VC Young Artist Diyang Mei | Stamitz Viola Concerto | ARD Viola Competition

23-year-old VC Young Artist Diyang Mei from China performing the 1st movement of Stamitz Viola Concerto - where he was awarded 1st prize at the 2018 Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD International Viola Competition - in Munich, Germany.

[@edensaundersofficial]

This guy is a legend. Auditioning for the Royal Northern College of Music and Royal College in a few months and this is hard to make sound easy! (But he does it insanely well)- Update: I'm at the RNCM :)

[@eugenemercury5463]

Lol congrats 👏

[@indiabiologyexplains5013]

It's a really beautiful piece and I'm really happy that you got in.

[@joshablatzheim9075]

Congratualations 🎊🙏🍀🍀🍀🎶🎻= à la Viola ‼️‼️‼️All the best to you, 🙋‍♂️

[@georgeng635]

Despite the accidents at the start and middle, I still prefer Mei's version over others. His artistry and interpretations of this concerto is amazing.

[@user-ok6bj6bd4l]

Just horrible editing... Sound and picture are apart

[@bcjohnson3]

100% disagree.. this is terrible.

[@dkz917]

​@@bcjohnson3theres no reason for such Hard wording... but whatever, he wont care about your opinion anyways

[@bchristian85]

@@bcjohnson3 Can you recommend a perfect recording of this piece? Every one I've ever heard has mistakes. I think this is a piece that is extremely difficult to get just right.

[@LavaMLG]

The sound he gets out of his viola is insane man

[@cdtj1265]

He is already a legend at his young age. Absolutely inspiring playing.

[@FehuiYT]

That open A and harmonic in the octaves- this good sir has a 200 IQ 😂🔥💯👏👏

[@charlotteparadis4754]

This genius actually changed my life with his fingering.

[@1976DSCH]

Such elegant and sophisticated playing! Bravo!

[@violamad]

so nice to hear a new recording, and a live one, with so much artistry. Thank you!

[@chijensung1433]

Absolutely amazing performance… big heart player!

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

2:19, he plays the first two chords (F# A D) just brilliantly and appropriately of the period.... and then he misses that next F# and goes right to an almost perfect G! I love his interpretation by the way and hopes he gets to make a track with great label (where hopefully he can make some cuts and his own tasteful musical choices). I have a feeling why he went from the wanted F# to the unfortunate G was due to some teacher's *special* and/or particular finger markings. I know that my teacher had finger markings that made things so much harder, but also, so much easier in places too. Lovely to hear the Stamitz Concerto again - Love from Liam in Australia :)

[@panduh0]

Dude as a violist that’s fantastic. I still haven’t played it.❤

[@senioritaalfaro]

Romantic interpretation to a classical piece as always

[@davidwei5908]

梅第扬在柏林爱乐乐团中提琴首席招聘考试中获胜，这是中国音乐家首次获得柏林爱乐乐团的职位！”这是柏林爱乐成立140年来，首次迎来中国音乐家的加入。

[@ismaelfloresahuerma2428]

It's very good, someone could share the score, I can't access the cadence you play. thanks

[@theblondeviola]

I found the cadence on scribd ill link it for you www.scribd.com/doc/289422008/Stamitz-Cadenza

[@IngerMargrethe1998]

Do you know who the cadenza is by? It doesn’t say on scribd…

[@superkalifragilistisch6511]

Maybe he wrote it himself, would be nice

[@ryannguyen17650]

The Cadenza was written by Franz Beyer

[@gerundium4347]

ARD стал конкурсом для китайских лажаков без слуха и стиля, но со своим романтическим прочтением. )))) А может он порою от экстаза передавливает подгрифок, где так некстати покоятся оба его подбородка?

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

3:20 - it felt like we lost a whole beat because he played (in bar 102) the last notes all as semiquavers. We all do these things... I'm guessing!

[@user-qwedcasz123]

2:18

[@ViolaKim_RCtv]

2:20 Oh....

[@djeymis-vz4li]

😊

[@connorquigley5562]

Does anyone know what the cadenza is? :)

[@fershoo07]

Franz Beyer🤗

[@htgaming4157]

At 4:20 was that run supposed to sound like that?😂 Tell me if he messed up, or if that's how the song is actually played because for some reason it didn't sound right to me

[@Stefantasque]

Same

[@CJ-dp4tx]

HTGaming415 You’re correct - it was a little bit sloppy. He also played a G natural for the third note in the piece instead of an F sharp (see 2:15). Personally, I can overlook those questionable “interpretations” because this guy is otherwise exceptional.

[@kavehtasiry8029]

There nothing wrong a bout 4:20 .I am a viola player and i have played this concerto in many auditions ..

[@lhaurenherm3358]

Yes he messed up twice. But as Colin Hetherington already said, since he makes this shitty piece sound like Mozart, it doesnt matter.

[@49testsamiam49]

the dangers of 420...... great playing

[@joshablatzheim9075]

Technically top 👍👌, "But" no soul and heart in it, it is in my opinion too technically, but right on and he made as a principale Violist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, congratualations! And all the best 🍀 🎻=à la Viola

[@brucejohnson4189]

Get a center-mounted chin rest. And take those final arpeggios at the end of the cadenza up to the high D.

[@markkliesen8138]

He plays fantastically and chin rests are personal. Look at kashkashian side mounted completely.

[@nb5372]

Had a center mounted chin rest, messed up my shoulder and neck trying to adjust to it. Not for everyone for sure.

[@brucejohnson4189]

@@markkliesen8138 he's no Kashkashian (did you hear that first F# at 2:20? lol) and he's already playing well past the center of the instrument with his chin, the center-mounted chin rest is at least worth a try, probably would do amazing things for him!

[@waltonplayswalton4400]

He and his setup choices now send their regards from the first chair of Berliner Phil. I don't understand why bagging on amazingly skilled players is such a popular pass time.

[@saf_brofacevirtus5297]

Viola = bad?

[@melancholvie]

The wanna be launchpadder Dafaq?

[@sofiarodriguez9885]

Perfect end to steryothypes

[@mattaisfragoso8809]

no

[@pet7191]

2:05

[@user-xp9jz9ye2y]

2:21

[@ppi2127]

2:13