Top 5 FAILED Classical Performances! 

Phone rings: NOKIA Violinist: I'm going to do what's called a pro-gaming move

Those last two weren't fails but absolute wins.

None of these are FAILS on the part of the musicians...

There are no mistakes, there are happy little accidents.

2:01 who is this legend

I think it's Top 5 *INTERRUPTED* Classical Performances.

Phone: "I'm about the end this mans whole career!" Viola Player: *uses Uno Reverse card* Phone: "NANI"

I've never seen someone snap a piano string before

Piano playing....... Nokia flip phone: i am going to ruin this man's whole career.

*phone rings* “Yeah I can talk”

*Plot Twist:* The ringtone was part of the performance

Those last 2 guys had a real sense of humor.

The Nokia improvised moment was hilarious

2:10 i love how fast he thought and made something like that in such little time

2:21 iPhone: I’m boutta end this mans whole career. Conductor: So you’ve chosen death?

I like how the guy with the violin makes the ringtone part of his music. Let's try this again. Edit: I like how the guys with the *viola* makes the ringtone part of his music.

2:01 that not a fail. That's a WIN 😂

The creator of this video needs to look up ‘failed’ in a dictionary

2:15 task failed succesfully

1. Phone interrupts Hayden’s piano concerto 2. Phone interrupts another piano concerto 3. Failed to get the microphone to work 4. Plays a ringtone during concert 5. Plays another ringtone during concert

Pianist: *consumes beverage* Crowd: 👏👏🤣😂😅👏👍🤘

The guy with the violin needs sunglasses 😂 like a boss

#2 violinist is awesome. He just kept his cool and improvise. Absolute winner.

1:57 troll level: master

An unfortunately worded title. When Vika's piano string breaks, it's not her fault. The full story: When that string broke, Vika was unable to play several pieces she practiced for the recital. Instead, she selected others in her repertoire. Additionally, she had to transpose the music key signatures on the fly, in real time, so as to avoid using the broken key. I'm not trying to be an internet white knight here. Just saying: she should be celebrated for her talent and virtuosity in a difficult situation.

Nokia phone: I’m about to end this mans whole career Viola player: omae wa mou shindeiru 2:01 Nokia: NANI?!?!?

1:52 #2 was turning a tragedy into comedy. Amazing how he just picked it up by ear and went along with that scale. Still feel for him that he's likely spent ten thousand hard hours to get to the point he is at and someone doesn't have the respect to turn off their cellular.

They didn’t ‘’fail” , they made a “mistake” it’s a really big difference 😬

The dude at 1:53 can turn a ringtone into sum A+ classical moosic type- 😂😂😂😂😂

Interrupted? yes Failed? no At 1:23, even the string wanted to give her a standing ovation.

"Would you shut that f*cking thing off?" That'd be my reaction too lmao I'm trying to enjoy the show how slow are you turning off your alarm? 1:05 LMAO SHE'S SUCH A SNITCH

The last two "improvisations" were perfect. The conductor started "performing" the piece. NICE :)

1. These are not fails. 2. The last one is not even anyone's fault. It was done on purpose.

What a shame. Turn off all your gadgets!

Ripping a piano string while playing Cannibal Corpse. Fitting.

These aren't fails to me, the musicians practiced well

You may think that number 2 is a fail, but the Nokia ring tone is actually a piece of classical music in the first place, plus it was probably staged

When your phone goes off during a classical piano piece, you turn it off. It’s what you do. When you want to save 15% or more on car insurance, you switch to Geico. It’s what you do.

2:07 Give this man an Oscar. What a Legend😂🔥

0:51 omg I love her

"Failed performances" **This one is staged btw**

Hahahahaha I love that violin guy

I remember once I had to play a really fast-paced piano piece( called Solfegetto) for a huge competition . I barely started when my mind just blanked out at the notes and I stopped. I tried again, but again stopped at the same time, and I wasnt sure if I was allowed to retry again. Normally I would be freaking out, but for some reason I just quietly turned to the judges and asked if I would be allowed to try again a last time. They nodded, so I was able to get back on track and finally finish the piece. I ended up winning second place and I am very grateful but it still puzzles me how the heck I managed to stay calm. I guess I'm just dead inside lol.

id rather a thousand times someones phone ringing than me messing up

2:01🤘🤘🤘 now that's a sarcasm coming from a musician.. I take it as a job well done rather than a failed one

0:44 That went from 0 to 100 REALLY FAST

Some musicians are so competetive (even they dont competing) its just amazing how they make the fail situation into a laugh

The kid yelling at the guy was kinda annoying not gonna lie

Lol.....oh shit, that voilonist at 2:39 takes the cake here.....the audience should have laugh louder than this

I love that the guy with the violin makes that perfect transition

When I was a teenager, I used to see the BSO at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence. One time, during a symphony by Sir Michael Tippett, if I recall correctly, a bat emerged from the rafters and repeatedly buzzed the orchestra. The players looked uncomfortable but carried on as if nothing was bothering them. I must say I came away deeply impressed by their professionalism.

Man: playing piano Nokia: aight ima miss up your career Man: uno reverse card

Her: Lemme just drink this glass of water **Drinks** *ENTIRE HALL APPLAUSE AND CHEERS* Her: Wtf

2:00 Great Improvised back there. Haha

0:19 I love how everyone stops and looks around when they hear the ringtone 😂

Phone: *rings* Classical performance: I'm bouta end this phone's whole career Audience: I see this as an absolute win

1:58 man I love this guy instead of being angry and acting all crazy, he just de-escalate the situation by playing along and understand that we're all humans that are prone to mistakes.

Lmao as a young pianist I find this so hilarious! I performed on the stage about 8 times and each time I worried about things like this. Thankfully each performance went smoothly 🥰

0:44- I want to get an autograph from that kid, 🤣🤣🤣

0:47 911 what’s your emergency ? 3 years old: Boy said bad word! Boy said bad world !!! BOY SAID BAD WORD!!!!!!!

*phone rings* "HELLO WHAT I'M IN A CONCERT NO IT'S RUBBISH"

1# was not failed! It was perfect 2# was not failed too, the arrangement was perfect 3# was the best performance, everyone want a partner with this engagement.

#2 Playing violin Nokia tune : i gonna end this man's whole career Violinist : sike wrong number

2:02 and 2:26 *The* *best* *ever* 😂😂😂

It's not a fail if it interrupts a viola.

I don't see a failed performance, just positive thinking (most of the times at least ;)

someone leaving their cell phone on by mistake is openly shamed. The dozens of people coughing during the most beautiful moments are ignored. glad to see there's justice....

2:01 The most gracious way ever to deal with a rude interruption

*1:53** The ringtone reminds me of Jurassic Park 😂😂*

When classical music meets alternate reality games

Number 2 was the most elegant way I’ve ever seen someone throw shade.

The viola player and the orchestra at the end are legends

that guy with the viola...LMAO, best comeback everrr 😂😂😂

Clickbait, they aren't fails. 😑

Tell homie to mute his phone next time.

I love how good-natured and playful these musicians were with ringtone interruptions. Class!

What beautiful musicians to have humor in the face of disrespect!

Alas, it happens all the time these days. This was one of the worst: two years ago we heard Jeffery Tate doing Mahler's 9th, during the final bars, just as the music was fading away like the dying breath of a terminally ill patient finally passing after so much struggle and anguish, a mobile phone started ringing. The upside: it was a single note ringtone perfectly in tune with the music - as Maestro Tate pointed out to a friend of mine a few days later (probably he needed to find an optimistic angle to metabolise his anger). But can you imagine the frustration of having an hour and twenty minutes of focus and intense emotional investment destroyed by some idiot who forgot to turn off a fucking device.

I was at the 100th Anniversary of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1991. The program was identical to their very first one. And the great 3 Musical Directors, Rafael Kubelik, George Solti & Daniel Barenboim were there. Barenboim was on piano in the middle of Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No. 1 - and all of a sudden a low-sounding beep started. It was in the audience, but because of the acoustics, it seemed it came from everywhere. The entire audience kept looking everywhere to no avail. Of course, the orchestra had to stop. Ushers were up and down the aisles trying to find those blasted beepers!!! Then, more started! They were coming from so many devices around entire Concert Hall and people began trying to hold back their laughter. Then, George Solti asked for people to check for their beepers (this was 1991) and so did the very old Kubelik who, at first, was terribly upset and befuddled. 😂 The ushers began finding the devices. Someone or a few people definitely had FUN planning THIS FIASCO!! What was discovered was this: Prior to the concert, CSO held the annual dinner with The Who’s Who being there. During the dinner, about 30 to 40 people Patrons had received a gift. They were all WATCHES wrapped up in a box from CSO to thank them for their ongoing support. When they all had arrived at the concert, they either put them under their seats or in the wives’ bags, etc. The scoundrels who had wrapped the watches had set them to certain times! They intentionally had that one watch’s alarm to go first. Then another, another, and then the rest of them at the same time! When Barenboim announced it from the stage, everyone began to laugh along with the 3 Conductors. It turned out to be one hell of a nasty trick to play, but nobody who was there will ever forget that hilarious event. 😂😂

Everyone at 0:11: It's the moment we knew, He f*cked up

2:02 lol

A broken piano string is definitely a failure. By Steinway.

me: see fail in the title my brain: it's gonna be fun

Vika bangs away and CRACK! Vika: “Is there a piano technician in the house?“

2:00 i think that was rather a win!

Vika: 1, Piano: 0 lol Vika literally too strong for the even that piano to handle.. :D

The last conductor sent the phone to the shadow realm

0:14 Pianist is like "I will be waiting for you at the entrance and I will play the danse macabre on your ribs with my fists."

I love how when the phone rang the orchestrator said “Don’t answer, let it ring” just to rub it in XD

1:16 Carcass is so brutal that their song can break a piano string

2:02 LEGEND!!!

You can think of the humble nature (ofc not the staged one) and mastery of the classical musicians as the players did not only played the ringtones but also improvised them ❤️

holy shit that first ringtone made me nostalgic lol everyone had it on the 2000s

Finally, I've changed name from "failed classical perfomances" to "funny classical perfomances", I hope you'll like it now!

It always floors me how someone can just play a random tune like that from a cellphone!!! BRAVO👏👏👏

I can just feel the person with the phone dying in the first clip. Despite that it was a bad move not silencing it beforehand, its still something that could happen to all of us.

Accurate Video Title: Top 5 Classical/Staged AUDIENCE Fails. You're welcome

1:20 Good job girl you kill it, literally! 😎

At 1:55 I thought a Spinosaurus was about to smash through the wall. Loved his quick thinking... just go with it!

0:43 That kid is a legend! LMAO