She's obviously a good violinist, but I do not think it prodigious to pick a piece to perform that is too difficult and sound that way as well, in terms of the way she's playing it. I know I couldn't do any better, but I'm also not choosing to play this in public.
First, let me point out that my original post stated that "this [performance] sucks" and not "she sucks".
Further, the title of the video claims she is a prodigy. I think it is clear, and we both agree, that she certainly is NOT a prodigy. You can google any number of REAL prodigies whose performances are vastly better at much younger ages. One such is Leila Josefowicz.
This sucks. Out of tune, scratchy, and amateurish. Definitely NOT a prodigy. For a real 13 year old prodigy search for "Leila Josefowicz" and check out her TV performances when she was 13 and 9 years old
@masterxiangqi maybe not a prodigy, but definitely does NOT suck. Afterall, this is an ERNST piece, much harder than Paganini on different aspects. I'd say "moderately gifted", just not "dangerously prodigious".
Quoting Itzhak Perlman, "...If you close your eyes and say, 'That's a kid, but with talent,' that's great. But, if you close your eyes and say, 'Oh my God, that's like some 25 year old,' that's dangerous."
@masterxiangqi I'm not trying to justify her overreaching to a piece like this; I totally agree about playing something you could handel musically with good tone production is crucial, but my point here is that she AS A VIOLIN PLAYER does not suck. Yes, her playing here is less than satisfatory, but I would not disregard her just because of one inadequet performance. Who knows? If she played an easier piece, I'm sure she''ll display extremely talented musicality.
@masterxiangqi What I'm trying to say here is that you should take into account of how difficult this piece is if you were to judge her skills, which you have done, from just this performance.
@masterxiangqi I wanna see you do better.Prodigy or not, the girl is better than most people will ever begin to dream of getting.Tune can be affected by the quality of the camera. (Not saying it was perfect, but I am saying the camera adds ten pounds to the person and tone.) It takes talent to play all of this piece alone, period. Played poorly or amazingly, she has some skill.
@hwrdprkns don't you think that's kind of rude to say? she's not good because she's a "typical asian" ... she's good because she probably works her butt off to get where she is. give credit where credit is due.
impressive. obviously her rendition isn't perfect, but after playing violin for 15 years i can't begin to play that piece, so there's little room complaint
Well, I did say she played well for 13! Since she is at least four years older now, I am sure it is spectacular. How long ago was here debut CD? And was this video performance a recital?? Rather casual dress for a recital! I am guessing this was probably a recital rehearsal.
She plays a difficult piece very well for age 13....but she has a way to go for it to be clean and in tune...listen to Leila Josefowicz play it...a bit older, yes, but flawless, IMHO...
@Elainelps0421 Shannon recorded it on her Debut CD and it is Flawless. May want to check that out. This is a phenomenal performance in its own right regardless of any age.
i dont understand how ppl memorize the notes just by a lot of practice? If im gonna play violin i dont think ill be able to memorize notes to play a song im prob gonna have to look at the sheet lol
its actually a non volluntary thing . . . if you play it enough your mind just recalls it. on top of that music is somewhat patternised so its not to much memorising
it's harder for me to look at the sheet than to just memorize...
for piano, anyway. When you're playing you have to make sure you have the right positions and such... After you play it enough times it just comes naturally
For a 13yo, this is amazing. I played this when i was 17 and i had lot of problem with it. If she cleans up here and there and do more phrasing, it'll be awesome.
if u haters dont like this video so much, then why bother wasting ur time commenting and causing a fuss about how much u hate how she plays of how she cant compare to hilary hanh.
i personally think that shannon plays with more feeling, whereas hilary plays more with technique.
"didn't use the whole bow"? what the heck. how are you supposed to use whole bows when playing notes like that? the bow strokes are supposed to be played short.
I heard her play this today at my school, and It's much cleaner now. The videos don't give her tonal qualities justice though. Her tone is beautiful.
Hilary Hahn's version is the cleanest I have ever heard. Just the same, I wish violinist would drop this awful arrangement of the song by Schubert. Even well played,it sounds awkward and a struggle to get through. Shannon, if you ever see this, I LOVED your new CD. Drop this piece and replace it with some unaccomplished Bach or one of the Paganini Caprices. They are far more gratifying to listen to.
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I think you are right, and I don't like this sound. Are that violins?
And of course it has nothing to do with Schubert and Goethe. You cannot mention this a serious arrangement. Why this young girl learns not to play BEAUTIFUL music????? And there is so much......
I just saw Shannon play the Barber Violin Concerto with the Colorado Music Festival tonight in Boulder (she's now age 15) and she is terrific. An up-and-coming hot player -- watch for her!
yes this child has more emotion when playing... but hilary is so incredibly precise which i think, for such a complex peice is more important than feeling
the girl is good, no question about that. but the piece is way too difficult for her. in music clocks ticking an other time. one should never reach too high in music.
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shes a good violinist, but I can hear like 3 more instruments AT LEAST in the background... there MUST be someone else in there playing or some background music
I never said that I hated the peice, I love the work by Schubert, I think it is the definative setting of the poem, but as a violin solo, no my cup of tea. Yes I appreaciate that it is extreamly difficult and challenging, but it should be enjoyed as a song for male voice and piano- not some encore for a violinist who want's to show off.
not to detract from this ok performance of this extremely difficult work I must agree with you. Whole heartidly agree with you. This was meant for a Voice and piano, not a squeeky violin. Sorry
this girl went to school with me in 6th grade! and she was in my english class...the teacher in orch didnt allow her to join orchestra cause shes only a soloist...
she played as a soloist in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra...which is something even elders dream of doing
When i was her age i was still leaning how to play in 2nd and 3rd position. She is jaw-droppingly good and i hope she makes a successful career in the crazy world of concert artistry.
I bow down, in the deepest admiration i could ever give. She deserves the respect of everyone on this planet for having the wonderful talent of reaching in everyone's soul with her notes so well executed with finess and elegance.
Once again Shannon, thank you for your music, and keep practicing!!
Ms Lee's playing is good enough but the sound is quite bad due to the recording environment. This video does not do her justice at all and perhaps does her a disservice. This woudn't have happened if she had a manager.
No, she's not. I find this version of the song for solo violin inexpressibly weird...I ask myself why anyone ever thought we needed that...but it's evidently wicked difficult, and she's not showing the strain in any big, notable way. I'd say she deserves full credit.
I don't know what your music background is, but I don't think you realize how difficult the Erlkonig is to play. At the age of 13 if she can pull of such a strong performance and hold it all the way to the very end I think that is something to be commended for. Whether or not she will be a "star" we can't say for sure but never-the-less, she has the skills to go far in the music world.
Wow..... You know it takes great skill to play the violin, even for simple music, for a 13 year old to pull off the Erlkonig, she must be very dedicated and skilled to play strongly, not everyone has the skills like her, not a lot of people are as good as her, not even some adults.
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First of all, this isnt classical music, it is romantic. Secondly there are tons of other kids with ridiculous musical talents. Noone mentioned anything about her being a star. Lighten up...
you fucking moron. By 'classical', he/she is referring to the general genre of traditional western concert music, not the specific movement within general classical music
I have to disagree. I saw Hilary play this piece as an encore after playing the Goldmark Concerto. It was probably the best performance of the piece I have ever heard, not to mention after a concerto with plenty of notes already. Besides... Hilary was, as always, perfect.
Splitting hairs, it seems, the discussion of what is and what is not a "prodigy". Anything that is difficult to measure will result in people trying to decide. If a child or adult studies violin for 8 years he/she will sound expert, but the adult will not be considered a prodigy. It's the number of years of study, not the absolute age of a player that is critical, I think.
She used to roleplay the movie 300 with me in middle school. In real life. It hurts being by an (Insert asian ethnicity here) girl. Especially when yelling that THIS IS SPARTA!
I'm sorry, but a prodigy is not made by playing someone else's work with proficiency, one is made by the creation original, ingeniously well-written material. Practice makes proficient, not prodigy.
And in your posting on this website, I presume you are fully understood in all forms of current internet code and procedure, to the point where you are as talented as any programmer in existence? You don't need to be something to realise a basic point. I have, however, been composing for a very long time and also listening to good music for an equally long time. And I stress again - practice does not make prodigy - it makes proficient reciter of existing material, likely written by a prodigy.
I disagree. Music is so much more than composition. A prodigy doesn't necessarily have to write any music at all. In this case it's all about the performance, which in some instances can be just as important.
Performance of music is far less reliant on creative genius than is composition. There is no way around that. If you are a true musical prodigy, you will be able to utilise your inherent genius to compose beautiful, innovative music.
Again, music is much more than composing. Absolutely it takes talent to compose music, many so-called musical prodigies compose. It is naive, however, to boil music down to a single aspect of a large whole. To be a talented musician it is neccessary to also have skill in performance -- after all music schools require theory and composition majors to also major in a performance category as well.
I agree. You cannot claim that this girl is not a prodigy simply because she has not composed. Simply to achieve this level of violin proficiency at her age is something to marvel at. If she was not tremendously talented, regardless of how much she practiced, she could not have come this far. Professional violinists play songs such as this, and they have practiced their whole lives.
A genius does not have to create works in order to be pronounced a genius. If a 6 year old child can accurately describe and walk someone through all of the formulas of Einstein showing a thorough comprehension of the material, then that child will be considered a genius. That others will expect great contributions from him is beside the point. Simply his comprehension of the difficult material at such a young age allows him to be a genius.
But its Heinrich WIlhelm Ernst - kind of a rival from Paganini, played his secret concertos after hearing it! Wrote harder pieces than Paganini, esp. the 6 polyphonic etudes including the variations of "last rose of summer"
no duh i mean. everything schubert touched turns to music. poor guy was depressed "no one understands anothers grief, no one understands another joy.ppl imagine they can reach one another but tehy only pass each other by"
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HahnPotterishFowlnut 3 weeks ago
She's obviously a good violinist, but I do not think it prodigious to pick a piece to perform that is too difficult and sound that way as well, in terms of the way she's playing it. I know I couldn't do any better, but I'm also not choosing to play this in public.
HahnPotterishFowlnut 3 weeks ago
Violinists with real talent reach stratospheric heights. Again, go back and
listen to Leila Josefowicz, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzakh Perlman, or any like them,
when they were children (younger than this girl). There you will find REAL
talent.
masterxiangqi 2 months ago
There is no evidence to support the assertion she has any more than an average talent.
She may be able to play simple pieces better (let us assume for the moment
since I haven't listened to any such recordings), but does that prove talent? Any of
a number of merely adequate violinists with no real talent but a strong
work ethic can reach a mediocre level where they play easier pieces "well".
I think the "talent" word is over-used for these workhorse players.
masterxiangqi 2 months ago
First, let me point out that my original post stated that "this [performance] sucks" and not "she sucks".
Further, the title of the video claims she is a prodigy. I think it is clear, and we both agree, that she certainly is NOT a prodigy. You can google any number of REAL prodigies whose performances are vastly better at much younger ages. One such is Leila Josefowicz.
masterxiangqi 2 months ago
I went to TIFS with her :D. So pro
SirVla 3 months ago
You are amazing. This video has inspired me 5 yrs ago and it still most definetly does now. Keep it up, Shannon!!
classiccandle27 3 months ago
This sucks. Out of tune, scratchy, and amateurish. Definitely NOT a prodigy. For a real 13 year old prodigy search for "Leila Josefowicz" and check out her TV performances when she was 13 and 9 years old
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@masterxiangqi maybe not a prodigy, but definitely does NOT suck. Afterall, this is an ERNST piece, much harder than Paganini on different aspects. I'd say "moderately gifted", just not "dangerously prodigious".
Quoting Itzhak Perlman, "...If you close your eyes and say, 'That's a kid, but with talent,' that's great. But, if you close your eyes and say, 'Oh my God, that's like some 25 year old,' that's dangerous."
daniel0731ex 2 months ago
@daniel0731ex Of course it does suck, whether the piece is difficult or not. Leaving
aside any debates about Paganini vs. Ernst, which are irrelevant, a difficult piece played poorly
is still played poorly. A poor violinist, overreaching and playing something too difficult, and consequently
producing an out of tune and badly played interpretation, is not a prodigy, nor, necessarily
talented. As for your test, I'm afraid I don't hear a talented violinist here.
masterxiangqi 2 months ago
@masterxiangqi I'm not trying to justify her overreaching to a piece like this; I totally agree about playing something you could handel musically with good tone production is crucial, but my point here is that she AS A VIOLIN PLAYER does not suck. Yes, her playing here is less than satisfatory, but I would not disregard her just because of one inadequet performance. Who knows? If she played an easier piece, I'm sure she''ll display extremely talented musicality.
daniel0731ex 2 months ago
@masterxiangqi What I'm trying to say here is that you should take into account of how difficult this piece is if you were to judge her skills, which you have done, from just this performance.
daniel0731ex 2 months ago
@masterxiangqi I wanna see you do better.Prodigy or not, the girl is better than most people will ever begin to dream of getting.Tune can be affected by the quality of the camera. (Not saying it was perfect, but I am saying the camera adds ten pounds to the person and tone.) It takes talent to play all of this piece alone, period. Played poorly or amazingly, she has some skill.
ZeroMelfice 3 weeks ago
@hd9xc1k2 Google "list of music prodigies". There are SO many asians.
hwrdprkns 5 months ago
Typical asian prodigy. She was probably born into violin playing.
hwrdprkns 6 months ago
@hwrdprkns Name me five other Asian prodigies.
hd9xc1k2 5 months ago
@hwrdprkns don't you think that's kind of rude to say? she's not good because she's a "typical asian" ... she's good because she probably works her butt off to get where she is. give credit where credit is due.
xlilypopp 3 months ago
That was way better listening to it the second time, but the whole prodigy title is still pretty arrogant.
Bshow1212 7 months ago
I MISS YOU SHANNON!!
em998able 8 months ago
impressive. obviously her rendition isn't perfect, but after playing violin for 15 years i can't begin to play that piece, so there's little room complaint
unsoldat99 10 months ago
Well, I did say she played well for 13! Since she is at least four years older now, I am sure it is spectacular. How long ago was here debut CD? And was this video performance a recital?? Rather casual dress for a recital! I am guessing this was probably a recital rehearsal.
Elainelps0421 1 year ago
She plays a difficult piece very well for age 13....but she has a way to go for it to be clean and in tune...listen to Leila Josefowicz play it...a bit older, yes, but flawless, IMHO...
Elainelps0421 1 year ago
@Elainelps0421 Kristof Barati's
DavidTorrez 1 year ago
@Elainelps0421 Shannon recorded it on her Debut CD and it is Flawless. May want to check that out. This is a phenomenal performance in its own right regardless of any age.
Pr0m0m 1 year ago
@Elainelps0421 I think it's the audio on the recording...
gec1994 7 months ago
@gec1994 This is very, very good for 13...or for anyone but the audio cannot be held responsible for intonation issues.
Elainelps0421 7 months ago
holy guacamole!!!!! you are AMAZINGGGGG!!! Im 13 and I cant even do the first measure XD
dragonflygirl105 1 year ago 2
wow! really really good! keep up the hard work! It seems like you really enjoy it too...
mareoraft 1 year ago
robot
enma15ai 1 year ago
lol hilary hahn played this too
but i think hilary's version w/ the pianisimo at the beginning isn't intense enough...
this versions much less clean but way more intense
it makes me wanna spazz...
szhan1022 1 year ago 3
This is crazy amazing!!! I can't wait to see her play live!!!
weng437 2 years ago 3
@weng437 :)---she is my friend...she is so sweet:)
triBond151 1 year ago 3
HOLY SHIT
I've never seen ANYONE do that! She sounds like a quartet!
firexeye 2 years ago
omg.. that's so crazy :D
and so good !
FroznvN 2 years ago
Go Shannon-love you!-have fun at colombia!!!
-bff-Hope
triBond151 2 years ago
Wow, this is amazing! Go Shannon!
4EverMusicAddict 2 years ago
i dont understand how ppl memorize the notes just by a lot of practice? If im gonna play violin i dont think ill be able to memorize notes to play a song im prob gonna have to look at the sheet lol
running4life20 2 years ago
its actually a non volluntary thing . . . if you play it enough your mind just recalls it. on top of that music is somewhat patternised so its not to much memorising
shanehodd 2 years ago 2
You'll be able to. It gets pretty easy. In fact, I find that sometimes the piece is memorized before I can play it well.
chessmeister 2 years ago
I memorize the sibelius concerto within few weeks.Just listen to the music and follow it.
bountyhanz 2 years ago
it's harder for me to look at the sheet than to just memorize...
for piano, anyway. When you're playing you have to make sure you have the right positions and such... After you play it enough times it just comes naturally
YSFmemories 2 years ago
It just comes naturally. After you do it a lot, you just feel it in your fingers.
empoleon9999 2 years ago
welldone,it was very difficult but her try was too strong and very beautiful~!!!
Obroten 2 years ago
Her recording of this on her CD is 10x better than this one
It was musical and technical
tupa670 2 years ago
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this piece is way too hard for her. come back and try it again a few years
Silkmeister 2 years ago
can you play in this way?your critical was very bad!
Obroten 2 years ago
hahahahahahah
Silkmeister 2 years ago
amazing! i wish i could play like that!!!!
ecline946 2 years ago
holy hell...
how many tunes are in that?
2 or 3?
szhan1022 2 years ago 2
For a 13yo, this is amazing. I played this when i was 17 and i had lot of problem with it. If she cleans up here and there and do more phrasing, it'll be awesome.
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i bet she can give a good ass hand job
Mikis2009 2 years ago
fuckin perv, ur a disgrace to mankind
DragonMaster7830 2 years ago 3
she's awesome and plays with a lot of feeling!
if u haters dont like this video so much, then why bother wasting ur time commenting and causing a fuss about how much u hate how she plays of how she cant compare to hilary hanh.
i personally think that shannon plays with more feeling, whereas hilary plays more with technique.
cezaanimefreak 2 years ago 4
LOVE! This violinist. Happy to see she has a recording contract. Well deserved
Pr0m0m 2 years ago 4
amazing....bravo...
waiyin01 2 years ago 3
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hmmm...i have to say that she's playing too hard...and she didnt use whole bow...but it's okay she's only 13...
neomachina 3 years ago
"didn't use the whole bow"? what the heck. how are you supposed to use whole bows when playing notes like that? the bow strokes are supposed to be played short.
LookItsJelly 2 years ago 18
@LookItsJelly I haven't looked at the music but yea it seems like it'd be staccato notes.
Bshow1212 6 months ago
good music i play the violin to i play pretty good but your tottaly better than me imperessive!!!
blossombubble123 3 years ago 2
I heard her play this today at my school, and It's much cleaner now. The videos don't give her tonal qualities justice though. Her tone is beautiful.
ablinjin 3 years ago 2
i want the CD she has out now (:
ciaconna93 3 years ago
o god
JJuny7 3 years ago
She`s good.
singinginachurch 3 years ago
que vaina tan la verga esa vieja interpretando eso impresionante
100096 3 years ago
you did a good job shannon, better than what i could do and i've been playing the violin for a while now.
tayskays92 3 years ago 2
Hilary Hahn's version is the cleanest I have ever heard. Just the same, I wish violinist would drop this awful arrangement of the song by Schubert. Even well played,it sounds awkward and a struggle to get through. Shannon, if you ever see this, I LOVED your new CD. Drop this piece and replace it with some unaccomplished Bach or one of the Paganini Caprices. They are far more gratifying to listen to.
dolefulsounds 3 years ago
better than Hilary Hahn's
shirusubemonaku 3 years ago
what are you smoking?
fayewolfie 3 years ago
I agree, you are most likely smooking something to think that. That like me comparing california rolls to fatty tuna sushi.
mr00aznkid 3 years ago
does she look a little bit tense? or is that just me.
Silkmeister 3 years ago
nah, she's very relaxed. that's just how shannon plays
ellegin88 3 years ago 2
she's 13.
reinux 3 years ago 2
sound like 2 violin playing at the samee time ;]
ARocker101 3 years ago 4
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I think you are right, and I don't like this sound. Are that violins?
And of course it has nothing to do with Schubert and Goethe. You cannot mention this a serious arrangement. Why this young girl learns not to play BEAUTIFUL music????? And there is so much......
3tristan 3 years ago
this IS a serious arrangement O_O
stripesandbubbles 3 years ago 2
whoaaa this girl is good! i wish i could play like that! her technicality is amazing!
stripesandbubbles 3 years ago 4
I just saw Shannon play the Barber Violin Concerto with the Colorado Music Festival tonight in Boulder (she's now age 15) and she is terrific. An up-and-coming hot player -- watch for her!
djainn 3 years ago 8
For her age THIS GIRL IS A GODDAMN BADASS
felixmendelssohn 3 years ago 5
she is really amazing for her age, but who should check the hilary hahn version
iOwnAllUpeople 3 years ago
Hilay's version is uncompareable - Shanon plays with affection, Hilary - boring and apathetic
chrupkolak 3 years ago
yes this child has more emotion when playing... but hilary is so incredibly precise which i think, for such a complex peice is more important than feeling
iOwnAllUpeople 3 years ago
Precise is always important, but music without affection is nothing worth of listening. But i agree, Hilary is technically better.
chrupkolak 3 years ago 2
i can't believe you guys are even comparing the two! this is a student. hilary is a seasoned pro. stop it.
kenkim5 3 years ago 23
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that sucks at playing this piece, but her paganini works are pretty cool..... I guess
galilee34 3 years ago
the girl is good, no question about that. but the piece is way too difficult for her. in music clocks ticking an other time. one should never reach too high in music.
humpisfunny 3 years ago
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shes a good violinist, but I can hear like 3 more instruments AT LEAST in the background... there MUST be someone else in there playing or some background music
gabri92 3 years ago
hahaha you are so~~ funny hhhha
I think you think you sound like a genius by saying that hhaa
soond1456 3 years ago
No, it's because her bow touches more than one string on her violin.
homosexualwhore 3 years ago
it is all her, she is creating the illusion of many lines with multiple strings and doubble stopping, and you fell for it, deary-deary me......
riojames1 3 years ago 2
for hating this piece so much you sure do like to watch the vids.
kenkim5 3 years ago
I never said that I hated the peice, I love the work by Schubert, I think it is the definative setting of the poem, but as a violin solo, no my cup of tea. Yes I appreaciate that it is extreamly difficult and challenging, but it should be enjoyed as a song for male voice and piano- not some encore for a violinist who want's to show off.
riojames1 3 years ago
not to detract from this ok performance of this extremely difficult work I must agree with you. Whole heartidly agree with you. This was meant for a Voice and piano, not a squeeky violin. Sorry
ilovechopinprelude 2 years ago
very scrachy sound i don t like the tone however it is good thecnique
Doctor550 3 years ago
Wow....I'm impressed.
McKerrellGirl 3 years ago
Great!
piano6861 3 years ago
Perhaps someday people will learn that sacrificing tone and beauty of a piece for speed does not make you a great musician.
DLGulick 3 years ago
Who's to say that there is no beauty in the pure velocity and passion of the piece?
Music is all about interpretation.
rationable 3 years ago 5
Music is often more than sounding pretty.
maximus2357 3 years ago
Excellent performance.
mshayegh 3 years ago
This is amazing! Good job!
OO7shortie 3 years ago
whoaaa omg thats amazinggg keep it up!!
PinAyxo4 3 years ago
WOW.
13 years old?
You're AMAZING.
MsElainePang 3 years ago
this girl went to school with me in 6th grade! and she was in my english class...the teacher in orch didnt allow her to join orchestra cause shes only a soloist...
she played as a soloist in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra...which is something even elders dream of doing
charleysdh72 3 years ago
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dirty tone
8288dog 3 years ago
When i was her age i was still leaning how to play in 2nd and 3rd position. She is jaw-droppingly good and i hope she makes a successful career in the crazy world of concert artistry.
dxxn 3 years ago
i tought her how to do that
600387 3 years ago
Wait She's only thirteen? This is is amazing!
ttryl09 3 years ago
I also bow down to her genius...just imagine her after 20 or so years of playing! Good God.
Kmh5494 3 years ago 2
I bow down, in the deepest admiration i could ever give. She deserves the respect of everyone on this planet for having the wonderful talent of reaching in everyone's soul with her notes so well executed with finess and elegance.
Once again Shannon, thank you for your music, and keep practicing!!
(A new fan :P)
XBouttier 3 years ago 4
yeeeah! omg im so stupid
perlaides 3 years ago
shes good plua i need to interprit this song for a music project im doing so its a good thing shes good.
barneybros 3 years ago
Ms Lee's playing is good enough but the sound is quite bad due to the recording environment. This video does not do her justice at all and perhaps does her a disservice. This woudn't have happened if she had a manager.
mexindian1 4 years ago
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my god she is bad
Morkvann 4 years ago
My god, you are dumb.
ZeroMelfice 4 years ago 11
No, she's not. I find this version of the song for solo violin inexpressibly weird...I ask myself why anyone ever thought we needed that...but it's evidently wicked difficult, and she's not showing the strain in any big, notable way. I'd say she deserves full credit.
periodictable47 4 years ago
well she's a very accomplished violinst for sure, but it does sound like the Wehrmacht is coming to town...
HeifetzBeatsOistrakh 4 years ago 2
bet she's better than you
fsissoko 3 years ago
they don't call her a prodigy for nothing
I wonder if they have this for viola
fsissoko 3 years ago 2
NOT TRUE AT ALL..... YOU MUST BE DEAF
settlesjasmin 3 years ago 2
wow. she is amazing.
yepimhere 4 years ago 2
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im sorry but there's a LOT of kids just like her with that potential so i don't think she's gonna be a star in classic music---
franzzen94 4 years ago
No, there isn't.
Kasienia1756 4 years ago
i agree with franzzen94..
kaasrsfstk 4 years ago
I don't know what your music background is, but I don't think you realize how difficult the Erlkonig is to play. At the age of 13 if she can pull of such a strong performance and hold it all the way to the very end I think that is something to be commended for. Whether or not she will be a "star" we can't say for sure but never-the-less, she has the skills to go far in the music world.
Isaiah90 4 years ago 6
Wow..... You know it takes great skill to play the violin, even for simple music, for a 13 year old to pull off the Erlkonig, she must be very dedicated and skilled to play strongly, not everyone has the skills like her, not a lot of people are as good as her, not even some adults.
BlitzBoy1120 4 years ago 3
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First of all, this isnt classical music, it is romantic. Secondly there are tons of other kids with ridiculous musical talents. Noone mentioned anything about her being a star. Lighten up...
Kerry191906 4 years ago
you fucking moron. By 'classical', he/she is referring to the general genre of traditional western concert music, not the specific movement within general classical music
issagele 4 years ago
lol
yes there are kids with talents...but i really dont think anyone can match up to her
she used to goto the same school as me and was in my english class
and ive seen her play...
charleysdh72 3 years ago
You should take a look at Sarah Chang. She's much better in my opinion.
pianist7137 3 years ago
age difference and experience difference.. u've forgotten to think about those aspects.
bulboflight 3 years ago 2
her double bowing is amazing!!! (she is the only one playing right???)
shou909 4 years ago 3
She will go a long way in the music world
jxrz717x 4 years ago 2
Amazing....
BlitzBoy1120 4 years ago 2
I think one of my favourite parts is the very end where she flicks her bow :) Ultimate coolness. Great performance, none the less.
Tchoter 4 years ago 3
sounds lyk two violins playing...so gd^^
rachelxtlo 4 years ago
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>rachelxtlo
Excuse me, i think you meant to say "snds lk tw vils pling.... s gd ^"
GMMesmerize 4 years ago
Maybe I am strange, but in my opinion Shannon is better than Hilary Hahn. Her iterpretation is much more emotionous and horrorous.
Kasienia1756 4 years ago
i thought i was partly biased to say it too... but i found hahns...boring... and shannon's more...you could say bold..
ellegin88 4 years ago
I have to disagree. I saw Hilary play this piece as an encore after playing the Goldmark Concerto. It was probably the best performance of the piece I have ever heard, not to mention after a concerto with plenty of notes already. Besides... Hilary was, as always, perfect.
Boardndave 4 years ago
lol no, hilary hahn owns her, but shannon is still great
thecandyman86 3 years ago
Um yeah because Hilary is also a lot older than her. So it's a bit unfair to compare the two no?
la532 3 years ago
Splitting hairs, it seems, the discussion of what is and what is not a "prodigy". Anything that is difficult to measure will result in people trying to decide. If a child or adult studies violin for 8 years he/she will sound expert, but the adult will not be considered a prodigy. It's the number of years of study, not the absolute age of a player that is critical, I think.
pinchetele 4 years ago
only technique..
43413123212313 4 years ago
wow...shes amazing
she used to be in my english class in 6th grade
charleysdh72 4 years ago
She used to roleplay the movie 300 with me in middle school. In real life. It hurts being by an (Insert asian ethnicity here) girl. Especially when yelling that THIS IS SPARTA!
GMMesmerize 4 years ago
Говно...
smimusic 4 years ago
thanx hetoo for giving me information about this little angel-shannon god bless u
drasifbly 4 years ago
that looks and hears like a playback
JCP598 4 years ago
your bowing makes me want to commit suicide.
concertolover81291 4 years ago
I'm sorry, but a prodigy is not made by playing someone else's work with proficiency, one is made by the creation original, ingeniously well-written material. Practice makes proficient, not prodigy.
WaffenKartoffel 4 years ago
and you would know 'cause you're a prodigy right?
popertop 4 years ago
And in your posting on this website, I presume you are fully understood in all forms of current internet code and procedure, to the point where you are as talented as any programmer in existence? You don't need to be something to realise a basic point. I have, however, been composing for a very long time and also listening to good music for an equally long time. And I stress again - practice does not make prodigy - it makes proficient reciter of existing material, likely written by a prodigy.
WaffenKartoffel 4 years ago
I disagree. Music is so much more than composition. A prodigy doesn't necessarily have to write any music at all. In this case it's all about the performance, which in some instances can be just as important.
musictheory101 4 years ago
Performance of music is far less reliant on creative genius than is composition. There is no way around that. If you are a true musical prodigy, you will be able to utilise your inherent genius to compose beautiful, innovative music.
WaffenKartoffel 4 years ago
Again, music is much more than composing. Absolutely it takes talent to compose music, many so-called musical prodigies compose. It is naive, however, to boil music down to a single aspect of a large whole. To be a talented musician it is neccessary to also have skill in performance -- after all music schools require theory and composition majors to also major in a performance category as well.
musictheory101 4 years ago 2
I agree. You cannot claim that this girl is not a prodigy simply because she has not composed. Simply to achieve this level of violin proficiency at her age is something to marvel at. If she was not tremendously talented, regardless of how much she practiced, she could not have come this far. Professional violinists play songs such as this, and they have practiced their whole lives.
sailorliones 4 years ago 3
A genius does not have to create works in order to be pronounced a genius. If a 6 year old child can accurately describe and walk someone through all of the formulas of Einstein showing a thorough comprehension of the material, then that child will be considered a genius. That others will expect great contributions from him is beside the point. Simply his comprehension of the difficult material at such a young age allows him to be a genius.
sailorliones 4 years ago 2
If Mozart decided not to grace us with his music, his playing would still have regarded him as a genius.
sailorliones 4 years ago
you dont have to inheret music.
for me neither my mom or dad got very involved in music.
just maybe a guitar or a clarinet but they didnt get first chair or anything.\
how was i suppose to know that i would get where i am now.
so not all instances are of inhereiting music.
i did it befcause i have a passion for music.
i also dissagree with your theory of prodigies having to have to be composers. i respect your theory though.
camkunimura 4 years ago
Someone's been practising:P
345192847 4 years ago
Holy belony, sounds like there are like 10 other people playing with her. Damn she must sit on her butt like 10 hours a day practicing.
19Eliza88 4 years ago
WoAhhhhhhhh. That's sooooooooo good!
kctmtlove 4 years ago
omg..
woah
helloie22 4 years ago
bravo Shannon!!!
amazing!
thanks a lot ahdee5 for sharing such a wonderful video!
akhnaten1234 4 years ago 2
holy...sh***
omg tahts pro
SwiftSilveriamge 4 years ago
holy cow how old is she???
the hands look freaky
JimmyErnst 4 years ago
She is 13.
ZeroMelfice 4 years ago
could anyone tell me who arranged this for violin solo from the original?
sean4730 4 years ago
What about reading the comments?
But its Heinrich WIlhelm Ernst - kind of a rival from Paganini, played his secret concertos after hearing it! Wrote harder pieces than Paganini, esp. the 6 polyphonic etudes including the variations of "last rose of summer"
LorenzoLassek 4 years ago
i'd like to be the bow
:love:
ggaudin1 4 years ago
She is a very talented young lady, with much promise, She brings this colors of this piece to life with little effort.
VideogirlAmina07 4 years ago
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Is THAT Shannon? I mean it looks like a real Chinese girl :O
KungFu350 4 years ago
Racist much?
artiemas 4 years ago
NO! I don't mean to be nasty I mean I don't think that was Shannon just a cute little Chinese Girl :D.
KungFu350 4 years ago
no duh i mean. everything schubert touched turns to music. poor guy was depressed "no one understands anothers grief, no one understands another joy.ppl imagine they can reach one another but tehy only pass each other by"
xXknightsoathXx 4 years ago
her legs stay cooompleetely still from 0:05 on. FREAKY!!!
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