Chloe Chua plays Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 2

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Singapore’s winsome darling of the violin, Chloe Chua, stars in Mozart’s lyrical Violin Concerto No.2, accompanied by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra with Chief Conductor Hans Graf.

Chloe Chua, violin @ChloeChuaviolinist
Hans Graf, Chief Conductor
Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Recorded at the Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore, on 17 Oct, 2020
Premiered on SISTIC Live on 4 Dec 2020.
YouTube Premiere, 4 Apr 2021
(c) Singapore Symphony Orchestra. The copying and republishing of any portion of this video is strictly not allowed without authorization.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 - 1791)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K.211 (1775)

0:00 I. Allegro moderato
10:20 II. Andante
18:42 III. Rondeau. Allegro

Mozart’s violin concerti present a strange musicological problem: they were composed in a short period of time, but it is not clear what occasion prompted their creation, or who they were written for. A story is sometimes told that Mozart had been so inspired by a meeting with Haydn that he produced these five concerti in the span of half a year, but this sequence of events is more reliably attached to the six string quartets published as Opus 10, nicknamed the “Haydn Quartets”. Those came later, and are actually dedicated to Haydn. To add further to the muddle, the manuscripts of Mozart’s violin concerti had their dates tampered with: the fifth concerto had its 1775 date scratched out and replaced with 1780, and then changed back to 1775; for a long time, three other concerti were confused as Mozart’s, and given various numbers. In any case, these concerti were all composed before his likely first encounter with Haydn, though Mozart would already have been well aware of Haydn’s music long before then.

What is certain about the ones that are definitely Mozart’s (No. 1–5) is that they show him as a confident and youthful composer with a masterful command of string technique. Mozart was a world-class keyboardist and also an accomplished violinist, although he preferred playing the viola. The violin writing in these works is brilliant, always delicately poised against the orchestral forces. The first two show Mozart in ebullient form, and are perhaps the more difficult of the lot, with virtuosic writing involving very high solo lines.

Listen out for operatic elements in this concerto: by this point, Mozart had already written a dozen operas, including the highly accomplished La finta giardiniera, and this can be heard in the way groups of instruments interact. The pair of oboes add weight to orchestral tutti, anchoring the high violin lines. A lively first movement gives way to a wonderfully expansive pastorale, in which the oboes and horns punctuate cadences and act as signal-bearers for the solo violin. The rondo-finale actually opens with the violin solo leading the theme, an especially Mozartean touch, and dances its way to an exuberant end. (Programme notes: Thomas Ang)

CHLOE CHUA (b. 2007)
Young violinist Chloe Chua's meteoric rise on the classical music concert stage culminated in being awarded the joint 1st prize at the 2018 Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists.

The 13-year-old from Singapore had also garnered the top prize at the 24th Andrea Postacchini Violin Competition, and the 3rd prize at the 2017 Zhuhai International Mozart Competition. She has also been awarded prizes at Thailand International Strings Competition (Junior Category Grand Prize), Singapore National Piano and Violin Competition (1st Prize, Junior 2017, 3rd Prize Junior 2015).

She has been enrolled in the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts School of Young Talents (NAFA) since she was four, and is currently under the tutelage of Yin Ke, leader of their Strings programme.

Her stunning maturity and musicality has captured the hearts of audience around the world, and her performances have taken her to concerts hall across the U.K, Thailand, Italy, Germany, China, Saudi Arabia, USA and Singapore, and in festivals such as the New Virtuosi Queenswood Mastercourse, Atlanta Festival Academy and the Singapore Violin Festival.

More recently, she has performed with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, China Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, AFA festival Orchestra, Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Russian National Youth Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Yuri Bashme , Kammerorchester Basel conducted by Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli and the China Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Maestro Xia Xiaotang.

She performs on a violin by Peter Guarneri of Venice, 1729, on generous loan from the Rin Collection.
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Mozart was 17 when he wrote this; Chloe was going on 14 in this performance. She conveys the youthful spirit of the piece so beautifully! I'm so happy that this is finally out for mass consumption! We love you Chloe!

mindfulskills
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Professor Chloe strikes again!! Destroying self-esteems for the past 13 years! :D

xueqianchuang
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Her playing is cleaner and brighter than my future :(

ryanc
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To everyone: thank you so very much for your warm support for Chloe and the orchestra! We told our Chief Conductor Hans Graf today (he's in town for our upcoming concerts) about all your kind words and he was not only very grateful to all, but expressed how important it is that we must continue to do our best to protect and support Chloe's growth. We hope to play with her again soon!

singaporesymphony
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As a casual fan of classical, I’m not sure what it is I love so much about her playing. Practically speaking, there are obviously many virtuoso violin players like Midori, Hahn, Etc. But for whatever reason, I don’t feel the connection to the music like I do when I hear Chloe play. I wonder what it is, the fun TwoSet connection, being a prodigy, or what. But her playing sounds so pure and I love it.

radjedi
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There were Amadeus' giggles, and now there are Chloe's... for those who know her as Brett and Eddy's teacher. Such a wonderful interpretation of his music with the Singapore Symphony.

Mnimosa
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I actually feel happy to hear Chole Chua play. Instead of ruining my self-esteem she inspires me to do my best. I'll continue to do what I am good at as well as correct what I make mistakes in.

recklesseyesore
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Chloe plays for the sheer beauty of music. Her playing is delicate and pure .

pris
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The 3 person that disliked this are surely those who only dreamt of being LingLing but never will

Sunflower-tghf
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Chloe is wonderful in several ways: Every note is in perfect tune; Her playing is precise; and She exudes the presence and emotion through her performance that’s appropriate for the music. Bravo! There is one other violinist who played in a similar manner through her childhood: Hilary Hahn. Both have a clear, perfect, precise technique that’s so clean and enjoyable, Hopefully Chloe will be allowed to continue her all-around development into a smart, caring and lovely young lady, too. Thank you Ms. Chua!!

Ipbulldog
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No.2 has always been a favorite but with Chloe's talent, it seems that Mozart created it just for her.

Steve-nofd
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Chloe is a wonderful young lady. It must be a bit strange playing a live concert to an empty auditorium. She plays marvellously and has grace and poise too. I hope she plays for many years.

Shoshun
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I´m absolutely certain that Mozart would be in awe if he could see and hear her playing this.

slcncr
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Nahhh her playing is so much cleaner than MrCleans head😭 we love you CHOLE🥹

padawanviolinist
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Chloe just cares about every note she precise, control and

fatdoi
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I know because of the pandemic, it must be weird for all these fantastic musicians to perform in an empty concert hall, especially Chloe. But, depsite the circumstances, all of them did absolutely amazing, and of course, Chloe's solo was every bit as amazing as always. Chloe, even though we're in a pandemic, all of us musicians hope for a brighter future for you, and hopefully music is still motivating you to do things at this moment :) All the musicians' dedication in this video is top-notch, and I'm always amazed at the brilliant performances they put out for people to enjoy.

TonyKimtheamusementparkfan
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"Chloe is not just a wunderkind, she is a great young artist with a fantastic future coming"
SSO Chief Conductor Hans Graf

xander
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1. Allegro moderato 0:39
2. Andante 10:25
3. Rondeau. Allegro 18:44

Anthony-cdcs
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Can't wait to hear her! ✨Ling ling is proud of you.✨
We love you chloe❤️

barbarallanas
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Can't wait our ling ling also my favorite professor!!!💖

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