Professional violinist SPEED RUNS ‘Rush E’ on a Stradivarius 🎻

[@RayChenViolinist]

What else should I learn and play? In the meantime, catch me practicing on Tonic: tonicmusic.app/join-in 🎉 See you in the studio!

[@monika7063]

Some more anime music, maybe video game music too

[@DSizzleHitsYT]

I’d really want to hear you play all of your Arcane soundtrack songs again or just parts of them like Fallout, The Concerto and more

[@ssmthna21]

Ray, why I don't get notification (from the app) about your last practice in tonic? 🥲

[@antine1279]

Irish music :)

[@chrisma3256]

Inuyasha Battle Theme... still ;)

[@sabrinai]

I went to Ray's concert on Sunday and I have to say, it was one of the most wonderful and fun concert experiences ever! His Tchaik was just soooo playful and yet sweet, lots of push and pull, especially in the first and third movement and it was simply unbelievable to witness this live! Thank you so much, Ray for sharing this wonderful music! Absolutely adored your performance!!! And what made me cry was actually the encore, Waltzing Mathilda! Thank you so much for putting in fourty hours of practice every day!

[@thawhid4711]

I was there too! He's incredible

[@SusanneFrei-f5c]

⁠@@thawhid4711me as well! It was sooo good! Thanks to Ray and the marvelous orchestra.

[@annatat2020]

You mean the encore wasn't Rush E? 😮

[@sabrinai]

@@annatat2020 (sadly😜) not

[@Elena-bw5vv]

Same me. I was on Saturday. It was incredible

[@_sophiaha]

Just came back from a Ray Chen concert and the mad man actually debuted Rush E there as an encore 😂 it genuinely was amazing live. His playing is just world class and mind blowing!

[@randz4607]

IS THERE A VIDEO? I WANNA SEE AND HEAR IT T_T

[@Kamburli]

This is the comment I needed to read. It's the perfect end to this story

[@northernlines2652]

How did the audience react?

[@JarofFood]

I mean it is Ray Chen tho

[@robinwangai3303]

​@@randz4607 HELL YEAH THERE'S ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AndySaenz924]

WOW, he did the more difficult rendition of it and he nailed it! Well done, Ray!

[@jeremyleow]

Does that remind you of roman kim?

[@Emma_._._]

I love how expressive his playing is and just how clean the sound is 🤩

[@blauespony1013]

I love the tiny outbursts of joy in the final performance. It made me smile so much.

[@backupforthevideos3861]

honestly this was the best violin arrangement I have seen of this piece

[@seaweed3934]

Obv this guy is a world class violinist

[@evanlawrence]

I literally just watched Ray perform this live in as an encore to Korngold's violin concerto in Toronto! A fantastic performance! Well done, Ray!

[@claires3528]

Woohoo!! You took my challenge of Rush E! ❤️❤️❤️ I love this so much, and yes it is so catchy 😍 Thank you for being so in touch, & thank you for Tonic. It's lovely having a community of non perfect people working on goals together :)

[@anitasuhamto7407]

1:49 and he actually watching fanchen's 😂 That was an epic boss villain story

[@hashdankhog8578]

and he admitted that it was good

[@WolfyRagnarok]

Best villain arc ever.

[@Un1234l]

@@hashdankhog8578 No, it was mediocre, no offence. 🤔🤔🤔

[@seaweed3934]

@@hashdankhog8578fanchen is mediocre amongst actual good pianists lol

[@not.carlysNumber1fan]

@@Un1234l Was it? I’d like to see you try. So come on, give us an awe inspiring performance.

[@IgarashiDai]

Duuuude, this rendition is insane! I’m happy to learn that you actually followed through and performed it as an encore 😂

[@dreamystone]

This was beautiful. Makes me want to muster up even a quarter of that enthusiasm for literally anything in my life.

[@blue-drac7498]

I'm just starting playing the violin, and I have spent a total of 20 hours practicing on a weekend. Hoping someday I'll have your level!!

[@christaherwig0404]

I was in Munich and Ludwigsburg. Ray your Tchaikovsky is sensational. All feelings run through. I just can't get enough of your concerts and your emotional expression. Get addicted 🎻🔥❤️

[@JamesSmith-mw7ps]

World class violinist playing meme music. What a time to be alive.

[@earth2jennyl]

Paganini would be proud! Finally, a piece of music that matches your intensity! 🔥❤⚡️🌟 I loved watching you learn and rock this!

[@m.allard5819]

He's AMAZING! So gifted (and those playing with him are no slouches either!) Excellent!❤

[@frodovandongen4912]

Love it how you took this challenge and took it to the next level.

[@hayoolleeviolin9779]

This is a rush E I have never heard of. This is the best rush E I’ve ever heard of. (And will be) ❤❤ Btw, Tonic is great!!!

[@MissTwoSetEncyclopedia]

To hear a very good piano version, I highly recommend WillsKeyBoardSink's performance. It's my personal favourite rendition of this piece ! 😊

[@patheddles4004]

That is one /hell/ of a flex. Respect.

[@Rjaekwangl]

it would take me the amount of time Ray's been playing violin for me to learn the intro to Rush E on violin

[@sezimbras]

The other versions I've seen of this song are much simpler than the one you brought, ray, impressive!

[@emilyrao9753]

Thanks!

[@jude-duarte_juliette-ferrars]

this was so good i can't even begin to imagine how much practice this would have taken!! brilliant!

[@john16046]

Why do people say this song is soo difficult to play? I pressed play, and it worked just fine😏

[@ja.935g67]

🤣

[@IsaacMoffitt-bx5uc]

😂

[@StefanJarvis-y5l]

😂

[@bansheegaming107]

Wow Ray's arrangement of rush e is so intense🔥🔥🔥

[@jaegertiger384]

B R A V O !!! So thankful that Ray has blessed we, the masses of musicians, by creating Tonic and making it available worldwide.

[@KeitoWada]

He built different. Keep up the good work man.

[@happybattery]

我真的很喜歡您❤👍 雖然我不會拉小拉琴，可是我能看見您對音樂的熱誠，您真的非常棒👍 之前我看您教twosetviolins拉小拉琴，真的非常有心❤還有一段，早上8點起床教他們小拉琴，您真的很好很有心。我是香港人，很可惜不能來到現場來支持您，祝您表演成功🙏。很期待您有機會來香港表演丫😊

[@thesupersigmatrollers]

Ray, if you came to NZ, my family would ABSOLUTELY come see you.

[@conradgittins4476]

Plenty of fun to be had there Ray. You turned it up to eleven. Most enjoyable and entertaining.

[@sargepepper88]

BIG UPS TO YOU FOR THIS! Honestly, this is such a great interpretation and I adored watching your process as you engaged with the music. It was palpable how you enjoyed the process and watching your face light up with excitement as you NAILED IT was really such a joy. If you want something else to do, I would LOVE to see you coordinate with some other high quality musicians together to make a full rendition of this as a symphony piece. I personally think that the reason it's 'impossible' to play is because it takes so many hands on the piano (and it's electronically made), but having all of those hands available and playing would be PHENOMENAL to see and hear.

[@enricomarsili9233]

OMG, congrats. I left viola for science a few years ago (I suck at both) and your video and enthusiasm make me questioning that choice. Thanks!

[@Merry_hot_coco]

I play voila😮

[@jh.y00N]

Wow,Ray is so amazing!!!!!!!😮👍🏻✨👑🎻🌞I just admire that looks like professional!!!

[@txsphere]

The way that fiddle rings is just amazing.

[@pxtable]

This would be a GREAT encore piece. Hope to hear it live someday.

[@jtsui20]

I actually get to hear Ray play this live tomorrow in T.O. after some Korngold!!! Perfect treat to end a rough week 🤗

[@WLotus]

That is amazing! I would lose my mind, if I was at a concert and that was your encore! Bravo!

[@myronagilmorejr]

I like how you're really into it while playing

[@ja-no6fx]

oh. my. god. That was freaking amazing dude!

[@appledashing3241]

BROOOOO WHAAAA that was so epic :'> i'm speechless, you really took on the challenge😭✨

[@jams3499]

Ray's hair during the performance was truly the most energetic

[@_erik_01]

0:30 It was composed by two Australian composers: Andrew Wrangell and Samuel Dickenson.

[@eduardafelix858]

Dude, he just turned rush e in a difficult piece while the rest of internet just use it to show off or to mock it Respect👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@minotaurbison]

new to your channel, loving this so far. I especially love how you take us along for the trip getting there and not just dropping us off at the final piece. Take my like and sub sir, you've earned it.

[@jessecresswell]

Ray actually did play this as an encore in Toronto, Jan 26 - a world premiere!

[@aitri4987]

One of my favorite parts of his videos is seeing how he puts Tonic into it 😂 Keep it up!

[@RuthEllis-kd7dw]

I used to think rush E was so unimpressive just from the way it was traditionally played on the violin - but! You my good sir had brought it to life!

[@lennyksetiawan1385]

The way you said I have been playing the violin for 30 years is crazy bro

[@陈美-g9l]

Yeah

[@eunsilhyun5663]

I love the sound at the end, the best rush E

[@sherrychen1403]

9:18 I swear, if this keeps going, it’s going to become a fire

[@JK-by7ec]

That was one phenomenal play!

[@麟誌崙]

Loving this piece and this clip now！

[@DavidFriesen-rh8kg]

That...was....AMAZING!!!!!!! I like this version better than the common violin version of just the main voice lol but this is a new level of amazing 👏

[@DustedMop]

It “has a Russian sound to it” is funny because that’s what the “rush” part means 🙂

[@IvanTaran1]

Proof?

[@DustedMop]

@@IvanTaran1 original video first line of description. Also that’s the whole premise of all the “rush” songs of SMB

[@ShadowSinner-z7s]

I thought it meant that it was fast

[@kateyu1866]

V̾e̾r̾y̾ f̾a̾s̾t̾ i̾ g̾u̾e̾s̾s̾ 🙂‍↔️🤔

[@RedSp4wn]

It’s called rush e because it’s fast, e for because that’s where it starts

[@astralcai]

Just saw it live in Toronto, wonderful performance!

[@ajsliter]

I'd call your rendition of Rush E a string and bow buster for sure. I've seen players be that aggressive with a violin before and from what I can tell either their strings or bow would give out before finishing something like that. I may have only been with the violin very early on in my music journey and only for less than 2 years, but even now (since settling on the Bassoon) I've seen even the most talented string virtuosos break their instrument during a performance and had to borrow the concertmaster's instrument either mid gig or mid passage. Massive Respect for getting all the way through without the bow or even a single string breaking. To see it performed on a Stradivarius, the rare as hens teeth violin that is expensive as hell, is the most beautiful and also the the most tense I've felt when listening to a violin performance.

[@ShruthiM_7344]

🙏🏻Ray sir I don't have any knowledge about violin but you make me listen about violin 🎼🎻

[@NISHANTLONDHEVLOGS]

😂😂 i dont even have one...... But i like listening him 😂😅

[@kazkim9152]

Bach's Chaconne, Paganini's Caprice No. 24, and your Rush E are a trinity of iconic solo violin pieces.

[@ZeZapatiste]

Ray Chen adapting Rush E. I think we finished the internet now !

[@_erik_01]

3:23 I actually come ad live in Hungary, and I LOVE the csárdás. It's so good!!

[@JohnIzze]

Are you human. Damn that was incredible!!!!

[@lazychickenugget]

RAYYY PLS COME TO MELBOURNE AGAIN!!!!! IM DYING TO SEE U!! Love ur playing :)

[@yandrak6134]

tough tough arrangement and you got it!!!!

[@God-h1i]

Amazing performance

[@xLordRBLX]

Underrated ray chen. Should get at least 2M views each vid honest and tos

[@amuppet6678]

So good! I hope I can hear you play it as an encore some day.

[@HCILAOMUZIKSTUDIO]

Hi Ray... I'm a big fan! I watched your videos and Master Classes, and learned that you were a Suzuki kid before!!! I Just wish that you could visit us here in the the Philippines and share your passion for Music and inspire more Filipinos in classical music especially in the Suzuki Method!!! More Power and God Bless!!!

[@sowugamers52]

That was CRAZY! So interesting to look!

[@paulamusik2509]

Not me clapping in front of my computer. FANTASTIC arragement and fantastically played! The harmonies were so well done even with the limited strings! And the vibes were immaculate!

[@420addicted6]

big respect ray chen keep it going !!!

[@fuzzyfl5592]

Omg so so so so good!! This is marvellous Ray!

[@DanielGamingPlays]

Good job bro❤

[@elyonmbiatem]

thank you you now is possilble but i ave ben playing for 2 years

[@AntonLFG]

HE DID IT HE ACTUALLY PLAYED IT AS AN ENCORE

[@rochellevi_]

I'm enjoying to watch all your videos. It's so entertaining and makes interested about violin. Hope to watch you perform live someday.

[@AdrianHereToHelp]

Holy cow. This is an insane rendition

[@benlyon]

My favorite of @RayChenViolinist challenges so far. Also Go Tonic! It helps my kids focus while practicing!

[@lizakajtna4019]

good job Ray

[@superherokk1]

that was a good performance 👏

[@Irys1997]

How can you dislike this? I don't see anyone else actually playing it.

[@jameskhan8573]

If you can rush it slowly, you can rush it quickly 😂😂

[@SkyeskyeYT]

😊😂😂

[@NinezJoyceMillena]

😂😂😂

[@JassimNjr]

It helps him to focus and E…E.E.E.E.E.E.E.E.E.E.E..E.E

[@katlover4442]

Hello fellow TwosetViolin fan!!!

[@jameskhan8573]

@@katlover4442 You know it 👋🎻

[@KidsKirtane]

That was beautiful

[@TheSparshofMusic-wn7de]

Amazing!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻I have never heard a version of this song played by solo violin before! It is so hard to play the violin like the piano but it sounded really good!

[@Cat_Lover_123_nintendo_switch]

Rush E = happiness for me

[@elil2894]

Sooooo good, Ray

[@vdinh143]

Those harmonics are out of this world 😮

[@Dilsli]

Suggestion: try a Roman Kim arrangement! That's a challenge!

[@captaindronieversefpv]

Can not wait for Official Concert Video with This Songs. Rush E in Live Orchestra Concert Peformance

[@MrJdsenior]

Cool, came from Choi's video, where you lead with the idea...tons O' fun. And WOW!

[@monika7063]

It sounds Russian because it was meant to sound Russian, that’s why it’s RUSH E. The rush originally started by someone asking smb if they can make the note B Russian

[@Samstercraft77]

can u pls put just the final part in a seperate vid in description, i love this vid, super entertaining, but it would be cool to have this on my yt playlist lol and probably others would too since this is such an amazing arr. & OMG the performance 😍

[@Cecil0x]

You played it so well!!

[@aldrixziongalvez5112]

This video looks fun

[@carolineg.5461]

I love to see the processus of Ray versus Jasmine. ❤❤❤ Very interesting.

[@nb7524]

That was exhilarating performance, way to go Ray! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Ruddigore]

WOW! Love it.

[@dingaia]

thanks for all you do ray, top class individual

[@briannac3909]

Kinda hope to hear this after Korngold on Saturday now 👀, haha, can’t wait either way!

[@KSubsItalia]

Bravissimo Ray, that was just incredible.