Mystery Violinist

[karinablacktie]

We're all waiting with baited breath. (What does that really mean?)

[MysteryViolinist]

You can breathe now...the answer is below! Thanks for your participation!

[fiddlefrog]

Dicterow?

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Glenn Dicterow....

[karinablacktie]

I think we can probably eliminate minnie and peter. (Smart, huh?) Joshua Bell has already been guessed. Personally, I don't think Lisa Batiashvili is as talented as she is pretty, and I'll let unemcumberedfiddler take it from here.

[MysteryViolinist]

Minne and Peter are definitely out (and read on......!)

[unencumberedfiddler]

Among the names I have listed, I believe the mystery violinist to be the one who plays the ex-Paschell, artfully crafted in 1742 by Pietro Guarneri, and often confused with a Stradivarius: Stephanie Chase.

[MysteryViolinist]

You are absolutely, positively correct - the Mystery Violinist is Stephanie Chase, performing Camille Saint-Saens' "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" with the Philharmonia, conducted by Geoffrey Simon.

Thanks for listening and for your comments, everyone! We'll post another Mystery Violinist video soon!

[italianfantasy777]

Leonid Kogan?

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Leonid Kogan, the renowned Soviet violinist.....

[unencumberedfiddler]

Giles Apap?

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Giles Apap...

[MysteryViolinist]

No, it's not Chad Hoopes, and thanks for your input!

[karinablacktie]

Joshua Bell. Ya?

[MysteryViolinist]

No....not Joshua Bell! Thanks for your guesses!

[karinablacktie]

I will go far, far out on a limb for this.... Samvel Yervinyan? (Pre Yanni, of course.)

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Samvel Yervinyan...and we hope you didn't fall off!

[sneddley]

Igor Oistrakh?

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Igor Oistrakh, and thanks very much for your comment.

[unencumberedfiddler]

okay, I'm going to do this systematically... Gilles Apap? Lisa Batiashvili ? Joshua Bell ? Dmitri Berlinsky? Gabriel Bolkosky? Linda Brava ? Stephanie Chase? Glenn Dicterow? Renate Eggebrecht? James Ehnes? William Fitzpatrick ? Eugene Fodor? Minnie Mouse? Peter Rabbit?

[MysteryViolinist]

Congratulations - you have named the Mystery Violinist among the names here!

[unencumberedfiddler]

Uh, Pekka Kuusisto? Please say yes.

[MysteryViolinist]

We could say that this is Pekka Kuusisto, but then we would be lying. ... Thanks for your input!

[karinablacktie]

Is this driving me crazy? Yes. Okay, how about Rudolf Koelman?

[MysteryViolinist]

We don't mean to drive anyone crazy - and sorry, it's not Rudolf Koelman.

[unencumberedfiddler]

Ustad Dilshad Hussain Khan?

[MysteryViolinist]

This is interesting....but is not the player here.

[unencumberedfiddler]

okay, how about Shlomo Mintz?

[MysteryViolinist]

Sorry, but it's not Shlomo Mintz!

[unencumberedfiddler]

Hilary Hahn?

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Hilary Hahn.....

[karinablacktie]

Viktor Tretyakov?

[MysteryViolinist]

No, it's not Viktor Tretyakov - and thanks for listening!

[Redmarkviolinist]

Victoria Mullova?

[MysteryViolinist]

No, good guess though!

[tlick]

Leila Josefowicz?

[MysteryViolinist]

Good guess, but it's not her.

[pinchaszukerman]

Leonid Kogan, Ginette Neveu, Michael Rabin, Ida Haendel, Mischa Elman, Zino Francescatti, Ruggiero Ricci, Henryk Szeryng, Joseph Szigeti, or Nathan Milstein?

[MysteryViolinist]

Great guesses - but not correct. Thanks for your comment - and these are all terrific violinists!

[chicojorge90]

Oh or could it be Akiko Suwanai?

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Akiko Suwanai or Vanessa-Mae - and thanks for listening.....

[chicojorge90]

Could it be Vanessa-Mae back during her classical days?

[puzonjohn]

Vadim Repin, Oleg Krysa?

[MysteryViolinist]

No, it's not Vadim Repin or Oleg Krysa -thanks for your input!

[puzonjohn]

Gil Shaham or Vadim Repin?

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Gil Shaham.....

[mary78217]

Samvel or Ann Marie Calhoun

[MysteryViolinist]

Thanks for these very interesting guesses! - but the performer is not Samvel Yervinyan or Ann Marie Calhoun.

[mary78217]

Samvel Yervinyan

[seanchanq]

kyung wha chung

[MysteryViolinist]

It;s not Kyung-Wha Chung, but thanks for listening!

[Kiyoizumi]

Menuhin?

[MysteryViolinist]

No, this is not Yehudi Menuhin - great guess, and thanks for listening.

[japanesecorndog]

Nathan Milstein or Liviu Prunaru?

[MysteryViolinist]

Thanks for these wonderful guesses - which are not correct!

[MysteryViolinist]

Here are the guesses thus far, all of which are incorrect:

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Pinchas Zukerman, Mark O'Connor, Ivry Gitlis, Janine Jansen, Chee-Yun, Joshua Bell, Arthur Grumiaux, Itzhak Perlman, James Ehnes, Cho-Liang Lin, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Josef Gingold, Shmuel Ashkenazi, Salvatore Accardo, David Oistrakh, Hilary Hahn, Maxim Vengerov, Isaac Stern, Gil Shaham, Michael Rabin, Anne Akiko Meyers, Sarah Chang, and Jascha Heifetz.

[apr127]

Anne Sophie-Mutter?

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Anne-Sophie Mutter.....

[MysteryViolinist]

You asked this about a week ago - and it's still not Cho-Liang Lin(!)

[rxlgh72]

Cho-Liang Lin?

[fildlme5]

Is it Mark O'Connor?

[MysteryViolinist]

No, it's not Mark O'Connor - and this may not be his kind of repertoire.......

[mlarry12763]

Is it Janine Jansen?

[MysteryViolinist]

This is not Janine Jansen - good try!

[mlarry12763]

when will we find out?

[MysteryViolinist]

You will definitely find out when someone guesses correctly, and we have every confidence that this will happen, eventually.

[MysteryViolinist]

Someone has just guessed James Ehnes, who is a terrific violinist but not the one here. Nor is this Itzhak Perlman.

[JRAUSTIN94]

hhmm...is it you???0o

[MysteryViolinist]

Interesting thought - but then, who am I?

This is what it is, with no attempt to "fool" anyone; we make no declarations that this is the "youngest," "greatest," or "most virtuosic" violinist, or that it's someone famous or unknown.

Perhaps we are merely examining the question of a pure listening experience, without prejudice.....and people are welcome to listen or not, and to make a guess - or not.

[apr127]

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg?

[MysteryViolinist]

Excellent guess, but no - it's not Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.

[avaleoo]

Josef Gingold.

[MysteryViolinist]

Wonderful musician and pedagogue, with a direct lineage to Ysaye, but not the violinist in the recording!

[kenkim5]

i friggin give up...shmuel askenasi?

[MysteryViolinist]

Sorry if this is frustrating you, but it's not Shmuel Ashkenazi.....good try!

[kenkim5]

salvatore accardo?

[MysteryViolinist]

Not Salvatore Accardo, the Italian virtuoso.... but a great guess, nonetheless!

[samnomis]

Also. I feel like I've heard this person play this before. Maybe Stern?

[MysteryViolinist]

No. it's not Isaac Stern, either! Thanks for listening!

[samnomis]

Is it David Oistrakh? Who ever it is has great patience in the expression at the beginning. I'm really digging it.

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not David Oistrakh, but it's terrific that you dig it!

[samnomis]

Is it Michael Rabin?

[MysteryViolinist]

No, it's not Michael Rabin, who was one of the greatest violin talents of his time. Thanks for your input!

[kenkim5]

cheeyun?

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Chee-Yun, who's a very fine violinist.

[kenkim5]

asian female?

[MysteryViolinist]

Please make a more specific guess! (Otherwise we will be answering the male/female question, which is just too general...)

[calloffthedogs]

this is tough. I dont recognize the playing at all. It is not one of the great old masters thats for sure. The playing is very good though. Sounds a little like Gil Shaham.

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Gil Shaham - but thanks for your input!

[mlarry12763]

is it anne akiko meyers?

[MysteryViolinist]

It is not Anne Akiko Meyers, and thanks for guessing!

[rxlgh72]

Cho Liang Lin?

[MysteryViolinist]

Nor is it Cho-Liang Lin.....

[MysteryViolinist]

People have guessed through the website that it is Ivry Gitlis or Pinchas Zukerman, and these are also incorrect....

[googleman65]

Could it possibly be Josh bell? Maybe too calm for him.

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Joshua Bell......

[MysteryViolinist]

It's not Hilary Hahn or Maxim Vengerov!

[PoEviolin]

Hilary Hahn? It doesnt sound too much like her, well some parts do..I'm thinking its a guy now...maxim?

[MysteryViolinist]

This is not Itzhak Perlman nor is it Shlomo Mintz, who are both excellent violinists, of course....

Thanks for listening, try again if you want!

[avaleoo]

perlman?

[OurMetalBandRocks]

Shlomo Mintz?

[MysteryViolinist]

More great guesses, but it is not Isaac Stern, Sarah Chang, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Anne Akiko Meyers, or Jascha Heifetz

[cinemabon]

Anne Akiko Meyers?

[OurMetalBandRocks]

On the other hand, it resembles Sarah Chang's violin more.

[MysteryViolinist]

These are all good guesses....but are not correct! Thanks for listening, and care to try again?

[OurMetalBandRocks]

Issac Stern. It's definitely him.

[fsC130J]

Rondo Capriccioso?

[MysteryViolinist]

Yes, the work is "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" by Saint-Saens - but can you guess the identity of the violinist?

[OurMetalBandRocks]

The playing style sounds familiar...is it Annie Sophie Mutter or Jascha Heifetz?

[OurMetalBandRocks]

On the other hand, it sounds like Sarah Chang.

[sneddley]

Yes, I sure did guess Grumiaux. The performance I find lovely with a charm to it musically.

[MysteryViolinist]

Sneddley guessed that this is Arthur Grumiaux, which is an excellent guess but not the correct answer!