Ray Chen & the NSO - Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, mvt 3 | The Kennedy Center at 50

Ray Chen performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, mvt 3, with the National Symphony Orchestra during the Kennedy Center's 50th Anniversary concert.
This special evening, hosted by six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald features preeminent artists, including Dianne Reeves, Darren Criss, Punch Brothers, Robert Glasper, Common, and many more with the NSO conducted by JoAnn Falletta, Steven Reineke, and Thomas Wilkins to recognize the great performance traditions that have enriched our varied cultural heritage and the bright future that lies ahead.
Premiered Oct. 1 at 9 p.m. EDT on PBS and the PBS Video App
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[@ssatjapot]

Ray Chen is my favorite rock star! This was epic.

[@MariaRamos-jm8bf]

Amazing, beautiful, wonderful Violinist Ray Chen you are better.excellent perfomance..🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@VDB420]

The man plays it like a fucking rock star. Amazing.

[@christaherwig0404]

Ray Chen in absolute portrait format 🎶👍 the whole concert would be great✨

[@YYWYYWYYW]

Amazing Ray Chen!!🎻✨❤️

[@nelladewaal1]

Pure JOY!! 😀😀😀😀 AMAZING!!!

[@mgmanzanillo]

Did not know ray chen played at the Kennedy Center. What an honor! Excellent performance Ray!

[@BT-oq6un]

Bravo 👏

[@viving3813]

Your an amazing from God

[@mimikuo1820]

AMAZING 🤩 Wonderful Performance

[@yosoykibbles]

drop the full concert. thanks

[@irisce2799]

I think Ray has improved his Mendelssohn! I particularly liked 2:10-2:15 a lot, I think he did this better than in the performance he has on his channel in 2015 with 2.8 million views

[@cke900]

It has been 6 years since that video was released, the piece has grown a lot

[@alandeutsch9987]

I hate to say it, but to me it sounds too aggressive and harsh to my ears. He's really digging into the string and playing with such a vitriolic tone that I think the movement's light, playful spirit doesn't call for.

[@irisce2799]

@@alandeutsch9987 fair point. I hear it too. I did like that section I highlighted though. I do agree the double stops sound a little scratchier than they need to be. I think Ray's 2015 performance on KZbin is pretty much a gold standard for mendelssohn though. I also really like Vengerov's 2021 video performance.

[@sfaballman6467]

@@alandeutsch9987it would not fit whatsoever if the entire piece carried the same feel, the last page is meant to be played a little harsher than the main theme

[@maryyueil]

Bravi 🎻

[@323chukaman]

拉小提琴拉得咁型嘅應該史上第一個

[@alexandrosmartinez508]

Little Secrets

[@laurenholland8053]

👏👏👏👏

[@dcar6530]

where is the coda?

[@swaaaft]

1:50

[@dannykew7717]

I don't have feelings for it .......

[@Chihuahuauno1]

Brett's was better low-key❣️