Following and supporting Sumina for more than a year now. She is such a skilled violinist , because she worked really hard . So bad she didn't make to the finals on the Menuhin Competition. I am playing this concerto too , my teacher just gave me this piece , and listening to Sumina's refined and smooth playing , really inspires me to practice more . She's such a gifted violinist 😍
Definitely technically an musically. One minor thought - I would like to hear a tiny touch more of Yehudi Menuhins "playing with Gods Brearhe" in the first movement, But anyway, hiss Studer is on the highest level of virtuoso violinists❤
As a musician (not sure if you are too) I can just say that it's a common hand wiping from basic performance circumstances. I wipe my hands during practising at home even! Every 5 or 10 minutes my hands get clammy! I didn't see nervousness at all.
He's doing his best. I understand that it's not easy for both student and teacher. The goal is that they meet somewhere in the middle and grow from it.
Can I ask, are you a musician? I'm not thinking "poor Sumina" at all :/ I've personally never been anxious in front of any teacher (regular or celebrity) even if they yell- (Zukerman is famous for yelling out things like "crescendo, CRESCENDO!" as you're playing mid-phrase, but it does help. It might startle you because it comes from nowhere, but you understand the intention.
He is a very good teacher I think... He is trying to teach the soul of the piece not the technicality. She is already a high level violinist, she needs more than "perfect timing" and such..
I’ve done masterclasses. I remember doing one on this piece when I was 9 and I found it very daunting. It’s actually incredibly terrifying. Sometimes masterclasses can help you a lot as a player and sometimes they just make you feel really bad. I think this masterclass has really helped me. Thank you! Sumina’s playing is amazing!
I think Hattori is teaching very well about music, he gets the point of the pieces. His energy and positivity is incredible! Besides that, as we can notice he is not spending time on speaking about technical issues, which might be also because the masterclass was very short. But generally: it’s a great video! Thank you for posting this!!
Yes, I've always said that Mozart writes conversational music. Even in his earliest compositions you can hear a conversation between a high and low voice, as if between him and his father.
Absolutely, she should have listened to you. And may I add, she should have used a Baroque Style Violin and the corresponding Baroque bow too. It would have amplified the conversational quality.
Strange masterclass. The comments about lack of variety of expressive color and operatic nature of Mozart are on point, but then he takes way too long to stumble through repetitive simplistic details, or unrelated tangents. Entertaining the crowd is important, but he could have used the time in a less scatter-brained way to suggest specific things regarding the high level approach to bow management. For example she tends to conserve bow and has a very compact and organized approach, which has implications on expressive potential and ability to spin the sound. Also there could have been a comment about vibrato matching the character of sound as well as synchronizing better with the bow as opposed to being a separate ornament. The comment about left hand articulation, though there's a valid idea behind it, is a bit strange considering her left hand facility and clarity/strength of articulation is top level and probably her strongest asset. The fact that he can't really demonstrate is not necessarily an issue, but it doesn't help :) I wish her the best in her studies! A big talent!
@@gcg8187 Right. Her LH articulation in fast parts is great, but the teacher was specifically saying that it should also apply to some slow things for Mozart, which is good advice
no disrespect to Mr. Hattori, but I find he really didn't have much to teach her. Sumina played beautifully and he seems to find the right ways to explain how to add more colors and personality in general, and thus creates this nervousness for the audience. Sumina's Mozart is on point technically and musically. In a way she can add a bit more personality, however, that is purely subjective and that is up to her. Personal style is really something that can't be taught and one should not try hard to learn a style. On a side note, I had teachers like Mr. Hattori. While they are nice, they made my "performance" worse because every time I play I will start to think of all the mistakes I might make.
When you learn skill and become very proficient at it, you will start realizing that all the new input is not longer constructive, as a commenter said it becomes subjective. This is the case, he can say a thousand things to "improve" that when changing to another teacher or player will give completely different opinions. It is no longer a technical critique
I don't even play violin and I'm nervous by the comments Joji Hattori makes. I'm sure they're all correct and thoughtful but still, I feel stressed now.
i can feel her pain here... he says she is playing the repeated phrases the same but she is literally not? i thought she played those phrases very well and it's her interpretation anyway
he said she should watch out all the great violinists out there....Mr Hittori..she is already a very very great violinists and I would like to attend of her when she will give one near me....her technique is amazing in my opinion, check out those Paganini Caprice of her...so amazing ;)
Dude are u serious. Yes she is a very talented Juilliard graduate that plays the violin remarkably. But she is not a world class violin soloist. I don’t think you should be insulting Hittori to watch her Paganini caprices when he litterally watched her perform it during the competition. Take a look at Augustin Hadelich and compare their Paganini caprices, and while you might say that’s an unfair comparison because he’s older, that’s the point Hittori was making, she is not at the level of artistry of the piece, but she has plenty of time to get up to that level.
@@TheAsianTree otoh, Mr. Hattori's demonstration playing of his talk are not necessarily as good as one should expect .... too much talk and wanting Hattori interpretation installed, instead of guiding the student to develop her understanding and interpretation
And so am I mistaken or is that Valentina Lisitsa playing the Piano. It certainly looks and plays like her. The only difference I can see is that I have never seen Valentina use sheet music before. She is probably one of the greatest piano players of our times. She did win the distinction of being the worlds fastest piano player here recently. I am certainly glad to see her back in the states. I worry about her when she is home in the Ukriane.
It does look like Ms. Lisitsa. I don't think it's her though. You can watch the other masterclass to take a good look of the accompanist. Have a nice day.
I wasn't really sure up close it didn't quite look like her but even her style is very much like watching Valentina and from the side at a slight distance it was hard to tell. Thanks for the info. But I must admit she sure does look and play a lot like Valentina Lisitsa. Which is not a bad thing. I did think however that she did look a lot younger. But I'm 63 years old and they all look young to me.
In violin playing, there are only 3 things to control: Intonation, rhythm, and sound. Intonation cannot be manipulated - it is either right or it is not. Rhythm and sound, on the other hand, can be manipulated in a hundred different ways.
That is completely false. The unique thing about string instruments without frets is that you can manipulate intonation. Say you are in G Major, you can make the f# even higher so that it leads to the G better. Also the tuning between individual notes and double stops are different, so that is another way where intonation is right one way but not another.
@@NotSilent_ Yes you are psrtially right. However, what we really define as 'in tune' really has to do with achieving perfect just intonation between intervals according to the harmonic series. The problem is some intervals like M2 are somewhst subjective.
He first comments how there’s too much description in the first 4 bars, then later proceeds be very descriptive in later bars (“IM ANGRY ITS HOT” suddenly to “oh I’m sorry”) and says in music you always need a little bit of exaggeration🙄
dude, hes teaching. his goal wasnt to play better but was to show and prove his point. he is talking while playing nd even playing it quickly because he isnt wasting any time
wasn't she going out with Ray at the time already? The guy should have gone over these things with her when preparing for the competition, but then again, she seems like a person with a strong character in her Vlogs. So I guess this is why she lost, due to lack of drama and contrast, and above all, lack of research into the taste of the judges. If she played like Lang Lang, Mr Joji would be proud. But is so not her style.
