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TwoSet Violin is a musical comedy duo consisting of Australian violinists and YouTubers Brett Yang and Eddy Chen. Yang and Chen started out posting classical covers of pop music on their YouTube channel, but eventually switched focus to musical comedy videos, which gained them more viewership. In addition to their YouTube videos, Yang and Chen would eventually perform in live concerts and tours to promote their channel. As of February 2023, TwoSet Violin has reached 4 million subscribers and 1.3 billion views on their YouTube channel.
History
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Brett Yang and Eddy Chen first met each other as young teens in an after-school maths group.[1] They became acquainted as the youngest members of a youth orchestra and later as students at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia.[2] In 2012, Yang debuted at Queensland Conservatorium performing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. He later worked with various other Australian orchestras, including a performance at the 2014 G20 Brisbane summit. Chen was a finalist for the 2014 National Young Virtuoso Award in Queensland, and had played with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.[3]
In 2013, the duo started posting covers of pop music played on the violin on a YouTube channel.[2] Yang said that they had viewed violin virtuosos playing covers that had garnered millions of views on YouTube, and attempted to do the same to minimal reaction.[3] Discovering that Taiwanese-Australian violinist Ray Chen made comedic videos, they shifted their content production in a similar direction, focusing their videos on their lives at conservatory, as classical musicians and as students, which led to a dramatic increase in viewership.[2][3][4] At the end of 2016, Yang and Chen resigned their places in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra respectively to begin performing live concerts of their own.[5]
The TwoSet Violin YouTube channel received a Silver Play Button in 2018 for surpassing 100 thousand subscribers, and a Gold Play Button in 2019 for surpassing 1 million subscribers.[6] Classic FM's Kyle Macdonald listed TwoSet Violin as one of the "10 ways the 2010s changed classical music forever".[7] In January 2020, it was announced that the duo would be attending that year's Menuhin Competition, held at Richmond, Virginia, as roving reporters;[8][9] the competition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] On 8 February 2020, TwoSet Violin live-streamed a performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto to celebrate their achievement of two million subscribers. Yang played the solo part while Chen performed an original arrangement of the orchestral component for solo violin.[11]
In December 2020, the duo announced a temporary hiatus from YouTube while Yang addressed some health issues,[12][13] and announced a slow return to making videos in January 2021.[14] In 30 January 2021, to celebrate their achievement of 3 million YouTube subscribers, TwoSet Violin live-streamed another performance, of the Sibelius Violin Concerto, with Chen playing the solo while Yang performed an arrangement of the orchestral component for solo violin.[15] In May 2021, they posted videos to support the Menuhin Competition.[16][17][18] On 16 November 2022, to celebrate their upcoming 4 million subscribers achievement, TwoSet Violin live-streamed a performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 and Bach Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043 with support by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra at the Victoria Concert Hall.[19][20][21] In February 2023, they hosted a music battle at the Star Performing Arts Centre in Singapore with YouTuber bassist Davie504.[22]
Tours
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]With KickStarter as their fundraising method along with street performance in Sydney, they raised enough money to go on a worldwide tour in 2017 to 11 cities in 10 countries[2][23][24] in Asia and Europe,[25] including Taipei, Helsinki, and Frankfurt.[26][27][28] In 2018, they performed in several places in the United States including New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.[29][30][25]
In October 2019, TwoSet announced another world tour where they planned to visit multiple locations in Oceania, Europe, Asia and North America.[31] However, the tour was postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a virtual world tour event was held instead on 28 December 2021.[32][33][34] On 16 November 2022, they announced an upcoming world tour for 2023–24.[21] On 1 April 2023, they released their official world tour announcement on their YouTube channel, including a list of 29 cities that they will be touring, and dates to be announced subsequently.[35][36][37]
Videos and themes
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]In 2017, TwoSet Violin made a comedic reference to Ling Ling, a fictional violinist who "practices 40 hours a day". In an interview with Yle Uutiset, they described Ling Ling as the final boss of a video game: the Chuck Norris of violinists. Chen said they improvised the character from their comedy sketch video concerning a teenage violin student's tiger mom comparing the student to her friend's child.[38][39] In 2018, they released a series of videos called the Ling Ling Workout. In these challenges, the duo play classical pieces (or contemporary music) with handicaps such as playing at double speed, with scordatura, while dancing or hula hooping, with hand positions reversed, or while upside down. Prominent violinists such as Ray Chen, Ziyu He, and Hilary Hahn have also attempted the challenge on their channel.[39][40][41][42]
In July 2018, they released a series of videos in which they performed classical music using rubber chickens.[43][44] Recurring themes include violin charades,[41] trying out various instruments, and viola jokes.[45]
Another popular video series consists of reviews of film and TV show scenes that feature violin playing, in which Yang and Chen critique egregiously fake performances.[46][47] On April Fools' Day 2019, they claimed they discovered a new Double Violin Concerto by J.S. Bach.[48]
In September 2018, TwoSet Violin uploaded a reaction video to a BBC News story titled "Fastest Violinist in the World", in which they challenged violinist Ben Lee's Guinness World Record claim of playing "Flight of the Bumblebee" for what they perceived to be significant inaccuracy. They satirically timed themselves purposefully playing random fast notes before declaring they had broken the world record.[49]
Twoset Violin, in addition with their usual content, has also posted music and films mainly composed by themselves and Jordon He. In October of 2020, they released a video titled "Prelude", a short piece composed and played by TwoSet Violin and He. In June 2022, they posted "FANTASIA", a short film written by the duo, that contained several pieces composed by themselves and He, consisting of the previously mentioned 'Prelude', 'Scherzo', 'Adagio', and 'Rhapsody'. The film also includes a guest appearance of Chloe Chua.[50]Vorlage:Importance-inlineVorlage:Better source needed
Other ventures
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]TwoSet has a clothing line called TwoSet Apparel.[51][52]
References
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]- ↑ TwoSet Violin. Interview von Elisa Reznicek. Australisches Duo TwoSet Violin im Interview. In: Concerti.de. 23 September 2018. Abgerufen am 24 October 2019.
- ↑ a b c d Meghna Ball: Brisbane YouTubers Twoset Violin and their global quest to preserve classical music In: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 13 April 2017. Abgerufen im 18 October 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ a b c Eleanor Wood: TwoSet Violin: The Brisbane music graduates breaking the internet In: CutCommon, 23 November 2016. Abgerufen im 18 October 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ Justin Sergi: Twoset Violin Offer A Guide to Understanding Conservatory Friends In: WQXR, 12 October 2016. Abgerufen im 18 October 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ About – Meet Brett and Eddy. In: TwoSet Violin official website. Abgerufen am 9. August 2020.
- ↑ Kyle MacDonald: 10 ways the 2010s changed classical music forever In: Classic FM, 29 December 2019. Abgerufen im 6 February 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ Menuhin Competition Richmond 2020 Announces Competitors: 44 Violinists Selected from Record- High Applicant Pool; TwoSet Violin, YouTube Superstars and Classical-Music Comedy Duo, Attend Competition as Roving Reporters. In: Richmond Symphony Orchestra. 22. Januar 2020, abgerufen am 24. März 2020.
- ↑ Candidates Announced for 2020 Menuhin International Violin Competition. In: The Violin Channel. 22. Januar 2020, abgerufen am 6. Februar 2020.
- ↑ Menuhin Competition Richmond 2020. In: Menuhin Competition. Archiviert vom am 25. Mai 2019; abgerufen am 23. Mai 2020.
- ↑ Eden Arnold: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto: Analysis In Interpretation In: Bleeding Cool, 7 May 2021 (englisch).
- ↑ Brett Yang of TwoSet Violin to take a break In: The Strad, Newsquest Specialist Media, 16 December 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ Laurie Niles: TwoSet Violin Takes a Break for Health Reasons In: Violinist.com, 16 December 2020. Abgerufen im 23 December 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ Norman Lebrecht: Happy News: TwoSet Violin are back In: Slipped Disc, 14 January 2021. Abgerufen im 2 March 2021 (englisch).
- ↑ Mattias Mattila: Sibelius soi ensi yönä internetissä kymmenilletuhansille kuulijoille – asialla on klassisen musiikin Suomessakin vieraillut meemitehdas (deutsch: Sibelius will play on the Internet next night to tens of thousands of listeners – a meme factory that has also visited classical music in Finland) In: Yle Uutiset, 29 January 2021. Abgerufen im 1 February 2021 (finnisch).
- ↑ Chloe Rabinowitz: Semi-Finalists in Menuhin Competition Announced In: BroadwayWorld (englisch).
- ↑ New to YouTube | TwoSet Violin's "Secret Plan to Get Back into the Menuhin Competition" In: The Violin Channel, 18 May 2021 (englisch).
- ↑ Kyle Macdonald: Watch the world's finest young violinists in a virtual Menuhin Competition for 2021 In: Classic FM, 1 May 2021. Abgerufen im 2 May 2022 (englisch).
- ↑ TwoSet Violin & SSO: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. In: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Abgerufen am 17. September 2022.
- ↑ Eddino Abdul Hadi: Popularising classical music: Violin duo TwoSet's Singapore concert tickets sold out within minutes In: The Straits Times, 8 October 2022 (englisch).
- ↑ a b Cecilia Tan: 'A dream come true': TwoSet Violin's '4 Mil Subs' Concert In: The Strad, 17 November 2022 (englisch).
- ↑ Articles concerning music battle between Twoset Violin and Davie504:
- Eddino Abdul Hadi: YouTube stars TwoSet Violin and Davie504 to stage 'music battle' in Singapore In: The Straits Times, 10 January 2023 (englisch).
- Eddino Abdul Hadi: Music Picks: Concerts by Twoset and Davie504, Chok Kerong and Vanessa Fernandez, and Syafiqah 'Adha Sallehin In: The Straits Times, 16 February 2023 (englisch).
- ↑ TwoSet Violin are launching a crowdfunded world tour In: Classic FM (UK), 25 March 2017. Abgerufen im 18 October 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ Marc Rochester: Classical music meets comedy In: The Straits Times, 9 October 2017. Abgerufen im 18 October 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ a b TwoSet Violin World Tour Los Angeles. In: Colburn School. Archiviert vom am 11. April 2019; abgerufen am 18. Oktober 2018.
- ↑ Jacqueline Vanasse: TwoSet Violin – Hilarious with a Cause. In: Violinist.com. 13. November 2017, abgerufen am 18. Oktober 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ TwoSet Violin World Tour. In: Helsinki Music Centre. Archiviert vom am 19. Oktober 2018; abgerufen am 18. Oktober 2018.
- ↑ TwoSet Violin World Tour Frankfurt – 14 October 2018. via Evensi, abgerufen am 18. Oktober 2018.
- ↑ TwoSet Violin World Tour – Wednesday,October 31 2018, 7 pm. In: Kaufman Music Center. Archiviert vom am 11. April 2019; abgerufen am 18. Oktober 2018.
- ↑ TwoSet Violin World Tour San Francisco, San Francisco CA – Nov 17, 2018 – 7:30 PM. via 415area.com, 17. November 2018 .
- ↑ Vorlage:Cite tweet
- ↑ TwoSet Violin. Interview von Laurie Niles. Exclusive Interview with TwoSet Violin: Announcing 2021 Virtual World Tour. In: Violinist.com. 24 September 2021. Abgerufen am 23 October 2021. (englisch)
- ↑ Eden Arnold: TwoSet Violin Takes Classical Music Education Virtual with World Tour In: Bleeding Cool, 11 January 2022
- ↑ Heathcliffe Auchinachie: TwoSet Violin: "Never stop learning, keep trying new things!" In: CutCommon, 20 October 2021. Abgerufen im 2 May 2022 (englisch).
- ↑ TwoSet Violin World Tour. In: TwoSet Violin. 1. April 2023, abgerufen am 2. April 2023.
- ↑ https://www.thestrad.com/playing-hub/not-to-be-missed-twoset-violins-world-tour/16712.article
- ↑ Eden Arnold: TwoSet Violin Share World Tour Announcement Video; 27 Cities Confirmed. In: bleedingcool.com. 4. April 2023 .
- ↑ Mattias Matilla: Tämän kaksikon sketsejä on katsottu somessa jo satoja miljoonia kertoja – meemien ja klassisen musiikin yhdistelmä osoittautui hittireseptiksi. (deutsch: This duo's sketches have been watched hundreds of millions of times in Finland – the combination of memes and classical music turned out to be a hit recipe). In: Yle Uutiset. 11. Oktober 2018, abgerufen am 10. November 2018 (finnisch).
- ↑ a b Alina Kim: TwoSet Violin Perfects Their Practice In: Chicago Maroon. Abgerufen im 22 December 2018
- ↑ Vorlage:Cite AV media
- ↑ a b Aarefa Johari: New Year smiles: Want to play like a world-class musician without actually being one? Watch this. In: Scroll.in. 1. Januar 2019, abgerufen am 9. Juli 2019.
- ↑ Liz Parker: Niccolò Paganini, perhaps violin's first rock star, was born on October 27 In: The New Classical FM, Zoomer Media, 24 October 2018. Abgerufen im 21 October 2019
- ↑ Jenna Alton: The Clean Cut: Classical musician creates impressive version of Pachelbel's Canon using rubber chickens. In: Deseret News. 16. August 2018, abgerufen am 18. Oktober 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ Chris Sweeney: Wacky World of Rubber: Making music with rubber chickens. In: Rubber & Plastics News. Crain Communications, 1. August 2018, abgerufen am 18. Oktober 2018 (englisch).
- ↑ Kyle Macdonald: 19 memes to prove musicians have a warped sense of humour In: Classic FM, 18 November 2020
- ↑ Kyle MacDonald: Actors being roasted by two professional violinists is hilariously brutal. In: Classic FM. 3. Januar 2019, abgerufen am 21. Juli 2019.
- ↑ Bill Benzon: TwoSet Violin, The Best Thing In Music Education Since Sliced Bread In: 3 Quarks Daily, 3 February 2020
- ↑ Elizabeth Davis: These are the best musical April Fools of 2019 In: Classic FM, 1 April 2019. Abgerufen im 21 July 2019
- ↑ Charlotte Smith: Who are TwoSet Violin? All you need to know about the YouTube stars In: BBC Music Magazine, 28 February 2022. Abgerufen im 2 May 2022 (englisch).
- ↑ Twoset Violin Release Stunning Short Film, "Fantasia". In: Pop Nerd Lounge. 3. Juni 2022, abgerufen am 3. Oktober 2022 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Bryan Goh: Inside TwoSet Apparel, the Streetwear Line by The Duo behind TwoSet Violin In: Men's Folio, 27 April 2021 (englisch).
- ↑ Clive Paget: The Planets align as TwoSet Violin launches fashion range In: Limelight, 13 May 2021 (englisch).
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