String Break in Les Illuminations

Moments before the violin solo in Benjamin Britten's Les Illuminations, leader Thomas Gould's string breaks. But the show must go on...
Northern Chords Festival Orchestra
Jonathan Bloxham - conductor
Ben Johnson - tenor
St. John's Smith Square, London - 5th May 2018

[@vasriduty1401]

this is my 5th video of strings breaking, I don't play violin, but this is amazing.

[@asfigpasjskfo2329]

omg same lol

[@sadooq9696]

Same 😂

[@gabrielbeleh]

My 3rd

[@wakingtheworld]

@RPGReki I'm on the YT algorithm too but hey, don't let this put you off... I took up the violin 2 months ago and loving it...

[@wakingtheworld]

Ray Chen has had 2 E string snaps recently but he carries a spare set in his pocket or maybe just the E! Lol. He continues playing on 3 strings for a few bars, swaps violins quickly with the concert master when there's a break, chucks down his packet and they restring in pit-stop time, so he can continue. A seamless operation...

[@SpiceMicey]

remember swapping your weapon is always faster than reloading

[@korbanpyke5996]

"nice vibrato" "my hands can't stop shaking"

[@MrsSedley]

Gosh, and do you know, I hadn't even noticed. Three cheers for you and Agi!

[@VictorMinchihLee]

Paganini is so ashamed right now...just play it sul A. :-D

[@ConnieBach]

Thomas Gould, the legend!

[@redandblue1013]

At 0:34 it looks like he had to adjust to it and slide a bit into that high note, you can see it on his face. Or maybe not In any case as someone who plays violin each violin is indeed very different to each other

[@Hurtcules]

Great team work!

[@ImNotADeeJay]

I suspect the real reason there are so many redundant instruments in a orchestra is, just in case, for backup

[@PhilipAConner]

Something I find funny… when you see videos of violinists strings breaking, the violin that they change too tends to sound better in my opinion (whether it’s soloist and concertmaster or concertmaster first chair etc

[@krxzydev]

Anyone noticed it's always the E string🤞

[@jesseavila258]

Mainly because it's the thinnest and has the highest tension on the bridge

[@euitaloemanuel]

this is amazing, but may it never happen to me, amen!

[@reaganb6013]

wow what timing

[@pia1938]

what was that motion she did with her arms towards the end

[@Poreckylife]

Right hand pizzicato