Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 | Gil Shaham

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 | Gil Shaham Singapore Symphony 52.2K subscribers Join Subscribe 4K Share Download Thanks Clip 304,437 views Oct 14, 2016 A performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor Op.64 by the the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and violinist Gil Shaham. The performance was part of the orchestra's 2016 European tour and took place in the Dresden, Germany. 0:00 I. Allegro molto appassionato 11:32 II. Andante 19:23 III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace 29:44 Encore Gil Shaham, violin Singapore Symphony Orchestra Lan Shui, Music Director Recorded live at the Dresden Frauenkirche, Germany, 28 May 2016. Chapters View all Singapore Symphony 52.2K subscribers Videos About Be an SSO channel member Facebook Instagram LinkedIn 247 Comments rongmaw lin Add a comment... @thais2325 6 years ago Everytime he smiles I smile too 329 Reply 7 replies @alexsaldarriaga8318 7 years ago This familiar piece sounds refreshing and new in Shaham's hands. This is what great artists do. They take something you think you know and they have you consider it in wholly different way. Bravo Gil! 100 Reply 7 replies @jomasch9106 2 months ago Großartig!! Gil Shaham, der freundlichste Geiger der Welt. 3 Reply @mirakor1 1 year ago I've never seen such 'in the mood' violinist! And what a violinist! Thank you very much for this concert! 2 Reply @cigarnationwarriors3981 4 years ago He shows what the Joy of Music is all about🎻👏👏👏 3 Reply @roberttrepagnier9149 2 years ago Such beautiful music. His smile is so genuine 4 Reply @dldhsdb1945 2 years ago That Bach was so beautiful and joyful to listen to. 1 Reply @stevengates4437 4 years ago He is out of this world....bravo... 1 Reply @junkobaker 4 years ago (edited) Cannot imagine how many times he must have played this concerto, yet, his enthusiasm and joy he expresses for the music and toward other musicians and audience as if this was the first time, is a greatest gift. Yet, he seems so humble, and to be this great. He would rather give the ovation to the orchestra than receiving it for himself. I just love listening and watching him play. Thank you. 104 Reply 4 replies @marxismisevil839 1 month ago He brings something new to this piece. Wonderfully performed. Reply @yulimlim6332 6 years ago (edited) The best rendition ever 4 Reply @robynsalain 5 years ago le sourire et le jeu de gil shaham sont inoubliables 2 Reply @shin-i-chikozima 5 years ago (edited) Thank-you very much to the excellent performance of this genius fiddler from effulgent Tokyo in profound Japan 🍎 His performance penetrates God,s territory . 4 Reply 1 reply @yaraazevedo1920 7 years ago Sublime!Maravilhosa apresentação...suave aos ouvidos e penetrante em nossa alma! 6 Reply @carloslaguensbermejo9812 3 years ago EXCELENTE interpretación por esta orquesta asiática del célebre Concierto para Violín compuesto por el maestro alemán del Romanticismo Felix Mendelssohn. El prestigioso solista estadounidense de origen israelí Gil Shaham nos ofrece como es habitual en él una lección de cómo se toca un violín. BRAVO !!! Saludos desde España. 1 Reply @connie_4154 5 years ago 有两年没来特意找这位大师的录音，想不到比起几年前格局又大不相同。早知道 Gil Shahan 是一流高手，现在看来已臻无上境界，实在令人佩服不已。 话说这个乐团和指挥 在这支曲子上都比较保守， ：）Shahan 有点想带但是带不起来的感觉。 不知他以后有没有可能执棒指挥，如果有的话真值得期待。 4 Reply @marcuschan2594 7 years ago Lovely :) thanks for the upload SSO! 3 Reply @leemarvin1354 4 years ago If you close your eyes and hear him play. It sounds as if he has a 10m long bow. Every note is so well connected... The only pity here is that some parts are a little too fast. 6 Reply 1 reply @fromcmk33 1 year ago Light. Delight. Simple style Reply 1 reply @CleodaRocha 3 years ago Maravilhoso!!!! O violinista é um encanto! Amei tudo!!!! Reply 1 reply @華山阿部 2 weeks ago 隙がない。👍 1 Reply @larryfried7742 4 years ago WOW! Intergalactic! 1 Reply @luisamericomartinezmartine535 6 years ago Gil Shaham es Perfección 1 Reply @ВераТерехова-э8д 3 years ago Ты улыбаешься - это Прекрасно!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏🤗🤗🤗🤗🙌🙌🙌✨✨✨✨✨💓 Reply @yuchenliao3819 5 years ago I'm falling love with him 1 Reply @clocktowerpreacher 6 years ago An excellent rendition throughout, perhaps a little too fast at times although I think a little too slow at the beginning. Bravo ..... well done. Comparisons are inevitable, Julia Fischer remains my favourite. God Bless 1 Reply @ThelmaAguilar-r9o 3 months ago 31:22 i love the guys behind smile when he plays ornaments Reply @violinhunter2 6 years ago Shaham is a favorite in Germany. He actually had a weak beginning in the Mendelssohn but the rest was pretty good. I heard him live with the San Francisco Symphony in this same concerto and it was much better than this. Sometimes he looks like he is trying to play instead of just playing. At times, he had the Bach thing sounding like an Irish reel but his intonation was truly flawless. But he is, after all, a great fiddler and musician. 13 Reply 2 replies @jingweiyu3568 3 years ago We must interview all conductors who have worked with Gil to see if his face is a distraction or inspiration 2 Reply @foodmore 7 years ago Also what a tiny conductor score! I'm amazed Lan Shui is able to read the score :) 7 Reply @lorcanoconnor6274 1 year ago The Phil Rosenthal of classical music Reply @ciciukleba6599 5 years ago Я ЛЮБЛЮ И УВАЖАЮ СИНГАПУРСЕВ! Reply @anto3761 1 year ago sembra tutto cosi facile ... e i colpi d'arco come viene viene ... potrebbe suonare cosi perfetto in ogni condizione ..anche su una gamba sola 1 Reply @uweshep4578 1 year ago There are hairpin crescendos there at the end! Why does no one ever play them?! 1 Reply @abrahamsebastian9094 4 years ago why did the tympani play alone on the second floor? 23:45 1 Reply @mrme5617 4 years ago This is my favorite song now!😂 Reply @superGrandpa 6 months ago Wow his chinrest so high Reply @i-told-you-sodear1526 2 years ago (edited) Shaham came to my attention when I heard him play Beethoven's triple concerto. The performance here started out poorly with unsteady tempo but gradually improved as time went on. He and the orchestra weren't together at first, but then it became better as they became more in sync w/ one another as time went by. His cadenza is very nice but why did he have to laugh afterward? It seemed odd. He has nice phrasing but, regrettably, no long bow lines, which this romantic concerto needed. The last movement was forgettable, so prosaically played. The last chord of the orchestra should have been a splashing thunder but it sounded like a sweet dolce rose. Unbelievably dumb ending. The recording isn't good also. Lastly, I wonder why people state Mendelssohn concerto in E minor when he only wrote 1 violin concerto. 1 Reply 1 reply @yarkie4459 4 years ago отвратительно играет солист, как буд-то зубы встал почистить, в самом деле. фу! отвратительно! самая потрясающая запись - это Минтц+ Мета и израильская филармония. А это вообще, ну как не стыдно, такую музыку так играть, в самом деле! Se terrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but this one is really brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCniYafV8Tk Reply @dionbaillargeon4899 7 years ago (edited) WOW. He played Bach's Gavotte en Rondeau as an encore at the end. The faces in the violin section tell it all. They are PRICELESS. Astounding rendition. 76 Reply 3 replies @bettygordon4683 5 years ago He is simply a beautiful delight! He loves what he is doing and it shines through. He not only smiles at the fun of this music but he shows you how it’s done! Remarkable 21 Reply @mattb-iq3iv 7 years ago Gil Shaham is a legend. super clean player. 96 Reply @LisaMurphy 6 years ago Oh my gosh this is the most beautiful, sublime performance. I am just loving everything about it. Gil Shaham to me isn't just a violinist, he's like a magic music wizard.... Been a fan of his for a long long time. 34 Reply @johnhunter8965 6 years ago Gil Shaham is my favorite player overall....consistently amazing interpretations on everything he plays. The top is wide and filled with wonderful artists, as is the level just below. We are blessed to have such a rich array of performers these days to choose from...especially here on youtube...where one can analyze and critique to hearts content. But the test is when someone can turn out a performance of Wieniasky concerto no.1 in live performance, and own it!! Only two I know of so far...Gil Shaham and Midori. 29 Reply 1 reply @LisaMurphy 6 years ago (edited) This is such a beautifully recorded, lit, edited, and produced video. My deepest respect to all of those who put this together. The conductor, the orchestra and Gil Shaham aren't just making music here, it feels like they're making a statement about life and art. 30 Reply @익부 7 years ago so funny that he smiled to conductor or audiance when he was playing violin :) 35 Reply @viadeng 7 years ago I came here from Twoset Violin's video to see if he's really always smiling. 78 Reply 2 replies @joelhenderson4450 1 year ago (edited) He is a joy to hear and to watch. He is so engaged with the whole orchestra and the audience. 14 Reply @ianhuangncubed 1 year ago Shaham's ability to make people smile during the encore is so awesome to see 15 Reply @lonmayer130 9 months ago Gil not only performs the music with gusto and utmost elegance, he engages the orchestra and communicates with them subliminally. He's a master of his craft. I hope to meet him in heaven someday. 5 Reply @stefanzientek2736 6 years ago (edited) Omg his smile at 7:40 ❤️❤️❤️ 15 Reply @AlbusJim 6 years ago The encore part is just sublime. I think that's what Bach would like to listen to 15 Reply 1 reply @snickydoodle4744 4 years ago im very impressed by this unique interpretation!! 11 Reply @musicalmather1160 4 years ago when you're wearing headphones and you can hear every time he stamps his feet on the ground 19 Reply 4 replies @tobiashermann2888 6 years ago (edited) Fantastic!!! It is such a joy to wach the expressions of Gil Shaham and how he is taking the music serious and still humorous in the same moment. It seems to be just natural for him to play this masterpiece. Gil Shaham is a genius. 12 Reply @cowlikesbeef 7 years ago Gil Shaham's double stops in his Bach Gavotte are flawless! 31 Reply @gongjaguee8834 5 years ago Thank you for your posting The best performance of violinist . Greatest!!!!! From daegu city in Korea 5 Reply @belmon38 2 years ago Never understand his bowings, either he is improviseing or just wants to do the opposite of everyone 2 Reply @yun4780 6 years ago 와아. . 어떻게 저렇게 편안하게 하실 수 있으실까.. 14 Reply 1 reply @gimaru1 2 months ago 20:58 and that how it’s done folks😀 2 Reply @Marcordasviolinos 1 year ago (edited) monstro, perfeito, tudo perfeito...orquestra maravilhosa tambem, BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Reply @rokzaletelcernos3749 6 years ago It's cool, very clean, so much different from how i would play it but i like it. Congrats💪🔥 4 Reply @MegaLajeunesse 7 years ago Superbe Gavotte de Bach en mi avec des ornements très osés digne de l'esprit baroque. 6 Reply @MadaxeMunkeee 3 years ago Everyone: concentrating Gil Shaham: :D 2 Reply @houseofbeeswax 5 years ago Wonderful performance, Gil Shaham with SSO, during the orchestra's tour and in Dresden. 3 Reply @nonenone8118 3 years ago (edited) Gil Shaham is NOT a robot. Thank you for posting! 2 Reply @robinbarr4677 3 years ago LOL Look at where the tympanist is! 2 Reply @etc4725 4 years ago he's an amazing violinist but I just about lost it at the ricochet when he starts smiling so brightly I- 3 Reply @dkalir 4 years ago I love Gil Shaham. He has Chafetz's accuracy, Perlman's warmth, and Paganini-like whimsical... He's a true phenom; I've seen him live four times, and every times surpassed the other. He's a national treasure! 5 Reply @yhkee1 7 years ago gil shaham bravo~~ great performance!!!! 6 Reply @keithfoester7326 6 years ago omg he's like a cute boy! 1:09 4 Reply @youngtaiahn 5 years ago I must experience his Bach live before I die. 7 Reply @botbeo1091 2 years ago Help me. What's the name of this music? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miSJ_wZTE3g&t=21s 1 Reply @raoultak 5 years ago (edited) Pure gold and such a charming man. 3 Reply @kevinvanhove5834 3 years ago not my favorite interpretation but i love gil shaham and his passion for music :) 2 Reply @JohnAmidon-c6r 10 months ago I studied just enough violin to know how hard it is to play this well. 😮😊 1 Reply @kinorspielmann4649 1 year ago (edited) Andante enchanting. The interplay between violin / orchestra = magnificent composition by Mendelsohn. Gil Shaham shines through with his majestic playing and delightful personality. Making the world a better place again. 7 Reply @irisce2799 1 year ago Gil looks really tense playing the Bach encore. It is after all such a vulnerable piece to play solo. 1 Reply @christopherschadl7628 3 years ago anyone know what shoulder rest he uses? mine slips all over the place and i've had it with the damned thing. but his looks like it stays in place no matter what. 1 Reply @JamesLee-di2zt 5 years ago It is very classic, very tradition, probably the most faithful contemporary illustrator to the composer from this point of angle. 2 Reply @MauriceBiron1 1 year ago Great performance! And I have rarely seen a soloist playing so joyfully! Contagious happiness! Thank you. 1 Reply @vpala100 6 years ago Too Fast 3 Reply @nicolemartin8088 3 years ago Quel bonheur de voir ses sourires et d’écouter sa musique . Merci. 2 Reply @jwh2961 4 years ago (edited) Anybody who knows whats the name of encore music??? 1 Reply @14CJProductions 7 years ago Played the bach better than mendelssohn 4 Reply @keithyeung9097 7 years ago (edited) Too non-romantic......too reasonable....lol.... brahms maybe better for this rendition....lol... I like his technique so much, but this concerto....at least some emotion is expected for the 1st movement... 3rd movement is more emotional... 1 Reply @vaxehi 2 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nvYfmqIbWU 머리가 백발이 되셨네...... 그때도 지금도 멋지다..... 1 Reply @christinawalker6356 7 years ago he looks like the dad from full house 5 Reply 1 reply @alainrobynsds5735 6 years ago un violon qui sourit comme son interprète,admiration 2 Reply @yawenliu6648 7 years ago wow, i can't wait to see him playing in NYC again! He is the one besides Kyung Wha Chung among those violinists still alive i want to hear most <3 2 Reply @nylah3768 2 years ago (edited) He smiles even playing crazy part 1 Reply @hello_kaiel 4 years ago The video thumbnail makes him look like Christoph Waltz 1 Reply @laurencefessard8523 5 years ago Could someone tell me where he learnt thé violon i find him fantastic 2 Reply @andrewb9974 3 years ago (edited) ...such an amazing performer for classical music. Fun is fun! As an orchestral musician nothing compares to an animated soloist. He's controlling the tempo with the conductor every time. 1 Reply @fatherabe99 2 years ago This particular performance of Mendelssohn‘s violin concerto is one of the best interpretations I’ve heard so far. Shaham and Singapore Symphony Orchestra are a dynamite combination. 1 Reply @musicalmather1160 4 years ago (edited) 9:30 just such a good transition 2 Reply @Schleiermacher1000 3 years ago The joy of music is written in soul and body for this artist. 1 Reply @gregorydocenko4019 3 years ago (edited) BRAVO!!! Every note was played mechanically correct with musical calculation.It’s nice to see a human robot with programmed feeling. A lot of 1st position, open strings, harmonics? Basic correct playing.1st mvt. good. 2nd mvt. was okay. 3rd mvt. was great, the best perfect performance!!! I was surprised to see him play the last note in 3rd pos. on the G str. as opposed to 1st finger on the D str. Very sterile and safe. Everything correct but not memorable. Fake feeling with no individual character. 3 Reply @dinkarrao1 4 years ago i hope i will see him in person such a joy , may be Arizona or Kansas city 1 Reply @ecocleanppw 4 years ago its really good i love the violin 2 Reply @arcana830 7 years ago I think he is a tad sharp at times, otherwise impressive performance 2 Reply 1 reply @겨울바람-b1y 4 years ago So wonderful~~♡ 2 Reply @Karina-hn5jp 5 years ago Hello people, do you know what type of shoulder rest he is using? 1 Reply 1 reply @겨울바람-b1y 4 years ago So wonderful♡♡ 2 Reply @c.k.a.3814 4 years ago I love Gil Shaman 1 Reply @마시멜로-w8b 9 days ago 🙏🙏🙏 1 Reply @MD-zm6sn 1 year ago Somebody tell me, do orchestras not hire bald people? None of these dudes seem to want to let their hair go. A few hairpieces and transplants. Reply @qcoelho 7 years ago this Gavotte.. 2 Reply @ErickMRodriguez 4 years ago You are the best violinist and musician in the planet... from our Galaxy. Reply @ianhuangncubed 1 year ago (edited) Does anyone know what chin rest Shaham is using? I need an adjustable one for my long neck. Reply @oxyrushblowhard 3 years ago apparently 79 people are soulless monsters -- good to know .... whats not to love about this guy?? Reply @jeremiasgonzalez9552 5 years ago (edited) I still prefer Hilary Hanh performance 4 Reply 1 reply @ys-kg4hn 1 year ago 楽しそう😂✨ 1 Reply @rodriguesyanvictor4293 3 years ago il dolce sapore del riconoscimento (e della riverenza) tra i suoi uguali... spettacolo! Reply @川口健太郎-l1b 7 years ago ソリストの個性を強く出さない 自然に弾く しかし、欠点がない 流麗 無理をしない演奏 完璧 2 Reply 4 replies @ajl8699 3 years ago Fantástico incrível... 1 Reply @kent3349 6 years ago The cadenza is so rushed where is the expression man 6 Reply @thechansfamily 4 years ago (edited) I know why he is so good at this piece. He disguised as the timpanist in the Mutter/Masur concert for this piece and secretly learned all the techniques of Mutter! Check it out. Reply @adrianalung4554 6 years ago Sună extrem de bine ! Îmi place ! 1 Reply @carlosgomes9576 1 month ago 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Reply @knittable_design_studio 7 years ago His bow is not straight this time! I guess this is different bow... I always thought that straight bow in other performances is specially designed that way. Reply @danielakatz9578 3 years ago Es ist das beste Interpretation die ich gehört habe. Danke! Reply @fayebaesama 3 years ago (edited) Thin and clear, but gentle. Reply @irisce2799 1 year ago 32:35 did he shift the notes up a semitone here? Reply @andywho123456 4 years ago 绅士风度的最好演绎 best demonstration of decency and gracefulness. Reply @JDeffenb 5 years ago Definitely better than his Bruch 1 performance Reply @the-code-provider 1 year ago 34 min of a Life Work. Reply @friederikescholing-kamps3549 4 years ago Er spielt dieses Stück nicht, er lebt es. Reply @seto_bento 5 years ago Wow flexing on that gold flute huh Singapore ? Reply @ddyygg1082 6 years ago 20:07 2 Reply 1 reply @MrYoumitube 1 year ago Wow so beautiful Reply @djDimaTrusH 6 years ago any one know why is Gil so skinny and a bit pale looking? Reply @alainrobynsds5735 4 years ago le violon du sourire,admiration Reply @maxfochtmann9576 4 years ago Я ни скричпча ни оркестра прежде не знал, и какой сюрприз. Комлименты!! Reply @valerioviolinoconti2832 7 years ago Pii pi piri pi piri pipiripiripiiiii 1 Reply @th-wp7zc 6 years ago he is getting thinner and thinner... he hates Asian foods? Reply @andrijkhomik6577 4 years ago ПРИЯТНО НЕ ТОЛЬКО СЛУШАТЬ ОРИГИНАЛЬНОЕ ПРОЧТЕНИЕ ТЕКСТА, НО И СМОТРЕТЬ НА ИСПОЛНИТЕЛЯ, - НА ВЫРАЖЕНИЕ ЕГО ЭМОЦИЙ, НА ВОСХИЩЕННОЕ ЛИЦО РАДУЮЩЕЕСЯ БЛЕСКУ МЫСЛИ ВЕЛИКОГО КОМПОЗИТОРА. Reply @RB14149 5 years ago Fantastic Shape.Thanks a lot Mr Shaham. Reply @김민수-s7b7n 4 years ago where is here? singapore? church? Reply @JustFiddler 4 years ago 24:57 😇 2 Reply 3 replies @carolineandtigger 6 years ago Bravo!!! 1 Reply @bas8792 5 years ago Christoph Waltz playing violin Reply @Anam_law1905 4 months ago GOAT Reply @georgeenache5098 4 years ago Unul din marii violoniști ai lumii! Mulțumim maestro! Reply @LeeTeaOk 6 years ago 함께사주셔서 고맙습니다.form korea Reply @HilaryLuo-v7q 11 months ago Fantastic Reply @oscarmarascia3639 5 years ago Arcate diverse, interessante!😮 Reply @walthermoreira 1 year ago Divine! Reply @jackburgess8579 3 years ago Great encore! Reply @yay3223 1 year ago 4:53 Reply @김민수-s7b7n 3 years ago music means joy of sounds in asia not theory or learning of sounds 3 Reply @Gyang-Hae 4 years ago 깔끔하고 담백한 꽉 찬 소리... 곡의 또다른 해석 Reply @foodmore 7 years ago Awesome. Too bad can't really hear the orchestra properly. Doesn't sound properly balanced with the soloist. Reply 3 replies @Dylonely42 1 year ago (edited) 24:57 Reply @pisces817 6 years ago The fresh young man smells like middle-aged people. Reply @irenavisockiene3735 5 years ago Puikus interpretatorius! Reply @145145yvo 4 years ago Grande Gil!!!!!!!! Reply @cornel999 6 years ago kind of a back to basics Mendelssohn, without the maudlin effects we usually hear, no wallowing in the slow sections, no excessive rubatos, staying in low positions, etc. i could do with a little less of the smiling and the "gee aren't we having fun" stuff. the Bach is good, but he probably needs to learn some new encores. he's been playing the same thing for years at every concert i've heard. 3 Reply @aaronjorgefridman5662 1 year ago Una buena versión, pero no la mejor. Es como si le faltara emoción ... Dificil de definir... 1 Reply @c4il 5 years ago He loves playing Violin. Reply 1 reply @joaciralvesdelima771 1 month ago I didn't like the interpretation, it was very fast and took away all the beauty of the concert. I'm a big fan of Gil, but I didn't spend this execution Reply 2 replies @半分上った黄色い太陽 5 years ago 丸やか。マシュマロみたい。 1 Reply 5 replies @plemax 4 years ago He looks like he is in the cast. Playing so so Reply @thmsrttg 1 year ago (edited) TwoSet Violin's version is good, but this one is on a whole different level. Reply @raresshaham2164 1 year ago Gil , we are waiting for your Shostakovich, surely one that can show us all it can be done gracefully, elegantly with less exaggerated drama 😊 Reply @ПавелПетров-к1ъ 7 years ago С этой манерой постоянно улыбаться хочется дать по голове. Reply 2 replies @lxi8476 3 years ago Wasn scheißßß 1 Reply @khj66690004 7 years ago 와~ 역시 들을수록 경화누님이 얼마나 대단한지 알겠네 Reply 2 replies @valerioviolinoconti2832 7 years ago Mr.robot 2 Reply @winrx 4 years ago From his creepy smiles to unusual bow articulations and spotty intonation I don’t think his career will end well in the near future....... 1 Reply @muth2998 2 years ago Wow excellent player Gil Shaham, ......