Ray Chen plays Waltzing Matilda LIVE from Hollywood Bowl

[@RayChenViolinist]

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[@jh.y00N]

Yeah!!!🙌🏻 Tonic is my tonic!!!💯✨👑🎻🌞

[@meeks182]

I WAS HERE!!! My grandparents asked me if I wanted to go to a concert, and being a violinist I agreed of course. What they didn't tell me was it would be THE Ray Chen playing, and the whole concert was so amazing. Amazing, amazing show and I'm so lucky to have seen him live.

[@irisce2799]

wholesome comment and wholesome profile pic lol

[@meeks182]

@@irisce2799 haha thanks :)

[@irisce2799]

@@meeks182 of course! cool to see you responding to a comment you made a year ago haha

[@meeks182]

@@irisce2799 KZbin is basically time travel

[@patfiddles]

Well done- great talent- and down to earth and personable with the audience.

[@weasellikesnoodles]

4:44 should be made into a GIF.

[@bobafetteste]

That's a new fresh meme right there.

[@nickdavis965]

Ok weasel lol

[@nickdavis965]

Little did we know 7 months ago we'd be helping him for his discord and youtube...isnt it crazy

[@oceanissoplane1290]

Omg hi weasel and nick

[@stew148]

4:44 *slaps self in face* don’t judge!

[@McSherryWhisky]

don't judge! urgh! (slap face) (brett and eddy's voice in the background😂😂)

[@kathyfr6000]

NO JUDGE (slap)

[@mitzypooh4643]

@@McSherryWhisky hahahahaha

[@mellissadalby1402]

That is monstrously beautiful! Ray Chen ROCKS!

[@HeiHei-go1pb]

Thanks

[@neoniahazelwood9263]

I love his beautiful smile and great personality.

[@edyuentt]

I watched the whole concert online. Thank you, Ray and LA Phil. I love you all.

[@PeterGregg]

Love how the audience can't contain themselves and break into applause and laughter!! This man truly touches the souls of his audience 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@davidlowther8886]

Still brings tears to my eyes. 😍🎻

[@vaaaaaaliiii]

That was played amazingly! When I look into your face, of course I can see the emotion then, but when I close my eyes, I can *hear* it and that's beautiful.

[@LyndseyMacPherson]

Brilliant! Had to wipe away tears, that was so beautiful, and I'm not even Australian.

[@Roma-kp4qg]

Google is it possible to be patriotic for a country you've never been to

[@jaydenkim]

That's such a coincidence! The person who made the original tune of Waltzing Matilda has the same last name as you!

[@jaydenkim]

Christina MacPherson

[@06pilotisis]

Man it isn’t often I hear this song and have it raise the hairs on my arms anymore, being an Aussie, but this gave me chills in the best damn way. This is how it should sound. I love every second of this. Thanks Ray

[@laurawillits176]

So moving. A man who loves his country.

[@beatrizburguette1779]

I don't have words for what happened. Just perfect

[@TheSparshofMusic-wn7de]

Amazing!👍👍👍

[@nishikata24]

Thanks for your Aussie spirit!

[@LegoGirlMOC]

I love everything about the Hollywood Bowl except one thing...the sacrilegious clapping in between movements and in the middle of the encore. I watched this on the live stream but I got to say, 4:45 to 4:55 was hilarious

[@james2578]

No one cares what u love and definitely not your typical one dimensional American view of what is sacrilegious.

[@alexsaldarriaga8318]

That was lovely Ray. Our dear Aaron was smiling in heaven while you were playing. You’re carrying the touch now. Well done, mate!

[@chocolatesarebetter]

Beaituful... Just beautiful!!! And that 4:44 eyebrows... So epic!

[@omareduardo13]

This makes me tear up and I'm not even Australian. 😢❤

[@neoniahazelwood9263]

One million loves for this great concert and Ray's outstanding performance.

[@betterthanveronicalake4623]

Oh very cool Aussies and Long Live Matilda🌹thank you🌹 Mr Ray Chen🎻👏🌹 cheers mates🌹❤️🇦🇺💙🌹

[@莊瓊玲-z1d]

❤so beautiful

[@xNeoGenesis]

and next to the also great Nathan Cole! Beautiful playing, I really liked your Golden Age album so it's nice seeing it live-ish and with this arrangement. Thanks for sharing and my best wishes.

[@Tama-oy1sy]

レイ・チェンさんのワルチィングマチルダは、いつどこで聴いても素敵すぎる。 こんなにも素晴らしい演奏をKZbinで聴けるこの時代に感謝。 いつか絶対、実際に拝聴したい。

[@genocidegrand2057]

i like it when we can know the back story and history of the music. thanks for description!!! great performance!

[@jacc88888]

Wonderful musician, violin player, arranger and communicator (with a bit of great comic timing thrown in!). Loved that.

[@shirlynbook215]

I really love this song and the violinist too!! ♥

[@akikokoide5705]

I was there 8/8/2019. The way how you played was so beautiful. BRAVO!!!

[@aphroditekatsika2874]

Ray, Pleaaaase record this professionally I want to listen it without the sacrilegious clapping every day all the time... It is soo beautiful... I want to cry😢

[@eunacousticat]

He did! It was a string quartet, also in this channel :)

[@nilahpennington]

Can I please borrow your eyebrows? I really want violin powers.

[@carolynleung9253]

Thank you Ray! We had a good time watching the performance!

[@dutchymen4990]

4:46 haha I love it, I shouldn't know how to react but Ray takes it very easy

[@classicalsenpai4249]

I Love your reaction when the audience was clapping but you made them realize that it's not yet finished. Hahahaha

[@MadaxeMunkeee]

This is Ray Chen unleashed!

[@boodoo-z5j]

everything you play is so beautiful I hope one day I will have practiced as well as you so I will play half as well :') ❤️ much love de arizona

[@nandoslikeschips1576]

now this is epic ESKETIT ALL YOU STRAYANSSSS

[@stevebutton7066]

Ray, My Wife Tanya and I were so stoked to meet you after the show and she’s now a convert to the violin. I also have to thank you for autographing a CD for my violin teacher, Georgia, because I’m now her favourite pupil;) cheers mate, Steve Button

[@amyzoe9168]

Love u~Ray💖

[@gustavgrace5408]

Wow what a performance again! Your piece had everything! 👌

[@glanknightfalcon4246]

This was posted four days after my Birthday! Thanks Ray!

[@startupeco2257]

Heavenly

[@Shining3737]

First time hearing this piece.... so beautiful

[@_silverword]

Super creative arrangement. Good stuff ray

[@lotte6323]

I love you Ray

[@katie4623]

Beautiful!

[@lettie205]

This was definitely my highlight when I was watching the livestream :)

[@sammiechuu]

Beautiful. 💖

[@daivebiz7152]

4:57 that was an awful sneeze. Maybe he's holding it from the start. ✌

[@saradejesus1276]

Perfect

[@MatkatMusic]

Beautiful solo version. I was hoping the quartet would join in, and we'd hear your other quartet version played live. but this is excellent :-)

[@rikoanton7692]

Playing music with heart!! Love it!!!!!

[@Isi-km2ln]

Someone else here who almost had to cry?

[@dami5663]

"And the young people ask me, what are they marching for? and I ask myself the same question.."

[@Boollish]

Will you release the sheet music for this? Not that I could play it anyway, was just curious.

[@ofsabir]

You got me :D

[@liamneville6487]

I think it would be a long shot for himself to do it. These variations on a theme generally are built up over time and the notes are solidly in the performer's head, so it's sort of one of those pieces that's quite personal and might not be put to paper for us. However if it is in THAT much demand and/or a publishing company offers up some money to the creator then the public may get something. Just my two cents (actually I wrote quite a lot, so maybe my two dollars haha).

[@にくよりさかな-k6b]

なんて優しい音なんだろう。感動して涙が出てきました。

[@noelsilvertv8116]

My idol...

[@thalessantana6006]

Amazing Ray! I watched the concert online from Brazil and a loved it! Congrats!

[@liamshaughnessy140]

That lil dies irae in there. I see you ray.

[@Boollish]

When you practiced too much Ysaye but it's too depressing to play as an encore.

[@KM-pm6qe]

Liam Shaughnessy thanks for pointing that out. I had to look it up, but I can’t ever miss it again. 💀 Very cool.

[@KM-pm6qe]

James Tsai which Ysaye do you mean? I want to get your reference. I found more than one composer/musician by that name. 🙏🏽

[@neoniahazelwood9263]

Ray looks great!

[@matteocusinu6491]

Pure love 😍😍😍 what a sound

[@floriniliescu]

Beautiful as always dear Ray!💚👏👏👏

[@juno5756]

Aaaa the harmonics are so nice!!!

[@KREN12623]

🕊️♥️🕊️Lasse🕊️♥️🕊️ Matilde 🕊️♥️🕊️

[@violintegral]

I want the sheet music so bad!!!

[@purpleangel_17]

Beautiful 🔥🔥🔥

[@faesal47]

i still love the quartet waltzing : /. but this is fine

[@tirandy2974]

wuw those fingers !

[@ayqooi]

The 1 person who disliked this video must have been that cello lady in the background who looked completely unimpressed

[@geovanaluiza6885]

Truee

[@chamallow989]

Wish I was there 😭

[@piano.is.a.language]

I might have said for other video of yours, but this is one of the best ahah Loved it so much!

[@matyldamajkowska4683]

Any Matilda here? Nah, just me..

[@saradejesus1276]

Wow

[@nskimharris]

I love what you did with this!

[@연팡이-g6c]

아름답다

[@lucienazario2786]

Wow!!! That's at the Hollywood Bowl. I saw that place when my siblings brought me on a tour of Hollywood. Btw, it's my first time to see you in white coat.

[@luisarebel6641]

💜

[@jaybutnotreally]

I like the phasing!

[@chrisma3256]

Can I get the score somewhere for this? I love it! I won't be able to play it properly soon, but I'll strive for it

[@brightmorning1267]

this is not the song of my youth...i came expecting to enjoy a little SaCrALIgIOus laugh...and i left...crying???...how??? 🥺

[@junhakim5435]

Ayyyyy Ben Hong in the background

[@LuisAlbertoSerranoAlonso]

Hey Ray, for some reason I was expecting you to make a 2set violin reference during your performance, which was beautifully executed

[@dilnaz_kozybakova]

WHO CAN SHARE NOTES?

[@n.9352]

he's so good looking here, wtf

[@hong-namvo5336]

ultimate flex

[@abhisektamang454]

is there a sheet music for this absolutely incredible

[@reirei6770]

😭😭😭

[@fakeplasticmike]

Australia's a town?

[@brandonsaraniti771]

And England is a city.

[@johnathanreyes6559]

Me and ray duet. I would be amazed

[@midtwilightblue]

If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly

[@chamallow989]

I am soooo sad that the Vivaldi 4 seasons live was removed of KZbin. It was my favorite version of this concerto.

[@sydneyhannah8503]

Wow ~~ You are a Australian!

[@meaghan8740]

Ray...I am thinking we should probably get married. You are too cute and talented to resist😊

[@sequoyamiles7351]

Wow that’s such a sad story

[@앙잉잉-d1y]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@MrWWES]

wow his 26 hours of daily practices are really paying off

[@user-oi1ju3gr2n]

영화배우 해도 잘 어울릴듯~👍

[@MD-zm6sn]

He looks EXHAUSTED haha.