CHLOE CHUA / Menuhin Competition 2018, Closing Gala

CLOSING GALA / GALA DE CLÔTURE #Geneva2018
Sunday 22 April / Dimanche 22 avril 2018
Victoria Hall
A. Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Op. 8, Winter

Founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983, the Menuhin Competition is the world's leading international competition for young violinists. The Competition attracts hundreds of entries from countries across the globe, choosing only 44 of the world’s very best young violinists to participate. Held every two years in a different world city the Competition discovers, encourages and nurtures exceptionally talented young musicians from all corners of the world under the age of 22 years to develop into the next generation of great artists.

[thechosenwonton]

She’s still shorter than everybody sitting down but plays like an absolute titan.

[marianagomez]

People like this should be widely recognized not tik tokers

edit: sooo i wrote this like 2 years ago and i just wanna add like, ik she may not be relatable for the majority of people, and my point was that nowadays we’re praising and giving the spotlight to people who do not contribute in a healthy way or good way in teenagers or a child’s mental health. Also, Tiktok can be a very good way to show your talents since it’s a very used platform, which is what we should use it for, to show our REAL talents and real struggles, etc. bye:)

[_angelinalu_]

I'm 11 years old and just starting this piece. I've also met Chloe Chua and she is truly amazing. This is going to be a long journey. :)

[PSGV]

Don't feel bad because of what you didn't do when you where eleven years old, feel inspired because of what you can achieve eleven years from now.

[cellogangthere]

This girl plays like she has been practicing 50 years of her life but she’s 11...

[winterheat]

I think I like to hear Chloe play because she is not trying to achieve the act of playing the violin. She enjoys playing it and it "just is". It is like she is playing the violin with her soul. Her mom said she hoped Chloe learn music to see the beauty of the world. I think when I see and hear Chloe play, I also do see the beauty of the world.

[peterlim]

It's not that she's technically perfect but her poise and personality--she's telling the audience she's ENJOYING and not mere 'playing'. The way she looks at the concert master itself shows the extent of her confidence. Music I think is more a gift than nurture.
I wish her every success and more importantly HAPPINESS

[disneybudgetinn]

Young musicians like her play without hesitation, no brooding, no soppy sound, no affectation, just straight delivery. This baroque music is fitting for their pure, youthful, and optimistic playing.

[josephdavis]

The way she stared the first chair in the eye in the beginning lmao

[treedokang]

I’m here after twoset got destroyed
OOF

[thyeoliv]

imagine this girl when she is an adult, GOSH she's amazing

[acrosscanada.]

Who is watching this at 2020 and find this is a WOW

[legrandmaitre]

How wonderful to see such total respect on the faces of the other musicians.

[lynniedelrosa]

I can see she has practiced 40 hours a day for this

[EddieHurt]

In 1720, a 42-year old Italian man composed a sublime concerto for violin and strings that transcended the passage of time to delight us three centuries later through an equally sublime performance by an 11-year old girl. Take a break to revel in the human capacity for timeless beauty: witness a wonderful, young 21st-century violinist from Singapore channel the art of a gifted middle-aged 18th-century composer from Italy, as Chloe Chua sweeps us away with her violin in the Winter Concerto from Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

[charlizeho]

This is absolutely unbelievable. Her sense of musicality is amazing. Great dynamics. 2 years later this is still my favourite version of Winter. Try closing your eyes while listening, it sounds like an amazing world class soloist on stage. I get chills every single time I listen to this. I'm so proud of her! She might be Ling Ling...

[davehshs]

She must have some amazing parents. Her self-confidence is as great as her musical ability.

[sina]

This 's a wake-up call for all those grown-ups like me who have forgotten their childhood's ambitions and motivations.

[구름-tl]

Okay. As musician, I think all of us feel jealousy and some sense of inferiority watching child prodigies. She also made me feel this but I also felt so happy for the first time looking at child prodigy. Her music is beautiful and I feel blessed for able to hear this amazing child. Thank you.

[fanghsinhung]

This girl shows so much respect for the composer's intentions. I wish Vivaldi could see this performance. I bet he would be proud...