn't get the initial delicate piece out of my head and then the other pieces are just as beautiful. I appreciate you giving me the link to her pizzicato performance and I will check out her Lark Ascending as well!

[@jackburgess8579]

@@carolinehaf21 It is nice that you appreciate Jaehyuck Choi's piece. Many people (very unjustly) find it unmusical. While Chloe is an absolutely incredible violinist, you should know that the piece was compulsory, having been especially commissioned by the Menuhin Competition. So all six finalists played it. Moreover, it is the very different performance of the piece by Christian Li - who with Chloe was the joint winner, the two of them being the two youngest winners _ever_ - that Jaeyhuck chose to post on his YT channel. The techniques that Jaehyuck exploits are actually standard fare in contemporary composition. For this reason you might like to know that in the semi final of the Menuhin Competition after this one (deferred from 2020 because of the pandemic), the juniors have to play at least one similarly modern piece. Indeed, they are doing so right now, as I type, and being streamed live, and then immediately posted, on the Menuhin Competition's YT channel! The pieces they have chosen are extremely interesting and the level at which they are being performed is again extraordinarily high. Also, Chloe is giving a recital there on Tuesday (18 May) as part of the entertainment between the semi finals, which are being held today (juniors) and tomorrow (seniors), and the finals next weekend. Her recital will likewise be streamed live and then immediately posted on the Competition's YT channel. It is an especially big deal because she is performing three of the four pieces on her program for the first time, two of which are immense. Anyhow, Chloe's videos on YT are a veritable treasure trove. Enjoy!

[@carolinehaf21]

@@jackburgess8579 I did manage to catch a bit of the juniors playing in the menuhin early this morning (4am Aus time) but didn't see them all yet. Can't wait for Chloe to play, thank you for informing me once again! Do you play as well? Sounds like you have a great love of violin performance also! I am a mere guitarist but love all types of strings 😍

[@jackburgess8579]

@@carolinehaf21 Sorry. For some reason I wasn't notified of your comment and it is only now that I have chanced upon it. I have had a great love of classical music all of my life but until I discovered Chloe I had no great love for the violin: my favourite instrument by far was the piano (which I play at an extremely modest level). Now I am violin 24/7! I wonder what you make of the respective guitarists in Chloe's two performances of Piazzolla's Cafe 1930. Kevin Loh is the more eminent by far but I feel that the slower tempo in the Menuhin semi-final allows Chloe to be even more expressive (which is barely credible given how moving the performance is with Kevin). I wonder too what you made of the Richmond performance that Chloe was about to give when you made your comment. Literally, it left me in shock for a week! I think it the most impressive recital since Midori's recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 1990, when she was 18.

[@Honeysmile]

She is small and cute, but hers violin playing is so *aggressive* 😱 (edited: I mean it's powerful)

[@joaovictorbazani4729]

this music (winter,vivaldi) have a different interpret, she is unbelievable in the violin arcades too... indescribable gift she has

[@Phadex7]

João Victor Bazani ok yoda

[@joaovictorbazani4729]

@@Phadex7 ????

[@locutia7]

Hmmm. Her playing is crystal clear but I do not find it aggressive. Just very exact. I find it incredibly sweet.

[@J--]

Phadex lol

[@teresaruiz1505]

the way she gets bashful when the audience claps, adorable. what joy it feels to see someone's past self be so proud and carefree, amazing🥹

[@mybirdsmells]

0:55 Self in Mind, Jaehyuck Choi 5:55 Antonio Vivaldi’s “Winter” from “The Four Seasons” 1ST MOVEMENT 9:40 2ND MOVEMENT 12:00 3RD MOVEMENT

[@Yeshulion]

She giggles after every applause. Precious.

[@mattnsim]

I’ve only recently discovered this young lady, who’s now 14 I believe? She plays so beautifully. It’s a delight to be on this planet to hear her.

[@jackburgess274]

Chloe turned 15 last month. (Yes, she enriches one's life!)

[@solochristo65]

AMEN!!! So many people wasting time watching garbage while this gem is playing!!!!

[@bread6052]

Lmao she’s the same age as me

[@mattnsim]

@@solochristo65 I hear that. Too much garbage taken way to seriously. This lady has put in huge amounts of work to get to this level. There’s a lot of so called musicians who haven’t. I can enjoy simple music, but music that has inspiration plus skill, that’s something to be adored.

[@blackkittykat6036]

Wow

[@matthewbaker6177]

Just....blown.....away. How can someone have such ability at such an age. Truly incredible.

[@ianwatson3315]

I doubt we will see another like her…ever!

[@truehappiness4U]

@@ianwatson3315in asia you can find many of her. Many child prodigies, as it is their culture to try to be winner number 1.

[@mybirdsmells]

@@truehappiness4UHow often do you see a child violinist as good as Chloe though ☠️

[@FransceneJK98]

She’s a prodigy, that’s how!! And practicing 40hrs a day 😂

[@mahlonrhoades4509]

It goes without saying that Ms Chua is a genius but I'm also hugely impressed with the orchestra. A small ensemble is certainly capable of greater agility than a symphonic orchestra but without a conductor, they were so responsive and telepathically in synch with Chloe. So supportive of her and responsive to her interpretation. All her dynamic and rhythmic nuances were catered for with precision and artistic sensitivity. What an awe inspiring performance from all involved!

[@mikenco]

It's nothing special, anyone can do it with 40 hours a day practice. #2StepViolin

[@KevinLGlory]

@@mikenco As popular as 40 hours a day sounds, it could end up being a horrible idea and drive people to quit violin temporarily or permenantly.

[@antoniajane5442]

@aurasan_ except she plays 40 hours per hour!

[@fiddlerette]

Welcome to the Baroque ensemble. Most do not have a conductor as we know it in the modern orchestra. This is chamber music.

[@vkay7934]

Who is chua