Hello guys, welcome to another
episode of TwoSet Violin! And today we have a very special guest... TADA! - Hey, guys!
- Ray Chen, an amazing soloist, world-class violinist, - Boom!
- plays, plays a... Widenhouse Hahahaha! Plays a Stradivari. So the game we're gonna play is... Eddy. Uh, basically, we've compiled a list of different violinists. And we'll put them in the bag. And we're gonna draw one out. And whoever draws them out has to try
and impersonate that violinist. And the other two people sitting here will try to guess which violinist is being impersonated. Yup. Whoever gets the least correct (answers) has to... Whoever gets the least correct (answers) has to do - Finger push-ups.
- Finger push-ups! Woah... The musicians' nightmare! - So let's decide who's going to go first.
- Okay. Scissors, paper, rock. Scissors, paper, rock! Scissors, paper, rock! Oh, okay. Yeah, just decide who goes first. I think he's already standing up.
Let him go first. - Yeah, alright you go first.
- Oh, come on. There was no point of that. First one. Oh man. - You didn't put it back in, did you?
- No. Hahahaha! How does he play? Oh "he?" Damn it. HAHA! What!? - I thought I knew it from the first one, but now I don't!
- Yeah! Nah, go for the first one, go- Nah, he is messing with us. Yeah yeah, go for the first. Alright. I think I know. - Okay.
- Okay. - Alright.
- All good? 3, 2, 1. Maxim Vengerov. Yeah, you're both right. - Alright! Cool! One point each.
- Yes! Oh, what the hell... Oh no no. Oh no... Oh no! *laughs* - Hahahaha!
- I can't do it. - Come on, just-
- I, I already know it. Hahahaha! That's it. That's all I can do. 3, 2, 1. Oh! Gitlis! - Yeah!
- Oh no! *Laughs* No push-ups, bro! I was going with the, with the... wrist, the high- Oh, man... I was, I was going with the um... Yeah yeah. The alternative interpretation of Chaconne. Bro, this is not fair. Oh what the- Oh, oh! Yeah, I got it. Oh yes! 2, 1. Issac Stern? Oistrakh! WHAT!? Oistrakh does not do that!
What are you talking about?! David Oistrakh. I feel like playing charades with you guys is like... playing against a couple. Yeah! - Like who's been married or... It's unfair.
- Like we have our own... You got it. Yes, it's just... Alright, oh! Hahahaha! I know it... Oh yeah. - Reveal?
- 3, 2, 1. Christian Tetzlaff. - Rachel Podger.
- Yeah! Ahahahaha!! What you doing? Who is Rachel Podger? A Baroque violinist. OhHhOhhoHoooOhH! OhOoh!! "Who's Rachel Podger?" OHhOoh!! Oh, here we go, here we go, here we go. Oh, yes yes! HAHAHAHA! Oh, thank you! Thank you! AhaHaaAhHaha! - Okay.
- AhaHaaAhHaha! You haven't written down anything. I write down David Garrett! - You lose!
- Oh no! That's my point! - That's my point. No, you didn't.
- I wrote David! You did not finish. You're copying me. You're copying me. Alright, next! Oh sh*t! That was so funny. Eddy: What the hell are you- Hahaha... Wait, was that intentional? No. It's an old-school violinist... - Yeah, definitely old-school.
- Yeah, old-school. I think I know, but... I think I have uh... advantage. You gotta try and help Ray get it. Oh, that doesn't work. Were you trying to spell the name? It doesn't work. Yeah, it doesn't work. *Laughs* I don't think I know anymore. I don't know any- - Alright, just take *mumbles*
- Okay. 3, 2, 1. I said Josef Gingold. - No...
- Oh, was it Milstein? Henryk Szeryng. Henryk Szeryng? Yeah, Szeryng. Oh my gosh. - Ha! Ray is so disappointed at your impersonation!
- Yeah. Sorry, I just didn't know how to. Hahaha! Okay, this is gonna be good. Um... W--what? Okay! Hahahaha! Wait wait wait, guys.
You might need more information. Who else does popular stuff? *Shaky bow* I have no idea. I've just... Hahaha! Just a blank. - Are you sure?
- Are you sure? I feel like I... I can't... I can't guess who it is because... It... It's such bad violin playing that
if I guess who it was, it would really offend- - Literally what you just said.
- Literally what you just said. I have no idea. - I actually don't.
- Okay. - Okay.
- 3, 2, 1. - Me.
- Yeah. OhhOoooHhoOOoh!! Bro! I told you we put our names in it! - We had this conversation literally 10 minutes ago.
- Alright guys, here we go. Let's count it up. Next one. Who's going next? Scissors, paper, rock! - You go.
- Alright. Dang, your violin playing is so bad it will offend- - Yeah, offend everyone.
- That's the point. Just said it. Yeah, but it... wasn’t that big of a difference from
what you played before so- Ohhhhhhh!!! Shush guys! Oh what? Ah! Oh! Alright. - Ready?
- Yeah, 3, 2, 1. Both: André Rieu.
Ray: André Rieu, Yes! - Yes! - That's easy.
- Alright! Did I make it too easy? That was good! Alright. Oh... Umm... Hahahaha! I don't wanna offend... Oh yeah. Oh, that's easy, man. Actually, I don't know. I feel like my own facial expressions are going into it. They're being like, they're infiltrating into it- Okay okay, when we- You gotta be an actor. I feel like I should... Oh! - Oh! Okay, that changes things!
- Oh! Oh... that's... I feel like I should stand this way. Oh! Oh oh oh. 3, 2, 1! - Arthur Grumiaux.
- Sarah Chang? No, it was Anne-Sophie Mutter. Ohhhhhh! - I initially thought Heifeitz cuz of that.
- Yeah. I thought it was old-school, damn. But then you did that- - Well, she's- she's pretty old-school. Yeah-
- Yeah, that's true. Next one. I'm gonna do a bad job of impersonating my colleagues. Oh hahaha, here we go. I hope they see it! Yeah. Guys, share this video! - I'm so sorry!
- Yeah, so everyone can see it! Or... No, um... That's probably not what sh- What does she do? Oh! "SHE!" OHHHH! Ooooh! I know, I got it. I changed my idea. - Oh really?
- Yep. - Sarah Chang.
- Hilary Hahn. Ray: Hilary Hahn! OHHHH!! Cuz of the Bach, man. - Cuz of the Bach, yes!
- Bach. Yeah! Oh, very good, very good! Oh! Okay... Actually, this person is like the hardest- - to impersonate because he's just like-
- Okay, that's a clue, that's a clue... He? He's just... He's like- the most well-rounded violinist... like out of all violinists out there. - I think I know.
- Yeah, I think so as well. 3, 2, 1. - Gil Shaham?
- Isaac Stern? No, it was James Ehnes. Oh! Of course! Here we go. Hahaha- WUT? Oh, I know. Hahahaha!! Haha! 3, 2, 1. Brett Yang! Yes! Yay! - It's like the dead face.
- Yeah that *mumbles* *Laughs* Interesting how you are easy to guess, but mine wasn't. Yeah. I like this one. Alright. Okay. Wait wait wait! I got it! I'm confused now. Oh... I don't know anymore... Feel like... Ray's impersonation is like
on the musical level that we are- We just can't. - Right off my head.
- Yeah. Like we're looking like visual cues- Ray: Ohh, okay. - Musical cues is not...
- Like musical things- Us plebeians just can't understand. My ears is like "Ah, where..." You gotta dumb it down for us, Ray. Okay, uh... Okay. 3, 2, 1. - Joshua Bell?
- Janine. Janine! BAM!! I had Janine! Bam! Allllright! Bam! Got it! Hahahaha. I thought Ray Chen first. Eddy: Dvořák? Was it intentional that you raised your middle finger?
Is that part of the- Oh no! *Laughs* Who did Dvořák? I always associate her with Dvořák. "HER!" Okay, I think I... At least I got a girl. - Ah, you got a guy!
- Nah nah nah nah- - HE GOT A *MUMBLES* Ugh....
- Nah nah! Nah nah nah nah nah! 3, 2, 1. Sarah Chang. Oh no! Oh, yeah but... Yeah, I guess you- I can see why. It was actually Julia Fischer. - OHHH!
- I thought of that! I knew it! I don't wanna play violin after that. I don't wanna do finger push-ups. *Laughs* What? Let me check. - Hahaha! He forgot-
- He gotta check?? Both: OHHH! OHHHH!! Hahahaha! Okay okay okay. I got it, I got it, I got it. Ohh, yep yep yep! Okay, 3, 2, 1. Zukerman. Yeah. *Laughs* Oh no! OH! *Laughs* 3, 2, 1. Both: Ray Chen.
Eddy: Yeah. Yes. *Laughs* We'll got each other like- Yeah yeah. Um... Tsk! Oh oh oh, I know it. I know it. Oh! I know it. I know it. Okay. OHHHHH!! 3, 2, 1. Nigel Kennedy. *Laughs* Oh my gosh. Oh oh, okay... Oh, I got it. I got it. Okay. 3, 2, 1. Both: Kavakos.
Eddy: Yeah. *Laughs* Your bow was like- Oh no! I feel like I'm insulting all these people. - Yeah okay.
- Yeah yeah yeah. 3, 2, 1. Heifetz! *Laughs* Oh no, now I've... I've like totally lost. It doesn't matter how many points I get. Even if I get all of these right. Cuz- Cuz you're getting all of them right- Eddy: No, but you can take over me! You can take over him. - Oh! He can f**k it up now. Oh!
- Ohhhhh... Oh beep... Eddy: If you get all of them right,
you'll take over me. Brett: OH! Hahahaha!
Eddy: I should make it harder! *Eddy chuckles* I got it! You did that to trick me, didn't you? *Laughs* 3, 2, 1. Sumina Studer. *Laughs* Ray: Ahh...
Eddy: If you got that wrong, that would be so funny! Oh no... - Oh! Oh I think I know.
- For that, I'm gonna do this in a roundabout way. *Praises* *Praises* So when he was a kid, he played really well. Mmh! Ohhh! 3, 2, 1. Yehudi Menuhin. Eddy: Yeah! F**k! I wrote Ziyu. - Menuhin Competition.
- Oh! - Menuhin Competition. And when he was young-
- Ohhhhh!! - Bro, that's cuz I'm better at impersonation!
- Hahahaha! Finger push-ups! Alright, guys. Here we go. Finale, guys! Oh bro, actually? Ray: Oh no! No, don't break your fingers! Brett: Yeah, let's just do a push-up- Ray: Here, here! Wait wait wait! Let's roll up the... Let's roll up a mat! *Laughs* Ray: Don't injure yourself. Alright, here we go. Eddy: How many push-ups? Brett: 20. Okay. Ray: Normal push-ups.
Brett: Yeah, normal push-ups. Oh, bro. I'm so out of shape! Brett: Come on. Come on up! YAYYYY!! Wooh! You did it! Check out Ray's YouTube. Uh... Put in the description box below. - Smash the like button.
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- Bye!
An der schönen Blauen Donau, by Strauss.
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