Leonidas Kavakos violin accident

[@Varakarajan]

This was in Helsinki - I was there in the audience when it happened! :)

[@mikeblackstock]

Sasha... what happened exactly - did the string just suddenly go out of tune?

[@Varakarajan]

Mike Blackstock He conducted the introduction himself as there was no conductor. And during that time the string had quietly slipped - he had no time to check it before the first note.

[@MapkAK]

+Sasha Mäkilä Do you remember why people laughed? Did he make a funny face when it happened?

[@Varakarajan]

+Mapk Of course, you should have seen the surprised look on his face! He told me afterwards that this was the first thing anything like this happened in his life so he was in no way mentally prepared. :)

[@TheMeDaPro]

What a story sasha!

[@irisce2799]

1:20 lol I love how the whole orchestra also stops in surprise to that.

[@laurakostner5947]

Right? Hahaha

[@gybx4094]

There's no problem for me if a Virtuoso must stop and start over. It means I see more performance for my money. ;-)

[@polarisursula3745]

Nice! Good point though.

[@johnbeaton1076]

Actually, it turns out that there was nothing wrong with his E string, it was his other three strings and the entire orchestra that were out of tune!!

[@ЕвгенийЕвгений-ч3б]

404 chord not found. Restart your Concert please.

[@santimazo4037]

lmao

[@pneron2032]

@@santimazo4037 haha

[@laurakostner5947]

Hahaha

[@skylark5789]

ROFL love it!

[@LudwigvanBeethoven2]

1:19 mozart just fell from heavens into the earth.

[@laurakostner5947]

xD

[@dasgomezkanal]

Woaaaaa!!!! I really loved that augmented chord !! They should change the solo part ! ;P

[@tmshadow8031]

When you change your strings 4 minutes before the concert.

[@laurakostner5947]

Feeel that haha

[@raoultak]

This is not only the E-string...also the A-string, and maybe D as well. This is a unique experience, for the violinist and for the audience. Strikes me that people start to laugh. This string malfunction is so embarrassing for the soloist.

[@raoultak]

***** :-)

[@sneddypie]

Gordontrek agreed

[@PaperGrape]

More people missed it... He plucked a little tune before he started tuning up. It was a joke he made. He wasn't phased at all.

[@AnonYmous-ih4vw]

Because it's a funny mistake. Have to laugh at things haha

[@jaguarcesar]

No problem for me! Leonidas Kavakos is a VIOLIN GOD!

[@tubbie0075]

Take that Strad violin back to Kmart with the receipt and demand a replacement!

[@laurakostner5947]

Why haha

[@skylark5789]

HA hah haaa love it.

[@duvidl58]

Oh, that's actually the P.D.Q Bach edition of the Mozart.

[@AdrianCletus]

The string went out of tune as it is too dry and the peg therefore didnt fit the hole perfectly

[@joecatalan]

If anyone doesn’t know, the piece is Mozart violin concerto 3

[@palladin331]

Well I guess it goes to show that your Strad is only as good as its pegs.

[@asmith8815]

It does not matter whether or not the E string gave him problems. He conquered and won.

[@menusis]

sigue siendo uno de mis héroes

[@TheAtheist22]

It does not make him less of a master....Anyone would play the same. Like the best pilot, in an aeroplane with the elevator gone....go fly it!

[@laurakostner5947]

This happened to me during an international competition in the first round while i was playing a piece from Bach xD (Still got to the 2nd round but that was a bit of a shock for me, haha)

[@viperracing2889]

Sometimes it's better to be a musician than a pilot.

[@PaperGrape]

GLORIOUS!!! ENCORE.

[@2w2768]

1:11 shortcut

[@romeovashishth4460]

앙겔라 메르켈 thankyou

[@matthewgonzalez2040]

1:12 man I wanna cry....

[@_____c___482]

1:20

[@danielche2349]

He should've kept playing LOL

[@josephotoshi]

That would've been hilarious xD

[@misssophie6515]

that would have been more like Messiaen than Mozart...

[@jeanguygaulin9100]

En récital en soliste, sans orchestre, PAGANINI s'amusait en cassant volontairement les trois cordes de ré,la et mi pour surprendre son auditoire et jouait sa pièce sur la seule corde de SOL...

[@skylark5789]

Vraiment ?

[@antonyroach6802]

Damn D:

[@AstronomyGuru84]

Shit happens!

[@Tr0jan1337]

Laughing at him???????? Crazy bastards!!!! He is a fucking walking god!

[@kyubeis]

+Tr0jan1337 Ii think they were laughing at the situation not him

[@uMpzZ26e03]

This is actually quite normal. Rare, but normal. Everything normal, especially if accidental should not be criticized; that is the matter of proper education, basic intelligence and good manners.

[@pastrocchio90]

Who is criticizing, exactly?

[@uMpzZ26e03]

@@pastrocchio90 @pastrocchio90 Almost everybody opsesively talking about strings, which string failed, breaking strings as if that never happened to themselves. BTW Leonidas is fantastic performer. I enjoyed his sound in this video also. That is what counts.

[@pastrocchio90]

@@uMpzZ26e03 I think you misunderstood the comments. Nobody is criticizing Kavakos here.

[@geoden]

The pegs go into a tapered hole, this means a peg must be pressed in while turning it for tuning, a basic but understandable design flaw in an old instrument. Changing to a modern machine head design like Yamaha does, would be better.

[@PaperGrape]

Yes, and you have to involve a mechanical design that when it breaks means you might have to break the scroll to get them out. A chance not worth taking on fine old instruments. Well tapered pegs are a joy and very rarely slip. Few common people have experienced truly well-fit pegs.

[@geoden]

@@PaperGrape The old pegs were designed at a time when techniques weren't nearly so advanced and high quality ebony was not as expensive as it is now. The old time craftsmen were quality conscious not cost conscious as they are forced to be now.

[@PaperGrape]

@@geoden i don't understand your point. We were never talking abouy quality or cost, but about different pegs. The old masters clearly made the highest possible quality instruments in every way, materials was not an issue,which is why their gold standards remain

[@MrRafaelamadeumilani]

Desafinado

[@KasaYohachi]

オーマイガー!!

[@leonardoiglesias2394]

He does not practice anymore. He has not touch that violin for months.

[@PaperGrape]

Underrated comment.

[@karbofosasino3229]

fack

[@nickfaiella9164]

What the hell is this? There's no video! clickbait!

[@pastrocchio90]

Excuse me? Did you even listen to it?

[@laurakostner5947]

@@pastrocchio90 ikr hahaha