Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto played by James Perlman 12 yrs old

[Mozartstavanger]

Well done, keep up the good work!

Best wishes

Kristian Oma Rønnes

[aadf91]

absolutely fantastic

[Buffpyrojr]

Our school orchestra did this son for our end o the year concert and it was absolutely amazing

[TheIBassoon]

what kind of bassoon is that

[Tankinator7]

It just brings joy to my heart to see such young talent. Excellent performance.

[VisarionTheGreat]

That was a great performance,love it,2nd mov was very touching and the 3rd was great too ,i'm glad to see so young instrumentist with such great skill,i play the basoon for 5 years but i think that this kid will surpace me any minute nuw:)),anyway,great performance,;)thumbs up.

[tiffanychan0627]

he plays so way,, really amazed ,, i am now 14 and i started to play the bassoon from 10,, he's tone is just beautiful<3 love it

[mzoli1222]

he was 12 when I was 12 but unfortunately I didn't start playing the bassoon when I was 10 (rather a month ago) .

[hintminti]

Wow very impressive. I hope he keeps it up. I play the bassoon and I can tell you there is a need for good and very talented bassoonist.

Keep it up!

[KCrMix]

oUo so pretty

I am also 12 years old and play the bassoon (which has a very beautiful sound). I only can dream that I play this well. I have also been playing bassoon for about 2 years now,but wow,this kid must practice a lot :3

I don't have the advantage of practicing a lot considering I live in an apartment,but I really do try.

Congrats James,you are now my role model for playing the bassoon :3

[jperl99]

@KCrMix Keep playing, dude. I'm gonna upload more videos. I'm 18 now, but I still play. The bassoon is an EXCELLENT instrument, and I hope more people learn it. Good luck, please send me a message if you feel like it :)

[CheeseyCrackers12345]

He is good, im 12 and i have been playing since last year. I can play the fisrt second and third movements of this piece. But the third movement is only at 132 i think it is supposed to be 152, i cound be wrong.

[jperl99]

@CheeseyCrackers12345 I played it more slowly than than it actually is. I don't have the music but you are probably more or less correct.

[AGLMIL]

What a fantastic present for your mother!!!

I need to congratulated both of you, you for playing the instrument so well and your mum for producing a talented and fantastic musician

[peacelovebassoon0107]

wow, the technical fluidity is really great for his age. most professional bassoonists didn't really get focused until around age 13

[mmatushe]

Bravo.

[bsndavid]

child prodigy, i really hope he is still playing, i can't find anything on the internet of where he is now...

[oOGridlockOo]

Great job!!..

[puhutes]

Wonderfully played. Did he have any musical training or play any instruments before starting to play the bassoon?

[lajtnga]

Very nicely played!!!

This is the talented one!

[byakuyapwns]

u must give him credit, bassoon is a very difficult instrument for various reasons, and for a 12 yr old to be able to play at least that level of music is still very impressive... so as a fellow bassoon player, i salute you

[jes456]

amazing

[jperl99]

The beginning is quite frightening to me but then he stables out. And then there is that big blip in the first movement. Ok I will stop pointing the negative out it is a 3/5 performance. He needs to work on his technique. But I do agree his intonation is pretty good for a 12 year old.

[MercifulMe]

His technique is fine for his age - he will progress wonderfully.

[raypizzi]

..... Fantastic Talent, Poise and Musicality......The future of the Bassoon is in good hands.

[bobperlman]

Thanks for all the positive comments. As the proud papa of this boy I can say it is truly appreciated.Take a look at him 4 yrs later playing flamenco at his highschool gym.

[bogi4589]

After 2 years of bassoon...NO COMENT!!

[kgcamero]

I agree, this is absolutely amazing! Keep doing whatever you're doing with this kid, or better!

[costythehot]

It is also amazing how his tenor register is really in tune! Most kids his age and a lot of bassoonists are so flat in that range. I am still amazed!

[costythehot]

This is amazing for a 12 year old! Great job! Nice round tone, good finger movement, proper posture and blowing technique. Wow!