#  @raychenviolinist Ray Chen Ray Chen posts on YouTube about ray, education, funny, public the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC-oPgEuX6iwJucvVGEmQL7Q/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] -53% - [--] Month [-------] +8% - [--] Months [---------] -21% - [--] Year [----------] -9% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UC-oPgEuX6iwJucvVGEmQL7Q/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -15% - [--] Month [--] +2.30% - [--] Months [--] +13% - [--] Year [--] +107% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC-oPgEuX6iwJucvVGEmQL7Q/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] no change - [--] Month [-------] +0.67% - [--] Months [-------] +5.60% - [--] Year [-------] +13% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC-oPgEuX6iwJucvVGEmQL7Q/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [musicians](/list/musicians) [countries](/list/countries) [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) [gaming](/list/gaming) **Social topic influence** [ray](/topic/ray) #481, [education](/topic/education) #1874, [funny](/topic/funny), [public](/topic/public) #552, [david](/topic/david) #3307, [app](/topic/app) #1380, [community](/topic/community) #937, [tier list](/topic/tier-list) #784, [list](/topic/list) #3870, [summer](/topic/summer) #1953 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@raychenviolinistsubconfirmation1](/creator/undefined) [@jasminechoi](/creator/undefined) [@emiliopiano](/creator/undefined) [@violintorture](/creator/undefined) [@colburnschoollosangeles](/creator/undefined) [@tonicapp](/creator/undefined) [@andymorris](/creator/undefined) [@angelicanero](/creator/undefined) [@karolinaprotsenkoviolinmusic](/creator/undefined) [@alexviolon11](/creator/undefined) [@lingyu1212](/creator/undefined) [@kennedyviolins](/creator/undefined) [@polyphia](/creator/undefined) [@timhensonw6rst](/creator/undefined) [@isabellaegawa](/creator/undefined) [@shawnwasabi](/creator/undefined) [@claimthespace](/creator/undefined) [@albielofi](/creator/undefined) [@twosetviolin](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [69Coin (69)](/topic/$69) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "What SOUNDS Hard VS What's ACTUALLY Difficult on Violin 🎻 Which do YOU think more difficult Vivaldi Summer vs Winter Come practice and hear how others perform on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 In this video I go through a list of difficult sounding pieces and rate which ones are actually difficult VS which ones just sound difficult by explaining considerations like musicality colors technique and performance / audience psychology. 0:00 - Intro 0:51 - Vivaldi Summer vs Vivaldi Winter 1:30 - Meditation de Thais vs Beau Soir 2:24 - Monti Czardas vs Ravel Tzigane 3:39 - Bach" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PAFVwd7qohw) 2025-03-20T13:00Z 750K followers, 177.2K engagements "Ranking PAGANINI [--] Caprices 🎻 Difficulty Tier List Want some free practice motivation Join the practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Do you know which Paganini Caprices are the most difficult/which one youll need to spend the most hours on Watch this video to find out 0:00 - Intro 00:47 - Power scaling 01:34 - No. [--] 01:57 - No. [--] 02:26 - No. [--] 03:20 - No. [--] 04:08 - No. [--] 04:50 - No. [--] 05:16 - No. [--] 05:59 - No. [--] 06:25 - No. [--] 06:51 - No. [--] 07:17 - No. [--] 07:59 - No. [--] 08:30 - No. [--] 09:43 - No. [--] 10:15 - No. [--] 11:14" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bYGRF_S9ZkM) 2024-04-01T13:00Z 750K followers, 332.4K engagements "$69 vs $10000000 Stradivarius Violin - Ray Chen Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Time to learn what the difference of $9999931 dollars sounds like. 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 ========== List of pieces (in order of appearance): Beginner: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Intermediate: Bach Violin Concerto in A minor Intermediate: Bach Violin Concerto for Two Violins (Violin 2) Intermediate-Advanced: Massenet "Meditation de" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bd40IQaLAzE) 2020-06-26T14:00Z 749K followers, 2.2M engagements "Ray Chen Tartini Devil's Trill Sonata arr. Kreisler Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 The name Devils Trill comes from a dream Tartini had where the devil appeared before him and asked to be his servant and granted all he desired. Tartini decided to give the devil his violin to test his skill whereupon the devil proceeded to play the most wondrous melody Tartini had ever heard. Upon awakening" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=orWePX13N3M) 2019-02-20T10:32Z 749K followers, 1.2M engagements "Debussy - "Clair de lune" for violin & piano (Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde) Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Recorded live in concert presented by the LA Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall on November 6th [----] This poem written by French poet Paul Verlaine in [----] served as inspiration for Claude Debussy's most famous work from his "Suite bergamasque". Your soul is a select landscape Where" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=69ArQ3V65PI) 2019-11-13T08:08Z 747K followers, 505.7K engagements "Bottle cap challenge violin concerto Well I've definitely P E A K E D All those countless hours spent in the practice room has lead up to this very moment. In all seriousness though I bet my old teacher is proud of how straight my bow is. Ain't that right Mrs Hawkins #Bottlecapchallenge #raychen _______________________________________ RAY CHEN w e b s i t e : https://www.raychenviolin.com/ f a c e b o o k : https://www.facebook.com/raychenviolinist/ i n s t a g r a m : https://www.instagram.com/raychenviolin t w i t t e r : https://twitter.com/raychenviolin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z-ii-GMyWLk) 2019-07-06T21:02Z 748K followers, 380.3K engagements "Challenging prodigies with only [--] fingers 😁🎻 #violin Challenging prodigies at Curtis in an extreme sightreading battle ⚔ Full video here: https://youtu.be/V3JDXkLZ4fw Violin TwoSet ray Chen classical music Curtis prodigies Violin TwoSet ray Chen classical music Curtis prodigies" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=333d5mnbmac) 2023-06-24T13:06Z 749K followers, 317.4K engagements "AI vs Mozart: Can YOU tell the difference Do you think YOU can tell the difference Make real human friends on Tonic when you practice with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - Round 1: Baroque 2:02 - Round 2: Classical 3:58 - Round 3: Romantic 7:11 - Round 4: Contemporary 8:29 - Round 5: Film Score 10:27 - Final Round Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3XVfWmpnc2A) 2024-06-26T12:00Z 750K followers, 242.8K engagements "Vivaldi: Winter (L'inverno) I. Allegro non molto - Four Seasons - RAY CHEN *Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice* 🎉 Join the Tonic community today https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now I. Allegro ma non troppo - the icy winds of the first movement of Vivaldi's "Winter" from his Four Seasons performed by Ray Chen with the Rockport Chamber Music Festival Orchestra. #violin #vivaldi #performance *🍿 WATCH NEXT:* Ray Chen's version of Winter III Allegro from Vivaldi's Four Seasons: https://youtu.be/GaJyV3YKYmE Vivaldi: Winter (L'inverno) II. Largo - Four Seasons - RAY CHEN" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cz1e6jLYVVE) 2023-07-28T15:39Z 749K followers, 3.1M engagements "Awaken - Ray Chen Official Violin Solo Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Heres a previously unreleased bonus track I thought you guys would like. More to come in the future #LeagueOfLegends #Awaken Written produced & mixed by: Riot Music Team and Mako _______________________________________ RAY CHEN m e r c h : https://www.raychen.plus/ d i s c o r d : https://discordapp.com/invite/raychen w" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EzGVJeIV2cQ) 2020-08-03T21:16Z 749K followers, 771.2K engagements "Ray Chen Explains: How to make fast passages sound clean ✨ #violin ➡ Download the Tonic app: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in Join me and an awesome community of musicians #violin #violinist #raychen #masterclass #violinteacher #practicemakesperfect #music #classicalmusic violin ray chen classical music orchestra piano violin ray chen classical music orchestra piano" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IRZnK1cL5Dc) 2023-05-24T13:02Z 749K followers, 210.9K engagements "How to have the BEST Vibrato 🎵 [--] Easy Steps Want the know the best way how to motivate yourself to practice music The secret is practicing together with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together There are so many fun events for you to have fun and stay motivated 🎵 Work on perfecting your vibrato with these [--] easy exercises 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Step [--] 1:06 - Step [--] 2:24 - Step [--] 3:47 - Step [--] 4:36 - Additional tips Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kbfy-vHZHWY) 2024-01-12T14:00Z 749K followers, 908K engagements "FAAAAAA 🤌🏼 (When you practice in front of kids) Join the best music practice appTonic: https://tonicmusic.app.link/F1FzX9IWmSb" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=L_0lWQ2rs3I) 2025-04-07T12:17Z 750K followers, 685.1K engagements "How to play VIVALDI SUMMER ☀ like a pro Now that you HOW to practice Vivaldis Summer go on Tonic and get motivated together with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Hope this video was helpful :) Click here for the performance version: https://youtu.be/XvGxb1-YpQEsi=Wvvngej1TXHEvNO2 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mmw4q_ts7wQ) 2024-03-20T13:00Z 750K followers, 211.9K engagements "Win a signed album by PRACTICING🎁 Stop practicing by yourself join the community on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MnhWFQF51q4) 2026-01-02T14:30Z 750K followers, 70.4K engagements "I Tried Playing [--] Music Genres After Hearing Them Once Can a classical violinist play pop rap and jazz after only one listen In this video I challenge myself to play [--] totally different genres of music on the spot using just ONE listen as prep. No second chances. 📲 Come practice with me and other musicians on Tonic Open a Studio meet new friends and get real-time encouragement while you share your music practice: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Pop Ballad: Joji Glimpse of Us 2:16 - Country: Dolly Parton Jolene 3:32 - Jazz: Dave Brubeck Take Five 5:21 - Rap: Dr. Dre &" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nn_F5n7aS1E) 2025-09-26T18:14Z 750K followers, 37K engagements "Beethoven Concerto SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Hilary Hahn Itzhak Perlman Clara Jumi-Kang & Henryk Szeryng Want to level up your playing AND learn from others when you practice music Join the Tonic community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Who has the best Beethoven Violin Concerto I personally love Henryk Szeryngs GOLDEN tone. In this video I go through what makes the Beethoven Violin Concerto so epic and review [--] soloists and their musical choices they make to best bring forth Beethovens S-Tier Concerto 🎵 Let me know if I didnt cover YOUR favorite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qglbx0xp-9w) 2024-04-16T13:00Z 750K followers, 121.5K engagements "New single: How to Train Your Dragon 📀 OUT NOW #ost #romanticflight" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SQcGdMR-ZrY) 2024-09-06T13:33Z 750K followers, 164.8K engagements "Classical violinist nails Kafka: A Dramatic Irony HONKAI Star Rail Isnt this basically Vivaldi + EDM By the way best way is to level up your playing is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Give it a try its completely free Let me know what you thought of the performance and if there are other pieces youd like me to try playing A Dramatic Irony: Music by HoYo Mix sheet music by Linden: https://tonicmusic.app/Kafka 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - Inspired by Vivaldi Winter 5:16 - Inspired by Vivaldi Summer 7:16 - Performance Twoset Brett eddy violin cello" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=htYNPMls9CM) 2024-05-04T13:00Z 750K followers, 991.7K engagements "3D PRINTED VS REAL VIOLIN 🎻 I filmed the process of making a 3D printed violin and put it to the test. Make sure you're maximizing your efficiency by practicing with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Let me know in the comments below if you have any recommended designs for violins and I can try to print stuff out in a future video Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iuj3hs6udBU) 2024-08-06T13:00Z 750K followers, 414.5K engagements "Pranking people while they practice 💐🐶 My buddy @andy.morris and I crashed practice rooms with flowers and chaos. Validation: delivered 💐💥 Wanna hype someone up virtually Join Tonic https://downloadtonic.com/join-in #tonicmusicapp #musicianlife #practicevibes #flowersquad Flowers Practice Tonic music practice rooms Flowers Practice Tonic music practice rooms" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=odwyzjgDK_Y) 2025-07-22T10:49Z 750K followers, 75.3K engagements "Classical Music Performance FAILS 🍅 Want to reduce your performance anxiety The best way is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Let me know in the comments below what other types of videos you'd like me to review or pieces you want me to play 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Bow fail 1:45 - Viola fail 2:58 - Piano fail 5:58 - String fail 7:58 - Bach fail 8:21 - Sibelius fail 12:17 - Vivaldi fail Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pFW2uF_x7UE) 2024-04-24T13:00Z 750K followers, 444.5K engagements "GUESS the EMOTION Charades ft. Jasmine Choi Music is all about emotions. so who is better at conveying emotions with their instruments Ray or Jasmine [--] Rounds with a different emotion for each round let's see who's better Get motivated and practice music together with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Thank you to @JasmineChoi for joining me in this video 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Round [--] "Excitement" 1:11 - Round [--] "Confused" 1:52 - Round [--] "Sick" 2:21 - Round [--] "Angry" 3:15 - Round [--] "Hopeful" 4:20 - Round [--] "Frantic" 4:50 - Round [--] "Happy" 5:05 - Round [--] "Sad"" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=puA-aTZExh8) 2025-03-29T13:00Z 750K followers, 248K engagements "When your friend doesn't know any Anime (Your Lie in April dub challenge) I can't believe I found someone who hasn't seen any anime smh. Well today I get to introduce concert pianist David Kadouch to the best classical anime for the first time to see what the reaction of a european classical music nerd is when introduced to Your Lie in April Get motivated and practice music together with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Go check out Davids first Anime Review video on his channel: https://youtu.be/X3x42TnM2Qk 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - My friend David 1:08 - Showing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tnfgMcZAqmQ) 2024-10-05T13:30Z 750K followers, 382.8K engagements "Should You Use a Shoulder Rest Lets Settle It. You wont believe the chaos shoulder rests have stirred in the violin/viola world 🎵 Download the Tonic App to share your PRACTICE with a community of other musicians: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in Hey everyone Ray here Ive been on both sides of this shoulder rest war: Starting with one ditching it to improve my sound then inventing my own comfort-meets-freedom solution. In this video were doing a full investigation: Is it devilish Is it divine Or is it just deeply misunderstood Weve got the verdict coming up 👨⚖ 00:00 Intro 00:51 What do" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=twp7CFR4f38) 2025-07-14T13:01Z 750K followers, 102.3K engagements "I Spent a Day With a 3-Year-Old Prodigy Is she REALLY a prodigy Over [------] musicians worldwide use Tonic 🎵 Join the largest practice community for free: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in This is Angelica pianist singer ballet dancer violinist and shes only [--] years old. When I first saw her videos online I was kinda skeptical. As someone who has seen many young prodigies throughout my career I know what early talent looks like but this felt different. So I decided to visit the Nero household and spend a day with Angelica and her family to see whats actually going on behind the scenes and to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u0FCVNbC3FU) 2025-12-05T14:00Z 750K followers, 472.1K engagements "Concert Violinist Reviews a Cheap $69 Violin Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Probably the cheapest full-size violin I've ever played. Will it hold up Find out in this review. _______________________________________ RAY CHEN m e r c h : https://www.raychen.plus/ d i s c o r d : https://discordapp.com/invite/raychen w e b s i t e : https://www.raychenviolin.com/ f a c e b o o k :" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1VVnIBeoDSw) 2020-05-24T14:00Z 749K followers, 356.7K engagements "When your music gotta compete with the view 🌊 #violin It takes practice to summon the elements for Vivaldi #shorts #violin #raychen #vivaldi #music #classicalmusic violin ray chen classical music orchestra piano music violin ray chen classical music orchestra piano music" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=39ixTt2TKDc) 2023-06-04T03:58Z 749K followers, 2.4M engagements "SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor Op. [--] - Ray Chen Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Performed live on March 26th [----] with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Kent Nagano. I. Allegro moderato II. Adagio di molto III. Allegro ma non tanto Ray Chen Jean Sibelius (Composer) Violin Concerto (Composition) Violin (Musical Instrument) Concerto (Composition Type) Violin (album)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3u-unvYedx8) 2015-05-20T10:06Z 749K followers, 4.3M engagements "The Swan by Saint-Sans (Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde) Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Heres some beautiful music to bring you comfort and joy 🎶 The backstory: Julio and I were meant to perform in Taipei & Kaohsiung on June [--] & [--] this year but due to a recent surge in cases we had to postpone our recitals to a later date (TBD as of this moment). Since we've still been rehearsing every day" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4L-38TppAoY) 2021-06-04T13:00Z 749K followers, 737.2K engagements "Musician Rizz: Tchaikovsky edition 🎵 Sometimes music really is a confession ❤👀 On tour Royal Philharmojic Orchestra and heading to LONDON on May [--] at Royal Albert Hall💂🏼 Share your music practice live and meet other musicians on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/download 🎵" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4jSgmxtMEcE) 2026-01-30T15:36Z 750K followers, 240.3K engagements "Vivaldi: Winter (L'inverno) III. Allegro - Four Seasons - RAY CHEN *Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join the Tonic community today* https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now "We tread the icy path slowly and cautiously for fear of tripping and falling. Then turn abruptly slip crash on the ground and rising hasten on across the ice lest it cracks up. We feel the chill north winds coarse through the home despite the locked and bolted doors this is winter which nonetheless brings its own delights." - Antonio Vivaldi III. Allegro - the final movement of Vivaldi's "Winter" from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9fEV5ryqmAg) 2023-07-12T13:06Z 749K followers, 245.6K engagements "Ranking the BEST Cadenzas from Violin Concertos 🎻 Difficulty Tier List Now that you know which cadenzas are the most difficult and which ones youll need to spend the most hours on go practice and listen to others practice them on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. 0:00 - Intro 00:35 - Power scaling 00:53 - Beethoven: Auer / Heifetz vs Kreisler 03:18 - Mozart No. 3: Sam Franko vs Auer vs Ray Chen 07:12 - Mendelssohn 1st movement 07:55 - Mozart No. 4: Joachim vs Chen vs Sauret 09:15 - Bruch 1st movement 09:40 - Mozart No. 5: Joachim 10:20 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9wwOqXntBRY) 2024-06-18T13:00Z 750K followers, 188.9K engagements "Ray Chen reacts to Twoset Mendelssohn 4M Pretty sure Brett practiced. Be like Brett from TwoSet. 🎵 Download the Tonic App to PRACTICE (like Brett from Twoset) with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for regular updates to vids and livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Official Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS1tflwvtIF15ln1pnC2Ypg #violin #twosetviolin #raychen twoset Brett brett yang Ray Chen twoset violin violin viola cello music classical music opera education learn" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EpjTFYbG6Uc) 2023-05-12T13:00Z 749K followers, 528.1K engagements "Vitali "Chaconne" for Violin & Piano Ray Chen & Julien Quentin *Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians* https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Live concert in Brisbane Australia on 11th August [----] Celebrating [--] Years of Musica Viva Ray Chen & Julien Quentin _______________________________________ RAY CHEN m e r c h : https://www.raychen.plus/ d i s c o r d : https://discordapp.com/invite/raychen w e b s i t e :" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HvMYJmO5lrE) 2020-06-30T01:30Z 749K followers, 1.2M engagements "Professional violinist attempts to Sightread ALL ABRSM Grades Alright let's give this a go. As usual I'm using my powers of violin playing irresponsibly so do not try this without practicing at home: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 If you're going to perform or take part in an audition be sure to practice in front of people on Tonic so you're less nervous when you perform. It's free Ps. I used to take part in the AMEB auditions when I was younger in Australia. 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Grade [--] "Y Delyn Newydd" 1:02 - Grade [--] "Hol haltal az ejjel cinegemadar" 1:50 - Grade [--] "Singing in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QiZoiTd2KzM) 2024-06-04T13:00Z 750K followers, 482.6K engagements "Waltzing Matilda (Arr. for Violin by Ray Chen) Studio Recording Im so excited to share my own arrangement of Waltzing Matilda recorded here in the studio and released with Decca🎻 This piece has always held a special place in my heart as Australias unofficial national anthem and I wanted to bring it to life on the violin in a way that feels both timeless and personal. 🎧 Listen/stream here: https://raychen.lnk.to/WalzingMatilda Join me and thousands of others on Tonic if you want to transform your music practice into something that's fun and motivating: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in Free" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ujy86NwEM3I) 2025-09-18T23:51Z 750K followers, 29.4K engagements "Curtis Students vs Ray Chen Extreme Sightreading Challenge TwoSet tried to get in but were told to practice more. I challenged two Curtis students to a Sightreading Duel (where you lose your fingers). As usual my pride could not allow me to not try my hardest. No prodigies will ever defeat me. ➡ If you'd like to stay motivated while practicing download Tonic https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now and join the free practice community Alexandra Cooreman: @Alexviolon11 Lingyu Dong:@Lingyu1212 Big thanks to Curtis Institute of Music for giving us all a safe space to lose our fingers. For more info" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=V3JDXkLZ4fw) 2023-06-19T14:00Z 749K followers, 313.4K engagements "aspiring violinist attempts to play Vivaldi Summer MUST WATCH Do you think this young violinist will have a career Maybe he will if he practices more on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 "Presto" from Antonio Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" Summer (3rd movement) Rockport Music Shalin Liu Performance Center https://rockportmusic.org/ Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning vivaldi summer sumer quatro staggioni" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XvGxb1-YpQE) 2024-02-03T23:35Z 749K followers, 978.5K engagements "Elegance and class in my [--] year old brain 😌 #violin Practice your instrument with me on Tonic https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now #shorts #violin #raychen violin ray chen classical music music piano orchestra violin ray chen classical music music piano orchestra" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_l8b_7GwbdQ) 2023-04-18T13:48Z 749K followers, 1.8M engagements "Eddy has that paganini pizazz 😏🎻 #violin #twosetviolin #classicalmusic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fWDwGI18QXU) 2023-06-26T00:20Z 749K followers, 836.8K engagements "I cant be stopped response to TwoSet Some of you have been wondering whats been going on. Heres an update on everything. Stay positive and share music with others: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Join the community for free today. Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh Delgsu del Gesu money musician merch Twoset Brett eddy violin cello" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hRVrwFwvgzw) 2024-05-24T13:00Z 750K followers, 211.8K engagements "Send this to someone whos practicing the Mendelssohn 🤓🎻" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hiobQ35JJng) 2025-11-01T16:12Z 750K followers, 17K engagements "Paganini Violin Concerto 🔥🎻 #violin Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together #shorts #violin #raychen violin ray chen orchestra classical music music piano violin ray chen orchestra classical music music piano" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iQUoL2k7uTs) 2021-07-22T14:13Z 749K followers, 744.6K engagements "How to Train Your Dragon: Romantic Flight (Violin & Orchestra) Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London as part of my latest album "Player 1" 👾 Listen to the other tracks here: Violin: Ray Chen Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Cristian Mcelaru" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lnUn3iYmdzY) 2024-09-20T13:01Z 750K followers, 87.8K engagements "How to Tune VIOLIN & VIOLA 🎻 FAST & EASY Want to be able to ask others for advice and feedback while you learn Download Tonic TODAY: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now to level up your playing 🌏 This video helps you learn HOW to identify pitches to tell which one is higher or lower as well WHAT to listen for so you can tune quickly and efficiently. 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Identifying strings VIOLIN & VIOLA 1:07 - Methods of Tuning 2:26 - LISTENING TEST - Which pitch is higher 3:09 - HOW to know if a pitch is higher or lower 3:46 - Tuning: Method [--] 4:26 - Soundwave method 6:02 - Tuning 5ths" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qkoz-oLNq7s) 2023-11-06T14:00Z 749K followers, 346.8K engagements "Which sounds better Violin vs Flute ⚔ PAGANINI CAPRICE No. [--] Get motivated from Ray & Jasmine when you practice AND level up your music skills Join the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels from around the world. So are you Team Ray or Team Jasmine 🎵 Let us know in the comments Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=waa4Sv5J9AE) 2024-04-08T13:00Z 750K followers, 436.8K engagements "Mendelssohn SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Janine Jansen Hilary Hahn Heifetz & Vengerov Want to feel motivated when you practice music Join the best practice app for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together and learn together with the Tonic community 🎵 Maxim Vengerov vs Hilary Hahn - who's style do you prefer when it comes to Mendelssohn What about Janine Jansen Or do you prefer old-school Jascha Heifetz Let me know if there are other performance versions of Mendelssohn you love in the comments below. 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Jascha Heifetz 2:31 - Maxim Vengerov 7:13 - Janine Jansen 10:10 - Hilary Hahn" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=52kfiV7m4KM) 2023-12-09T14:00Z 747K followers, 222.9K engagements "Darker vs brighter: How to change your sound ☀ #practice It takes a certain type of listening practice to color change #shorts #violin #raychen #music #classicalmusic #musician #musicianlife #violinist" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=D8czHYvocz0) 2023-06-09T17:32Z 746K followers, 171.6K engagements "What caused Eddys slip up 🫣 #violin #twosetviolin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IbX8aVw0UEI) 2023-06-22T01:05Z 734K followers, 760.1K engagements "12 Ways to Make Money as a Musician in [----] We dive into HOW to get into some of the "traditional" and "non-traditional" paths. Many of them require auditions or to perform and the best way is to get rid of performance anxiety is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Give it a try its completely free Drop a line in the comments if you know other (new) ways musicians can make money 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Concert Soloist 1:27 - Chamber Musician 2:17 - Orchestral Musician 4:04 - Call Musician 4:45 - Session Musician 6:02 - Teachers 7:03 - Recordings" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JnDqFagAbsk) 2024-05-22T15:18Z 750K followers, 76.1K engagements "Waltzing Matilda - ORCHESTRAL Version Ray Chen Want to feel motivated to practice Join the largest live practice community today on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now Waltzing Matilda - the "unofficial" anthem of Australia 🐨🦘Superb arrangement by Stephan Koncz with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Tianyi Lu Recorded live at the Sydney Opera House" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K5dmBtNy1gk) 2023-08-31T13:00Z 728K followers, 306.6K engagements "Ray Chen Golden Horse Film Festival + Red Carpet (Cinema Paradiso E. Morricone) Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Live at the 57th Golden Horse Film Festival (November 21st 2020) Ennio Moriccone's (1989) "Cinema Paradiso" film score arr. / Chien-Hui Hung Violinist: Ray Chen Orchestra: Taipei Philharmonic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MwkGrOBHOfk) 2020-11-25T08:58Z 741K followers, 65.4K engagements "Ray Chen teaches Wrist Vibrato part [--] Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Hi everyone This is part [--] of How to do Wrist Vibrato in [--] steps These are steps [--] & [--] I'll have the next steps to you in a part [--] coming to you next week Let me know if you have any questions" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NLv2GfDn3yw) 2017-02-20T14:25Z 733K followers, 558.7K engagements "Ray Chen: How to quartet in [--] easy steps🎵 #violin ➡ Download the Tonic app: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in Join me and an awesome community of musicians #shorts #violin #raychen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Oy50aS9GgrQ) 2023-05-10T00:01Z 728K followers, 303K engagements "I Try Every Violin on Amazon 🎻 Instruments & lessons can get expensive really fast but here's a way for you to learn where you don't have to spend a single dollar: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Download Tonic so you can get in touch with a community of musicians of all skill levels and get feedback and advice on how to get started In this video I try [--] different instruments to find which Amazon violin is the best value (so you don't have to) 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for regular updates to vids and livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 0:00 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Po8jGOEHMGA) 2023-10-10T13:00Z 743K followers, 1.8M engagements "Vivaldi: Winter (L'inverno) II. Largo - Four Seasons - RAY CHEN *Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join the Tonic community today* https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now II. Largo - the beautiful second movement of Vivaldi's "Winter" from his Four Seasons performed by Ray Chen with the Rockport Chamber Music Festival Orchestra. #violin #vivaldi #performance 🍿 WATCH NEXT: Ray Chen's version of Winter III Allegro from Vivaldi's Four Seasons: https://youtu.be/GaJyV3YKYmE 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uez-EegoAHk) 2023-07-18T13:00Z 746K followers, 144.3K engagements "Helpful tips for practicing octaves 🎻 with Ray Chen #practicepractice #violin #classicalmusic ➡ Download the Tonic app: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in Join me and an awesome community of musicians #shorts #violin #raychen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZMC-vYcQKDo) 2023-04-26T20:57Z 739K followers, 87.7K engagements "IU () - Through the Night () VIOLIN & PIANO arr. Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Violin & Piano arrangement of Through the Night () by IU () This arrangement came about after a recent tour to South Korea where we wanted to thank our dedicated audiences there by finding and arranging a song that would fit perfectly to our instruments. Personal thanks to Ji-eun for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_7jqH2Ix_sA) 2019-09-19T10:15Z 738K followers, 280.3K engagements "Ray Chen plays Meditation de Thais Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Meditation de Thais - J. Massenet Violinist: Ray Chen Pianist: Julio Elizalde Click to learn about the Olympic Music Festival Chamber Music Program http://www.olympicmusicfestival.org/page_id=176 Deadline: March 1st [----] Recorded February 9th 2016" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bnzQcP7x46g) 2016-02-11T14:16Z 746K followers, 430.8K engagements "Try to Beat me at Violin 🎻100 Violin Giveaway More prizes to win on Tonic. Download Tonic for free and start practicing: https://downloadtonic.com/win-a-violin Big thanks to @KennedyViolins for making this possible and for letting us prepare those violins in such "interesting" ways 🎻 Also huge thanks to @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles for supporting the event 🙌🏼" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ctIbXWIHVXo) 2024-03-14T13:00Z 738K followers, 3.6M engagements "violinist string BREAKS during Tchaikovsky *Download the Tonic App* to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 _______________________________________ Welp. It happened again folks. Not really sure what I've done to anger the string-gods but this was a spectacularly awkward yet exciting moment to break an E-string Special thanks to the Seattle Symphony & Benaroya Hall. Watch the full performance here:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=fh59nvRA52M) 2021-11-05T21:11Z 746K followers, 8.7M engagements "Playing music for animals ft. Cats 🐱 #violin #cat #shorts #violin #raychen #classicalmusic #violin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kMjHwWvFTSQ) 2023-06-17T01:53Z 738K followers, 202.4K engagements "How to Spiccato: like bouncing a ball 🏀 #shorts #violin ➡ Download the Tonic app: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in Join me and an awesome community of musicians #shorts #violin #raychen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nPovgXZxr_8) 2023-05-15T22:41Z 731K followers, 222.1K engagements "Free Natural Eyeliner😭" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qk6xEvYOv3s) 2025-11-21T05:01Z 5.5M followers, 48.8K engagements "Ray Chen tries to practice Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Every morning. But especially Mondays" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yCo3dBt7MUQ) 2014-05-22T17:36Z 744K followers, 252.2K engagements "10 MUST TRAVEL Musician Items ✈ Want to unlock the secret to staying relaxed when you perform You practice in front of others. The easiest (and free) way to do that is on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Try it today I guarantee you will feel a difference after just a practice sessions. As someone who spends most of my life living out of a suitcase I've got a few ideas on what to bring on your next trip. 0:00 - Intro 0:17 - Item [--] 1:33 - Item [--] 1:51 - Item [--] 2:22 - Item [--] 2:48 - Item [--] 3:28 - Item [--] 3:56 - Item [--] 4:12 - Item [--] 4:39 - Item [--] 5:02 - Item [--] Twoset Brett eddy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=o6uj8CT9UQQ) 2024-07-18T13:00Z 750K followers, 40.1K engagements "BEST VIOLA JOKE (said to a violist) Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 I ask Amihai Grosz principal violist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: What's his favorite viola joke Clip from OFFSTAGE with: Amihai Grosz livestream: https://youtu.be/NLS7V99uuQk Thumbnail by: https://www.instagram.com/georgiepentch/ #WithMe #Viola #AtHome _______________________________________ AMIHAI GROSZ w e b s i" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zLg-O4A9KEg) 2020-05-08T15:45Z 749K followers, 86.7K engagements "My First [----] Person Event TonicCon [----] VLOG A behind-the-scenes vlog on what TonicCon [----] was like to attend from Rays perspective. Btw watch the TonicCon Documentary to dive deeper into how the Tonic & Colburn teams brought this massive [----] person event together: https://youtu.be/1LLVhfSap9k And thank you for your continued support. Honestly this was probably the most difficult thing Ive done in my life where I had to not only organize the event but also perform give masterclasses attend panel discussions and of course take photos with everyone. I got sick and slept for a week after but" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1LLVhfSap9k) 2024-12-21T14:00Z 750K followers, 33.7K engagements "I gave Brett a bad fingering #sorry Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join the Tonic community today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2Gm83pzyqN0) 2023-07-01T01:47Z 678K followers, 390.3K engagements "Can I learn GOAT on violin in only [--] minutes Polyphia 🎸 Practice on Tonic and win cool prizes together with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together All instruments and styles welcome 🎸 Quickly join The RDE microphone practice challenge starts soon Use this sheet music to practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/goat Backing track: https://youtu.be/CmrVUkURY9Qsi=2w68Gk5MzfV6pM-8 PS. If you don't know @Polyphia or @TimHensonW6RST go check them out Also huge thanks to @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles for letting me perform sacrilege in the renown Heifetz Studio 🙏🏼" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2hu6sQi6TUU) 2023-12-04T14:00Z [---] followers, 198.6K engagements "Ray Chen breaks string during performance Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 [--]. Swap violins [--]. Take off mute [--]. Drop string This happened with the Taiwan Philharmonic while on tour in Brussels. Always carry an extra string in your pocket 🍿 WATCH NEXT: violinist string BREAKS during Tchaikovsky: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=fh59nvRA52M _______________________________________ RAY CHEN m e r" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=686xoeQAVA4) 2017-03-22T16:58Z 711K followers, 1.9M engagements "Ray Chen Reacts to Twoset Sibelius 3M Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together "Sorry Eddy." - Ray. Ray reviews Eddy from Twoset's performance of Sibelius 3M 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 🍿 WATCH NEXT: Ray reacts to Twoset Mendelssohn 4M: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=EpjTFYbG6Uc _______________________________________ Closing track: "Story Time" by [--] Acorn Lane https://youtu.be/6UAUMVf5RYU #violin #twosetviolin #raychen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7VYqq5eedRI) 2021-02-11T03:00Z 711K followers, 531K engagements "99% Editing 1% Violin Skill / Play with Ray ft. Twoset Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Brett and Eddy from Twoset Violin join Ray for some fun practicing the violin. 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 FINAL DAY of #PlaywithRay #twosetviolin 🎻 Entries close May 1st 11:59pm LA time. #LAPhil #HollywoodBowl APPLY: www.hollywoodbowl.com/playwithray RAY CHEN m e r c h : https://www.raychen.plus/ d i s c o r d :" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7YuO_xOJhVk) 2019-04-29T13:22Z 677K followers, 515.2K engagements "Why Is THIS Stick Worth $200000 Want feedback on your playing or gear setup for free Jump into a live Studio on Tonic and get support from musicians around the world: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🌍 Everyones heard of Stradivarius violins but not many know about Tourte or Peccattethe legendary bowmakers whose work now sells for house-level prices. One bow even sold for over $600000 🤯 In this video I take you through the history design and obsession behind violin bows. Why do some sound better What makes a bow powerful enough to project in a concert hall Ill also show you my" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7xqE-N1YOQI) 2025-04-25T13:30Z 750K followers, 46.5K engagements "Ray Chen teaches Wrist + Arm Vibrato PART [--] Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Masterclass Monday: Wrist + Arm Vibrato PART [--] Lets talk vibrato Hey guys The long awaited Part [--] is here Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below. Happy practicing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8sZts7RQpxc) 2017-07-03T14:03Z 707K followers, 171.6K engagements "Ray Chen () Special Guest with Jay Chou () LIVE PERFORMANCE Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join my practice app Tonic today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Official Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS1tflwvtIF15ln1pnC2Ypg Sharing with you some clips from the HK shows with Jay. This was such a cool experience where I was personally invited to perform with Jay in Hong Kong It was an outdoor concert (with [-----] people and 8000-10000 more who" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9EqVciTC9j8) 2023-05-31T13:00Z 711K followers, 188.8K engagements "She Sat Down So I Played This 🎻❤" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BLdqlcFPsqY) 2025-04-13T04:45Z 750K followers, 14.6K engagements "Play with Ray [----] - Sydney Opera House & Sydney Symphony Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Are you ready to perform on the stage of the Sydney Opera House World-renowned violinist Ray Chen and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra have teamed up to announce the next Play with Ray competition. The international talent search aims to find [--] violinists to perform Bachs Double Concerto with Ray and the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E-inDGSvjFo) 2022-11-29T23:41Z 619K followers, 32K engagements "Can pros tell which INSTRUMENT is more expensive Blind Test Get motivated from Ray & Jasmine when you practice AND level up your music skills Join the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels from around the world. How important is an expensive instrument You might think other people who play the SAME instrument can tell but could a professional musician who plays a a DIFFERENT instrument tell apart a $1000 and $50000 instrument 🎵 In this video I challenge flutist @JasmineChoi to see if she can tell the difference between my violins" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E1Nz0AKG_bA) 2024-03-11T14:00Z 620K followers, 207K engagements "Pro Musician Reacts to Musicians Ranking Themselves by Talent Want to build confidence and level up your playing Join the Tonic community and practice together: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Meet musical friends and stay motivated I cant believe I hadnt seen this before. Fun to watch but Jubilee really does their folks dirty with their content. TwoSet reacted to this but I thought I'd add in a bit more from a professional musician's perspective on why I believe they gave themselves those rankings. 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - What is talent 3:17 - Ray ranking the musicians 3:52 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GIMl_AdqGmw) 2024-01-18T14:00Z 633K followers, 119.1K engagements "One Brett vs many Bretts 🎻 #masterclass" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H2le2pUmSms) 2023-06-29T08:52Z 577K followers, 67.4K engagements "The kids are getting younger and younger 😩 #playwithray #violin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LQ3WERXLnFs) 2023-06-26T22:36Z 711K followers, 149.2K engagements "Needa Padadhani - Full Video Jersey Nani Shraddha Srinath Anirudh Ravichander Darshan Raval Vocals - Darshan Raval Lyrics - Krishna Kanth (K.K.) Acoustic Electric Bass Guitars - Keba Jeremiah Electric Guitar - Josh Mark Raj (Feel of Jersey) Bass - Sajith Satya (Adhento Gaani Vunnapaatuga) Stringed Instruments - SM Subhani Solo Violin - Ananthakrrishnan Backing Vocals - Sarath Santhosh Aravind Srinivas & Saisharan Keyboards Synth and Rhythm Programming - Anirudh Ravichander Rhythm Programming Shashank Vijay Krishna Kishor (Spirit of Jersey) Orchestral Programming & Arrangements - Ishaan" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MrBBePPpyjQ) 2025-02-21T06:30Z 35.1K followers, 60.4K engagements "Ray & Clara Jumi Kang Live Masterclass Ep. [--] - Expert Feedback on YOUR Practice Sessions WEEKLY LIVESTREAMS with Q&A 🎵 Want to participate in the Q&A or play for Clara & Ray Sign up for Tonic (https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now) and open a Studio to practice during the designated time. We'll be popping into Studios which have #RAYVIEW or #Q&A written in their description. All instruments are welcome If you'd like to be reviewed on your playing please write in your Studio description: Level (beginner intermediate advanced) and how long youve been working on the piece. For example: #rayview -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OnbaCvMMmAI) 2023-05-20T14:54Z 683K followers, 45.9K engagements "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Ray Chen Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Counting down the days till Christmas with a cup of hot chocolate and a nice fire crackling in the background - and this cozy little tune to keep you warm: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Spotify: LINK SOON iTunes: LINK SOON Produced by Daniel Jang aka. JANG Productions also known as "OH MY JANG"" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RXfLV7pBsQQ) 2018-12-10T14:33Z 676K followers, 220.6K engagements "How it feels to collab with a priceless instrument 🎻💀 #violin Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together #shorts #violin #raychen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SA3G7h86Bko) 2022-10-15T16:20Z 712K followers, 191K engagements "Life at the Best Music School in the World TwoSet tried to get in but were told to practice more. Let me show you what life is like at Curtis Institute the best music school in the world. Speaking of practice I'd like to invite you to join this app I made https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now called Tonic where you can practice with a community of musicians from all around the world (I practice on there too) *🍿 WATCH NEXT:* LOSE YOUR FINGERS Extreme Sightreading Challenge Ray Chen vs Curtis Students: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=V3JDXkLZ4fw 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T0s-zHvfOC0) 2023-05-19T13:00Z 682K followers, 1.3M engagements "Ray Chen plays Estrellita - My little Star Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Filmed on an iPhone [--] in Santa Barbara October 21st [----] in Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West. "Estrellita" - Arr. Heifetz by Manuel Ponce Violin: Ray Chen Piano: Julio Elizalde During our pre-show warm up for Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures Julio and I were doing our usual rehearsing when we decided it would" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TcJwzfg69W0) 2015-10-22T11:59Z 679K followers, 477.2K engagements "How I Memorize Every Piece I Play [--] Steps in [--] mins Now that youve learned how to memorize practice your memorization techniques on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 I use it all the time and its been so helpful to make my practice sessions more efficient and effective. 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Step [--] 1:29 - Step [--] 1:57 - Step [--] 02:43 - Step [--] 03:50 - Step 5" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VI3mfWBz3iM) 2023-10-21T09:08Z 430K followers, 49.4K engagements "NEW ALBUM "Player 1" 👾 ART CONTEST Ok so we leaked a few tracks in this video so hopefully no copyright strikes 🎨 Thank you for creating such beautiful art celebrating my new album. I'll be reaching out to ya'll soon to send you signed copies when the new album comes out 'Player 1' is available to pre-save here for free on all-streaming platforms: https://raychen.lnk.to/Player1 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VKT9QlQa0a8) 2024-07-26T17:38Z 750K followers, 21.5K engagements "Battling against a [--] year oldprodigy 🫠 #violin ➡ Download the Tonic app: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in Join me and an awesome community of musicians #shorts #violin #raychen #music #classicalmusic" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WKAV7cE4Akw) 2023-05-22T15:15Z 706K followers, 299.8K engagements "Professional violinist SPEED RUNS Rush E on a Stradivarius 🎻 Free 'Rush E' sheet music here: https://tonicmusic.app/Rush-e-sheet Big thanks to @IsabellaEgawa for providing the sheet music arrangement. Download the Tonic app and search for the Ray Music Arrangements Group and have fun practicing it with the community Lets see if I can learn Rush E in [--] minutes and play it. 0:00 - Intro: What is Rush E 0:51 - Reacting to original version 2:39 - Free sheet music 8:36 - Performance" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xrb_7r62xKk) 2024-01-23T20:00Z [--] followers, 144.4K engagements "Ranking the best violin concertos 🎻 Difficulty Tier List Want some free practice motivation Join the practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels Brahms vs Paganini - which one's more difficult Is Lalo Symphonie Espagnole easier to play than Mozart Violin Concerto Let me guide you through my thought process for which violin concertos you'll get the most bang out of your buck for your practice time 0:00 - Intro 03:29 - Tchaikovsky 07:17 - Brahms 09:17 - Prokofiev 10:45 - Barber 12:40 - Beethoven 15:53 - Conclusion" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YYGaLuL9sb0) 2023-11-28T14:00Z 617K followers, 595.9K engagements "How I Would Learn the Violin 🎻 (If I Could Start Over) I started learning violin at the age of [--] and THIS is what I would do differently if I could do it all over again. Get a boost of motivation and practice music together in a community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together (it's FREE) 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - Getting started 1:27 - Musicality 2:44 - Composers 3:43 - Communication 6:25 - Motivation 7:41 - Conclusion" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_FYCCL5UrQo) 2023-11-15T14:00Z 619K followers, 106.3K engagements "Sibelius SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Sarah Chang Hilary Hahn Joshua Bell & Vengerov Want to feel motivated when you practice music Join the best practice app for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together and learn together with the Tonic community 🎵 Sarah Chang or Hilary Hahn - who's style do you prefer when it comes to the Sibelius Violin Concerto What about Joshua Bell Or do you prefer Maxim Vengerovs smooth legato lines Let me know if there are other performance versions of Sibelius you love in the comments below. 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Joshua Bell 2:03 - Negative comments 3:49 - Sarah Chang 7:00 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a2Oyn14kj6k) 2024-01-02T14:00Z 618K followers, 174.5K engagements "Backstage with Ray Chen & the LA Phil Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Sometimes you just don't feel like walking on stage after all we're only human. But with enough self-encouragement and backstage pep-talk anything is possible. Idk maybe I'm just really good at BS-ing myself. _______________________________________ RAY CHEN m e r c h : https://www.raychen.plus/ d i s c o r d :" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dR31gyrBDnE) 2019-05-08T15:02Z 677K followers, 263K engagements "How to play Waltzing Matilda on Violin 🎻 TUTORIAL Get the sheet music for free here: https://tonicmusic.app/waltzing in the "Ray Music Arrangements" group on Tonic 🐨 Have fun practicing I've used this piece for encores all over the world and now I'd like to share it with you so more people can hear this beautiful Australian melody 🦘 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - The Introduction 1:52 - "Once a jolly swagman" - First theme 3:54 - "Rivers of Australia" - Variation [--] 5:33 - "Waltzing Matilda" - Chorus 6:43 - "Kangaroos & sheep" - Variation [--] 8:54 - "Hey my sheep" - Minor key [--] 10:05 - "Not-so-jolly" -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ewtJjz1ZRfU) 2024-02-22T14:00Z 620K followers, 101.8K engagements "Did TwoSet actually IMPROVE Professional Violinist Reviews Want to also level up your playing like Brett & Eddy Join the Tonic community and practice together: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Meet friends and stay motivated. Tonic is the largest live practice community in the world. Do you think Brett & Eddy have improved I rank them to see how well their technique musicianship and confidence have changed over the years. Join the Henle Challenge to win prizes: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 0:00 - Intro & skill ranking explanation 1:04 - Early days (2016 - 2018) 5:46 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h1OskVoKNuQ) 2024-01-08T14:00Z 619K followers, 354.2K engagements "Professional Violinist Rates Musicians in Movies Part [--] Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join the Tonic community today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Hey ya'll Had fun making this video. Here we rate movie scenes which have musicians and analyze why some do it better than others. By the way Tonic is a free music practice app designed to make your music journey accessible connected and fun for a global community of musicians and learners. It has 100% changed the way I practice where everything from my approach to the music to performing has now become so" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k2lUfKeV9hA) 2023-10-15T13:55Z 334K followers, 116K engagements "A Evaristo Carriego - Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Hey there So to give you all a little bit of background on how and why this piece came about Julio and I were performing a series of recitals at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires last year (in 2017) and on one of our nights off we visited a tango club. It was one of those super old school places where you ate" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k6nTlaH5_cs) 2018-03-05T12:30Z 710K followers, 237.9K engagements "How to Change Strings (without snapping them💥) Sign up (for free) to Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together to join the largest practice community where you can get motivated and learn music with others 🎵 Open to ALL instruments and levels Changing strings doesn't have to be a painful experience. Learn how Ray does it and never snap a string again 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - Removing old string 1:59 - Preparing the new string 2:21 - Applying new string 3:51 - Tuning the string 5:09 - Changing the E string 5:40 - Removing the ball end 7:41 - Q&A String Changing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k9Fu5uDhQc8) 2023-11-17T13:45Z 350K followers, 15.7K engagements "Classical violinist tries Electronic Music (ft. Shawn Wasabi) Have you tried practicing on Tonic It's a music practice platform I created to connect the music community together when they practice: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Give it a try (for free) today 🎵 Big thanks to @shawnwasabi for giving a classical musician a taste for EDM - I mean Electronic Music 🤣 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Shawn's instrument: Midi Fighter [--] 2:45 - Collab concept 4:15 - Rehearsal / learning the piece 6:49 - Performance" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oz0QGZKRTtI) 2024-01-30T14:00Z 617K followers, 53.5K engagements "Ray teaches Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 🎄Tutorial + performance FREE sheet music for violin viola & cello in the Ray Music Arrangements group on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/Xmasmusic Perfect for any holiday gathering. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a wonderful addition to the festive spirit. Let me know in the comments below what other pieces youd like me to teach Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 🎄 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Tutorial 12:58 - Performance" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=p1AB4-A2Slw) 2023-12-16T13:00Z 619K followers, 101.6K engagements "Bruch SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Janine Jansen Itzhak Perlman Menuhin & Maxim Vengerov Want to be motivated when you practice music and learn from others Join the Tonic community for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels Let me know who is your favorite performer of the Bruch Violin Concerto 🎻 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - Yehudi Menuhin 4:24 - Maxim Vengerov 9:59 - Itzhak Perlman 12:41 - Janine Jansen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pRXlEIM0ngI) 2024-02-13T14:00Z 618K followers, 89.3K engagements "I'm on Netflix's Arcane🫣: Ray Chen reacts to his own scenes in Arcane 🎉 Stay motivated while you practice and *join the practice community on Tonic today* : https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now This was a dream come true. I finally practiced my way to immortality in Riot Games' Emmy-Award winning Netflix show: Arcane. Everything from the story to the art design and especially the music was amazing from start to finish. Fingers crossed for Season [--] 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 🍿 WATCH NEXT: Can Anime Impress a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qkccJp7M9B0) 2023-07-07T13:00Z 691K followers, 279.3K engagements "Guess COMPOSER or PASTA 🍝 Can you tell if its a famous Italian composer or a mouth-watering pasta dish 🍝 Lets see if you can beat a professional musician in this quiz. Join the most motivating and fun practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 It's free so try it today 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Quiz BEGINS 6:52 - Fine Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rZU9k43FeXw) 2024-10-27T13:00Z 750K followers, 54.6K engagements "How we composed the most viral classical track Serenade 🎻 Want to play Serenade yourself Im giving away the violin sheet music to those who join the Player [--] Challenge on Tonic: 👉 https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together I sit down with composer Eunike Tanzil to talk about how we created Serenade a piece that somehow resonated with millions around the world. From the way it was composed to testing it with strangers in Santa Monica to seeing the reactions pour in. this is the story of how a modern classical track went viral. 🧢 PLAYER [--] MERCH GIVEAWAY To celebrate the album launch were" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tag8ICs_9JM) 2025-05-19T13:07Z 750K followers, 21.2K engagements "TOP [--] GREATEST CLASSICAL VIOLIN INTROS 🎻 Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join the Tonic community today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Reuploaded for HD version (and perhaps crediting the Spring Sonata to the wrong guy XD) Recorded with pianist Julio Elizalde (https://www.instagram.com/juliothepianist) at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vCCSiMsjxKc) 2024-02-07T14:00Z 708K followers, 490.5K engagements "Tchaikovsky SHOWDOWN🎻 ft. Itzhak Perlman David Oistrakh & Alena Baeva Want to feel motivated and less lonely when you practice music Join the best practice app for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together and learn together with the Tonic community 🎵 Can you guess who the mystery musician is based on the thumbnail I already know were going to need a Round [--] for this so just go ahead and list out and vote for the people you want me to include in the next round of Tchaikovsky SHOWDOWN 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - David Oistrakh 3:14 - Itzhak Perlman 5:52 - Alena Baeva 8:00 - Mystery musician" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xrkEFGk6tN4) 2024-01-15T14:00Z 619K followers, 99.7K engagements "Mozart 😎 The ultimate genius composer" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=58AKnAPMVQI) 2023-08-12T13:54Z 748K followers, 351.1K engagements "I Played AI-Generated Bach. It Got Weird. AI wrote a piece in the style of Bach so I learned it practiced it and performed it using everything Ive got as a professional violinist. The result You tell me. 🎻 Try practicing in front of real humans (not robots) join me on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in In this video I explore what happens when human expression meets machine composition. Is it missing soul Can a great performance rescue an otherwise "soulless" piece Or did AI actually nail it 👀 Featuring practice clips my reactions and a full performance. Let me know in the comments:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9w9cMZgDCaE) 2025-06-27T13:00Z 750K followers, 97K engagements "Ray Chen comedy vids Vol. [--] Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together "Ray Chen comedy videos Vol. 1" as seen on Facebook and Instagram ;) VOLUME [--] HERE https://youtu.be/hkCQYrFzW84 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kwf5632a4vg) 2014-08-27T17:54Z 748K followers, 490.8K engagements "Ray Chen Tchaikovsky & Boston Symphony 🎶" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MmEz6jygK74) 2025-03-12T22:31Z 750K followers, 650.5K engagements "Ray Chen teaches Left-Hand Pizzicato Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Learn how to do Left-Hand Pizzicato here Every few Mondays or so I will be posting a CHALLENGE video where I teach a technique on the violin and people will be posting their videos to my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/raychenviolinist) Let me know what you would like to see me teach in next week's video :)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rqZIAk5EZxI) 2015-09-24T06:09Z 748K followers, 136.4K engagements "Can you HOLD your breath and WIN $100 ft. Jasmine Choi Do you want to make friends who love & play music Join in the Breathe Music Challenge on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/win-a-recorder We're giving away [---] Recorders to encourage you to practice and share your music Big thanks to @JasmineChoi for blowing us all away with her amazing skills and kudos to all the people who had fun with us that day Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4S047fm-E6Q) 2025-02-24T14:00Z 750K followers, 49.7K engagements "Sadness & Sorrow for Violin & Orchestra Naruto The first track in my new album Player [--] is none other than the iconic Sadness & Sorrow from one of my favorite animes - Naruto. The amazing Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London and their principle harpist Suzy Willison-Kawalec helped me capture the loneliness in the sound that was necessary to create the sense of isolation and loss. I hope you enjoy this beautiful track. RIP Jiraiya sensei. This ones for you. Sadness & Sorrow (From Naruto) Arr. Benjamin Rimmer Stream the track here: https://RayChen.lnk.to/SadnessAndSorrowID Pre-Save the Album:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6u6AKfU5Aow) 2024-08-02T11:30Z 750K followers, 67K engagements "2 years without playing Bruch Violin Concerto 😤" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FUvHm2IDqP8) 2025-08-08T00:54Z 750K followers, 24.6K engagements "Horses like violin playing Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 *Join my music practice app today* (all instruments welcome) https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 This horse has seems to have better rhythm than most people (including some musicians out there). Thanks for watching Please remember to like & subscribe By the way Tonic is a free music practice app designed to make your music journey accessible connected and fun for a global community of musicians and learners. It has" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GqRammbyk4M) 2019-08-24T00:24Z 749K followers, 14.6M engagements "Ray Chen Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor Op. [--] Download my practice app Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together If you're going to be performing in front of people then you'd best be practicing in front of people too and Tonic helps you build your confidence with a supportive community of other musicians Not to mention it just makes practicing so much fun 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 ========== Live concert on 28th February [----] Ray Chen with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Kent" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=I03Hs6dwj7E) 2015-05-15T23:16Z 749K followers, 7M engagements "3rd position betrayed Eddy 🎻" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MqzIWB8-I0E) 2023-06-28T00:15Z 749K followers, 392K engagements "Let me FLY YOU to Los Angeles ✈ TonicCon Get ready for this years TonicCon Los Angeles at The Colburn School 🎵 An in-person event for members of the Tonic community hosted by @tonicapp and @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles Participate in masterclasses expert panels and more Anyone can be a member for Tonic for free so start practicing today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together [--] chosen musicians for the evening concerts will be flown out to Los Angeles and their flights & accommodation sponsored. Open to ALL instruments (if youre a pianist and chosen youll perform solo and will still receive" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NKVktg8EAtk) 2024-07-25T15:00Z 750K followers, 14.8K engagements "How I practice when the pressure is on 😩 #carnegiehall" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RYDEgFyiorY) 2025-07-16T14:30Z 750K followers, 221.8K engagements "I serenade RANDOM strangers 🎧50 Sony Headphones Giveaway 🎧 Join the Challenge on Tonic for a chance to win one of [--] Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones: https://tonicmusic.app/win-sony-xm5 CHALLENGE BEGINS NOV [--] 🎧🎁 Huge thanks to Sony for supporting my mission of bringing more joy to people's lives through music 🙏🏼 XM5 Headphone specs: https://bit.ly/4dyS8z7 Electric violin: https://tonicmusic.app/Electric-violin Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SGA9M9Ozqro) 2024-11-09T14:00Z 750K followers, 243K engagements "Serenading a random stranger 🎶 The power of music prevails Let me know how YOU wouldve reacted and if you want Part [--] in the comments below 🙌🏼 The track Serenade was written by my friend Eunike Tanzil and just released today as part of my new album "Player 1". Stream it today: https://raychen.lnk.to/Serenade Go practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together It's the best community practice app in the world serenade ray chen violin twoset brett eddy emilio piano public climax music viola strings orchestra orchestar serernade electric serenade ray chen violin twoset brett eddy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YoRrU9x2S_4) 2024-08-16T15:25Z 750K followers, 33.5K engagements "Ranking ALL Violin TECHNIQUES Difficulty Tier List Now that you know which violin techniques will take you the longest to learn go practice and listen to others (for free) on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Power Scaling 0:51 - Chords 1:27 - 3rds runs 1:49 - Arpeggios 3:10 - Artificial harmonics 3:48 - Detache 4:41 - Double harmonics 5:10 - Double stop glissandos 6:09 - Double stops 6:40 - Downbow staccato 7:36 - Fingered octaves 8:01 - Left hand pizzicato 8:24 - Martele 9:35 - Octaves 10:09 - Ponti cello 10:44 - Right" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_q9kGrjg5qI) 2024-09-02T13:00Z 750K followers, 311K engagements "Masterclass Monday: Ray Chen Teaches Harmonics Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Hey everyone Were back again this week for another Masterclass Monday and this time I want you to send in your clips of you playing your favorite harmonic passages The easiest way is to post them to YouTube (unlisted or public - NOT private) and copy and paste the link in the comments below. You can also message" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bp6q-d0nnu4) 2017-08-07T17:36Z 749K followers, 227.1K engagements "The most fearless 11-year old 🤯" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f02THb40VBY) 2025-05-16T07:03Z 750K followers, 233.8K engagements "Play Along: Sadness & Sorrow 🎻Violin Karaoke Version For all the ninjas in training this ones for you. Heres a special karaoke-style violin version of Sadness & Sorrow from Naruto. 🎼 Want the sheet music Its available now in the Ray Arrangements Group on Tonic: 👉 https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎧 Stream the full version + album: https://raychen.lnk.to/Player1 Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Cristian Mcelaru. Naruto Ninja Ray Chen Sasuke Sakura Boruto Naruto Ninja Ray Chen Sasuke Sakura Boruto" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iWjHkUhR_8o) 2025-05-23T13:10Z 750K followers, 115.1K engagements "Rosin or Candy DO NOT TRY AT HOME We're giving away [---] cakes of rosin Win more prizes for practicing and sharing music on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/rosin-challenge (it's free) Big thanks to Pierre Guillaume for making this possible 🎻 🙌🏼 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh Delgsu del Gesu Jasmine Choi Yasmin Yasmine flute" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l5R5S_T8bFc) 2024-08-21T13:00Z 750K followers, 93.2K engagements "The secrets to the BEST Mendelssohn Violin Concerto In this video I answer YOUR questions on the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and use them as a guide to the piece. Check out the chapters of the video to see if your question is answered and follow along with my bowings and fingerings that you can download for free from the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Forum on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Hailed as one of the "4 Great German Romantic Concertos" the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto is a staple to learn for any aspiring violinist. Let me know if you have other questions in the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qBt5LYp6dq8) 2024-11-07T14:00Z 750K followers, 82.3K engagements "I serenade a K-POP Star IU" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vZBVDo6G0_o) 2025-05-04T13:51Z 750K followers, 37.1K engagements "Vivaldi Four Seasons LIVE in Los Angeles Oct [--] & [--] ☀ Oct [--] & [--] 7:30PM at The Colburn School 🎵 Get tickets here: https://tonicmusic.app/vivaldi-los-angeles TonicCon Los Angeles at the Colburn School will be an exciting [--] Day Music Festival on Oct [--] & [--] where there will be a chance to meet me in person hang out attend masterclasses and more Gold & Diamond tickets also include access to daytime events as well as the concert Check out the full schedule here: https://www.tonic-con.com/events Use code RAY10 to receive 10% off Vivaldi four seasons Vivaldi four seasons" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xYLRVupRRwo) 2024-09-24T11:04Z 750K followers, 49.9K engagements "CURSED VIOLINS 💀 Violin Torture Big thanks to @violintorture for showing us his cursed instruments. You can check out his other cursed instru- I mean art pieces - on his channel or on his IG: https://www.instagram.com/violintorture Wash your eyes and ears of this blasphemy by going to practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 👼🏼 It's the largest live practice community in the world 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Tyler aka. Violin Torture 1:26 - The Extension 3:18 - Headless Violin 4:29 - Pringles Violin 6:39 - Back to Front 7:36 - Upside Down 8:34 - The Bee Violin Twoset Brett eddy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ze1T_8cT73g) 2024-09-09T13:42Z 750K followers, 89.7K engagements "Musician Rizz: Tchaikovsky edition 🎵 Sometimes music really is a confession ❤👀 On tour Royal Philharmojic Orchestra and heading to LONDON on May [--] at Royal Albert Hall💂🏼 Share your music practice live and meet other musicians on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/download 🎵" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4jSgmxtMEcE) 2026-01-30T15:36Z 750K followers, 240.3K engagements "Win a signed album by PRACTICING🎁 Stop practicing by yourself join the community on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MnhWFQF51q4) 2026-01-02T14:30Z 750K followers, 70.4K engagements "I Spent a Day With a 3-Year-Old Prodigy Is she REALLY a prodigy Over [------] musicians worldwide use Tonic 🎵 Join the largest practice community for free: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in This is Angelica pianist singer ballet dancer violinist and shes only [--] years old. When I first saw her videos online I was kinda skeptical. As someone who has seen many young prodigies throughout my career I know what early talent looks like but this felt different. So I decided to visit the Nero household and spend a day with Angelica and her family to see whats actually going on behind the scenes and to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=u0FCVNbC3FU) 2025-12-05T14:00Z 750K followers, 472.1K engagements "Send this to someone whos practicing the Mendelssohn 🤓🎻" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hiobQ35JJng) 2025-11-01T16:12Z 750K followers, 17K engagements "I Tried Playing [--] Music Genres After Hearing Them Once Can a classical violinist play pop rap and jazz after only one listen In this video I challenge myself to play [--] totally different genres of music on the spot using just ONE listen as prep. No second chances. 📲 Come practice with me and other musicians on Tonic Open a Studio meet new friends and get real-time encouragement while you share your music practice: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Pop Ballad: Joji Glimpse of Us 2:16 - Country: Dolly Parton Jolene 3:32 - Jazz: Dave Brubeck Take Five 5:21 - Rap: Dr. Dre &" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nn_F5n7aS1E) 2025-09-26T18:14Z 750K followers, 37K engagements "Waltzing Matilda (Arr. for Violin by Ray Chen) Studio Recording Im so excited to share my own arrangement of Waltzing Matilda recorded here in the studio and released with Decca🎻 This piece has always held a special place in my heart as Australias unofficial national anthem and I wanted to bring it to life on the violin in a way that feels both timeless and personal. 🎧 Listen/stream here: https://raychen.lnk.to/WalzingMatilda Join me and thousands of others on Tonic if you want to transform your music practice into something that's fun and motivating: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in Free" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ujy86NwEM3I) 2025-09-18T23:51Z 750K followers, 29.4K engagements "2 years without playing Bruch Violin Concerto 😤" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FUvHm2IDqP8) 2025-08-08T00:54Z 750K followers, 24.6K engagements "Pranking people while they practice 💐🐶 My buddy @andy.morris and I crashed practice rooms with flowers and chaos. Validation: delivered 💐💥 Wanna hype someone up virtually Join Tonic https://downloadtonic.com/join-in #tonicmusicapp #musicianlife #practicevibes #flowersquad Flowers Practice Tonic music practice rooms Flowers Practice Tonic music practice rooms" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=odwyzjgDK_Y) 2025-07-22T10:49Z 750K followers, 75.3K engagements "How I practice when the pressure is on 😩 #carnegiehall" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RYDEgFyiorY) 2025-07-16T14:30Z 750K followers, 221.8K engagements "Should You Use a Shoulder Rest Lets Settle It. You wont believe the chaos shoulder rests have stirred in the violin/viola world 🎵 Download the Tonic App to share your PRACTICE with a community of other musicians: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in Hey everyone Ray here Ive been on both sides of this shoulder rest war: Starting with one ditching it to improve my sound then inventing my own comfort-meets-freedom solution. In this video were doing a full investigation: Is it devilish Is it divine Or is it just deeply misunderstood Weve got the verdict coming up 👨⚖ 00:00 Intro 00:51 What do" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=twp7CFR4f38) 2025-07-14T13:01Z 750K followers, 102.3K engagements "I Played AI-Generated Bach. It Got Weird. AI wrote a piece in the style of Bach so I learned it practiced it and performed it using everything Ive got as a professional violinist. The result You tell me. 🎻 Try practicing in front of real humans (not robots) join me on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in In this video I explore what happens when human expression meets machine composition. Is it missing soul Can a great performance rescue an otherwise "soulless" piece Or did AI actually nail it 👀 Featuring practice clips my reactions and a full performance. Let me know in the comments:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9w9cMZgDCaE) 2025-06-27T13:00Z 750K followers, 97K engagements "Play Along: Sadness & Sorrow 🎻Violin Karaoke Version For all the ninjas in training this ones for you. Heres a special karaoke-style violin version of Sadness & Sorrow from Naruto. 🎼 Want the sheet music Its available now in the Ray Arrangements Group on Tonic: 👉 https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎧 Stream the full version + album: https://raychen.lnk.to/Player1 Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Cristian Mcelaru. Naruto Ninja Ray Chen Sasuke Sakura Boruto Naruto Ninja Ray Chen Sasuke Sakura Boruto" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iWjHkUhR_8o) 2025-05-23T13:10Z 750K followers, 115.1K engagements "How we composed the most viral classical track Serenade 🎻 Want to play Serenade yourself Im giving away the violin sheet music to those who join the Player [--] Challenge on Tonic: 👉 https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together I sit down with composer Eunike Tanzil to talk about how we created Serenade a piece that somehow resonated with millions around the world. From the way it was composed to testing it with strangers in Santa Monica to seeing the reactions pour in. this is the story of how a modern classical track went viral. 🧢 PLAYER [--] MERCH GIVEAWAY To celebrate the album launch were" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tag8ICs_9JM) 2025-05-19T13:07Z 750K followers, 21.2K engagements "The most fearless 11-year old 🤯" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f02THb40VBY) 2025-05-16T07:03Z 750K followers, 233.8K engagements "I serenade a K-POP Star IU" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vZBVDo6G0_o) 2025-05-04T13:51Z 750K followers, 37.1K engagements "Why Is THIS Stick Worth $200000 Want feedback on your playing or gear setup for free Jump into a live Studio on Tonic and get support from musicians around the world: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🌍 Everyones heard of Stradivarius violins but not many know about Tourte or Peccattethe legendary bowmakers whose work now sells for house-level prices. One bow even sold for over $600000 🤯 In this video I take you through the history design and obsession behind violin bows. Why do some sound better What makes a bow powerful enough to project in a concert hall Ill also show you my" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7xqE-N1YOQI) 2025-04-25T13:30Z 750K followers, 46.5K engagements "She Sat Down So I Played This 🎻❤" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BLdqlcFPsqY) 2025-04-13T04:45Z 750K followers, 14.6K engagements "FAAAAAA 🤌🏼 (When you practice in front of kids) Join the best music practice appTonic: https://tonicmusic.app.link/F1FzX9IWmSb" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=L_0lWQ2rs3I) 2025-04-07T12:17Z 750K followers, 685.1K engagements "GUESS the EMOTION Charades ft. Jasmine Choi Music is all about emotions. so who is better at conveying emotions with their instruments Ray or Jasmine [--] Rounds with a different emotion for each round let's see who's better Get motivated and practice music together with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Thank you to @JasmineChoi for joining me in this video 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Round [--] "Excitement" 1:11 - Round [--] "Confused" 1:52 - Round [--] "Sick" 2:21 - Round [--] "Angry" 3:15 - Round [--] "Hopeful" 4:20 - Round [--] "Frantic" 4:50 - Round [--] "Happy" 5:05 - Round [--] "Sad"" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=puA-aTZExh8) 2025-03-29T13:00Z 750K followers, 248K engagements "What SOUNDS Hard VS What's ACTUALLY Difficult on Violin 🎻 Which do YOU think more difficult Vivaldi Summer vs Winter Come practice and hear how others perform on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 In this video I go through a list of difficult sounding pieces and rate which ones are actually difficult VS which ones just sound difficult by explaining considerations like musicality colors technique and performance / audience psychology. 0:00 - Intro 0:51 - Vivaldi Summer vs Vivaldi Winter 1:30 - Meditation de Thais vs Beau Soir 2:24 - Monti Czardas vs Ravel Tzigane 3:39 - Bach" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PAFVwd7qohw) 2025-03-20T13:00Z 750K followers, 177.2K engagements "Ray Chen Tchaikovsky & Boston Symphony 🎶" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MmEz6jygK74) 2025-03-12T22:31Z 750K followers, 650.5K engagements "Can you HOLD your breath and WIN $100 ft. Jasmine Choi Do you want to make friends who love & play music Join in the Breathe Music Challenge on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/win-a-recorder We're giving away [---] Recorders to encourage you to practice and share your music Big thanks to @JasmineChoi for blowing us all away with her amazing skills and kudos to all the people who had fun with us that day Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4S047fm-E6Q) 2025-02-24T14:00Z 750K followers, 49.7K engagements "My First [----] Person Event TonicCon [----] VLOG A behind-the-scenes vlog on what TonicCon [----] was like to attend from Rays perspective. Btw watch the TonicCon Documentary to dive deeper into how the Tonic & Colburn teams brought this massive [----] person event together: https://youtu.be/1LLVhfSap9k And thank you for your continued support. Honestly this was probably the most difficult thing Ive done in my life where I had to not only organize the event but also perform give masterclasses attend panel discussions and of course take photos with everyone. I got sick and slept for a week after but" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1LLVhfSap9k) 2024-12-21T14:00Z 750K followers, 33.7K engagements "I serenade RANDOM strangers 🎧50 Sony Headphones Giveaway 🎧 Join the Challenge on Tonic for a chance to win one of [--] Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones: https://tonicmusic.app/win-sony-xm5 CHALLENGE BEGINS NOV [--] 🎧🎁 Huge thanks to Sony for supporting my mission of bringing more joy to people's lives through music 🙏🏼 XM5 Headphone specs: https://bit.ly/4dyS8z7 Electric violin: https://tonicmusic.app/Electric-violin Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SGA9M9Ozqro) 2024-11-09T14:00Z 750K followers, 243K engagements "The secrets to the BEST Mendelssohn Violin Concerto In this video I answer YOUR questions on the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and use them as a guide to the piece. Check out the chapters of the video to see if your question is answered and follow along with my bowings and fingerings that you can download for free from the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Forum on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Hailed as one of the "4 Great German Romantic Concertos" the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto is a staple to learn for any aspiring violinist. Let me know if you have other questions in the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qBt5LYp6dq8) 2024-11-07T14:00Z 750K followers, 82.3K engagements "Guess COMPOSER or PASTA 🍝 Can you tell if its a famous Italian composer or a mouth-watering pasta dish 🍝 Lets see if you can beat a professional musician in this quiz. Join the most motivating and fun practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 It's free so try it today 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Quiz BEGINS 6:52 - Fine Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rZU9k43FeXw) 2024-10-27T13:00Z 750K followers, 54.6K engagements "When your friend doesn't know any Anime (Your Lie in April dub challenge) I can't believe I found someone who hasn't seen any anime smh. Well today I get to introduce concert pianist David Kadouch to the best classical anime for the first time to see what the reaction of a european classical music nerd is when introduced to Your Lie in April Get motivated and practice music together with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Go check out Davids first Anime Review video on his channel: https://youtu.be/X3x42TnM2Qk 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - My friend David 1:08 - Showing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tnfgMcZAqmQ) 2024-10-05T13:30Z 750K followers, 382.8K engagements "Vivaldi Four Seasons LIVE in Los Angeles Oct [--] & [--] ☀ Oct [--] & [--] 7:30PM at The Colburn School 🎵 Get tickets here: https://tonicmusic.app/vivaldi-los-angeles TonicCon Los Angeles at the Colburn School will be an exciting [--] Day Music Festival on Oct [--] & [--] where there will be a chance to meet me in person hang out attend masterclasses and more Gold & Diamond tickets also include access to daytime events as well as the concert Check out the full schedule here: https://www.tonic-con.com/events Use code RAY10 to receive 10% off Vivaldi four seasons Vivaldi four seasons" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xYLRVupRRwo) 2024-09-24T11:04Z 750K followers, 49.9K engagements "How to Train Your Dragon: Romantic Flight (Violin & Orchestra) Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London as part of my latest album "Player 1" 👾 Listen to the other tracks here: Violin: Ray Chen Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Cristian Mcelaru" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lnUn3iYmdzY) 2024-09-20T13:01Z 750K followers, 87.8K engagements "CURSED VIOLINS 💀 Violin Torture Big thanks to @violintorture for showing us his cursed instruments. You can check out his other cursed instru- I mean art pieces - on his channel or on his IG: https://www.instagram.com/violintorture Wash your eyes and ears of this blasphemy by going to practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 👼🏼 It's the largest live practice community in the world 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Tyler aka. Violin Torture 1:26 - The Extension 3:18 - Headless Violin 4:29 - Pringles Violin 6:39 - Back to Front 7:36 - Upside Down 8:34 - The Bee Violin Twoset Brett eddy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ze1T_8cT73g) 2024-09-09T13:42Z 750K followers, 89.7K engagements "New single: How to Train Your Dragon 📀 OUT NOW #ost #romanticflight" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SQcGdMR-ZrY) 2024-09-06T13:33Z 750K followers, 164.8K engagements "Ranking ALL Violin TECHNIQUES Difficulty Tier List Now that you know which violin techniques will take you the longest to learn go practice and listen to others (for free) on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Power Scaling 0:51 - Chords 1:27 - 3rds runs 1:49 - Arpeggios 3:10 - Artificial harmonics 3:48 - Detache 4:41 - Double harmonics 5:10 - Double stop glissandos 6:09 - Double stops 6:40 - Downbow staccato 7:36 - Fingered octaves 8:01 - Left hand pizzicato 8:24 - Martele 9:35 - Octaves 10:09 - Ponti cello 10:44 - Right" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_q9kGrjg5qI) 2024-09-02T13:00Z 750K followers, 311K engagements "Rosin or Candy DO NOT TRY AT HOME We're giving away [---] cakes of rosin Win more prizes for practicing and sharing music on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/rosin-challenge (it's free) Big thanks to Pierre Guillaume for making this possible 🎻 🙌🏼 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh Delgsu del Gesu Jasmine Choi Yasmin Yasmine flute" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l5R5S_T8bFc) 2024-08-21T13:00Z 750K followers, 93.2K engagements "Serenading a random stranger 🎶 The power of music prevails Let me know how YOU wouldve reacted and if you want Part [--] in the comments below 🙌🏼 The track Serenade was written by my friend Eunike Tanzil and just released today as part of my new album "Player 1". Stream it today: https://raychen.lnk.to/Serenade Go practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together It's the best community practice app in the world serenade ray chen violin twoset brett eddy emilio piano public climax music viola strings orchestra orchestar serernade electric serenade ray chen violin twoset brett eddy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YoRrU9x2S_4) 2024-08-16T15:25Z 750K followers, 33.5K engagements "3D PRINTED VS REAL VIOLIN 🎻 I filmed the process of making a 3D printed violin and put it to the test. Make sure you're maximizing your efficiency by practicing with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Let me know in the comments below if you have any recommended designs for violins and I can try to print stuff out in a future video Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iuj3hs6udBU) 2024-08-06T13:00Z 750K followers, 414.5K engagements "Sadness & Sorrow for Violin & Orchestra Naruto The first track in my new album Player [--] is none other than the iconic Sadness & Sorrow from one of my favorite animes - Naruto. The amazing Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London and their principle harpist Suzy Willison-Kawalec helped me capture the loneliness in the sound that was necessary to create the sense of isolation and loss. I hope you enjoy this beautiful track. RIP Jiraiya sensei. This ones for you. Sadness & Sorrow (From Naruto) Arr. Benjamin Rimmer Stream the track here: https://RayChen.lnk.to/SadnessAndSorrowID Pre-Save the Album:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6u6AKfU5Aow) 2024-08-02T11:30Z 750K followers, 67K engagements "NEW ALBUM "Player 1" 👾 ART CONTEST Ok so we leaked a few tracks in this video so hopefully no copyright strikes 🎨 Thank you for creating such beautiful art celebrating my new album. I'll be reaching out to ya'll soon to send you signed copies when the new album comes out 'Player 1' is available to pre-save here for free on all-streaming platforms: https://raychen.lnk.to/Player1 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VKT9QlQa0a8) 2024-07-26T17:38Z 750K followers, 21.5K engagements "Let me FLY YOU to Los Angeles ✈ TonicCon Get ready for this years TonicCon Los Angeles at The Colburn School 🎵 An in-person event for members of the Tonic community hosted by @tonicapp and @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles Participate in masterclasses expert panels and more Anyone can be a member for Tonic for free so start practicing today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together [--] chosen musicians for the evening concerts will be flown out to Los Angeles and their flights & accommodation sponsored. Open to ALL instruments (if youre a pianist and chosen youll perform solo and will still receive" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NKVktg8EAtk) 2024-07-25T15:00Z 750K followers, 14.8K engagements "10 MUST TRAVEL Musician Items ✈ Want to unlock the secret to staying relaxed when you perform You practice in front of others. The easiest (and free) way to do that is on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Try it today I guarantee you will feel a difference after just a practice sessions. As someone who spends most of my life living out of a suitcase I've got a few ideas on what to bring on your next trip. 0:00 - Intro 0:17 - Item [--] 1:33 - Item [--] 1:51 - Item [--] 2:22 - Item [--] 2:48 - Item [--] 3:28 - Item [--] 3:56 - Item [--] 4:12 - Item [--] 4:39 - Item [--] 5:02 - Item [--] Twoset Brett eddy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=o6uj8CT9UQQ) 2024-07-18T13:00Z 750K followers, 40.1K engagements "AI vs Mozart: Can YOU tell the difference Do you think YOU can tell the difference Make real human friends on Tonic when you practice with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - Round 1: Baroque 2:02 - Round 2: Classical 3:58 - Round 3: Romantic 7:11 - Round 4: Contemporary 8:29 - Round 5: Film Score 10:27 - Final Round Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3XVfWmpnc2A) 2024-06-26T12:00Z 750K followers, 242.8K engagements "Ranking the BEST Cadenzas from Violin Concertos 🎻 Difficulty Tier List Now that you know which cadenzas are the most difficult and which ones youll need to spend the most hours on go practice and listen to others practice them on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. 0:00 - Intro 00:35 - Power scaling 00:53 - Beethoven: Auer / Heifetz vs Kreisler 03:18 - Mozart No. 3: Sam Franko vs Auer vs Ray Chen 07:12 - Mendelssohn 1st movement 07:55 - Mozart No. 4: Joachim vs Chen vs Sauret 09:15 - Bruch 1st movement 09:40 - Mozart No. 5: Joachim 10:20 -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9wwOqXntBRY) 2024-06-18T13:00Z 750K followers, 188.9K engagements "Professional violinist attempts to Sightread ALL ABRSM Grades Alright let's give this a go. As usual I'm using my powers of violin playing irresponsibly so do not try this without practicing at home: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 If you're going to perform or take part in an audition be sure to practice in front of people on Tonic so you're less nervous when you perform. It's free Ps. I used to take part in the AMEB auditions when I was younger in Australia. 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Grade [--] "Y Delyn Newydd" 1:02 - Grade [--] "Hol haltal az ejjel cinegemadar" 1:50 - Grade [--] "Singing in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QiZoiTd2KzM) 2024-06-04T13:00Z 750K followers, 482.6K engagements "I cant be stopped response to TwoSet Some of you have been wondering whats been going on. Heres an update on everything. Stay positive and share music with others: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Join the community for free today. Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh Delgsu del Gesu money musician merch Twoset Brett eddy violin cello" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hRVrwFwvgzw) 2024-05-24T13:00Z 750K followers, 211.8K engagements "12 Ways to Make Money as a Musician in [----] We dive into HOW to get into some of the "traditional" and "non-traditional" paths. Many of them require auditions or to perform and the best way is to get rid of performance anxiety is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Give it a try its completely free Drop a line in the comments if you know other (new) ways musicians can make money 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Concert Soloist 1:27 - Chamber Musician 2:17 - Orchestral Musician 4:04 - Call Musician 4:45 - Session Musician 6:02 - Teachers 7:03 - Recordings" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JnDqFagAbsk) 2024-05-22T15:18Z 750K followers, 76.1K engagements "Classical violinist nails Kafka: A Dramatic Irony HONKAI Star Rail Isnt this basically Vivaldi + EDM By the way best way is to level up your playing is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Give it a try its completely free Let me know what you thought of the performance and if there are other pieces youd like me to try playing A Dramatic Irony: Music by HoYo Mix sheet music by Linden: https://tonicmusic.app/Kafka 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - Inspired by Vivaldi Winter 5:16 - Inspired by Vivaldi Summer 7:16 - Performance Twoset Brett eddy violin cello" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=htYNPMls9CM) 2024-05-04T13:00Z 750K followers, 991.7K engagements "Classical Music Performance FAILS 🍅 Want to reduce your performance anxiety The best way is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Let me know in the comments below what other types of videos you'd like me to review or pieces you want me to play 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Bow fail 1:45 - Viola fail 2:58 - Piano fail 5:58 - String fail 7:58 - Bach fail 8:21 - Sibelius fail 12:17 - Vivaldi fail Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pFW2uF_x7UE) 2024-04-24T13:00Z 750K followers, 444.5K engagements "Beethoven Concerto SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Hilary Hahn Itzhak Perlman Clara Jumi-Kang & Henryk Szeryng Want to level up your playing AND learn from others when you practice music Join the Tonic community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Who has the best Beethoven Violin Concerto I personally love Henryk Szeryngs GOLDEN tone. In this video I go through what makes the Beethoven Violin Concerto so epic and review [--] soloists and their musical choices they make to best bring forth Beethovens S-Tier Concerto 🎵 Let me know if I didnt cover YOUR favorite" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qglbx0xp-9w) 2024-04-16T13:00Z 750K followers, 121.5K engagements "Which sounds better Violin vs Flute ⚔ PAGANINI CAPRICE No. [--] Get motivated from Ray & Jasmine when you practice AND level up your music skills Join the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels from around the world. So are you Team Ray or Team Jasmine 🎵 Let us know in the comments Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=waa4Sv5J9AE) 2024-04-08T13:00Z 750K followers, 436.8K engagements "Ranking PAGANINI [--] Caprices 🎻 Difficulty Tier List Want some free practice motivation Join the practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Do you know which Paganini Caprices are the most difficult/which one youll need to spend the most hours on Watch this video to find out 0:00 - Intro 00:47 - Power scaling 01:34 - No. [--] 01:57 - No. [--] 02:26 - No. [--] 03:20 - No. [--] 04:08 - No. [--] 04:50 - No. [--] 05:16 - No. [--] 05:59 - No. [--] 06:25 - No. [--] 06:51 - No. [--] 07:17 - No. [--] 07:59 - No. [--] 08:30 - No. [--] 09:43 - No. [--] 10:15 - No. [--] 11:14" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bYGRF_S9ZkM) 2024-04-01T13:00Z 750K followers, 332.4K engagements "How to play VIVALDI SUMMER ☀ like a pro Now that you HOW to practice Vivaldis Summer go on Tonic and get motivated together with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Hope this video was helpful :) Click here for the performance version: https://youtu.be/XvGxb1-YpQEsi=Wvvngej1TXHEvNO2 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mmw4q_ts7wQ) 2024-03-20T13:00Z 750K followers, 211.9K engagements Limited data mode. 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"What SOUNDS Hard VS What's ACTUALLY Difficult on Violin 🎻 Which do YOU think more difficult Vivaldi Summer vs Winter Come practice and hear how others perform on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 In this video I go through a list of difficult sounding pieces and rate which ones are actually difficult VS which ones just sound difficult by explaining considerations like musicality colors technique and performance / audience psychology. 0:00 - Intro 0:51 - Vivaldi Summer vs Vivaldi Winter 1:30 - Meditation de Thais vs Beau Soir 2:24 - Monti Czardas vs Ravel Tzigane 3:39 - Bach"
YouTube Link 2025-03-20T13:00Z 750K followers, 177.2K engagements
"Ranking PAGANINI [--] Caprices 🎻 Difficulty Tier List Want some free practice motivation Join the practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Do you know which Paganini Caprices are the most difficult/which one youll need to spend the most hours on Watch this video to find out 0:00 - Intro 00:47 - Power scaling 01:34 - No. [--] 01:57 - No. [--] 02:26 - No. [--] 03:20 - No. [--] 04:08 - No. [--] 04:50 - No. [--] 05:16 - No. [--] 05:59 - No. [--] 06:25 - No. [--] 06:51 - No. [--] 07:17 - No. [--] 07:59 - No. [--] 08:30 - No. [--] 09:43 - No. [--] 10:15 - No. [--] 11:14"
YouTube Link 2024-04-01T13:00Z 750K followers, 332.4K engagements
"$69 vs $10000000 Stradivarius Violin - Ray Chen Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Time to learn what the difference of $9999931 dollars sounds like. 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 ========== List of pieces (in order of appearance): Beginner: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Intermediate: Bach Violin Concerto in A minor Intermediate: Bach Violin Concerto for Two Violins (Violin 2) Intermediate-Advanced: Massenet "Meditation de"
YouTube Link 2020-06-26T14:00Z 749K followers, 2.2M engagements
"Ray Chen Tartini Devil's Trill Sonata arr. Kreisler Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 The name Devils Trill comes from a dream Tartini had where the devil appeared before him and asked to be his servant and granted all he desired. Tartini decided to give the devil his violin to test his skill whereupon the devil proceeded to play the most wondrous melody Tartini had ever heard. Upon awakening"
YouTube Link 2019-02-20T10:32Z 749K followers, 1.2M engagements
"Debussy - "Clair de lune" for violin & piano (Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde) Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Recorded live in concert presented by the LA Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall on November 6th [----] This poem written by French poet Paul Verlaine in [----] served as inspiration for Claude Debussy's most famous work from his "Suite bergamasque". Your soul is a select landscape Where"
YouTube Link 2019-11-13T08:08Z 747K followers, 505.7K engagements
"Bottle cap challenge violin concerto Well I've definitely P E A K E D All those countless hours spent in the practice room has lead up to this very moment. In all seriousness though I bet my old teacher is proud of how straight my bow is. Ain't that right Mrs Hawkins #Bottlecapchallenge #raychen _______________________________________ RAY CHEN w e b s i t e : https://www.raychenviolin.com/ f a c e b o o k : https://www.facebook.com/raychenviolinist/ i n s t a g r a m : https://www.instagram.com/raychenviolin t w i t t e r : https://twitter.com/raychenviolin"
YouTube Link 2019-07-06T21:02Z 748K followers, 380.3K engagements
"Challenging prodigies with only [--] fingers 😁🎻 #violin Challenging prodigies at Curtis in an extreme sightreading battle ⚔ Full video here: https://youtu.be/V3JDXkLZ4fw Violin TwoSet ray Chen classical music Curtis prodigies Violin TwoSet ray Chen classical music Curtis prodigies"
YouTube Link 2023-06-24T13:06Z 749K followers, 317.4K engagements
"AI vs Mozart: Can YOU tell the difference Do you think YOU can tell the difference Make real human friends on Tonic when you practice with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - Round 1: Baroque 2:02 - Round 2: Classical 3:58 - Round 3: Romantic 7:11 - Round 4: Contemporary 8:29 - Round 5: Film Score 10:27 - Final Round Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin"
YouTube Link 2024-06-26T12:00Z 750K followers, 242.8K engagements
"Vivaldi: Winter (L'inverno) I. Allegro non molto - Four Seasons - RAY CHEN Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join the Tonic community today https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now I. Allegro ma non troppo - the icy winds of the first movement of Vivaldi's "Winter" from his Four Seasons performed by Ray Chen with the Rockport Chamber Music Festival Orchestra. #violin #vivaldi #performance 🍿 WATCH NEXT: Ray Chen's version of Winter III Allegro from Vivaldi's Four Seasons: https://youtu.be/GaJyV3YKYmE Vivaldi: Winter (L'inverno) II. Largo - Four Seasons - RAY CHEN"
YouTube Link 2023-07-28T15:39Z 749K followers, 3.1M engagements
"Awaken - Ray Chen Official Violin Solo Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Heres a previously unreleased bonus track I thought you guys would like. More to come in the future #LeagueOfLegends #Awaken Written produced & mixed by: Riot Music Team and Mako _______________________________________ RAY CHEN m e r c h : https://www.raychen.plus/ d i s c o r d : https://discordapp.com/invite/raychen w"
YouTube Link 2020-08-03T21:16Z 749K followers, 771.2K engagements
"Ray Chen Explains: How to make fast passages sound clean ✨ #violin ➡ Download the Tonic app: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in Join me and an awesome community of musicians #violin #violinist #raychen #masterclass #violinteacher #practicemakesperfect #music #classicalmusic violin ray chen classical music orchestra piano violin ray chen classical music orchestra piano"
YouTube Link 2023-05-24T13:02Z 749K followers, 210.9K engagements
"How to have the BEST Vibrato 🎵 [--] Easy Steps Want the know the best way how to motivate yourself to practice music The secret is practicing together with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together There are so many fun events for you to have fun and stay motivated 🎵 Work on perfecting your vibrato with these [--] easy exercises 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Step [--] 1:06 - Step [--] 2:24 - Step [--] 3:47 - Step [--] 4:36 - Additional tips Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn"
YouTube Link 2024-01-12T14:00Z 749K followers, 908K engagements
"FAAAAAA 🤌🏼 (When you practice in front of kids) Join the best music practice appTonic: https://tonicmusic.app.link/F1FzX9IWmSb"
YouTube Link 2025-04-07T12:17Z 750K followers, 685.1K engagements
"How to play VIVALDI SUMMER ☀ like a pro Now that you HOW to practice Vivaldis Summer go on Tonic and get motivated together with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Hope this video was helpful :) Click here for the performance version: https://youtu.be/XvGxb1-YpQEsi=Wvvngej1TXHEvNO2 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh"
YouTube Link 2024-03-20T13:00Z 750K followers, 211.9K engagements
"Win a signed album by PRACTICING🎁 Stop practicing by yourself join the community on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in"
YouTube Link 2026-01-02T14:30Z 750K followers, 70.4K engagements
"I Tried Playing [--] Music Genres After Hearing Them Once Can a classical violinist play pop rap and jazz after only one listen In this video I challenge myself to play [--] totally different genres of music on the spot using just ONE listen as prep. No second chances. 📲 Come practice with me and other musicians on Tonic Open a Studio meet new friends and get real-time encouragement while you share your music practice: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Pop Ballad: Joji Glimpse of Us 2:16 - Country: Dolly Parton Jolene 3:32 - Jazz: Dave Brubeck Take Five 5:21 - Rap: Dr. Dre &"
YouTube Link 2025-09-26T18:14Z 750K followers, 37K engagements
"Beethoven Concerto SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Hilary Hahn Itzhak Perlman Clara Jumi-Kang & Henryk Szeryng Want to level up your playing AND learn from others when you practice music Join the Tonic community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Who has the best Beethoven Violin Concerto I personally love Henryk Szeryngs GOLDEN tone. In this video I go through what makes the Beethoven Violin Concerto so epic and review [--] soloists and their musical choices they make to best bring forth Beethovens S-Tier Concerto 🎵 Let me know if I didnt cover YOUR favorite"
YouTube Link 2024-04-16T13:00Z 750K followers, 121.5K engagements
"New single: How to Train Your Dragon 📀 OUT NOW #ost #romanticflight"
YouTube Link 2024-09-06T13:33Z 750K followers, 164.8K engagements
"Classical violinist nails Kafka: A Dramatic Irony HONKAI Star Rail Isnt this basically Vivaldi + EDM By the way best way is to level up your playing is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Give it a try its completely free Let me know what you thought of the performance and if there are other pieces youd like me to try playing A Dramatic Irony: Music by HoYo Mix sheet music by Linden: https://tonicmusic.app/Kafka 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - Inspired by Vivaldi Winter 5:16 - Inspired by Vivaldi Summer 7:16 - Performance Twoset Brett eddy violin cello"
YouTube Link 2024-05-04T13:00Z 750K followers, 991.7K engagements
"3D PRINTED VS REAL VIOLIN 🎻 I filmed the process of making a 3D printed violin and put it to the test. Make sure you're maximizing your efficiency by practicing with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Let me know in the comments below if you have any recommended designs for violins and I can try to print stuff out in a future video Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august"
YouTube Link 2024-08-06T13:00Z 750K followers, 414.5K engagements
"Pranking people while they practice 💐🐶 My buddy @andy.morris and I crashed practice rooms with flowers and chaos. Validation: delivered 💐💥 Wanna hype someone up virtually Join Tonic https://downloadtonic.com/join-in #tonicmusicapp #musicianlife #practicevibes #flowersquad Flowers Practice Tonic music practice rooms Flowers Practice Tonic music practice rooms"
YouTube Link 2025-07-22T10:49Z 750K followers, 75.3K engagements
"Classical Music Performance FAILS 🍅 Want to reduce your performance anxiety The best way is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Let me know in the comments below what other types of videos you'd like me to review or pieces you want me to play 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Bow fail 1:45 - Viola fail 2:58 - Piano fail 5:58 - String fail 7:58 - Bach fail 8:21 - Sibelius fail 12:17 - Vivaldi fail Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music"
YouTube Link 2024-04-24T13:00Z 750K followers, 444.5K engagements
"GUESS the EMOTION Charades ft. Jasmine Choi Music is all about emotions. so who is better at conveying emotions with their instruments Ray or Jasmine [--] Rounds with a different emotion for each round let's see who's better Get motivated and practice music together with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Thank you to @JasmineChoi for joining me in this video 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Round [--] "Excitement" 1:11 - Round [--] "Confused" 1:52 - Round [--] "Sick" 2:21 - Round [--] "Angry" 3:15 - Round [--] "Hopeful" 4:20 - Round [--] "Frantic" 4:50 - Round [--] "Happy" 5:05 - Round [--] "Sad""
YouTube Link 2025-03-29T13:00Z 750K followers, 248K engagements
"When your friend doesn't know any Anime (Your Lie in April dub challenge) I can't believe I found someone who hasn't seen any anime smh. Well today I get to introduce concert pianist David Kadouch to the best classical anime for the first time to see what the reaction of a european classical music nerd is when introduced to Your Lie in April Get motivated and practice music together with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Go check out Davids first Anime Review video on his channel: https://youtu.be/X3x42TnM2Qk 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - My friend David 1:08 - Showing"
YouTube Link 2024-10-05T13:30Z 750K followers, 382.8K engagements
"Should You Use a Shoulder Rest Lets Settle It. You wont believe the chaos shoulder rests have stirred in the violin/viola world 🎵 Download the Tonic App to share your PRACTICE with a community of other musicians: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in Hey everyone Ray here Ive been on both sides of this shoulder rest war: Starting with one ditching it to improve my sound then inventing my own comfort-meets-freedom solution. In this video were doing a full investigation: Is it devilish Is it divine Or is it just deeply misunderstood Weve got the verdict coming up 👨⚖ 00:00 Intro 00:51 What do"
YouTube Link 2025-07-14T13:01Z 750K followers, 102.3K engagements
"I Spent a Day With a 3-Year-Old Prodigy Is she REALLY a prodigy Over [------] musicians worldwide use Tonic 🎵 Join the largest practice community for free: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in This is Angelica pianist singer ballet dancer violinist and shes only [--] years old. When I first saw her videos online I was kinda skeptical. As someone who has seen many young prodigies throughout my career I know what early talent looks like but this felt different. So I decided to visit the Nero household and spend a day with Angelica and her family to see whats actually going on behind the scenes and to"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T14:00Z 750K followers, 472.1K engagements
"Concert Violinist Reviews a Cheap $69 Violin Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Probably the cheapest full-size violin I've ever played. Will it hold up Find out in this review. _______________________________________ RAY CHEN m e r c h : https://www.raychen.plus/ d i s c o r d : https://discordapp.com/invite/raychen w e b s i t e : https://www.raychenviolin.com/ f a c e b o o k :"
YouTube Link 2020-05-24T14:00Z 749K followers, 356.7K engagements
"When your music gotta compete with the view 🌊 #violin It takes practice to summon the elements for Vivaldi #shorts #violin #raychen #vivaldi #music #classicalmusic violin ray chen classical music orchestra piano music violin ray chen classical music orchestra piano music"
YouTube Link 2023-06-04T03:58Z 749K followers, 2.4M engagements
"SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor Op. [--] - Ray Chen Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Performed live on March 26th [----] with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Kent Nagano. I. Allegro moderato II. Adagio di molto III. Allegro ma non tanto Ray Chen Jean Sibelius (Composer) Violin Concerto (Composition) Violin (Musical Instrument) Concerto (Composition Type) Violin (album)"
YouTube Link 2015-05-20T10:06Z 749K followers, 4.3M engagements
"The Swan by Saint-Sans (Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde) Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Heres some beautiful music to bring you comfort and joy 🎶 The backstory: Julio and I were meant to perform in Taipei & Kaohsiung on June [--] & [--] this year but due to a recent surge in cases we had to postpone our recitals to a later date (TBD as of this moment). Since we've still been rehearsing every day"
YouTube Link 2021-06-04T13:00Z 749K followers, 737.2K engagements
"Musician Rizz: Tchaikovsky edition 🎵 Sometimes music really is a confession ❤👀 On tour Royal Philharmojic Orchestra and heading to LONDON on May [--] at Royal Albert Hall💂🏼 Share your music practice live and meet other musicians on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/download 🎵"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T15:36Z 750K followers, 240.3K engagements
"Vivaldi: Winter (L'inverno) III. Allegro - Four Seasons - RAY CHEN Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join the Tonic community today https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now "We tread the icy path slowly and cautiously for fear of tripping and falling. Then turn abruptly slip crash on the ground and rising hasten on across the ice lest it cracks up. We feel the chill north winds coarse through the home despite the locked and bolted doors this is winter which nonetheless brings its own delights." - Antonio Vivaldi III. Allegro - the final movement of Vivaldi's "Winter" from"
YouTube Link 2023-07-12T13:06Z 749K followers, 245.6K engagements
"Ranking the BEST Cadenzas from Violin Concertos 🎻 Difficulty Tier List Now that you know which cadenzas are the most difficult and which ones youll need to spend the most hours on go practice and listen to others practice them on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. 0:00 - Intro 00:35 - Power scaling 00:53 - Beethoven: Auer / Heifetz vs Kreisler 03:18 - Mozart No. 3: Sam Franko vs Auer vs Ray Chen 07:12 - Mendelssohn 1st movement 07:55 - Mozart No. 4: Joachim vs Chen vs Sauret 09:15 - Bruch 1st movement 09:40 - Mozart No. 5: Joachim 10:20 -"
YouTube Link 2024-06-18T13:00Z 750K followers, 188.9K engagements
"Ray Chen reacts to Twoset Mendelssohn 4M Pretty sure Brett practiced. Be like Brett from TwoSet. 🎵 Download the Tonic App to PRACTICE (like Brett from Twoset) with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for regular updates to vids and livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Official Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS1tflwvtIF15ln1pnC2Ypg #violin #twosetviolin #raychen twoset Brett brett yang Ray Chen twoset violin violin viola cello music classical music opera education learn"
YouTube Link 2023-05-12T13:00Z 749K followers, 528.1K engagements
"Vitali "Chaconne" for Violin & Piano Ray Chen & Julien Quentin Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Live concert in Brisbane Australia on 11th August [----] Celebrating [--] Years of Musica Viva Ray Chen & Julien Quentin _______________________________________ RAY CHEN m e r c h : https://www.raychen.plus/ d i s c o r d : https://discordapp.com/invite/raychen w e b s i t e :"
YouTube Link 2020-06-30T01:30Z 749K followers, 1.2M engagements
"Professional violinist attempts to Sightread ALL ABRSM Grades Alright let's give this a go. As usual I'm using my powers of violin playing irresponsibly so do not try this without practicing at home: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 If you're going to perform or take part in an audition be sure to practice in front of people on Tonic so you're less nervous when you perform. It's free Ps. I used to take part in the AMEB auditions when I was younger in Australia. 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Grade [--] "Y Delyn Newydd" 1:02 - Grade [--] "Hol haltal az ejjel cinegemadar" 1:50 - Grade [--] "Singing in"
YouTube Link 2024-06-04T13:00Z 750K followers, 482.6K engagements
"Waltzing Matilda (Arr. for Violin by Ray Chen) Studio Recording Im so excited to share my own arrangement of Waltzing Matilda recorded here in the studio and released with Decca🎻 This piece has always held a special place in my heart as Australias unofficial national anthem and I wanted to bring it to life on the violin in a way that feels both timeless and personal. 🎧 Listen/stream here: https://raychen.lnk.to/WalzingMatilda Join me and thousands of others on Tonic if you want to transform your music practice into something that's fun and motivating: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in Free"
YouTube Link 2025-09-18T23:51Z 750K followers, 29.4K engagements
"Curtis Students vs Ray Chen Extreme Sightreading Challenge TwoSet tried to get in but were told to practice more. I challenged two Curtis students to a Sightreading Duel (where you lose your fingers). As usual my pride could not allow me to not try my hardest. No prodigies will ever defeat me. ➡ If you'd like to stay motivated while practicing download Tonic https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now and join the free practice community Alexandra Cooreman: @Alexviolon11 Lingyu Dong:@Lingyu1212 Big thanks to Curtis Institute of Music for giving us all a safe space to lose our fingers. For more info"
YouTube Link 2023-06-19T14:00Z 749K followers, 313.4K engagements
"aspiring violinist attempts to play Vivaldi Summer MUST WATCH Do you think this young violinist will have a career Maybe he will if he practices more on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 "Presto" from Antonio Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" Summer (3rd movement) Rockport Music Shalin Liu Performance Center https://rockportmusic.org/ Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning vivaldi summer sumer quatro staggioni"
YouTube Link 2024-02-03T23:35Z 749K followers, 978.5K engagements
"Elegance and class in my [--] year old brain 😌 #violin Practice your instrument with me on Tonic https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now #shorts #violin #raychen violin ray chen classical music music piano orchestra violin ray chen classical music music piano orchestra"
YouTube Link 2023-04-18T13:48Z 749K followers, 1.8M engagements
"Eddy has that paganini pizazz 😏🎻 #violin #twosetviolin #classicalmusic"
YouTube Link 2023-06-26T00:20Z 749K followers, 836.8K engagements
"I cant be stopped response to TwoSet Some of you have been wondering whats been going on. Heres an update on everything. Stay positive and share music with others: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Join the community for free today. Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh Delgsu del Gesu money musician merch Twoset Brett eddy violin cello"
YouTube Link 2024-05-24T13:00Z 750K followers, 211.8K engagements
"Send this to someone whos practicing the Mendelssohn 🤓🎻"
YouTube Link 2025-11-01T16:12Z 750K followers, 17K engagements
"Paganini Violin Concerto 🔥🎻 #violin Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together #shorts #violin #raychen violin ray chen orchestra classical music music piano violin ray chen orchestra classical music music piano"
YouTube Link 2021-07-22T14:13Z 749K followers, 744.6K engagements
"How to Train Your Dragon: Romantic Flight (Violin & Orchestra) Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London as part of my latest album "Player 1" 👾 Listen to the other tracks here: Violin: Ray Chen Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Cristian Mcelaru"
YouTube Link 2024-09-20T13:01Z 750K followers, 87.8K engagements
"How to Tune VIOLIN & VIOLA 🎻 FAST & EASY Want to be able to ask others for advice and feedback while you learn Download Tonic TODAY: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now to level up your playing 🌏 This video helps you learn HOW to identify pitches to tell which one is higher or lower as well WHAT to listen for so you can tune quickly and efficiently. 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Identifying strings VIOLIN & VIOLA 1:07 - Methods of Tuning 2:26 - LISTENING TEST - Which pitch is higher 3:09 - HOW to know if a pitch is higher or lower 3:46 - Tuning: Method [--] 4:26 - Soundwave method 6:02 - Tuning 5ths"
YouTube Link 2023-11-06T14:00Z 749K followers, 346.8K engagements
"Which sounds better Violin vs Flute ⚔ PAGANINI CAPRICE No. [--] Get motivated from Ray & Jasmine when you practice AND level up your music skills Join the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels from around the world. So are you Team Ray or Team Jasmine 🎵 Let us know in the comments Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine"
YouTube Link 2024-04-08T13:00Z 750K followers, 436.8K engagements
"Mendelssohn SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Janine Jansen Hilary Hahn Heifetz & Vengerov Want to feel motivated when you practice music Join the best practice app for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together and learn together with the Tonic community 🎵 Maxim Vengerov vs Hilary Hahn - who's style do you prefer when it comes to Mendelssohn What about Janine Jansen Or do you prefer old-school Jascha Heifetz Let me know if there are other performance versions of Mendelssohn you love in the comments below. 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Jascha Heifetz 2:31 - Maxim Vengerov 7:13 - Janine Jansen 10:10 - Hilary Hahn"
YouTube Link 2023-12-09T14:00Z 747K followers, 222.9K engagements
"Darker vs brighter: How to change your sound ☀ #practice It takes a certain type of listening practice to color change #shorts #violin #raychen #music #classicalmusic #musician #musicianlife #violinist"
YouTube Link 2023-06-09T17:32Z 746K followers, 171.6K engagements
"What caused Eddys slip up 🫣 #violin #twosetviolin"
YouTube Link 2023-06-22T01:05Z 734K followers, 760.1K engagements
"12 Ways to Make Money as a Musician in [----] We dive into HOW to get into some of the "traditional" and "non-traditional" paths. Many of them require auditions or to perform and the best way is to get rid of performance anxiety is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Give it a try its completely free Drop a line in the comments if you know other (new) ways musicians can make money 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Concert Soloist 1:27 - Chamber Musician 2:17 - Orchestral Musician 4:04 - Call Musician 4:45 - Session Musician 6:02 - Teachers 7:03 - Recordings"
YouTube Link 2024-05-22T15:18Z 750K followers, 76.1K engagements
"Waltzing Matilda - ORCHESTRAL Version Ray Chen Want to feel motivated to practice Join the largest live practice community today on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now Waltzing Matilda - the "unofficial" anthem of Australia 🐨🦘Superb arrangement by Stephan Koncz with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Tianyi Lu Recorded live at the Sydney Opera House"
YouTube Link 2023-08-31T13:00Z 728K followers, 306.6K engagements
"Ray Chen Golden Horse Film Festival + Red Carpet (Cinema Paradiso E. Morricone) Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Live at the 57th Golden Horse Film Festival (November 21st 2020) Ennio Moriccone's (1989) "Cinema Paradiso" film score arr. / Chien-Hui Hung Violinist: Ray Chen Orchestra: Taipei Philharmonic"
YouTube Link 2020-11-25T08:58Z 741K followers, 65.4K engagements
"Ray Chen teaches Wrist Vibrato part [--] Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Hi everyone This is part [--] of How to do Wrist Vibrato in [--] steps These are steps [--] & [--] I'll have the next steps to you in a part [--] coming to you next week Let me know if you have any questions"
YouTube Link 2017-02-20T14:25Z 733K followers, 558.7K engagements
"Ray Chen: How to quartet in [--] easy steps🎵 #violin ➡ Download the Tonic app: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in Join me and an awesome community of musicians #shorts #violin #raychen"
YouTube Link 2023-05-10T00:01Z 728K followers, 303K engagements
"I Try Every Violin on Amazon 🎻 Instruments & lessons can get expensive really fast but here's a way for you to learn where you don't have to spend a single dollar: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Download Tonic so you can get in touch with a community of musicians of all skill levels and get feedback and advice on how to get started In this video I try [--] different instruments to find which Amazon violin is the best value (so you don't have to) 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for regular updates to vids and livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 0:00 -"
YouTube Link 2023-10-10T13:00Z 743K followers, 1.8M engagements
"Vivaldi: Winter (L'inverno) II. Largo - Four Seasons - RAY CHEN Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join the Tonic community today https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now II. Largo - the beautiful second movement of Vivaldi's "Winter" from his Four Seasons performed by Ray Chen with the Rockport Chamber Music Festival Orchestra. #violin #vivaldi #performance 🍿 WATCH NEXT: Ray Chen's version of Winter III Allegro from Vivaldi's Four Seasons: https://youtu.be/GaJyV3YKYmE 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids:"
YouTube Link 2023-07-18T13:00Z 746K followers, 144.3K engagements
"Helpful tips for practicing octaves 🎻 with Ray Chen #practicepractice #violin #classicalmusic ➡ Download the Tonic app: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in Join me and an awesome community of musicians #shorts #violin #raychen"
YouTube Link 2023-04-26T20:57Z 739K followers, 87.7K engagements
"IU () - Through the Night () VIOLIN & PIANO arr. Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Violin & Piano arrangement of Through the Night () by IU () This arrangement came about after a recent tour to South Korea where we wanted to thank our dedicated audiences there by finding and arranging a song that would fit perfectly to our instruments. Personal thanks to Ji-eun for"
YouTube Link 2019-09-19T10:15Z 738K followers, 280.3K engagements
"Ray Chen plays Meditation de Thais Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Meditation de Thais - J. Massenet Violinist: Ray Chen Pianist: Julio Elizalde Click to learn about the Olympic Music Festival Chamber Music Program http://www.olympicmusicfestival.org/page_id=176 Deadline: March 1st [----] Recorded February 9th 2016"
YouTube Link 2016-02-11T14:16Z 746K followers, 430.8K engagements
"Try to Beat me at Violin 🎻100 Violin Giveaway More prizes to win on Tonic. Download Tonic for free and start practicing: https://downloadtonic.com/win-a-violin Big thanks to @KennedyViolins for making this possible and for letting us prepare those violins in such "interesting" ways 🎻 Also huge thanks to @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles for supporting the event 🙌🏼"
YouTube Link 2024-03-14T13:00Z 738K followers, 3.6M engagements
"violinist string BREAKS during Tchaikovsky Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 _______________________________________ Welp. It happened again folks. Not really sure what I've done to anger the string-gods but this was a spectacularly awkward yet exciting moment to break an E-string Special thanks to the Seattle Symphony & Benaroya Hall. Watch the full performance here:"
YouTube Link 2021-11-05T21:11Z 746K followers, 8.7M engagements
"Playing music for animals ft. Cats 🐱 #violin #cat #shorts #violin #raychen #classicalmusic #violin"
YouTube Link 2023-06-17T01:53Z 738K followers, 202.4K engagements
"How to Spiccato: like bouncing a ball 🏀 #shorts #violin ➡ Download the Tonic app: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in Join me and an awesome community of musicians #shorts #violin #raychen"
YouTube Link 2023-05-15T22:41Z 731K followers, 222.1K engagements
"Free Natural Eyeliner😭"
YouTube Link 2025-11-21T05:01Z 5.5M followers, 48.8K engagements
"Ray Chen tries to practice Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Every morning. But especially Mondays"
YouTube Link 2014-05-22T17:36Z 744K followers, 252.2K engagements
"10 MUST TRAVEL Musician Items ✈ Want to unlock the secret to staying relaxed when you perform You practice in front of others. The easiest (and free) way to do that is on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Try it today I guarantee you will feel a difference after just a practice sessions. As someone who spends most of my life living out of a suitcase I've got a few ideas on what to bring on your next trip. 0:00 - Intro 0:17 - Item [--] 1:33 - Item [--] 1:51 - Item [--] 2:22 - Item [--] 2:48 - Item [--] 3:28 - Item [--] 3:56 - Item [--] 4:12 - Item [--] 4:39 - Item [--] 5:02 - Item [--] Twoset Brett eddy"
YouTube Link 2024-07-18T13:00Z 750K followers, 40.1K engagements
"BEST VIOLA JOKE (said to a violist) Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 I ask Amihai Grosz principal violist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra: What's his favorite viola joke Clip from OFFSTAGE with: Amihai Grosz livestream: https://youtu.be/NLS7V99uuQk Thumbnail by: https://www.instagram.com/georgiepentch/ #WithMe #Viola #AtHome _______________________________________ AMIHAI GROSZ w e b s i"
YouTube Link 2020-05-08T15:45Z 749K followers, 86.7K engagements
"My First [----] Person Event TonicCon [----] VLOG A behind-the-scenes vlog on what TonicCon [----] was like to attend from Rays perspective. Btw watch the TonicCon Documentary to dive deeper into how the Tonic & Colburn teams brought this massive [----] person event together: https://youtu.be/1LLVhfSap9k And thank you for your continued support. Honestly this was probably the most difficult thing Ive done in my life where I had to not only organize the event but also perform give masterclasses attend panel discussions and of course take photos with everyone. I got sick and slept for a week after but"
YouTube Link 2024-12-21T14:00Z 750K followers, 33.7K engagements
"I gave Brett a bad fingering #sorry Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join the Tonic community today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now"
YouTube Link 2023-07-01T01:47Z 678K followers, 390.3K engagements
"Can I learn GOAT on violin in only [--] minutes Polyphia 🎸 Practice on Tonic and win cool prizes together with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together All instruments and styles welcome 🎸 Quickly join The RDE microphone practice challenge starts soon Use this sheet music to practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/goat Backing track: https://youtu.be/CmrVUkURY9Qsi=2w68Gk5MzfV6pM-8 PS. If you don't know @Polyphia or @TimHensonW6RST go check them out Also huge thanks to @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles for letting me perform sacrilege in the renown Heifetz Studio 🙏🏼"
YouTube Link 2023-12-04T14:00Z [---] followers, 198.6K engagements
"Ray Chen breaks string during performance Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 [--]. Swap violins [--]. Take off mute [--]. Drop string This happened with the Taiwan Philharmonic while on tour in Brussels. Always carry an extra string in your pocket 🍿 WATCH NEXT: violinist string BREAKS during Tchaikovsky: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=fh59nvRA52M _______________________________________ RAY CHEN m e r"
YouTube Link 2017-03-22T16:58Z 711K followers, 1.9M engagements
"Ray Chen Reacts to Twoset Sibelius 3M Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together "Sorry Eddy." - Ray. Ray reviews Eddy from Twoset's performance of Sibelius 3M 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 🍿 WATCH NEXT: Ray reacts to Twoset Mendelssohn 4M: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=EpjTFYbG6Uc _______________________________________ Closing track: "Story Time" by [--] Acorn Lane https://youtu.be/6UAUMVf5RYU #violin #twosetviolin #raychen"
YouTube Link 2021-02-11T03:00Z 711K followers, 531K engagements
"99% Editing 1% Violin Skill / Play with Ray ft. Twoset Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Brett and Eddy from Twoset Violin join Ray for some fun practicing the violin. 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 FINAL DAY of #PlaywithRay #twosetviolin 🎻 Entries close May 1st 11:59pm LA time. #LAPhil #HollywoodBowl APPLY: www.hollywoodbowl.com/playwithray RAY CHEN m e r c h : https://www.raychen.plus/ d i s c o r d :"
YouTube Link 2019-04-29T13:22Z 677K followers, 515.2K engagements
"Why Is THIS Stick Worth $200000 Want feedback on your playing or gear setup for free Jump into a live Studio on Tonic and get support from musicians around the world: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🌍 Everyones heard of Stradivarius violins but not many know about Tourte or Peccattethe legendary bowmakers whose work now sells for house-level prices. One bow even sold for over $600000 🤯 In this video I take you through the history design and obsession behind violin bows. Why do some sound better What makes a bow powerful enough to project in a concert hall Ill also show you my"
YouTube Link 2025-04-25T13:30Z 750K followers, 46.5K engagements
"Ray Chen teaches Wrist + Arm Vibrato PART [--] Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Masterclass Monday: Wrist + Arm Vibrato PART [--] Lets talk vibrato Hey guys The long awaited Part [--] is here Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below. Happy practicing"
YouTube Link 2017-07-03T14:03Z 707K followers, 171.6K engagements
"Ray Chen () Special Guest with Jay Chou () LIVE PERFORMANCE Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join my practice app Tonic today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Official Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS1tflwvtIF15ln1pnC2Ypg Sharing with you some clips from the HK shows with Jay. This was such a cool experience where I was personally invited to perform with Jay in Hong Kong It was an outdoor concert (with [-----] people and 8000-10000 more who"
YouTube Link 2023-05-31T13:00Z 711K followers, 188.8K engagements
"She Sat Down So I Played This 🎻❤"
YouTube Link 2025-04-13T04:45Z 750K followers, 14.6K engagements
"Play with Ray [----] - Sydney Opera House & Sydney Symphony Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Are you ready to perform on the stage of the Sydney Opera House World-renowned violinist Ray Chen and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra have teamed up to announce the next Play with Ray competition. The international talent search aims to find [--] violinists to perform Bachs Double Concerto with Ray and the"
YouTube Link 2022-11-29T23:41Z 619K followers, 32K engagements
"Can pros tell which INSTRUMENT is more expensive Blind Test Get motivated from Ray & Jasmine when you practice AND level up your music skills Join the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels from around the world. How important is an expensive instrument You might think other people who play the SAME instrument can tell but could a professional musician who plays a a DIFFERENT instrument tell apart a $1000 and $50000 instrument 🎵 In this video I challenge flutist @JasmineChoi to see if she can tell the difference between my violins"
YouTube Link 2024-03-11T14:00Z 620K followers, 207K engagements
"Pro Musician Reacts to Musicians Ranking Themselves by Talent Want to build confidence and level up your playing Join the Tonic community and practice together: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Meet musical friends and stay motivated I cant believe I hadnt seen this before. Fun to watch but Jubilee really does their folks dirty with their content. TwoSet reacted to this but I thought I'd add in a bit more from a professional musician's perspective on why I believe they gave themselves those rankings. 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - What is talent 3:17 - Ray ranking the musicians 3:52 -"
YouTube Link 2024-01-18T14:00Z 633K followers, 119.1K engagements
"One Brett vs many Bretts 🎻 #masterclass"
YouTube Link 2023-06-29T08:52Z 577K followers, 67.4K engagements
"The kids are getting younger and younger 😩 #playwithray #violin"
YouTube Link 2023-06-26T22:36Z 711K followers, 149.2K engagements
"Needa Padadhani - Full Video Jersey Nani Shraddha Srinath Anirudh Ravichander Darshan Raval Vocals - Darshan Raval Lyrics - Krishna Kanth (K.K.) Acoustic Electric Bass Guitars - Keba Jeremiah Electric Guitar - Josh Mark Raj (Feel of Jersey) Bass - Sajith Satya (Adhento Gaani Vunnapaatuga) Stringed Instruments - SM Subhani Solo Violin - Ananthakrrishnan Backing Vocals - Sarath Santhosh Aravind Srinivas & Saisharan Keyboards Synth and Rhythm Programming - Anirudh Ravichander Rhythm Programming Shashank Vijay Krishna Kishor (Spirit of Jersey) Orchestral Programming & Arrangements - Ishaan"
YouTube Link 2025-02-21T06:30Z 35.1K followers, 60.4K engagements
"Ray & Clara Jumi Kang Live Masterclass Ep. [--] - Expert Feedback on YOUR Practice Sessions WEEKLY LIVESTREAMS with Q&A 🎵 Want to participate in the Q&A or play for Clara & Ray Sign up for Tonic (https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now) and open a Studio to practice during the designated time. We'll be popping into Studios which have #RAYVIEW or #Q&A written in their description. All instruments are welcome If you'd like to be reviewed on your playing please write in your Studio description: Level (beginner intermediate advanced) and how long youve been working on the piece. For example: #rayview -"
YouTube Link 2023-05-20T14:54Z 683K followers, 45.9K engagements
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Ray Chen Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Counting down the days till Christmas with a cup of hot chocolate and a nice fire crackling in the background - and this cozy little tune to keep you warm: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Spotify: LINK SOON iTunes: LINK SOON Produced by Daniel Jang aka. JANG Productions also known as "OH MY JANG""
YouTube Link 2018-12-10T14:33Z 676K followers, 220.6K engagements
"How it feels to collab with a priceless instrument 🎻💀 #violin Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together #shorts #violin #raychen"
YouTube Link 2022-10-15T16:20Z 712K followers, 191K engagements
"Life at the Best Music School in the World TwoSet tried to get in but were told to practice more. Let me show you what life is like at Curtis Institute the best music school in the world. Speaking of practice I'd like to invite you to join this app I made https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now called Tonic where you can practice with a community of musicians from all around the world (I practice on there too) 🍿 WATCH NEXT: LOSE YOUR FINGERS Extreme Sightreading Challenge Ray Chen vs Curtis Students: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=V3JDXkLZ4fw 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids:"
YouTube Link 2023-05-19T13:00Z 682K followers, 1.3M engagements
"Ray Chen plays Estrellita - My little Star Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Filmed on an iPhone [--] in Santa Barbara October 21st [----] in Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West. "Estrellita" - Arr. Heifetz by Manuel Ponce Violin: Ray Chen Piano: Julio Elizalde During our pre-show warm up for Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures Julio and I were doing our usual rehearsing when we decided it would"
YouTube Link 2015-10-22T11:59Z 679K followers, 477.2K engagements
"How I Memorize Every Piece I Play [--] Steps in [--] mins Now that youve learned how to memorize practice your memorization techniques on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 I use it all the time and its been so helpful to make my practice sessions more efficient and effective. 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Step [--] 1:29 - Step [--] 1:57 - Step [--] 02:43 - Step [--] 03:50 - Step 5"
YouTube Link 2023-10-21T09:08Z 430K followers, 49.4K engagements
"NEW ALBUM "Player 1" 👾 ART CONTEST Ok so we leaked a few tracks in this video so hopefully no copyright strikes 🎨 Thank you for creating such beautiful art celebrating my new album. I'll be reaching out to ya'll soon to send you signed copies when the new album comes out 'Player 1' is available to pre-save here for free on all-streaming platforms: https://raychen.lnk.to/Player1 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary"
YouTube Link 2024-07-26T17:38Z 750K followers, 21.5K engagements
"Battling against a [--] year oldprodigy 🫠 #violin ➡ Download the Tonic app: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in Join me and an awesome community of musicians #shorts #violin #raychen #music #classicalmusic"
YouTube Link 2023-05-22T15:15Z 706K followers, 299.8K engagements
"Professional violinist SPEED RUNS Rush E on a Stradivarius 🎻 Free 'Rush E' sheet music here: https://tonicmusic.app/Rush-e-sheet Big thanks to @IsabellaEgawa for providing the sheet music arrangement. Download the Tonic app and search for the Ray Music Arrangements Group and have fun practicing it with the community Lets see if I can learn Rush E in [--] minutes and play it. 0:00 - Intro: What is Rush E 0:51 - Reacting to original version 2:39 - Free sheet music 8:36 - Performance"
YouTube Link 2024-01-23T20:00Z [--] followers, 144.4K engagements
"Ranking the best violin concertos 🎻 Difficulty Tier List Want some free practice motivation Join the practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels Brahms vs Paganini - which one's more difficult Is Lalo Symphonie Espagnole easier to play than Mozart Violin Concerto Let me guide you through my thought process for which violin concertos you'll get the most bang out of your buck for your practice time 0:00 - Intro 03:29 - Tchaikovsky 07:17 - Brahms 09:17 - Prokofiev 10:45 - Barber 12:40 - Beethoven 15:53 - Conclusion"
YouTube Link 2023-11-28T14:00Z 617K followers, 595.9K engagements
"How I Would Learn the Violin 🎻 (If I Could Start Over) I started learning violin at the age of [--] and THIS is what I would do differently if I could do it all over again. Get a boost of motivation and practice music together in a community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together (it's FREE) 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - Getting started 1:27 - Musicality 2:44 - Composers 3:43 - Communication 6:25 - Motivation 7:41 - Conclusion"
YouTube Link 2023-11-15T14:00Z 619K followers, 106.3K engagements
"Sibelius SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Sarah Chang Hilary Hahn Joshua Bell & Vengerov Want to feel motivated when you practice music Join the best practice app for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together and learn together with the Tonic community 🎵 Sarah Chang or Hilary Hahn - who's style do you prefer when it comes to the Sibelius Violin Concerto What about Joshua Bell Or do you prefer Maxim Vengerovs smooth legato lines Let me know if there are other performance versions of Sibelius you love in the comments below. 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Joshua Bell 2:03 - Negative comments 3:49 - Sarah Chang 7:00 -"
YouTube Link 2024-01-02T14:00Z 618K followers, 174.5K engagements
"Backstage with Ray Chen & the LA Phil Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Sometimes you just don't feel like walking on stage after all we're only human. But with enough self-encouragement and backstage pep-talk anything is possible. Idk maybe I'm just really good at BS-ing myself. _______________________________________ RAY CHEN m e r c h : https://www.raychen.plus/ d i s c o r d :"
YouTube Link 2019-05-08T15:02Z 677K followers, 263K engagements
"How to play Waltzing Matilda on Violin 🎻 TUTORIAL Get the sheet music for free here: https://tonicmusic.app/waltzing in the "Ray Music Arrangements" group on Tonic 🐨 Have fun practicing I've used this piece for encores all over the world and now I'd like to share it with you so more people can hear this beautiful Australian melody 🦘 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - The Introduction 1:52 - "Once a jolly swagman" - First theme 3:54 - "Rivers of Australia" - Variation [--] 5:33 - "Waltzing Matilda" - Chorus 6:43 - "Kangaroos & sheep" - Variation [--] 8:54 - "Hey my sheep" - Minor key [--] 10:05 - "Not-so-jolly" -"
YouTube Link 2024-02-22T14:00Z 620K followers, 101.8K engagements
"Did TwoSet actually IMPROVE Professional Violinist Reviews Want to also level up your playing like Brett & Eddy Join the Tonic community and practice together: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Meet friends and stay motivated. Tonic is the largest live practice community in the world. Do you think Brett & Eddy have improved I rank them to see how well their technique musicianship and confidence have changed over the years. Join the Henle Challenge to win prizes: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 0:00 - Intro & skill ranking explanation 1:04 - Early days (2016 - 2018) 5:46 -"
YouTube Link 2024-01-08T14:00Z 619K followers, 354.2K engagements
"Professional Violinist Rates Musicians in Movies Part [--] Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join the Tonic community today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Hey ya'll Had fun making this video. Here we rate movie scenes which have musicians and analyze why some do it better than others. By the way Tonic is a free music practice app designed to make your music journey accessible connected and fun for a global community of musicians and learners. It has 100% changed the way I practice where everything from my approach to the music to performing has now become so"
YouTube Link 2023-10-15T13:55Z 334K followers, 116K engagements
"A Evaristo Carriego - Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Hey there So to give you all a little bit of background on how and why this piece came about Julio and I were performing a series of recitals at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires last year (in 2017) and on one of our nights off we visited a tango club. It was one of those super old school places where you ate"
YouTube Link 2018-03-05T12:30Z 710K followers, 237.9K engagements
"How to Change Strings (without snapping them💥) Sign up (for free) to Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together to join the largest practice community where you can get motivated and learn music with others 🎵 Open to ALL instruments and levels Changing strings doesn't have to be a painful experience. Learn how Ray does it and never snap a string again 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - Removing old string 1:59 - Preparing the new string 2:21 - Applying new string 3:51 - Tuning the string 5:09 - Changing the E string 5:40 - Removing the ball end 7:41 - Q&A String Changing"
YouTube Link 2023-11-17T13:45Z 350K followers, 15.7K engagements
"Classical violinist tries Electronic Music (ft. Shawn Wasabi) Have you tried practicing on Tonic It's a music practice platform I created to connect the music community together when they practice: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Give it a try (for free) today 🎵 Big thanks to @shawnwasabi for giving a classical musician a taste for EDM - I mean Electronic Music 🤣 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Shawn's instrument: Midi Fighter [--] 2:45 - Collab concept 4:15 - Rehearsal / learning the piece 6:49 - Performance"
YouTube Link 2024-01-30T14:00Z 617K followers, 53.5K engagements
"Ray teaches Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 🎄Tutorial + performance FREE sheet music for violin viola & cello in the Ray Music Arrangements group on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/Xmasmusic Perfect for any holiday gathering. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a wonderful addition to the festive spirit. Let me know in the comments below what other pieces youd like me to teach Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 🎄 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Tutorial 12:58 - Performance"
YouTube Link 2023-12-16T13:00Z 619K followers, 101.6K engagements
"Bruch SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Janine Jansen Itzhak Perlman Menuhin & Maxim Vengerov Want to be motivated when you practice music and learn from others Join the Tonic community for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels Let me know who is your favorite performer of the Bruch Violin Concerto 🎻 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - Yehudi Menuhin 4:24 - Maxim Vengerov 9:59 - Itzhak Perlman 12:41 - Janine Jansen"
YouTube Link 2024-02-13T14:00Z 618K followers, 89.3K engagements
"I'm on Netflix's Arcane🫣: Ray Chen reacts to his own scenes in Arcane 🎉 Stay motivated while you practice and join the practice community on Tonic today : https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now This was a dream come true. I finally practiced my way to immortality in Riot Games' Emmy-Award winning Netflix show: Arcane. Everything from the story to the art design and especially the music was amazing from start to finish. Fingers crossed for Season [--] 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 🍿 WATCH NEXT: Can Anime Impress a"
YouTube Link 2023-07-07T13:00Z 691K followers, 279.3K engagements
"Guess COMPOSER or PASTA 🍝 Can you tell if its a famous Italian composer or a mouth-watering pasta dish 🍝 Lets see if you can beat a professional musician in this quiz. Join the most motivating and fun practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 It's free so try it today 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Quiz BEGINS 6:52 - Fine Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine"
YouTube Link 2024-10-27T13:00Z 750K followers, 54.6K engagements
"How we composed the most viral classical track Serenade 🎻 Want to play Serenade yourself Im giving away the violin sheet music to those who join the Player [--] Challenge on Tonic: 👉 https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together I sit down with composer Eunike Tanzil to talk about how we created Serenade a piece that somehow resonated with millions around the world. From the way it was composed to testing it with strangers in Santa Monica to seeing the reactions pour in. this is the story of how a modern classical track went viral. 🧢 PLAYER [--] MERCH GIVEAWAY To celebrate the album launch were"
YouTube Link 2025-05-19T13:07Z 750K followers, 21.2K engagements
"TOP [--] GREATEST CLASSICAL VIOLIN INTROS 🎻 Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join the Tonic community today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Reuploaded for HD version (and perhaps crediting the Spring Sonata to the wrong guy XD) Recorded with pianist Julio Elizalde (https://www.instagram.com/juliothepianist) at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music"
YouTube Link 2024-02-07T14:00Z 708K followers, 490.5K engagements
"Tchaikovsky SHOWDOWN🎻 ft. Itzhak Perlman David Oistrakh & Alena Baeva Want to feel motivated and less lonely when you practice music Join the best practice app for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together and learn together with the Tonic community 🎵 Can you guess who the mystery musician is based on the thumbnail I already know were going to need a Round [--] for this so just go ahead and list out and vote for the people you want me to include in the next round of Tchaikovsky SHOWDOWN 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - David Oistrakh 3:14 - Itzhak Perlman 5:52 - Alena Baeva 8:00 - Mystery musician"
YouTube Link 2024-01-15T14:00Z 619K followers, 99.7K engagements
"Mozart 😎 The ultimate genius composer"
YouTube Link 2023-08-12T13:54Z 748K followers, 351.1K engagements
"I Played AI-Generated Bach. It Got Weird. AI wrote a piece in the style of Bach so I learned it practiced it and performed it using everything Ive got as a professional violinist. The result You tell me. 🎻 Try practicing in front of real humans (not robots) join me on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in In this video I explore what happens when human expression meets machine composition. Is it missing soul Can a great performance rescue an otherwise "soulless" piece Or did AI actually nail it 👀 Featuring practice clips my reactions and a full performance. Let me know in the comments:"
YouTube Link 2025-06-27T13:00Z 750K followers, 97K engagements
"Ray Chen comedy vids Vol. [--] Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together "Ray Chen comedy videos Vol. 1" as seen on Facebook and Instagram ;) VOLUME [--] HERE https://youtu.be/hkCQYrFzW84 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1"
YouTube Link 2014-08-27T17:54Z 748K followers, 490.8K engagements
"Ray Chen Tchaikovsky & Boston Symphony 🎶"
YouTube Link 2025-03-12T22:31Z 750K followers, 650.5K engagements
"Ray Chen teaches Left-Hand Pizzicato Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Learn how to do Left-Hand Pizzicato here Every few Mondays or so I will be posting a CHALLENGE video where I teach a technique on the violin and people will be posting their videos to my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/raychenviolinist) Let me know what you would like to see me teach in next week's video :)"
YouTube Link 2015-09-24T06:09Z 748K followers, 136.4K engagements
"Can you HOLD your breath and WIN $100 ft. Jasmine Choi Do you want to make friends who love & play music Join in the Breathe Music Challenge on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/win-a-recorder We're giving away [---] Recorders to encourage you to practice and share your music Big thanks to @JasmineChoi for blowing us all away with her amazing skills and kudos to all the people who had fun with us that day Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar"
YouTube Link 2025-02-24T14:00Z 750K followers, 49.7K engagements
"Sadness & Sorrow for Violin & Orchestra Naruto The first track in my new album Player [--] is none other than the iconic Sadness & Sorrow from one of my favorite animes - Naruto. The amazing Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London and their principle harpist Suzy Willison-Kawalec helped me capture the loneliness in the sound that was necessary to create the sense of isolation and loss. I hope you enjoy this beautiful track. RIP Jiraiya sensei. This ones for you. Sadness & Sorrow (From Naruto) Arr. Benjamin Rimmer Stream the track here: https://RayChen.lnk.to/SadnessAndSorrowID Pre-Save the Album:"
YouTube Link 2024-08-02T11:30Z 750K followers, 67K engagements
"2 years without playing Bruch Violin Concerto 😤"
YouTube Link 2025-08-08T00:54Z 750K followers, 24.6K engagements
"Horses like violin playing Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice 🎉 Join my music practice app today (all instruments welcome) https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 This horse has seems to have better rhythm than most people (including some musicians out there). Thanks for watching Please remember to like & subscribe By the way Tonic is a free music practice app designed to make your music journey accessible connected and fun for a global community of musicians and learners. It has"
YouTube Link 2019-08-24T00:24Z 749K followers, 14.6M engagements
"Ray Chen Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor Op. [--] Download my practice app Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together If you're going to be performing in front of people then you'd best be practicing in front of people too and Tonic helps you build your confidence with a supportive community of other musicians Not to mention it just makes practicing so much fun 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 ========== Live concert on 28th February [----] Ray Chen with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Kent"
YouTube Link 2015-05-15T23:16Z 749K followers, 7M engagements
"3rd position betrayed Eddy 🎻"
YouTube Link 2023-06-28T00:15Z 749K followers, 392K engagements
"Let me FLY YOU to Los Angeles ✈ TonicCon Get ready for this years TonicCon Los Angeles at The Colburn School 🎵 An in-person event for members of the Tonic community hosted by @tonicapp and @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles Participate in masterclasses expert panels and more Anyone can be a member for Tonic for free so start practicing today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together [--] chosen musicians for the evening concerts will be flown out to Los Angeles and their flights & accommodation sponsored. Open to ALL instruments (if youre a pianist and chosen youll perform solo and will still receive"
YouTube Link 2024-07-25T15:00Z 750K followers, 14.8K engagements
"How I practice when the pressure is on 😩 #carnegiehall"
YouTube Link 2025-07-16T14:30Z 750K followers, 221.8K engagements
"I serenade RANDOM strangers 🎧50 Sony Headphones Giveaway 🎧 Join the Challenge on Tonic for a chance to win one of [--] Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones: https://tonicmusic.app/win-sony-xm5 CHALLENGE BEGINS NOV [--] 🎧🎁 Huge thanks to Sony for supporting my mission of bringing more joy to people's lives through music 🙏🏼 XM5 Headphone specs: https://bit.ly/4dyS8z7 Electric violin: https://tonicmusic.app/Electric-violin Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny"
YouTube Link 2024-11-09T14:00Z 750K followers, 243K engagements
"Serenading a random stranger 🎶 The power of music prevails Let me know how YOU wouldve reacted and if you want Part [--] in the comments below 🙌🏼 The track Serenade was written by my friend Eunike Tanzil and just released today as part of my new album "Player 1". Stream it today: https://raychen.lnk.to/Serenade Go practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together It's the best community practice app in the world serenade ray chen violin twoset brett eddy emilio piano public climax music viola strings orchestra orchestar serernade electric serenade ray chen violin twoset brett eddy"
YouTube Link 2024-08-16T15:25Z 750K followers, 33.5K engagements
"Ranking ALL Violin TECHNIQUES Difficulty Tier List Now that you know which violin techniques will take you the longest to learn go practice and listen to others (for free) on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Power Scaling 0:51 - Chords 1:27 - 3rds runs 1:49 - Arpeggios 3:10 - Artificial harmonics 3:48 - Detache 4:41 - Double harmonics 5:10 - Double stop glissandos 6:09 - Double stops 6:40 - Downbow staccato 7:36 - Fingered octaves 8:01 - Left hand pizzicato 8:24 - Martele 9:35 - Octaves 10:09 - Ponti cello 10:44 - Right"
YouTube Link 2024-09-02T13:00Z 750K followers, 311K engagements
"Masterclass Monday: Ray Chen Teaches Harmonics Download the Tonic App to practice your instrument with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: https://www.youtube.com/@RayChenViolinistsub_confirmation=1 Hey everyone Were back again this week for another Masterclass Monday and this time I want you to send in your clips of you playing your favorite harmonic passages The easiest way is to post them to YouTube (unlisted or public - NOT private) and copy and paste the link in the comments below. You can also message"
YouTube Link 2017-08-07T17:36Z 749K followers, 227.1K engagements
"The most fearless 11-year old 🤯"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T07:03Z 750K followers, 233.8K engagements
"Play Along: Sadness & Sorrow 🎻Violin Karaoke Version For all the ninjas in training this ones for you. Heres a special karaoke-style violin version of Sadness & Sorrow from Naruto. 🎼 Want the sheet music Its available now in the Ray Arrangements Group on Tonic: 👉 https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎧 Stream the full version + album: https://raychen.lnk.to/Player1 Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Cristian Mcelaru. Naruto Ninja Ray Chen Sasuke Sakura Boruto Naruto Ninja Ray Chen Sasuke Sakura Boruto"
YouTube Link 2025-05-23T13:10Z 750K followers, 115.1K engagements
"Rosin or Candy DO NOT TRY AT HOME We're giving away [---] cakes of rosin Win more prizes for practicing and sharing music on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/rosin-challenge (it's free) Big thanks to Pierre Guillaume for making this possible 🎻 🙌🏼 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh Delgsu del Gesu Jasmine Choi Yasmin Yasmine flute"
YouTube Link 2024-08-21T13:00Z 750K followers, 93.2K engagements
"The secrets to the BEST Mendelssohn Violin Concerto In this video I answer YOUR questions on the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and use them as a guide to the piece. Check out the chapters of the video to see if your question is answered and follow along with my bowings and fingerings that you can download for free from the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Forum on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Hailed as one of the "4 Great German Romantic Concertos" the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto is a staple to learn for any aspiring violinist. Let me know if you have other questions in the"
YouTube Link 2024-11-07T14:00Z 750K followers, 82.3K engagements
"I serenade a K-POP Star IU"
YouTube Link 2025-05-04T13:51Z 750K followers, 37.1K engagements
"Vivaldi Four Seasons LIVE in Los Angeles Oct [--] & [--] ☀ Oct [--] & [--] 7:30PM at The Colburn School 🎵 Get tickets here: https://tonicmusic.app/vivaldi-los-angeles TonicCon Los Angeles at the Colburn School will be an exciting [--] Day Music Festival on Oct [--] & [--] where there will be a chance to meet me in person hang out attend masterclasses and more Gold & Diamond tickets also include access to daytime events as well as the concert Check out the full schedule here: https://www.tonic-con.com/events Use code RAY10 to receive 10% off Vivaldi four seasons Vivaldi four seasons"
YouTube Link 2024-09-24T11:04Z 750K followers, 49.9K engagements
"CURSED VIOLINS 💀 Violin Torture Big thanks to @violintorture for showing us his cursed instruments. You can check out his other cursed instru- I mean art pieces - on his channel or on his IG: https://www.instagram.com/violintorture Wash your eyes and ears of this blasphemy by going to practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 👼🏼 It's the largest live practice community in the world 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Tyler aka. Violin Torture 1:26 - The Extension 3:18 - Headless Violin 4:29 - Pringles Violin 6:39 - Back to Front 7:36 - Upside Down 8:34 - The Bee Violin Twoset Brett eddy"
YouTube Link 2024-09-09T13:42Z 750K followers, 89.7K engagements
"Musician Rizz: Tchaikovsky edition 🎵 Sometimes music really is a confession ❤👀 On tour Royal Philharmojic Orchestra and heading to LONDON on May [--] at Royal Albert Hall💂🏼 Share your music practice live and meet other musicians on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/download 🎵"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T15:36Z 750K followers, 240.3K engagements
"Win a signed album by PRACTICING🎁 Stop practicing by yourself join the community on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in"
YouTube Link 2026-01-02T14:30Z 750K followers, 70.4K engagements
"I Spent a Day With a 3-Year-Old Prodigy Is she REALLY a prodigy Over [------] musicians worldwide use Tonic 🎵 Join the largest practice community for free: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in This is Angelica pianist singer ballet dancer violinist and shes only [--] years old. When I first saw her videos online I was kinda skeptical. As someone who has seen many young prodigies throughout my career I know what early talent looks like but this felt different. So I decided to visit the Nero household and spend a day with Angelica and her family to see whats actually going on behind the scenes and to"
YouTube Link 2025-12-05T14:00Z 750K followers, 472.1K engagements
"Send this to someone whos practicing the Mendelssohn 🤓🎻"
YouTube Link 2025-11-01T16:12Z 750K followers, 17K engagements
"I Tried Playing [--] Music Genres After Hearing Them Once Can a classical violinist play pop rap and jazz after only one listen In this video I challenge myself to play [--] totally different genres of music on the spot using just ONE listen as prep. No second chances. 📲 Come practice with me and other musicians on Tonic Open a Studio meet new friends and get real-time encouragement while you share your music practice: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Pop Ballad: Joji Glimpse of Us 2:16 - Country: Dolly Parton Jolene 3:32 - Jazz: Dave Brubeck Take Five 5:21 - Rap: Dr. Dre &"
YouTube Link 2025-09-26T18:14Z 750K followers, 37K engagements
"Waltzing Matilda (Arr. for Violin by Ray Chen) Studio Recording Im so excited to share my own arrangement of Waltzing Matilda recorded here in the studio and released with Decca🎻 This piece has always held a special place in my heart as Australias unofficial national anthem and I wanted to bring it to life on the violin in a way that feels both timeless and personal. 🎧 Listen/stream here: https://raychen.lnk.to/WalzingMatilda Join me and thousands of others on Tonic if you want to transform your music practice into something that's fun and motivating: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in Free"
YouTube Link 2025-09-18T23:51Z 750K followers, 29.4K engagements
"2 years without playing Bruch Violin Concerto 😤"
YouTube Link 2025-08-08T00:54Z 750K followers, 24.6K engagements
"Pranking people while they practice 💐🐶 My buddy @andy.morris and I crashed practice rooms with flowers and chaos. Validation: delivered 💐💥 Wanna hype someone up virtually Join Tonic https://downloadtonic.com/join-in #tonicmusicapp #musicianlife #practicevibes #flowersquad Flowers Practice Tonic music practice rooms Flowers Practice Tonic music practice rooms"
YouTube Link 2025-07-22T10:49Z 750K followers, 75.3K engagements
"How I practice when the pressure is on 😩 #carnegiehall"
YouTube Link 2025-07-16T14:30Z 750K followers, 221.8K engagements
"Should You Use a Shoulder Rest Lets Settle It. You wont believe the chaos shoulder rests have stirred in the violin/viola world 🎵 Download the Tonic App to share your PRACTICE with a community of other musicians: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in Hey everyone Ray here Ive been on both sides of this shoulder rest war: Starting with one ditching it to improve my sound then inventing my own comfort-meets-freedom solution. In this video were doing a full investigation: Is it devilish Is it divine Or is it just deeply misunderstood Weve got the verdict coming up 👨⚖ 00:00 Intro 00:51 What do"
YouTube Link 2025-07-14T13:01Z 750K followers, 102.3K engagements
"I Played AI-Generated Bach. It Got Weird. AI wrote a piece in the style of Bach so I learned it practiced it and performed it using everything Ive got as a professional violinist. The result You tell me. 🎻 Try practicing in front of real humans (not robots) join me on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/join-in In this video I explore what happens when human expression meets machine composition. Is it missing soul Can a great performance rescue an otherwise "soulless" piece Or did AI actually nail it 👀 Featuring practice clips my reactions and a full performance. Let me know in the comments:"
YouTube Link 2025-06-27T13:00Z 750K followers, 97K engagements
"Play Along: Sadness & Sorrow 🎻Violin Karaoke Version For all the ninjas in training this ones for you. Heres a special karaoke-style violin version of Sadness & Sorrow from Naruto. 🎼 Want the sheet music Its available now in the Ray Arrangements Group on Tonic: 👉 https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎧 Stream the full version + album: https://raychen.lnk.to/Player1 Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Cristian Mcelaru. Naruto Ninja Ray Chen Sasuke Sakura Boruto Naruto Ninja Ray Chen Sasuke Sakura Boruto"
YouTube Link 2025-05-23T13:10Z 750K followers, 115.1K engagements
"How we composed the most viral classical track Serenade 🎻 Want to play Serenade yourself Im giving away the violin sheet music to those who join the Player [--] Challenge on Tonic: 👉 https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together I sit down with composer Eunike Tanzil to talk about how we created Serenade a piece that somehow resonated with millions around the world. From the way it was composed to testing it with strangers in Santa Monica to seeing the reactions pour in. this is the story of how a modern classical track went viral. 🧢 PLAYER [--] MERCH GIVEAWAY To celebrate the album launch were"
YouTube Link 2025-05-19T13:07Z 750K followers, 21.2K engagements
"The most fearless 11-year old 🤯"
YouTube Link 2025-05-16T07:03Z 750K followers, 233.8K engagements
"I serenade a K-POP Star IU"
YouTube Link 2025-05-04T13:51Z 750K followers, 37.1K engagements
"Why Is THIS Stick Worth $200000 Want feedback on your playing or gear setup for free Jump into a live Studio on Tonic and get support from musicians around the world: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🌍 Everyones heard of Stradivarius violins but not many know about Tourte or Peccattethe legendary bowmakers whose work now sells for house-level prices. One bow even sold for over $600000 🤯 In this video I take you through the history design and obsession behind violin bows. Why do some sound better What makes a bow powerful enough to project in a concert hall Ill also show you my"
YouTube Link 2025-04-25T13:30Z 750K followers, 46.5K engagements
"She Sat Down So I Played This 🎻❤"
YouTube Link 2025-04-13T04:45Z 750K followers, 14.6K engagements
"FAAAAAA 🤌🏼 (When you practice in front of kids) Join the best music practice appTonic: https://tonicmusic.app.link/F1FzX9IWmSb"
YouTube Link 2025-04-07T12:17Z 750K followers, 685.1K engagements
"GUESS the EMOTION Charades ft. Jasmine Choi Music is all about emotions. so who is better at conveying emotions with their instruments Ray or Jasmine [--] Rounds with a different emotion for each round let's see who's better Get motivated and practice music together with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Thank you to @JasmineChoi for joining me in this video 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Round [--] "Excitement" 1:11 - Round [--] "Confused" 1:52 - Round [--] "Sick" 2:21 - Round [--] "Angry" 3:15 - Round [--] "Hopeful" 4:20 - Round [--] "Frantic" 4:50 - Round [--] "Happy" 5:05 - Round [--] "Sad""
YouTube Link 2025-03-29T13:00Z 750K followers, 248K engagements
"What SOUNDS Hard VS What's ACTUALLY Difficult on Violin 🎻 Which do YOU think more difficult Vivaldi Summer vs Winter Come practice and hear how others perform on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 In this video I go through a list of difficult sounding pieces and rate which ones are actually difficult VS which ones just sound difficult by explaining considerations like musicality colors technique and performance / audience psychology. 0:00 - Intro 0:51 - Vivaldi Summer vs Vivaldi Winter 1:30 - Meditation de Thais vs Beau Soir 2:24 - Monti Czardas vs Ravel Tzigane 3:39 - Bach"
YouTube Link 2025-03-20T13:00Z 750K followers, 177.2K engagements
"Ray Chen Tchaikovsky & Boston Symphony 🎶"
YouTube Link 2025-03-12T22:31Z 750K followers, 650.5K engagements
"Can you HOLD your breath and WIN $100 ft. Jasmine Choi Do you want to make friends who love & play music Join in the Breathe Music Challenge on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/win-a-recorder We're giving away [---] Recorders to encourage you to practice and share your music Big thanks to @JasmineChoi for blowing us all away with her amazing skills and kudos to all the people who had fun with us that day Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar"
YouTube Link 2025-02-24T14:00Z 750K followers, 49.7K engagements
"My First [----] Person Event TonicCon [----] VLOG A behind-the-scenes vlog on what TonicCon [----] was like to attend from Rays perspective. Btw watch the TonicCon Documentary to dive deeper into how the Tonic & Colburn teams brought this massive [----] person event together: https://youtu.be/1LLVhfSap9k And thank you for your continued support. Honestly this was probably the most difficult thing Ive done in my life where I had to not only organize the event but also perform give masterclasses attend panel discussions and of course take photos with everyone. I got sick and slept for a week after but"
YouTube Link 2024-12-21T14:00Z 750K followers, 33.7K engagements
"I serenade RANDOM strangers 🎧50 Sony Headphones Giveaway 🎧 Join the Challenge on Tonic for a chance to win one of [--] Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones: https://tonicmusic.app/win-sony-xm5 CHALLENGE BEGINS NOV [--] 🎧🎁 Huge thanks to Sony for supporting my mission of bringing more joy to people's lives through music 🙏🏼 XM5 Headphone specs: https://bit.ly/4dyS8z7 Electric violin: https://tonicmusic.app/Electric-violin Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny"
YouTube Link 2024-11-09T14:00Z 750K followers, 243K engagements
"The secrets to the BEST Mendelssohn Violin Concerto In this video I answer YOUR questions on the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto and use them as a guide to the piece. Check out the chapters of the video to see if your question is answered and follow along with my bowings and fingerings that you can download for free from the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Forum on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Hailed as one of the "4 Great German Romantic Concertos" the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto is a staple to learn for any aspiring violinist. Let me know if you have other questions in the"
YouTube Link 2024-11-07T14:00Z 750K followers, 82.3K engagements
"Guess COMPOSER or PASTA 🍝 Can you tell if its a famous Italian composer or a mouth-watering pasta dish 🍝 Lets see if you can beat a professional musician in this quiz. Join the most motivating and fun practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 It's free so try it today 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Quiz BEGINS 6:52 - Fine Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine"
YouTube Link 2024-10-27T13:00Z 750K followers, 54.6K engagements
"When your friend doesn't know any Anime (Your Lie in April dub challenge) I can't believe I found someone who hasn't seen any anime smh. Well today I get to introduce concert pianist David Kadouch to the best classical anime for the first time to see what the reaction of a european classical music nerd is when introduced to Your Lie in April Get motivated and practice music together with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Go check out Davids first Anime Review video on his channel: https://youtu.be/X3x42TnM2Qk 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - My friend David 1:08 - Showing"
YouTube Link 2024-10-05T13:30Z 750K followers, 382.8K engagements
"Vivaldi Four Seasons LIVE in Los Angeles Oct [--] & [--] ☀ Oct [--] & [--] 7:30PM at The Colburn School 🎵 Get tickets here: https://tonicmusic.app/vivaldi-los-angeles TonicCon Los Angeles at the Colburn School will be an exciting [--] Day Music Festival on Oct [--] & [--] where there will be a chance to meet me in person hang out attend masterclasses and more Gold & Diamond tickets also include access to daytime events as well as the concert Check out the full schedule here: https://www.tonic-con.com/events Use code RAY10 to receive 10% off Vivaldi four seasons Vivaldi four seasons"
YouTube Link 2024-09-24T11:04Z 750K followers, 49.9K engagements
"How to Train Your Dragon: Romantic Flight (Violin & Orchestra) Recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London as part of my latest album "Player 1" 👾 Listen to the other tracks here: Violin: Ray Chen Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Cristian Mcelaru"
YouTube Link 2024-09-20T13:01Z 750K followers, 87.8K engagements
"CURSED VIOLINS 💀 Violin Torture Big thanks to @violintorture for showing us his cursed instruments. You can check out his other cursed instru- I mean art pieces - on his channel or on his IG: https://www.instagram.com/violintorture Wash your eyes and ears of this blasphemy by going to practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 👼🏼 It's the largest live practice community in the world 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Tyler aka. Violin Torture 1:26 - The Extension 3:18 - Headless Violin 4:29 - Pringles Violin 6:39 - Back to Front 7:36 - Upside Down 8:34 - The Bee Violin Twoset Brett eddy"
YouTube Link 2024-09-09T13:42Z 750K followers, 89.7K engagements
"New single: How to Train Your Dragon 📀 OUT NOW #ost #romanticflight"
YouTube Link 2024-09-06T13:33Z 750K followers, 164.8K engagements
"Ranking ALL Violin TECHNIQUES Difficulty Tier List Now that you know which violin techniques will take you the longest to learn go practice and listen to others (for free) on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Power Scaling 0:51 - Chords 1:27 - 3rds runs 1:49 - Arpeggios 3:10 - Artificial harmonics 3:48 - Detache 4:41 - Double harmonics 5:10 - Double stop glissandos 6:09 - Double stops 6:40 - Downbow staccato 7:36 - Fingered octaves 8:01 - Left hand pizzicato 8:24 - Martele 9:35 - Octaves 10:09 - Ponti cello 10:44 - Right"
YouTube Link 2024-09-02T13:00Z 750K followers, 311K engagements
"Rosin or Candy DO NOT TRY AT HOME We're giving away [---] cakes of rosin Win more prizes for practicing and sharing music on Tonic: https://downloadtonic.com/rosin-challenge (it's free) Big thanks to Pierre Guillaume for making this possible 🎻 🙌🏼 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh Delgsu del Gesu Jasmine Choi Yasmin Yasmine flute"
YouTube Link 2024-08-21T13:00Z 750K followers, 93.2K engagements
"Serenading a random stranger 🎶 The power of music prevails Let me know how YOU wouldve reacted and if you want Part [--] in the comments below 🙌🏼 The track Serenade was written by my friend Eunike Tanzil and just released today as part of my new album "Player 1". Stream it today: https://raychen.lnk.to/Serenade Go practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together It's the best community practice app in the world serenade ray chen violin twoset brett eddy emilio piano public climax music viola strings orchestra orchestar serernade electric serenade ray chen violin twoset brett eddy"
YouTube Link 2024-08-16T15:25Z 750K followers, 33.5K engagements
"3D PRINTED VS REAL VIOLIN 🎻 I filmed the process of making a 3D printed violin and put it to the test. Make sure you're maximizing your efficiency by practicing with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Let me know in the comments below if you have any recommended designs for violins and I can try to print stuff out in a future video Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august"
YouTube Link 2024-08-06T13:00Z 750K followers, 414.5K engagements
"Sadness & Sorrow for Violin & Orchestra Naruto The first track in my new album Player [--] is none other than the iconic Sadness & Sorrow from one of my favorite animes - Naruto. The amazing Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London and their principle harpist Suzy Willison-Kawalec helped me capture the loneliness in the sound that was necessary to create the sense of isolation and loss. I hope you enjoy this beautiful track. RIP Jiraiya sensei. This ones for you. Sadness & Sorrow (From Naruto) Arr. Benjamin Rimmer Stream the track here: https://RayChen.lnk.to/SadnessAndSorrowID Pre-Save the Album:"
YouTube Link 2024-08-02T11:30Z 750K followers, 67K engagements
"NEW ALBUM "Player 1" 👾 ART CONTEST Ok so we leaked a few tracks in this video so hopefully no copyright strikes 🎨 Thank you for creating such beautiful art celebrating my new album. I'll be reaching out to ya'll soon to send you signed copies when the new album comes out 'Player 1' is available to pre-save here for free on all-streaming platforms: https://raychen.lnk.to/Player1 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary"
YouTube Link 2024-07-26T17:38Z 750K followers, 21.5K engagements
"Let me FLY YOU to Los Angeles ✈ TonicCon Get ready for this years TonicCon Los Angeles at The Colburn School 🎵 An in-person event for members of the Tonic community hosted by @tonicapp and @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles Participate in masterclasses expert panels and more Anyone can be a member for Tonic for free so start practicing today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together [--] chosen musicians for the evening concerts will be flown out to Los Angeles and their flights & accommodation sponsored. Open to ALL instruments (if youre a pianist and chosen youll perform solo and will still receive"
YouTube Link 2024-07-25T15:00Z 750K followers, 14.8K engagements
"10 MUST TRAVEL Musician Items ✈ Want to unlock the secret to staying relaxed when you perform You practice in front of others. The easiest (and free) way to do that is on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Try it today I guarantee you will feel a difference after just a practice sessions. As someone who spends most of my life living out of a suitcase I've got a few ideas on what to bring on your next trip. 0:00 - Intro 0:17 - Item [--] 1:33 - Item [--] 1:51 - Item [--] 2:22 - Item [--] 2:48 - Item [--] 3:28 - Item [--] 3:56 - Item [--] 4:12 - Item [--] 4:39 - Item [--] 5:02 - Item [--] Twoset Brett eddy"
YouTube Link 2024-07-18T13:00Z 750K followers, 40.1K engagements
"AI vs Mozart: Can YOU tell the difference Do you think YOU can tell the difference Make real human friends on Tonic when you practice with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - Round 1: Baroque 2:02 - Round 2: Classical 3:58 - Round 3: Romantic 7:11 - Round 4: Contemporary 8:29 - Round 5: Film Score 10:27 - Final Round Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin"
YouTube Link 2024-06-26T12:00Z 750K followers, 242.8K engagements
"Ranking the BEST Cadenzas from Violin Concertos 🎻 Difficulty Tier List Now that you know which cadenzas are the most difficult and which ones youll need to spend the most hours on go practice and listen to others practice them on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. 0:00 - Intro 00:35 - Power scaling 00:53 - Beethoven: Auer / Heifetz vs Kreisler 03:18 - Mozart No. 3: Sam Franko vs Auer vs Ray Chen 07:12 - Mendelssohn 1st movement 07:55 - Mozart No. 4: Joachim vs Chen vs Sauret 09:15 - Bruch 1st movement 09:40 - Mozart No. 5: Joachim 10:20 -"
YouTube Link 2024-06-18T13:00Z 750K followers, 188.9K engagements
"Professional violinist attempts to Sightread ALL ABRSM Grades Alright let's give this a go. As usual I'm using my powers of violin playing irresponsibly so do not try this without practicing at home: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 If you're going to perform or take part in an audition be sure to practice in front of people on Tonic so you're less nervous when you perform. It's free Ps. I used to take part in the AMEB auditions when I was younger in Australia. 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - Grade [--] "Y Delyn Newydd" 1:02 - Grade [--] "Hol haltal az ejjel cinegemadar" 1:50 - Grade [--] "Singing in"
YouTube Link 2024-06-04T13:00Z 750K followers, 482.6K engagements
"I cant be stopped response to TwoSet Some of you have been wondering whats been going on. Heres an update on everything. Stay positive and share music with others: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Join the community for free today. Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh Delgsu del Gesu money musician merch Twoset Brett eddy violin cello"
YouTube Link 2024-05-24T13:00Z 750K followers, 211.8K engagements
"12 Ways to Make Money as a Musician in [----] We dive into HOW to get into some of the "traditional" and "non-traditional" paths. Many of them require auditions or to perform and the best way is to get rid of performance anxiety is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Give it a try its completely free Drop a line in the comments if you know other (new) ways musicians can make money 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Concert Soloist 1:27 - Chamber Musician 2:17 - Orchestral Musician 4:04 - Call Musician 4:45 - Session Musician 6:02 - Teachers 7:03 - Recordings"
YouTube Link 2024-05-22T15:18Z 750K followers, 76.1K engagements
"Classical violinist nails Kafka: A Dramatic Irony HONKAI Star Rail Isnt this basically Vivaldi + EDM By the way best way is to level up your playing is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Give it a try its completely free Let me know what you thought of the performance and if there are other pieces youd like me to try playing A Dramatic Irony: Music by HoYo Mix sheet music by Linden: https://tonicmusic.app/Kafka 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - Inspired by Vivaldi Winter 5:16 - Inspired by Vivaldi Summer 7:16 - Performance Twoset Brett eddy violin cello"
YouTube Link 2024-05-04T13:00Z 750K followers, 991.7K engagements
"Classical Music Performance FAILS 🍅 Want to reduce your performance anxiety The best way is to practice in front of people on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Let me know in the comments below what other types of videos you'd like me to review or pieces you want me to play 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Bow fail 1:45 - Viola fail 2:58 - Piano fail 5:58 - String fail 7:58 - Bach fail 8:21 - Sibelius fail 12:17 - Vivaldi fail Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music"
YouTube Link 2024-04-24T13:00Z 750K followers, 444.5K engagements
"Beethoven Concerto SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Hilary Hahn Itzhak Perlman Clara Jumi-Kang & Henryk Szeryng Want to level up your playing AND learn from others when you practice music Join the Tonic community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Who has the best Beethoven Violin Concerto I personally love Henryk Szeryngs GOLDEN tone. In this video I go through what makes the Beethoven Violin Concerto so epic and review [--] soloists and their musical choices they make to best bring forth Beethovens S-Tier Concerto 🎵 Let me know if I didnt cover YOUR favorite"
YouTube Link 2024-04-16T13:00Z 750K followers, 121.5K engagements
"Which sounds better Violin vs Flute ⚔ PAGANINI CAPRICE No. [--] Get motivated from Ray & Jasmine when you practice AND level up your music skills Join the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels from around the world. So are you Team Ray or Team Jasmine 🎵 Let us know in the comments Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine"
YouTube Link 2024-04-08T13:00Z 750K followers, 436.8K engagements
"Ranking PAGANINI [--] Caprices 🎻 Difficulty Tier List Want some free practice motivation Join the practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Do you know which Paganini Caprices are the most difficult/which one youll need to spend the most hours on Watch this video to find out 0:00 - Intro 00:47 - Power scaling 01:34 - No. [--] 01:57 - No. [--] 02:26 - No. [--] 03:20 - No. [--] 04:08 - No. [--] 04:50 - No. [--] 05:16 - No. [--] 05:59 - No. [--] 06:25 - No. [--] 06:51 - No. [--] 07:17 - No. [--] 07:59 - No. [--] 08:30 - No. [--] 09:43 - No. [--] 10:15 - No. [--] 11:14"
YouTube Link 2024-04-01T13:00Z 750K followers, 332.4K engagements
"How to play VIVALDI SUMMER ☀ like a pro Now that you HOW to practice Vivaldis Summer go on Tonic and get motivated together with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Hope this video was helpful :) Click here for the performance version: https://youtu.be/XvGxb1-YpQEsi=Wvvngej1TXHEvNO2 Twoset Brett eddy violin cello viola Youth orchestra tonic practice symphony Stradivarius twoset brett yang Ray Chen music classical opera education learn piano singing public funny jazz guitar bass learning Hilary Hahn august Augustin Hadelich Janine janson Jansen janin David oistrak oistrakh"
YouTube Link 2024-03-20T13:00Z 750K followers, 211.9K engagements
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