Ziyu He, 16, China, Senior 1st Prize

Ziyu He, 16, China
Menuhin Competition #London2016 Senior Finals
Dvorak Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53
Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green (conductor)
Filmed by Black Swan Film & Video

[@attackhelicopter1368]

He competed against 21 year olds in the senior division. He got first prize. This man is a monster.

[@tiffany3254]

*stares in disbelief at his amazingness* *rip everyone’s self esteem* *btw came from TwoSetViolin who else*

[@SugarKalamay]

Nobody, i came to see ziyu

[@Juan-yc6wf]

Me too!

[@tessLizCroft]

TwoSet!!! I'm going to see their New York show!!!!

[@kujon1968]

@@tessLizCroft I'm seeign Ziyu this Saturday in Shanghai! I hope TwoSet comes to Shanghai.

[@tessLizCroft]

@@kujon1968, wow! Awesome!!!😀👍

[@user-nx5lx1zk2s]

10:30 when you get an A on math test.

[@alexanderhan2819]

Lmaoooooo😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lea-ko7uv1ou7w]

😂😂😂😂

[@bryanbarajasBB]

정하연 It's funnier if you slow it down! LoL!

[@antoniavenegas67]

lol

[@trickstaplays8218]

When your Asian A's = to not getting slapped...

[@violintegral]

12:57 you can see all of the sweat of his fingerboard. Hard work payed off. Amazing.

[@blackcircles3833]

he is playing this when he is 16! i truly wanna see what he will play 10 years later! fly with violin?

[@Everestino]

Obviously, if you practice hard enough and go to Austria in an early age, you can fly as well.

[@shirleyhe4215]

He’s definitely going places!

[@AaronGiuseppe]

Like a doctor or some shit like that.

[@romeovashishthviolin9384]

Yeah this is quite a tough concerto it was my first major concerto I learned, quite an awakening at 12 years olf

[@squarea3300]

Hey are u asian

[@HidesanDaisuki_1124]

16岁的子毓……真的每次听他演奏都鸡皮疙瘩一地，居然还有人吐槽他只有技巧纯熟，无法理解

[@andrewliu8025]

Such a hard piece to play well, he deserved 1st place

[@TheMbader]

He plays SO WONDERFUL!!! What a soulful sound he has, how outstanding is his technique and how much fire and love he has for this beautiful music...I'm myself professional violinist and I'm REALLY impressed. This is absolutely not a case of 'for his age he is good'. This guy is in every perspective able to be compared with the greatest violinists worldwide. I wish him that he will be able to keep his love and passion for playing the violin.. He has to give such a lot. Absolutely stunningly awesome!

[@uelrington9270]

TheMbader I agree with you !! I can't describe with enough words , how wonderful his rendition is !!!!!!!!

[@Jeff-je8zo]

I absolutely agree with you!!!

[@deankevlin8690]

How is such technical and musical perfection possible in ANYONE never mind a 16 year old?

[@user-uu4pk5zp4j]

His mum: only first place!!? Not good enough!

[@draxlevi9267]

u still not better than ling ling!

[@lilzem]

Ling ling now practice 96 hour a day

[@kimmeilim1970]

Lol

[@haoweishi1340]

The true ling ling

[@lisax1812]

Listened every piece I could find of Ziyu playing during pandemic. He is now my favourite.

[@programming4179]

7:30 is amazing! It touches our soul

[@tmic3273]

3:30 Yeah -0-

[@rohanmhetar4295]

T Mic s

[@kfchan9590]

T Mic n

[@dabonem5317]

Dvorak Violin Concerto in A minor 1st Movement Allegro Ma non troppo 0:43 2nd Movement Adagio Ma non troppo 12:14 3rd Movement Allegro Giocoso ma non troppo 23:10

[@archibaldhaddock5277]

18:49 When the performing artist has tears in his eyes, you know he‘s doing it absolutely right! What a brilliancy!

[@gabozalaba]

sweat *cough*

[@sanijansen8070]

Men, thats sweat

[@fiodorkrasnodebki2528]

XD

[@brchkho]

Not tears, but perspiration.

[@thanhnga2042]

His emotion is priceless.

[@Fuzion-cy2hf]

This performance is BREATHTAKING

[@multistanmd9554]

His technique and musicality are just god-like. I think I may have found another favorite violinist aside from Ehnes. ❤️

[@revelred]

6:37 lady behind him is so captivated, and man behind her is having deep toughts.

[@mrossainz]

*captivated

[@daniely5260]

The god tier violin player

[@Goldiorl]

only 16.. Amazing..

[@luisaalmonte1157]

His facial expressions are so captivating as his playing

[@Phantim3dx]

that fingering technique, ladies must love him

[@resonarefibris3044]

Phantim3dx LOL

[@violintegral]

LOL I JUST GOT IT. U ARE SO DIRTY-MINDED.

[@sophemu]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO

[@rhindax]

Bro, I can't even look at him play his vibratos the same anymore after your comment. HAHA

[@cassiopeiapark9728]

He has no time for ladies. Too busy practicing.

[@eriknystrom5839]

At last we can enjoy some of the performances from the seniors final. Wonderful!

[@sianarubio4360]

10:25 my favorite part. :)

[@laelaurelia_ad18]

Me too

[@goodchessactor]

I think if we already know that he is only 16 our judgement of his playing will be influenced by that fact. How much more can he improve? I don't know. Sometimes winning a major contest tends to make some players believe they have reached their peak and they slack off on the study and practice. It happens in a lot of life's endeavors.

[@young-chitan4332]

goodchessactor i

[@demonking14229]

goodchessactor no ziyu practice 40 hours a minute impossibru

[@SisterKallen]

Beerus - Sama Ling Ling can practice more faster

[@uaxacoc]

So let's talk about the present. In my opinion, he is at the level of Menuhin or Perlman at 16, maybe more. The future ... well, nobody knows.

[@amore3791]

听了无数遍了，每一次都觉得何子毓真的牛，好成熟好完美的演绎！

[@rosejewel4]

Beautiful, sublime performance!!

[@josefgorling7862]

Yes. But why is the audio level so low? this causes extra distortion in piano passages, where the level is less than 1% of full volume and therefore the resolution is only a few bits, causing excess staircase distortion?

[@stevenzhang4761]

1st mvt: 0:43 2nd mvt: 11:18 3rd mvt: 23:08

[@naokikihata5117]

This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

[@dh472]

She's a girl lol

[@natori1649]

👀

[@tsc7589]

@@dh472 wtf u smoking

[@ardellafirdasari9031]

I've been waiting this!🎻

[@Jeff-je8zo]

Genius! Genius! Genius!!!

[@RionPhotography]

How many years do I have to study before my teacher will teach me Violinface ?

[@felixliang6877]

10:29

[@thejils1669]

Well, I heard a rumor that soloist just started playing the violin about two weeks before this performance...truly gifted!

[@monroelin143]

@@thejils1669 Maybe you're talking about Eddy, who practiced for two months and played the piece Ziyu did in his semifinal

[@romeovashishthviolin9384]

Don’t learn it, it does nothing but distract you and make you have tension. If you really feel the music from the inside you don’t need it. You must have a smart teacher.

[@kristianl7117]

@@romeovashishthviolin9384 It's also very distracting for everyone watching.

[@GHuyiheng]

I can see a future master now,or should I say...a young master already?

[@zephelia1299]

He's so handsome😭😭😭😭😍😍😍😍

[@britdude74]

His playing is very charming

[@Will67267]

Perfection!

[@alpayaltnoz7770]

dvorak listened to his heart to compose so a sentimental work ı think.it not only addres to the senses but be a successful work.

[@binhly101]

Someone get this kid a Guarneri del Jesu please

[@alexhelms507]

Better yet a strad

[@davidleesn]

An Amati with great sound at least... please invest well as he has done with his hearing and hard work plus passionate learning....it will improve the value of the instrument with this level of playing daily... the real destiny of those violins ! not rich toys or investment items only...

[@huunterr]

@@alexhelms507 Menuhin seniors division winners get a 1-year loan of a Strad. Idk if he’s been loaned another one since then or not, though. Given his pedigree and accolades, I’m sure he won’t have any troubles getting his hands on one.

[@user-cw2py6wh8l]

I was playing Atari at 16.

[@uelrington9270]

Brilliant , excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tannyxie8328]

First several bars, ziyu conducted with his head

[@rocioguevaraobando9075]

Gracias, thanks, merci.

[@wcsxwcsx]

What a tone!

[@yk_j05]

6:03 ...thinks to himself..(oh yes thats the juicy part.)

[@jamaltaufiq8777]

Thank you very much Zyhu

[@TheMrLyingtruth]

FINALLY

[@stickbug9028]

he’s amazing!

[@user-mc1yl5er7s]

すごい

[@thaliagraichen8312]

How is 16 Senior🙈🙈🙈🙈 Omg, his musicality and his technique are breathtaking

[@Cyb3rAssassine]

3:40 wait 2 seconds ... pause

[@bidursharmagautam2156]

He is an amazing extraordinary talented player but I think the violin itself is of not so good quality. His sound could be more powerful if he had good Violin

[@morrisneiberg2537]

Wonderful violinist. The only crirticism I can make is that his sound lacks some richness. His vibrato stays the same throughout the piece and is a bit narrow.

[@dogpaw814]

Morris Neiberg lmao yeah that's his style..some pieces will sound better with his type of sound .. he is 16 goddam his repertoire is huge btw

[@violintegral]

Hmmm.... sounds like you're describing another violinist... possibly... Heifetz?!

[@user-jb5sk7pc2m]

He's 16, he's developing on (formidable) technique as of now...he still has lots of time to grow intellectually

[@TheChzoronzon]

Lol, he was there already at higher level that you ever did, Mr. 2º Violin

[@romeovashishthviolin9384]

Harrison Loeffler Heifetz doesn’t lack either of those and that Heifetz is more than just wonderful

[@NeomiNemeth]

That note at 2:05 ... OMG 😮

[@audreyjones7990]

Is that sweat on his fingerboard??

[@arandomchannelaboutpews8840]

Speechless...

[@BzBlade]

two fine tuners

[@Animemaniaclover]

I am in love

[@macpoolalbert5615]

My chiness brother is an pearlman ghost haunting over the Concerto Hall, simply, he is playing as God mode.

[@wallacegrommet9343]

His instrument is poorly miked and mixed too deep in the recording. Not his fault.

[@nicolasigualbujeda9258]

Impresionante

[@eintufungstest148]

Esse menino é inacreditávelmente incrível, com certeza o espírito de LingLing paira sobre ele

[@Linhhocnihong]

He so cute😊

[@ajl4809]

Dude, the amount of sweat on that fingerboard...

[@dabonem5317]

16:20

[@emryswalton1802]

It's Ling Ling! I've found Ling Ling

[@JoseLouisRoldan]

🌈🎶

[@SW-wf3gy]

Wow!

[@violintegral]

Exactly the Yo-Yo Ma of the violin. How did I not notice this before?! I'm sure he looks up to Yo-Yo Ma.

[@porposeone2213]

3rd movement 23:10

[@velvetnightmare3133]

What if his shoulder rest popped off in the middle of this? Just a thought

[@dabonem5317]

well the show must go on

[@ayo9817]

1:36 0:54

[@paulfreeman4900]

Schneiderhan Stradivarius

[@ksalanpang]

do these people full-time for the orchestra or they actually have a 9-5 job i wonder, it's wonderful living with music.

[@kristianl7117]

It's a full-time job.

[@Charles-hf9qx]

Twoset should react to this :)

[@user-ic5hw4qm1l]

dose of my life

[@ericchevalier74]

Who came hear to hear god😊

[@tesscrelli783]

HE'S FUCKING SIXTEEN. THE MAN IS AMAZING.

[@Seoyoon0225]

00:53

[@user-uj3hc9hp4w]

小伙子非常棒！不过左手按过的地方都是汗啊。。琴弦不会被腐蚀掉吗。。

[@lilianlovesviolin6436]

琴可以送去保养的吧

[@simon0yeung]

The sound is a bit thin. Maybe he needs a better violin?

[@dwnag5290]

Simon Yeung it’s the recording

[@jiangxina5887]

10:29

[@jasonwalker791]

Владимир Владимирович, здравствуйте!

[@wendyy.8401]

It's Ling ling

[@stanqin]

Does Lang Lang teach him the violin 🤣

[@ethanmartin2781]

no. Ling Ling teaches the violin him.

[@sophemu]

he practices 40 hours a day

[@martaopdepiano]

Austria eurovision

[@quitoxictv8307]

28:06 those girls in the background lol

[@smoloms]

Candidate for Ling Ling?

[@juandaviolin]

He is.

[@idonthaveagoodname59]

He is ling ling.

[@r0sserose]

😍

[@user-tj3zp3bb9t]

用这个琴演奏减了三分之一的光彩，可惜了这麽好的演奏技巧。

[@liangharry4715]

23:08third

[@dh472]

It feels like you enter a castle and the king welcome u

[@saintricardo8746]

Him: Mom I won first place! His mom: ONLY FIRST PLACE?!?! I WANT U BE JUDGE!!! I WANT U COMPOSE PIECE

[@dawnkormendi7225]

Truly amazing, wow. However....the tone of his violin is too dark and mellow for solo. He needs a better, brighter sounding instrument with more projection. A Stradivari perhaps? lol

[@dawnkormendi7225]

He truly deserves it!!!! It is a well earned Stradivarius :-)

[@fiddleronthecube7835]

I agree with you. I had to turn up the volume when he started playing. He needs one that projects much more.

[@deshengsplashman4844]

funny thing is that older violins project less and have a darker and warmer sound lol

[@philipnash5962]

He needs to use a Guarneri

[@josephwilliamchristopheral7306]

Where and what year, please?

[@SisterKallen]

London 2016 I think

[@cog592]

The addssss noooo

[@martinezsanchezruthsarahi8176]

Holy shit, this makes me feel always like a useless potato

[@dannyboy2267]

0:43 is when it actually starts

[@CapybaraGamingChannel]

40 Hours a Day... Nah he does 80

[@Ssalix_]

With sweaty palms, you can achieve anything. Well maybe except holding hands... Tru experience hahahaha

[@zism8316]

I have no talent

[@antonboutkov862]

great soloist, lackluster and passive orchestra

[@kiwikiwikiwi8756]

is it just me or have the comptetors gotten worse as the time goes on?

[@josefgorling7862]

It's you :)

[@kiwikiwikiwi8756]

is that sarcasm

[@josefgorling7862]

No, it's your perception and your expectations. Of course the skills of the winners vary from one competition to the next, but IMO that is not the basis for generalisation :) No offense intended...

[@MrIbgrant]

Now let's get some perspective here, shall we. Performers in these competitions are better than almost anybody else in the world. His Paganini is better than almost anybody in the world who has not made it into these amazing competitions. He is 16!!!!

[@tmic3273]

He is 16 dude. And you, go practise!