Attempting the HARDEST CHRISTMAS Song on the Violin (ft. Roman Kim)

I am the first KZbinr in history to VLOG myself attempting a violin piece arranged by Roman Kim. Because Christmas season is here, I thought I would give you this treat, of seeing me suffer and playing this extremely difficult piece. I wonder if Paganini, the legendary violinist of our galaxy would be impressed by this. Nevertheless, Roman Kim is an absolute beast. If you want me to play more of Roman Kim arrangements, make sure to subscribe and like this video!

[@Musicrafter12]

Legend says that Roman Kim has seen this video and posted about it on his Facebook.

[@jessicawong3081]

Legend says that Roman Kim is Paganini and Lingling at the same time.

[@late8641]

He must practice 40 hours an hour. 😂

[@connorl4344]

​@@late864140 hours squared😂

[@Samuel-xm3hv]

40 hours cubed

[@DanleyBae]

And this is probably Roman Kim trying to create an easy Christmas arrangement for us mortals.

[@ViolinMechanic]

Yeah, he's like, ill make the other arrangements exclusively so that I can only play them haha

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

The beauty of playing the violin is, that every violonist struggles with the instrument at his/her own level. So when you are not yet very good at it, it is comforting to know that. On the other hand it can be frustrating to know that you know you'll never reach a level at which you are happy with your playing.

[@AM-6030]

We can feel the pain you endured in attempting this piece. Great job nonetheless, and a Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@ViolinMechanic]

Thank you very much! Have wonderful holidays!

[@gavinthegamer7967]

Roman Kim is the type of guy to play Paganini as a warm up piece

[@khoiclassic8241]

underated commend haha

[@randylazer2894]

You did a great job with music of a difficulty that approaches impossibility for all but the truly top tier of violinists.

[@eddiemerribaker]

Great content, as always. Love that you celebrate the great Roman Kim.

[@ViolinMechanic]

Appreciate it! :)

[@milanchristi7939]

You did very well! I'm a beginner of violin studies - I'd say you have a ton of experience under your belt. But Roman is just a f-r-e-a-k!! (But a cool freak!) Merry Christmas!

[@ViolinMechanic]

I appreciate it! It was mostly me fooling around tho, I wanted to try and put a bit more effort into it but by the time I got to practice, Christmas was already here haha Merry Christmas!

[@chia_s_ee_d]

Roman Kim is just mmmmm an alien, he’s Ling ling’s brother

[@alexisburgos8387]

Ling Ling master instead

[@HellNoNotKerry]

He's ling ling's teacher

[@anthonychun72]

bro, you did GREAT!!! kudos for even attempting to scale the heights of the towering roman kim!

[@lauramunos4951]

As always, thanks for the entertainment! Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@ViolinMechanic]

Thank you! Best wishes for you as well!

[@roslynbarratt6902]

We were entertained! I loved seeing your frustrations, it was extremely relatable. The amount of times I just can’t get a passage so I purposefully play it bad. I thought you did really well! I hope you had a good Christmas! 🎄

[@jessicawong3081]

4:19 is the definition of "cries in failure" (Okay, I've been commenting way too much)

[@agent1149]

This was a very entertaining video. I applaud you for even attempting this. I know it would probably be very difficult but I wouldn’t mind another video with the same format lol. Anyways I’m a little late but Merry Christmas and happy New Years!

[@ViolinMechanic]

Happy holidays to you too! What piece would you like me to cover in the same format?

[@Tyler_Kwak]

When you said "that was the highest note i ever heard in my life" He was playing a G7 with that Bb6. But the high note before that was a B7. The highest note on the violin I ever heard was a C8 in Paganini's 7th caprice .

[@ryuaoyama2580]

Not gonna lie, that was brave and it doesnt sounds that bad. You did very good y'know! Thank you for the amazing content. Merry Christmas and have a happy holiday with practicing more, hahaha!

[@MinhTran-gb8gv]

FYI: This video is the first Vlog attempt of this piece, but maybe not the first video at trying it. A prodigy, KANG Tae-Kyum - a big fan of Roman Kim - did it 6 months ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3nWnniMft6om7c He also tried 'Dies Irae' live once: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYquXoaLoqlnmpo

[@ebonykitsune5031]

Subscribed my guy, anything Roman plays is impossible for mortals. I swear he is a reincarnation of Paganini and we all just have to gaze in awe at his talent. You earned the subscription for just TRYING to play this. 👏 👏 ❤

[@ViolinMechanic]

Thanks bro! I appreciate it!

[@neilcrossland]

Wonderful videos. You make light entertainment and fun of Roman Kim. You are pretty good yourself. I wish you every success in your career.

[@alexisburgos8387]

Roman Kim is a Beast... the greatest violinist in actuallity for me

[@israbokoo3220]

Recently suscribed to your channel! I'm beginning my violin playing journey this month and I love your sense of humour and joke delivery! Keep grinding man, we out here waching!

[@ViolinMechanic]

Thanks man! Really appreciate the kind words!

[@Sploinky_doinky]

I really enjoyed this video merry Christmas ❤🎄

[@ViolinMechanic]

Happy holidays! Thank you!

[@georgewilliamkaqyinga4115]

Just Believe me they're two Geniuses in this video...the guy doing this video is talented and virtuosic...

[@m4rcus988]

oh cool we finally get a sequel to "God save the violinist". perfect for destroying christmas spirit. merry freaking christmas to all my fellow violinist out there who have difficult pieces to practice. u got this.

[@chia_s_ee_d]

Roman Kim practices 4000 hrs a day

[@irwansutanto5202]

also near the black hole so x10000 hrs

[@smithmusicstudies]

Merry Christmas! It still sounds good! 😂❤

[@ViolinMechanic]

Happy holidays! Thank you for the wishes!

[@peaceabayomi2994]

Amazing😭😭😂😂😂your reaction at every level was epic 😂😂and you did great 😌🤝

[@theholyone2024]

As an student, that, SOMEHOW, composed a variation on god save ther king (on1st and 3rd position yes im pathetic) this motivates me to quit violin and understand that I will never reach his level! :DDDD Tysm Roman Kim!

[@ViolinMechanic]

Noooo haha dont quit! Be inspired! Merry Christmas:)

[@theholyone2024]

@@ViolinMechanic Merry Christmas!!

[@RatorGrimender]

The harmonics is crazy

[@ViolinMechanic]

Too crazy

[@Greenriver592]

YOU are a pretty darn good violinist yourself!

[@vendelius]

Dang... amazing

[@ViolinMechanic]

Thanks! I appreciate it! Merry Christmas!

[@happywolfie1980]

Thanks for the entertainment, that's great effort! Have a great holiday season! 😂

[@ViolinMechanic]

Happy holidays! Thank you for the kind wishes!

[@elihyland4781]

My new favorite channel of 2024

[@ViolinMechanic]

Heyyy! Thanks for that comment:)) means a lot!!

[@elihyland4781]

@@ViolinMechanic 🫀🤘

[@alanberry5091]

I think if you get his glasses you would be amazed at how well you could also play the violin.

[@agmaiocplayer3]

Roman Kim is literally related to Ling Ling at this point.

[@christophe2570]

This is better than he gives himself credit for.

[@renaudlapierre8091]

you're actually not embarrassing yourself at all... you sound good

[@ViolinMechanic]

I appreciate it! Merry Christmas!

[@BradyJohnson397]

My violin teacher played in a concert with him once and agreed that he is unbelievable.

[@ViolinMechanic]

Nice! Im curious, what did he play?

[@BradyJohnson397]

I didn’t ask but he played with the Greenville Symphony orchestra before COVID.

[@ViolinMechanic]

@@BradyJohnson397 it’s always been my dream to see him play live, and maybe record an interview with him!

[@BradyJohnson397]

That would be awesome

[@rikuchun3748]

May you please be able to play a piece for us, your style of playing is very nice and soothing.

[@ViolinMechanic]

Thank you for the comment! I will some day! :)

[@alandoan1640]

I like how easy already has artificial harmonics, and other Kim harmonics that I can’t play.

[@wannabecat369]

Listening to Roman Kim is enough to make a corpse turn into a man, a man turn into a child and a child turn into a god.

[@christianemichelberger8245]

Hey, you're doing really great! Did you only practice 3 hours for this? WoooW, well done! I'm not sure I could even read all the notes all at once!

[@ElsweyrDiego]

there's a video with the sheet music in the screen while roman kim is playing

[@ViolinMechanic]

There is a score created by Oscar David Orjuela Cruz. You can go check it out.

[@ElsweyrDiego]

yes, this one i talked about! i just forgot his name. thanks!@@ViolinMechanic

[@Creationhorse]

I enjoyed your playing and the tone of your violin. 😊 The easy and the okay were beautiful. The rest of Kim's rendition...... just not into that. Anyhow, good job!

[@ViolinMechanic]

Thank you very much! Yeah.. the rest was hellish. no way I could play it as good as him haha

[@Creationhorse]

​@@ViolinMechanic The rest isn't needed. 😊

[@konjajeva]

🥳

[@velius_development]

1:50 Bro really does not know mendelssohn wtf

[@hremiko]

You just simply don't have those glasses my friend. That's the secret :)

[@ViolinMechanic]

Darn, Ill go ask him to lend them to me, then ill be a pro for sure

[@loshisad3889]

Amazing job dude! I would've given only in the second variation. Btw, have you got a score of the piece?

[@ViolinMechanic]

There is a score created by Oscar David Orjuela Cruz. You can go check it out.

[@asafeslipintoreynaga6126]

plis the transcription

[@NICHOLASNIAUJUNNYUMoe]

Song?

[@Asperibra.]

He wrote and learned it in 15 hours by the way

[@jheraldaruquipaalvarez7119]

Sheet music please?

[@stevenklimecky4918]

Your playing and tone on that first part sounded definitely better than his, in my opinion.

[@neilcrossland]

Would you mind if i send you a link to my 2nd Violin Concerto?

[@ViolinMechanic]

Go for it!

[@neilcrossland]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX7Io61tdsmrgKssi=DPzYmuIEAPPoGryl

[@ViolinMechanic]

Beautiful work! I also listened to the second Mvt. Phenomenal

[@neilcrossland]

Thank you for listening and for your lovely comments.

[@neilcrossland]

Third movement was not a success regarding the recording. Mark (violinist) wasn't happy! But it is a 3 movement concerto.

[@Musicrafter12]

Are you using Oscar David Orjuela Cruz's transcription? I've learned this before! It's definitely one of the easiest things Roman ever wrote lol

[@ViolinMechanic]

The first two were by ear and then I thanked the Lord when I found the score and didn't have to figure out all the other variations XD Maybe ill make a series of myself attempting all of his transcriptions LOL

[@Musicrafter12]

@@ViolinMechanic Best of luck on that. While I'd just buy the scores to Mozart and Bach to support Roman, someone did make an aural transcription of the Beethoven in the meantime before he publishes it btw drive.google.com/file/d/1wRivd2o8ASHPjT5F0i6RAMHamXvl9Ynm/view

[@ViolinMechanic]

Oh wow thanks for sharing that! Crazy how he turned a symphony into a single violin score. Dudes a beast.

[@Artoliva]

Post the music

[@dextrosinistral7138]

Not fair comparison Roman has cheat glasses

[@jessicawong3081]

How is "Okay" level literally the death of everyone (at least any average person)???

[@ViolinMechanic]

Pretty much haha! I dont consider nailing the rest of the piece

[@bindak]

You get a like and subscribe from me for this attempt 😁

[@ViolinMechanic]

Thank you so much :)

[@LordCarmesimXXVII]

What's up with his glasses?

[@mekowgli]

From what I learned they're his own invention allowing him to concentrate better on what he's playing. I'm assuming they're allowing him to see both the left and right hand at once, but not sure. You can google for it :)

[@HellNoNotKerry]

7:55 IM DYING WHY DID HE BECOME THE PIXAR LAMP💀💀💀💀💀

[@AcidSpitter783]

same

[@JakePlays634]

I’m first

[@ViolinMechanic]

Thanks for watching! Merry Christmas!

[@chia_s_ee_d]

I hate artificial harmonics, full stop.

[@ViolinMechanic]

Hahaha its the greatest cheat code ever invented.