Sergey Khachatryan - Brahms violin sonata No.3 4mov

Sergey Khachatryan plays violin sonata No.3 4mov by Johannes Brahms.

[@fan2sanson]

He is 22 years old (for pablogriggio). He won the International musical contest Queen-Élisabeth-of-Belgium in 2005. He is a virtuoso violonist. I have seen one time in "les bozart" in Bruxelles. Sorry for my english, I speak french.

[@Djolieen]

Sergey you're the best! And I think it's great to have a sister who can play the piano like that!Sergey and Lucine rules! Great performance!

[@wuherb]

Saw him playing Beethoven Violin concerto at Mostly Mozart in New York last year. It was, without exception, the best performance of the work I've ever seen. He received at least 7 curtain calls... Played Bach d-minor chaconne for the encore.

[@bluz1231]

I still remember his Tschaikowsky Violin concert A few years ago in Ljubljana ... and he was maybe about 18 then.Amazing talent .... And last year with Gergiev Sibelius ... breathtaking...

[@user-lb2ed9um9x]

Zwei großartige Musiker: Sergej und Lusine Khatchatryan!

[@Gregory10000000000]

The superb pianist is Sergey's sister.What a talented family!

[@glivee]

I just met him without realising he was this popular. A really nice fellow i must say.

[@momentimusicali]

This is an excellent performance of a highly talented young man. There is concentration, strong will, imagination... ...you can feel, see, hear the energy of his young age. I believe it will be a pleasure to hear him play this piece in a couple of years. Sergey could be one of the greatest artists in the future...

[@valentesar809]

Wunderschön!👍 Talentierter ARMENIAN 💕💐🌷!!

[@ziggzapp]

simply genius!....both of them! this is a gift from above. i wish there were more vids of them on KZbin.

[@olgamonakh]

prosto fantastika! kakoj temperament i chuvstvo formy u oboix! zhalko tolko, chto taximusica kak vsegda ne pishet imeni pianista... navernoe, dla skripachej eto dejstvitelno nevazhno...

[@melomansarasatiste]

bravo khatcharyan you really are a great violonist

[@GevorgRostomyan]

Bravo both of you, thanks for sharing

[@ecaccuri1]

eccezionale interpetrazione del maestro

[@keghamminasarmeniansoul]

So talented and graceful, brother and sister united by their soul and blood ! YES , i am proud !.............of their Armenian origin.

[@annamikme]

Sergey is awesome. He's the most humble and coolest violinist I've ever met. A badass in video games and pool. :)

[@LaViolina]

just to make clear to everyone this is not from the Queen Elizabeth competition..or any other competition...this is in NY (carnegie hall) Zankel hall) Apr 30th concert... =]

[@thelagirl14]

He is VERY talented. I saw him in Frankfurt about 2 years ago. He was playing at such a pace and with such precision, it sounded like 2 violins (I'm an amateur, so no need to comment my ignorance if this is something normal; I thought it was pretty amazing). But I understand he also worked very hard to get where he is. Comes from a very musical family, etc.

[@ARMAKOFILMS]

SERGEY IS A GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mina7versace]

I actually came across this violinist when reading in a forum that he should be in the league with Hilary Hahn (and the writer then went on the criticize her musicality...so, sad). But I must agree with him. As much into the violin world as I am why haven't I heard of him sooner? He's incredible, and plays with such passion and vigor. More Sergei!!! say I.

[@ARMAKOFILMS]

SERGEY IS A GENIUS!!!

[@entellafa]

bravissimo denso e appassionato. fantastica anche la sorella

[@marie-armelle458]

deux musiciens d'un tel talent..

[@AndreiViolinist]

The pianist is his sister. This is the second round i think(if not the gala-i'm not sure) in Qeen Elisabeth violin competiton 2005.This is absolutely great.He won this competition.Can you imagine how good he is.He won also the Sibelius's violin competition and second prize at Fritz Kreisler' violin competition.He's damn good.

[@arobase79]

il vient de faire Anvers et Amsterdam, en juillet il ne faut pas le manquer. 23 ans, impressionnant

[@5paulap]

This is pure energy!

[@victoriaycheng]

While normally both musicians' names would be mentioned, I am pretty sure that only Sergey's name is announced because this performance takes place during the Queen Elizabeth Competition, where he was the one competing. They are sensational and I adore both of them. As a violinist, Sergey is my hero.

[@Fegen100]

Terrific!

[@davidbviolin]

Wow, fantastic performance! Sergey was supposed to give a recital here in NY, but it got canceled because of the volcano. I hope they reschedule it sometime soon, I'd love to hear him in person.

[@jadorelarmenieAM]

bravo kahchaturian

[@Gregory10000000000]

Brilliant!

[@somemusicandstuff]

There is not doubt that Oistrakh is a nearly unparalleled master, but I think Khachatryan makes the chords so powerful in this movement... I prefer his interpretation to Oistrakh's as far as that goes. Really a brilliant performance!

[@Farhadalmani]

very nice!

[@Farhadalmani]

Bravo

[@Takoushjanik]

Yes I agree Brilliant. He is the master of his instrument. He certainly makes me proud to be Armenian as well. Bravo! His sister Lusine is a good pianist too.

[@aqualilia]

Perfect.

[@cantata202]

Bravo!

[@astonished005]

such a wonderful family.. *_*

[@spinandmarty]

going to see him at lincoln center nyc in april

[@monichina1]

Perhaps it is unfair on these two or anyone to make a comparison with these two. ??? He's just very young, but I'm sure that he will be a greate artist! Don't put in the same place Oistrach and this teenager! It;s unfair ! And also with Vengerov! Maxim has 32 years, in all this time he became greate! Give the same time also for sergey and you'll see! :)) BRAVO!!!

[@JimmyErnst]

wow

[@mccarlson52]

Why isn't the pianist's name included?

[@Grigoriygb]

+Mark Carlson It's his sister - Lusine Khachatryan.

[@Mallvelous]

[ITA] Quanti anni devi studiare violino, e quante ore al giorno ci devi dedicare, per suonare questo pezzo? [ENG] How many years have you play, and how much hours have you play every day, the violin to do this piece well?

[@shintee]

I like how badass he looked at the last note lol

[@ragtimepianisten]

@inchvorban Many thanks! I hope other folks excuse the concluding question (language is my main interest ;-) : A friend of mine (of Armenian descent...) stressed the penultimate syllable in Chatjaturian, i.e. the 'u'. Now, if this is a Russian influence, I take it that there is no real 'u' i Armenian, so, what sound should be stressed in the family name of these three persons...? The second 'a'? (Is it BTW commonly penultimate stress in -ian family names, such as chess champion PetrOsian?)

[@mina7versace]

@SugarTomAppleRoger he's on haiatus (sp?) after a shoulder injury. And of course i discover him right after he announces his leave =[. Last I heard he was teaching at a school in Israel.

[@qzstuffs]

damn that's some skillz he's got

[@Hope12Grace90]

THAT. WAS. ASTOUNDING.

[@JimmyErnst]

second prize in Indianapolis too this is the final round

[@gnatural]

@postcardusa disagree :d he actually posses a very wide range of vibrato. it just happens to be intense for this mvt of the Brahms which is appropriate. listen to his Bach.

[@ArnettaC]

This guy moved me really and reminded me a little bit of Philippe Hirshhorn, who won the Elisabeth Concours in 1967 and who also had THE GIFT. Incredible all this discussions here, I can't understand that. I think Sergey doesn't talk that much about music (like the people here do), that's why he's on stage and most of the people here are propably not;-)

[@Fiddlevlad]

He studies with J. Rissin in the Karlsruhe Musik Hochschule.

[@gnatural]

why people complain about balance? it is great! the brahms sonatas, though written for the violin, the piano is just as important, if not, more important than the violin prart.

[@ahjot]

he rules like hell

[@84winston19]

piano is a wee loud, other then that it is very pleasing. does any one have Heifetz playing this? There is a clip of him playing the 4th mov. but it is only 10 seconds in a 9 minute long documentary. i would be very interested to see how he plays a less technical piece, especially at 1:41

[@muslit]

i don't know what you mean - i meant that when a pianist's hands are at equal volume the player is not differentiating between what's important and what's merely supportive - - apart from this, here there is also a lot of pounding on the pianist's part, and the impression is less a collaboration than a competition -

[@carlaviolinista]

ohoh, esse violinista parece o Juan.

[@RaySiow_MD]

Pianopro, did u mean that the vidoes were lost?

[@mimi88441]

can they parents be anymore proud ?

[@rosamund123]

is this the last movement?

[@kuribas]

Actually no, it's written by Brahms: Sonate fur Klavier und Violine. The piano part and violin part are equally important, and the piano has even more musical material.

[@LaViolina]

they don't have the same name as the composer Aram Khachaturian... their last name is written a bit different.. is Khachatryan... (without the U and with a Y) =]

[@swanningaround]

grnd2. It's OK to have second thoughts. It means we are reviewing what we say, and learning all the time. I wish more people would do that. There is nothing worse that someone that takes a hardline position they no longer believe in themselves. You are clearly the opposite. :)

[@zigeunerviolin]

In this competition he played a Guadagnini. He probably now plays the strad on loan from winning this competition.

[@inuyasha929]

He studies with Joseph Rissin somewhere in Germany....i think

[@bernameyer]

the girl is also very talented

[@czimon]

is he related to the pianist? they kinda look alike, don't you think?

[@AshotK]

It is a CHAMBER sonata. It is NOT a violin concerto or any other solo piece for the piano to just accompany.

[@swanningaround]

This is a tribute to the genius of Brahms. I find this version a little heavy handed. I prefer Richter and Oistrakh. Perhaps it is unfair on these two or anyone to make a comparison with these two.

[@zigeunerviolin]

I don't think you understand what he means... I think he said that the way his sister is playing, it sounds like she's competing with Sergey rather than collaborating with him.

[@MRV1939]

rank #1

[@shintee]

@knaro4ka no wonder! I was thinking how similar they look ^0^

[@LaViolina]

yup, i see it now...sorry i was mistaken! =]

[@theACE53]

piano a bit loud but great piece. im surprised there arent more recordings of it

[@aryanpianist]

I had even written for your mail because you had written to me , EricPeridotic .

[@AshotK]

First and foremost: This piece - as well as ALL Brahms's sonatas! - is for Piano and Violin, not the other way around. You do not "accompany" this piece! She is good. The balance is good. The tempo is great: it's fast, yet no rush: the tempo is "Presto Agitato". And the music just flows through them. They're young but it's real, it's genuine and will get better and better. Bravo! What can be deceiving is the recording quality -- too mach bass and that creates some base overload sometimes.

[@julesnewtonnash843]

dude check out my a4 at 2:15 for the c17 at 231

[@cageynerd]

Let's be honest, he's the most talented violinist of this era of violin playing after Hilary Hahn which is saying A LOT.

[@swanningaround]

The more I hear this, the more I like it. As for saying the piano part is badly played... Well, I never! I wish I could play half as well. Regarding the balance of the two instruments, I think it is good. This is meant to be a "conversation" between the two intruments. The piano is meant to take the lead sometimes, not be in the background. The tempo is OK and not too fast. Look guys - this is the "presto" movement! All in all, very enjoyable. It is one of my favorite piece anyway.

[@takemitsu]

This guy's Kachaturian concerto is unmatched among recordings, and what exactly is the credit you're giving him for not being Oistrakh supposed to be worth?

[@HOCOB]

I guess mentioning pianist's name in your description is unnecessary?.... Keep in mind - it is Sonata for piano and violin, not the other way around). Pianist - has 90% of stuff, but you people treat them always as accompanyists! Not fair!

[@JONIANILIASKADESHA]

yes I am a violinist. 1st.Just from the fact that this is a sonata,piano cannot have 90% of stuff. 2nd.I dont need to listen to beethoven sonatas cause I played most of them.

[@muslit]

i don't think you understand what i mean -

[@mrtveduse]

it's better than Sergey's other stuff, but still, the double stops could be much cleaner and should be for this caliber of piece...my teacher would never let me get away with this. Also....why the heck didn't they put the lid down a little more on the piano, it's good to be loud, but it's not a piano and violin sonata, it's a VIOLIN Sonata

[@OrlandoAponte]

Very very excellent. It's comparable to David Oistrakh's playing, I like his rendition a little better though

[@OrlandoAponte]

I reread my comment and realized it looked a little ambiguous. By "his" I mean I like Oistrakh's better

[@muslit]

sergei is a terrific talent, though his playing in this video doesn't resonate like i've heard him on other occasions - his sister is not helping much -

[@muslit]

and the pianist's hands are at equal volume level throughout - not a good thing

[@milstein91]

He doesn t live in russia

[@muslit]

the piano lid is also way too high

[@giorgiocosmin]

are you sure? i'm almost sure this this is the competition...it's the same stage and the same surroundings...lol

[@ARMAKOFILMS]

Sergey Khachatryan is extremly tallented violinist and the winner of Queen Elizabeth violin competition, HE IS ONE OF THE BEST 10 VIOLINISTS IN THE WORLD NOW ALIVE!!! So quit this idiotic disscusions and just recognize THIS PHENOMENOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HOCOB]

It is shame for you to say, that name of the pianist doesn't have to be mentioned, since it is violin competition...

[@battleblades]

@gaugin1903...what a ridiculous statement.

[@twofinedays]

hmm, have nothing against him, but his recent Brahms concerto in Baden-Baden was the worst concert experience for me. Maybe it wasn't just his day, but he didn't seem very happy to be on stage, bowing was sloppy, top notes slipped or disappeared 5-6 times, and worst of all, his tempi was dreadfully and inconsistently slow - so much so that I experienced for the first time that a concert could shoot up my blood pressure (with distress).

[@gnatural]

his sister is beautiful! wonder is shes single : P

[@mrtveduse]

I love a strong accompianist...but it seems to lack the mutuality of a sonata. The volume of the piano seems to push the violinist to a more concerto mode. He is trying to force a tonality out of the instrument that is not entirely necessary for a sonata...it's not WRONG...just it seems as if he is using a lot of tension and over exerting for a sonata. And yes....Oistrakh still defeats all...muggy double stops are just that...and need to be fixed.

[@gnatural]

Man you need to listen to past violinists :d

[@KamranOmarliViolin]

Are you kidding?)))

[@HOCOB]

yeah yeah yeah......u r a violinist arent u? Name matters, in case you want to hear to someone again. I don't care, if it his sister or someone else - name has to be indicated. This is chamber music and both musicians are important. "if piano had as u say 90% of stuff......it would not be named sonata" - Really? It seems, that you should listen to many many sonatas for piano and violin. Especially Beethoven's (where it can be played even without violin)